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10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
 works, but watch out for the battery Aug 05, 2004
By EricMc
I bought this a year ago for use on a yard that is less than 1/3 of an acre. It worked well initially and was able to trim and blow my yard on one charge. The blower attachment is nowhere near as powerful as a Toro electric (wired) blower I also have, but it works reasonably well. It's right next to the ground, which makes it more effective, and it can't be beat for convenience.
This season (the trimmer's second), the battery is not keeping up as well. If my yard has gone more than a week and a half or so, it can not complete trimming and blowing on a single charge. This knocks the convenience factor way down.
"No problem" you say, "you can swap the battery". Yep, that's what I thought too when I bought it. However, Amazon (or anyone else as far as I can tell) no longer carries the battery or external charger. When I bought it, they did, and for a reasonable price. I figured I would get it a couple of years later, when the battery started to wear down. No such luck though. It started wearing down after only a year and the battery is not on Amazon any more.
You can call Ryobi's parts vendor to get the battery and charger, but they are now 65 dollars. Add that into the price of this trimmer if you are planning on getting one. And buy the battery now, before the price goes up again.
--- update - Received battery and wall wart, but not part for charging the battery. Add another 10 dollars to this total. Editing this review will not allow me to change the rating, but I would drop to zero or one star. I no longer recommend Ryobi products, which I have been using for many years.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Great Door stop May 14, 2006
By Tyler D. Hamby
"TDH"
OK, I got that line while reading someone elses review. Like the others who made comment, I purchased mine at Costco and really enjoyed it for the first year. I had a large lawn (Approx 1/4 acre) and for the first year, it worked great. the second season, it would barely make it without a recharge. That is assuming I didn't go more than a week between mowing and the grass was completely dry. Last season I moved and my lawn area was not even half as before. (season 3) I had to edge the front, put the edger back in the charger and by the end of the day, I could go back and barely get the back done before the battery would die. I have been searching for a replacement battery to no end and only the manufacture seems to have the replacement at $65.00 plus shipping and tax. Talk about BS! What a shame, a simple battery replacement would make this a great product, but the insane price for a replacement makes this a poor choice with so many other options out there. In either event, I feel better now that vented.
5 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 Good product if you're into disposable goods Mar 02, 2005
By Wayne P. Schulman
"Helping Hand Dad"
Battery does not charge up to full capacity after a year of use. When I first bought this item I could edge my entire front and back lawn then use the blower to clean up after mowing. Now I can't even complete the edge trim on the back yard before the battery runs out of power. Impossible to find replacement battery. If you're into disposable diapers and throw away butane lighters, then you'll love the disposable lawn trimmer, because once this dog's battery ceases to hold a worthwhile charge it becomes an expensive door stop!
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 The usual lead acid battery issues Apr 02, 2007
By John C. Minor
"Chris"
I like the trimmer very much, and rate it on that basis. The battery is lead acid and, like any, will lose capacity, especially with deep discharges (exactly the opposite of NiCads, which need to be fully discharged to avoid memory effect). If you run the trimmer until it seems "weak" the battery is deeply discharged and it's losing life.
I simply keep two batteries on hand, fully charged, and ration my use of the machine between charging sessions, so as to prolong battery life.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Same battery problems as everyone else Jul 04, 2006
By squeezeboxplayer
I have experienced the battery problems too. After two seasons I can't even edge my small, urban front lawn (the whole property if 60 feet wide so there's really not much edging to do) on one charge.
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