Greenworks 80V 16 in String Trimmer & 500 CFM Blower Combo, 2.0 Ah Battery

As far as I'm concerned these 80v series tools are the only battery powered tools for yard work for the serious user. As a teenager, I used to weed eat fence lines for 8 hours a day on a farm during the summer, so as a result of that trauma I'm used to getting a LOT of weedeating done REALLY FAST so I can do something else that I don't hate doing. I live in northwest Washington state and we have real hardcore vegetation here. These are the closest thing you can come to simulating a gas tool. A lot of manufacturers say that their equipment is same gas power but there is no comparison between 40 Volt and 80 Volt. If you word a battery powered tool too hard, the voltage drop will shut off the tool and you have to wait for the battery to recover some before it can start again. I haven't had a problem with these 80v tools because they're much more powerful and I use them hard. Initially, I was reluctant to buy these, but my mom wanted something light enough that she could use. We were both happy with them and kept them and have most of the other tools in the line including the chainsaw and the lawn mower and the backpack blower. In fact, the backpack blower is powerful enough to blow out my gutters, which is not possible with anything less powerful. The handheld blower that comes with this set is also pretty good I just prefer the backpack blower. I don't particularly enjoy yard work and this weed eater gets the job done Quick.

So far so good, love ease of use and long battery life! Blower is kind of loud to the ear but not so much to disturb the neighbors. I would recommend ear plugs.

OVERALL: The Green Works (GW) 80V trimmer and blower both work fine. I like that the blower has 3 speeds (plenty of oompf on high for the driveway/sidewalk, but also low for "dusting" out the garage. Also the trimmer has plenty of torque/power and trimmer line is easy to change/re-wrap. The line that comes with the trimmer sucks and will empty quickly, so get some good aftermarket line (.080 or larger). Batteries could last a little longer and be less expensive (glad the batteries come with these combo packs because they're overpriced when sold separately). The batteries do recharge pretty fast (but not fast enough when only 1/2 the yard is done and you're waiting as the rain clouds are rolling in... so get extra batteries if possible). COMPATIBILITY: Note if you also want the 80V edger (I did) you have to buy the "whole edger" (with shaft not just the edger attachment) separately, as this trimmer shaft and edger shaft are not compatible/exchangeable). So yes also bought the edger (which fortunately also comes with a 2amp battery, and an additional charger... both of which I needed anyways because the 2amp batts drain pretty fast and it's wonderful to be able to charge 2 batts at once). POWER: Definitely glad I went with the 80V products vice 60V or 40V. Also have the 80V GW, and don't think the 40/60V would "cut it" - pun intended, on wet or thick grass). 2amp batts are ok for blower/edger/trimmer (and lighter since you're carrying vice pushing), but for the mower you will need the big boy batteries (recommend dual 4amp or larger); certainly if you have a larger yard, or plan on actually using the self-propelled feature. BATTERIES: I appreciate compatibility of batteries (all 80V items can share same batteries), but going to try a cheaper battery and see how it holds up to the (as noted previously) "crazy expensive" GW batteries. Overall I like the GW products and not having to mix gas/oil, add fuel stabilizer, and change spark plugs or broken pull starters. And these are of course much quieter than gas so your neighbors will appreciate you.... but you can buy a lot of gas for the price of these batteries, will leave that choice to you. DURABILITY: TBD, only used a few times so far. Time will tell!

So far so good, battery good and I can use in my mower also. Blower is powerfull and Lighter than 2 cycle blower. Weed eater is comparable to any 2 cycle example. Haven’t run out of line yet so I haven’t replaced .

Purchase in July 2020, writing this review in Sept 2022. I wish I'd found this battery trimmer sooner! Past string trimmers have been disappointing. The corded one felt awkward. The gas-powered one seemed heavy and was noisy, smelly, and trouble-prone. Neither seemed especially easy to re-load string. I don't expect to buy any more gasoline-powered yard tools. I find I like the battery option much better. It charges pretty quickly and is much easier to start. Re-loading string is really straightforward. The trimmer does a great job along the house and fence and along paved areas. This combo purchase also included my first leaf blower, and I'm really enjoying clearing the driveway and patio with it after trimming, quicker and more effective than a broom. I sat down to review today because I recently had to call customer support. As noted, this was purchased a little more than 2 years ago. Recently the battery failed to charge, with the charger showing that it was bad. I contacted support and they were wonderful, getting the information needed and shipping the replacement battery. I think I called on Monday and had the new battery on Wednesday (it might have been Thursday). So I was already happy with the trimmer and blower, and this week learned that there was real support to keep them running. Felt like it was worth sharing!

Perfect set, just what I needed

Super easy to use. String on the trimmer is a joke, though. Had my guy change out to some stuff from Lowe's. Said it cuts MUCH better now. However, he can barely cut the 1000sf or so of thin grass on a full charge. Battery life is atrocious. Blower fares only slightly better. The good news for us is that it will (barely) get us through what we need it for and then it's back on the charger. It is NOT a substitute for a good gas trimmer. But every "good" gas trimmer we buy craps out. I have several trimmers and a few lawn mowers sitting here. They all suck. Maybe we don't use them enough and the fuel sets up or clogs up. So, the electric is nice because it's low/no maintenance. But the battery concept just isn't there yet I guess. Decent power. Short battery life. EDIT: less than 3 months after buying it, the battery wont charge now. Flashes green for a while and then flashes red. So when it did work, it didn't last very long. Now it doesn't work at all. And for the price of a new battery, you could almost buy a new unit! Seems many people have similar issues. Wish I read through all the reviews. Seems like two people own these: the ones whose batteries crapped out and those whose batteries haven't crapped out yet. Amazon's listing for the CS is wrong. Will call Monday I guess. Wasting more time and money fighting with this.

The blower is powerful and works as expected. I bought this mainly for the 16inch trimmer with the 2 amp/hr battery. First I was having some trouble with the string advancing as others has stated. Opening the string spool to manually advance the sting every 5 minutes was getting old. I noticed that the bump mechanism was not springing like it should. So.....a little closer inspection I could tell the gap around the bump mechanism was gummed up with dirt from bumping it so much and not advancing the sting like it was suppose to. So I disassembled the string spool and thoroughly cleaned all the caked on dirt that was hold backing the bump mechanism from springing as it should. I squirted some WD40 on the whole spool, the gaps around the bump mechanism so dirt would not stick in there and it works like a charm.....advancing string as intended on demand without beating to death the head. So all those having string issues thoroughly clean the gaps and squirt some lube in there and hopefully your string advance issues will go away. This thing is extremely powerful. I was whacking some pretty thick, tall weeds and stalks and it done quite well. I was impressed with the power. With the battery it is on the heavy side, but no way was I going to buy a temperamental gas engine lawn equipment ever again. I think I get about 40 minutes of steady weeding on really heavy tall growth and I suspect longer would be expected on less dense growth. I am a happy camper now that I got the sting feeding situated. I would buy again.