Black & Decker 14 In. Grass Hog XP String... Reviews
Black & Decker 14 In. Grass Hog XP String Trimmer Reviews
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This thing has a lot of power to get you through the tuff stuff. The autofeed works great, not have to bang it against the ground to feed out the line is a wonderful. The shape and style is good, feels right in your hands. It's a little heavier than my old one but I think that's the price you pay for...
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I loved this thing (past tense). Very powerful. But first a belt broke not quite a year into the unit. I bought the replacement and installed. After another 2 months the black plastic gear melted. I hope they read the reviews and put a metal gear in instead of the plastic gear. Don't buy...
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Black & Decker 14 In. Grass Hog XP String... Reviews
We bought the B&D Grass Hog for minor upkeep. It works great for our small yard. It's light and easy to use.
The Black & Decker Grass Hog 14 inch electric string trimmer is very powerful and does a fantastic job. The downside to this version is that it has used up a lot of string. We had the same unit from 2004, and it did not go through as much string. Otherwise, this is a good unit. **************** also reported it very well in the 2010 rankings.
At the beginning, this trimmer worked fantastic until I started cutting some thicker weeds. The motor has lots of torque, but the gears in the shaft melted due to the heat buildup. They need to use metal gears to handle the powerful motor. What a shame! Excellent trimmer, until the shaft gears start working hard and fail.
If you have a long extension cord (or a small yard) this trimmer is great!
I bought this trimmer and put it in service on 4/5/09. I used it the eqivalent of less than once a month for light to medium duty trimming/edging around my house on about 3/4 acre of land for about 6 months last year, and used it only twice before today this year. Initially the torque was great. It seemed to use up the line pretty fast, but the cutting was good and I didn't mind that hassle or cost.
Today, 5/31/10 it quit running after about 10 minutes of light duty use. The motor runs, but doesn't drive the cutting head. I've read about failures like this and it's happened to me. I'll try the...
read full review »My wife bought this trimmer a few weeks ago. Easy to assemble and light weight. She bought it to replace a B & D battery powered unit because the batteries don't hold up and cost almost as much as the trimmer. The first Grass Hog lasted almost an hour before the drive gear broke (or belt broke or whatever the universal problem is with this trimmer.) She took it back and got a replacement. The second trimmer lasted just a few minutes before the drive shaft broke again.
If the darn thing would work, it would be a nice product. It cuts very well. She has not had a problem with the auto...
read full review »I used this great trimmer. Loved having the motor out of the grass so it wouldn't clog up and then burn up. But, after one and a half summers using the thing about twice a month it melted the drive gear and drive belt. Took it apart to see if it was just a broken belt. Nope drive gear was also melted. Went to B&D site for parts and none were to be found. Poor product design. Don't buy unless on sale under $50. Other cheaper grass trimmers last longer.
Black & Decker 14 in. Grass Hog XP Trimmer/Edger
The trimmer worked fine for the first five minutes then quit feeding line. the ends of the line broke off inside and could not get them to feed again. I tried to have 0 stars but they made me put in one
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