Greenworks Pro 80V Cordless Brushless String Trimmer + Leaf Blower Combo, 2Ah Battery and Charger Included STBA80L210

OVERALL: The Green Works (GW) 80V trimmer and blower both work fine. I like that the blower has 3 speeds (plenty of oompf on high for the driveway/sidewalk, but also low for "dusting" out the garage. Also the trimmer has plenty of torque/power and trimmer line is easy to change/re-wrap. The line that comes with the trimmer sucks and will empty quickly, so get some good aftermarket line (.080 or larger). Batteries could last a little longer and be less expensive (glad the batteries come with these combo packs because they're overpriced when sold separately). The batteries do recharge pretty fast (but not fast enough when only 1/2 the yard is done and you're waiting as the rain clouds are rolling in... so get extra batteries if possible).COMPATIBILITY: Note if you also want the 80V edger (I did) you have to buy the "whole edger" (with shaft not just the edger attachment) separately, as this trimmer shaft and edger shaft are not compatible/exchangeable). So yes also bought the edger (which fortunately also comes with a 2amp battery, and an additional charger... both of which I needed anyways because the 2amp batts drain pretty fast and it's wonderful to be able to charge 2 batts at once).POWER: Definitely glad I went with the 80V products vice 60V or 40V. Also have the 80V GW, and don't think the 40/60V would "cut it" - pun intended, on wet or thick grass). 2amp batts are ok for blower/edger/trimmer (and lighter since you're carrying vice pushing), but for the mower you will need the big boy batteries (recommend dual 4amp or larger); certainly if you have a larger yard, or plan on actually using the self-propelled feature.BATTERIES: I appreciate compatibility of batteries (all 80V items can share same batteries), but going to try a cheaper battery and see how it holds up to the (as noted previously) "crazy expensive" GW batteries. Overall I like the GW products and not having to mix gas/oil, add fuel stabilizer, and change spark plugs or broken pull starters. And these are of course much quieter than gas so your neighbors will appreciate you.... but you can buy a lot of gas for the price of these batteries, will leave that choice to you.DURABILITY: TBD, only used a few times so far. Time will tell!

Purchase in July 2020, writing this review in Sept 2022.I wish I'd found this battery trimmer sooner!Past string trimmers have been disappointing. The corded one felt awkward. The gas-powered one seemed heavy and was noisy, smelly, and trouble-prone. Neither seemed especially easy to re-load string.I don't expect to buy any more gasoline-powered yard tools. I find I like the battery option much better. It charges pretty quickly and is much easier to start. Re-loading string is really straightforward. The trimmer does a great job along the house and fence and along paved areas. This combo purchase also included my first leaf blower, and I'm really enjoying clearing the driveway and patio with it after trimming, quicker and more effective than a broom.I sat down to review today because I recently had to call customer support. As noted, this was purchased a little more than 2 years ago. Recently the battery failed to charge, with the charger showing that it was bad. I contacted support and they were wonderful, getting the information needed and shipping the replacement battery. I think I called on Monday and had the new battery on Wednesday (it might have been Thursday).So I was already happy with the trimmer and blower, and this week learned that there was real support to keep them running. Felt like it was worth sharing!

The blower is powerful and works as expected. I bought this mainly for the 16inch trimmer with the 2 amp/hr battery.First I was having some trouble with the string advancing as others has stated. Opening the string spool to manually advance the sting every 5 minutes was getting old. I noticed that the bump mechanism was not springing like it should. So.....a little closer inspection I could tell the gap around the bump mechanism was gummed up with dirt from bumping it so much and not advancing the sting like it was suppose to. So I disassembled the string spool and thoroughly cleaned all the caked on dirt that was hold backing the bump mechanism from springing as it should. I squirted some WD40 on the whole spool, the gaps around the bump mechanism so dirt would not stick in there and it works like a charm.....advancing string as intended on demand without beating to death the head. So all those having string issues thoroughly clean the gaps and squirt some lube in there and hopefully your string advance issues will go away.This thing is extremely powerful. I was whacking some pretty thick, tall weeds and stalks and it done quite well. I was impressed with the power. With the battery it is on the heavy side, but no way was I going to buy a temperamental gas engine lawn equipment ever again. I think I get about 40 minutes of steady weeding on really heavy tall growth and I suspect longer would be expected on less dense growth.I am a happy camper now that I got the sting feeding situated. I would buy again.

It's nice to just drop a battery in, turn on and start working. No gas, oil, filters, spark plugs - easy maintenance and easy use. I have had Greenworks 40V tools for several years and love them. 40V works well for most applications but not for a cultivator or mower (returned mower).I actually bought this for my son - 80V is what he wanted.PRO: lots of power, great run time.CON: much heavier, won't accept attachments, expensive.For a mower or Cultivator - 80V is the way to go.For a trimmer, the battery is too heavy in my opinion.

What I like/love about my blower/weed eater combo is that the 80v battery charges quickly and power both machines unbelievably well!! Very powerful weed eater and the blower will blow you away! The only problem I have is the weed eater is fairly heavy and didn't come with a handle which makes it a little awkward. The blower has one so that's smooth sailing there. I would love a handle for the weed eater but I would buy this again! It's a great buy well worth what I paid and more!