DEWALT 60V Cordless String Trimmer with Battery & Charger Included, 17 Inch, Attachment Capable (DCST972X1)

Works as good as a gas power without the noise and constant problems of internal combustion. Battery life is plenty. Very powerful. You could probably edge with this. I wouldn't know though because I bought the edger attachment.

So far so good. The unit has plenty of power. I've been cutting an area with 3 ft tall grass and the only issue has been grass getting tangled around the head. The line has been cutting through smaller plants 1/4" - 1/2" with a little effort. I also bought the dewalt 60v blower and am pleased with that also.

I have needed a good string trimmer for a long time. It's just one of those things I hate to spend money on since I don't use it all that often. Before purchasing the Dewalt string trimmer, I had a corded Craftsman string trimer that was a real pain to use. When I got the Craftsman, we lived on 1/4 acre lot and didn't have much to trim, but now we are on 2.2 acres and I have a lot more to trim. I had been going back and forth between a gas powered and a cordless trimmer. When I saw ProjectFarm's test of higher end cordless string trimmers, I was sold on the Dewalt. It's more money than I wanted to spend on a String Trimmer, but the ability to use additional attachments sold me and not have to deal gas and smelly exhaust is a bug bonus. Assembly was simple. It only took a couple minutes to attach the handle and the guard. The trimmer is heavy with the battery attached, but it is very well balanced. Using the Dewalt is a pleasure. I dreaded using my Craftsman. The string would constantly break when it came into contact with anything thicker than a blade of grass. Getting the string pulled out was a real pain. The Dewalt has yet to break a string and I have hit all kinds of stuff with it: siding, corner of the concrete foundation, copper grounding rod, saplings and other thick weeds. Pulling more string is effortless. The string usually advances with one tap, but sometimes it does require a second tap. Most of the time, I use the string trimmer on low. When I encounter thicker weeds or saplings, I usually switch to high. I've used the trimmer a good bit and the battery charge indicator just recently stopped showing fully charged since my initial charge. The battery only showed one light when I first got the string trimmer and it charged pretty quickly considering its size. I was afraid I might need a second battery (have you priced those suckers?), but fortunately, the one battery will be just fine. Plus, I can use it on my 20V Max Dewalt cordless tools, a very nice bonus. I would highly recommend this trimmer.

So here in the great state of CA, where gas weed whackers are bad (I hear this in Mr. Mackey's voice) and unbuyable. My gas powered Troybilt after 10yrs. had a good run but it's tired. Being a Dewalt tool guy, I did my research and thought I'll give this weed whacker a shot. With a 9ah 60v/20v battery it lasts long enough to do both front and backyards edging and removing anything in the cement cracks arounds the house, along the sidewalk and the street gutters. Has plenty of power (has 2 speeds), though I seem to prefer "high speed" for edging the grass and "low speed" for weed clean up in cement cracks and such. It takes a second to ramp up to full speed but it doesnt struggle when it's going. It takes .080 line but if you cheat at your own risk, you could put in .095 and that seems to be a lot more durable especially when its doing work on cement. And I now have used it for approximately 3 months and I can say for sure it a great tool, not perfect and defintely pricy. But there is one thing I did read and thought "oh that happens only to other people not me", well I'm one of those other people now. The trimmer head is STRAIGHT garbage. 3 months and now whatever soft cheap plastic they make the trimmer head out of it has worn out enough to not hold and bump the line out accordingly. The line just flies out now and wraps itself around the trimmer head and gets all knotted up. I did some internet searching and found a video channel called Chickanic on the "tubes" where she explains how to replace the trimmer head on any weed whacker. Looked pretty straight forward, so I bought one. If this works out I will have this Dewalt weed whacker sorted out properly. Though for the amount of money spent, shame on Dewalt for the trimmer head being a lame duck. That is why I'm giving this a 4 star review, debating on a 3 star. Not because of price or missing any particular feature but that crappy trimmer head that came with it. Like everyone else, I absolutely hate messing with the trimmer line, but I especially hate messing with the trimmer head that shouldn't be a problem so soon after buying it.

Used it one time and does a great job has two speeds and I never had to use the high speed at any point. Very easy to assemble. Charge battery and ready to go.It is a commercial grade. So far so good.

Head wore out in 3 months & had to replace the whole head. Bought 2 extra batteries & it still doesn’t get the job done. Gave up on the Dewalt & got another Echo to replace the echo that lasted for 15+ years.

Great product! I want to complain about the instructions. First of all, it comes in three little books, and it's very hard to read because the type is very small and the type is gray instead of black, which makes it even harder to read. They're very redundant. They say the same thing in each one about all the different products that DEWALT makes, when really I just need to know about my string trimmer. It's confusing because there are all these other product references in there. For instance it talks about a gas trimmer and I don't have a gas one. I got the battery one, so why is that in there? Another thing is that they put all the illustrations right on the first two pages, and then in the rest of the text, like four pages later, they refer back to that illustration. Why not put the illustration right there so you can see the text and refer to the illustration at the same time? That would be a lot easier, let me tell you. Luckily, it's very easy to assemble, and if you are already familiar with string trimmers, you will be good to go in no time. Other than that, very happy. It is a DEWALT, so I'm not surprised. It cuts just as well as my gas-powered that it replaces. The battery lasts just about as long as I do at 76, so that's perfect.

I've had this for a year now, and let me tell you, this is a game changer! I'm not good at pull cords, the whole gas/oil mix, and all that goes into most power tools. (I'm a woman in my late 50s who is used to doing chores, but not good at the tool maintenance and set-up.) This is finally something that is relatively easy maintenance, and is still heavy duty enough to do the work. I have other name brand weed eaters, but they take too much work to set up, so this is my go-to. The only drawback is that the battery only lasts about 30 minutes of hard use, so I'm debating getting a second battery, or just doing 30 minutes at a time between other chores. :-) After a year, it still works like brand new!

Good for lawn care! It’ blasts through battery fast though so your going to want to have a few of them.

I shopped around and was not disappointed with my choice. So much so that I then ordered a second battery. I jury-rigged a shoulder harness using a strong camera strap (NIKON) and was happy right away.

This string trimmer is awesome and powerful easy to use no fuel smells no extension cords just good fun

I am sure this is a good product, cannot test it out until the spring because we have snow here

So far no problems Trims long grass easily . The only drawback is it is a little heavy