The Super Official Homeowners Thread

[Steve85]

Ooh, great idea, I need to edit my wish list because...

I've never used Greenworks stuff but I have a few of the electric 20V Black and Decker yard product (weed eater, blower and hedge trimmer).  I get crap from my neighbor buddy who is a John Deere mechanic and has these ridiculous Stihl gas powered weedeaters and blowers with a backpack like he's a ghostbuster.  But honestly they cut the grass / trim the hedges just as good as his does, and I don't have to mess with gas, maintenance, etc.  

If you had a bigger property that you were maintaining yourself (1+ acres) I could see the allure of gas powered because you'd be swapping through 3-4 batteries before you finished, but honestly I went to college so I don't have to do my own landscaping (and I pay someone to do it most of the year now anyway).

So yeah, I don't think you even need to spend that much.  My B&D stuff was like maybe $35-40 a tool and each one included a battery and charger.

It's almost embarrassing to be blowing grass clippings off the driveway and sidewalk around my .2 acre with a commercial Stihl backpack blower. It was great for doing the semi wooded acre, but just dumb to have now.