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7 of 8 found the following review helpful:
 Love this thing Sep 12, 2008
By GrassMan
"Grass_Is_A_Gas"
I recently picked up one of these at a yard sale, thinking, "Hey, it might actually work, and then I won't have to fuss with replacing line." I have a heavy duty Craftsman 3.5hp push type trimmer, and the Grass Gator assembled easily right to the hub. It even has a rounded bottom that keeps the blades about .50 minimum from the ground. And the blades are literally a snap to change. I will definitely not go back to string. And be very cautous about the chain type replacements. If one of those chains break, it could go right through your ankle, or clip Fido's nose off. This works very well on grass and light weed trimming. If you're going after heavier weeds and brush, you should get the Grass Gator II, it is heavier duty.
6 of 8 found the following review helpful:
No more string trimmers, ever Sep 11, 2009
By Saint Tardamus
The gator is awesome, and well worth the price. I detest string trimmers and the bumping on the ground and the frustration in reloading. This fixes all of that, and works like a charm.
It's easy to install, easy to use, and is more effective than string.
The only thing I haven't had to do yet is replace one of the blades. That might change my review if that's a pain, but I doubt it will be given the success of the product in general.
Last point. Compared to string trimmers, the gator is probably more dangerous. A haven't tested this as it would require trying to hurt myself with the thing. It just looks kind of mean and nasty in motion, almost like a saw blade for grass. Eye protection is a requirement, and follow the safety instructions to the tee.
3 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 not the cure for my string trimmer blues May 04, 2011
By Darleen
The complaints about the Black and Decker Grass Hog was the hassle and frequency of replacing the string refill. So I bought Grass Gator thinking it would solve that problem. Installation of the Grass Gator (and the string refill for that matter) was easy. However, once on the Gator's blades were much shorter than I anticipated. I have the B&D 14" trimmer and edger. Now with the product on, I have a ~7" trimmer. Powered on the Gator's blades produce more noise as the blades are less aerodynamic than string. As for cutting through weeds, it does do a better job. However, my yard requires me to cut weeds along cement walkways and wooden fences. And this is where this product fails. After just using this product for a few hours, the blades were considerably worn. So bad that I must have moved the blades too close to the cement walkway that the product exploded. Yes, exploded! One blade flew and the blade housing broke violently off. I was lucky to have avoided injury. I have since gone back to string replacement. The Grass Gator is only for users that won't go anywhere near hard objects.
3 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 Works Nice Jun 11, 2009
By Vincent J. Mavaro
The instructions for istallation were not as clear as I would have liked, but its working nice
1 of 2 found the following review helpful:
works great Jun 01, 2011
By goneetet
This thing works great. Lays down a nice even cut that looks great with a freshly cut lawn, unlike string that can butcher the lawn around the house.
The first thing to know about this is that the blades are a hardened plastic (not even all that hard either), so they do not have the flexibility of string. Every review I read about the blades snapping or wearing down quickly is always a story of weedeating around bricks and rocks....COMMON SENSE, READ WITH EXTREME CAUTION, something hard bangs against something hard = something is going to give/break <-- that just blew your mind didn't it. Well DUH String is flexible which is why it will last longer with your caveman tactics of weedeating. If you do have common sense then this thing will last a long time and will make weedeating so much easier and quicker. Honestly if you have a lot of nooks n crannies that you need to get your weedeater into then use string, but for going around the perimeter of your house and/or trees that aren't in the rain forest use this product. Again, the blades are plastic they are not metal so don't expect these to saw wood for the winter.
The blades are white, so when they're spinning they are highly visible and you can see exactly where the blades are at. It does take a bit of getting use to and the big time added bonus for me is that the blades cut, they cut the grass instead of slaughtering it and slinging it all over the place. So you can weedeat in shorts without looking like the swamp thing covered in grass and grass juice when you're done.
I trim around the house with brick foundation, trim around 8 trees in the yard, trim around a shed, and trim a ditch line at the road that's maybe 25-30 yards long and probably 3-4 yards wide. Keep the the weedeater head level on the ground and just guide it around, gives a nice even cut and almost seems like it guides itself around. I only have to weedeat every 2 weeks cause it does such a great job.
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