American Gardener YS24 YardStick 10-Inch 24-Volt Cordless String Trimmer
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of American Gardener YS24 YardStick 10-Inch 24-Volt Cordless String Trimmer
Customer Review: This is a big piece of plastic junk
Summary: 1 Stars
I was excited to be getting a trimmer that ran on batteries! I use battery operated equipment for all of my woodworking needs (hand saw, jig saw, drill, etc) and they work great with plenty of power and good quality. That's not what you get with this trimmer though. If I could give no stars I would.
After 1 month the handle broke - how are you supposed to use this without a good handle? We duct-taped it the best we could because it was either that or buy a new trimmer right away.
After 2 months the plastic gaurd piece broke (where the string feeds out).
Finally, the power is not sufficient to even trim to my small front yard (typical city lot) so that I eventually went back to a gas-powered weed eater. Works great and the gas mess is worth the quality.
Customer Review: Complete frustration
Summary: 1 Stars
The yardstick works fine (not great power but as much as you can expect from a cordless trimmer). After two years it stopped working so I ordered a new battery and charger. I have currently been waiting seven weeks for the replacement (and it's summer). I have had to call at least 4 times to find out the reason for the delay and as far as I know the excuse is back order (the date for delivery changes every time I call). I am beginning to wonder if it will ever arrive and perhaps they have no intentions of filling the request. Since this has been such an ordeal I would highly recommend not buying this product. As it is I am being forced to purchase another brand to get through the summer. Their customer service is awful - the very least they could do is inform the customer of the delay.Customer Review: GREAT ELECTRIC TRIMMER !!!!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
After trying a Black & Decker NST2018 Grass Hog 18V electric trimmer & being very let down (no power & very short battery life), I was not sure what to expect with this one. WOW, it really trims & cuts GREAT plus the battery last a long time. This trimmer is NOT a plastic piece of junk. It's very well made & has metal parts where they are needed. I have a 40 acre piece of what I think is almost heaven. But my heaven has rattle snakes & ticks from spring through summer. So I mow & trim a lot around my home & pathways where we walk. My old gas trimmer was loud & very heavy so I wanted to replace it with an electric trimmer. I'm sure glad that I gave this one a try! I've been trimming daily for almost a week now & no problems at all. Very happy with trimmer & the price.Customer Review: Bought 3 of them!
Summary: 5 Stars
I like the power. I never had any luck with any Black & Decker battery
models--no horsepower.
I have a small yard--a tenth of an acre--and the battery lasts almost exactly
two years before it won't charge anymore. Then I take the battery out, take
it to Lowe's for recycling and buy a new model YardStick.
I don't know who made the decision to replace the reset button with a fuse
but I hope you enjoy whatever reward you received because you caused me pain.
My teenage son drags the unit on occasion, it overheats and I have to re-
place the fuse.
Overall, the unit does the job for me and I will continue to buy the
YardStick especially since my son is older and doesn't drag it as much.
Customer Review: I'm switching to Black and Decker
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought this several months ago on the strength of the other reviews. The trimmer is attractive and balanced well, and the battery lasts long enough for me to work for almost an hour, which is great. Beyond that, I can't say much in favor of this item. The spool of line jams constantly--I've switched the spool and that doesn't help. Every five or ten seconds I have to manually pull off the spool and advance the line by hand. The bumping mechanism is really poorly designed. The line has also broken the plastic guard at the end, so I'll replace it before selling this used or giving it away. I'm going to look at double-string trimmers, and anything by Black and Decker since their other products have worked well for me. This one has been a pain...from the start,