WORX WG183E.9 36V (40V MAX) Dual Battery Cordless 33cm Grass Trimmer Strimmer Line Strimmers Edge Cutter - (Tool only - Battery & Charger Sold Separately) Multicolor

Bought this so I could use the same batteries as my WORX lawn mower. The batteries are super easy to swap over, which is really convenient. The strimmer does a great job, feels well made, and is powerful enough for everyday garden use.

I've had a Black and Decker battery strimmer for a while now and it's ok for a small garden but not very powerful, the battery was struggling to charge properly so I'd debated for a week or two whether to upscale as the Black and Decker was about £50, but I saw a special offer on this strimmer £79.99, it is the bare unit with no batteries but fortunately I have a worx drill that takes the same batteries and I have 2 x1.2ah and 2 x 2.0ah spare batteries. the strimmer needs 2 batteries to run, one on each side of the unit. it takes about 10 mins to put the pieces together a couple of screws here and there nothing that a novice couldn't do. I popped the 1.2ah ones into the strimmer and off we went, wow straight away you can notice the power difference. This thing goes through brambles and nettle stems very easily unlike the Black and Decker strimmer which used to struggle with some of the thicker weeds, it's very powerful when the fully charged batteries are first placed into the unit as they reduce in power then you can tell the difference in cutting strength, but this would be the same for any battery-powered tool. I would say it could do with a shoulder strap to take a bit of the weight if you've been using it for 30mins you know you have, don't get me wrong it's not very heavy but if you stand holding anything for 30 mins it gets heavy. A little bit of info in regards to the batteries. I'd suggest buying a twin charger or sometimes as I do, take the single charger to work and charge 2 batteries independently there so they are ready when you need them. The 1.2ah batteries are not so good with this unit it drained them pretty quickly (maybe 15 mins) but the 2.0ah batteries last about 25 - 30 mins which is plenty of time for me to do my front, back, and side lawns. (edges and strimming the grass length). I think you can get a twin charger and 2 x 3.0ah battery deal online which would be even better. always remember that once the batteries are dead you will have to wait 3-4 hrs for them to recharge so plan ahead. there are multiple compatible batteries on the market, quality wise I'm not sure how good they are but with anything like this, that takes batteries it's always prudent if you can afford it to buy spares. my final comments are:- if you can get this package as a whole deal, unit, charger, and 2 batteries for around £150 I would definitely buy it. at £79.99 for me, it was an absolute bargain. it's a definite upgrade from my black and decker one this feels more competent and an actual 'proper' landscapers piece of equipment.

Very good tool. The most powerful strimmer I’ve used that wasn’t petrol powered. The only bad thing is it does go through a line spool quickly.

This is amazing ...I have taken on an overgrown allotment and this guy just munches thru everything. Be aware that for prolonged couch grass and bramble attack you will need spare batteries. I just went thru 4 doing half an allotment. Similar results as an expensive petrol device. Easy to carry once the batteries are out. Same batteries as my other worx gadgets A pic of the decimated allotment is attached, now mud and mulch instead of knee high grass !

I had previously had a Black & Decker Strummer, when it failed I replaced it with the same item. I had to return it as change in the design made it very difficult for me to use as the batter position meant it was cutting into my arm and was also very heavy. I turned to Worx as I already had two Worx Robot Lawnmowers and was really happy with them, in particular the after sales support. The machine is incredibly lightweight which at first made me doubt what the performance might be like. Happy to say very pleased with it, strims really well and evenly and great for doing edges. Bonus for me was that it shares the same battery as other Works products so am now expanding my tools within the Worx range.