HART 20V 13" Straight Shaft String Trimmer/Edger (1) 20-Volt 4.0Ah Lithium-Ion Battery

The Hart 20-Volt lithium battery String Trimmer/Edger is a perfect alternative to a gas powered or electric models. It comes in a nice very heavy duty dark blue box with all the well written information about this product. Some of the best features of this trimmer is no more priming or smelling fuel, pulling a string to start, finding a long electrical outdoor cord, less noise pollution and very little maintenance. The assembly is a breeze just follow the step by step instructions in the easy to read booklet. It is very light weight, has great balance and a ergonomic design. The handle is adjustable for less stress on the arm and has good length to reach further. It's ideal for the average home owner not for commercial use, but performs better than expected. When trimming the edges of the lawn stand back a few feet you get a better consistent straight manicured look. It seems to have plenty of power for my landscape needs, I have a 1/2 acre piece of property part of it goes up a hillside. The string can get tangled up when trimming dense patches of plant vegetation with heavy stems, just go a little slower. It is a auto feed trimmer and goes through a lot of string. My husband found a way to re sting the spool instead of purchasing a new one when needed. The battery does take 4-5 hours to fully charge but the performance out ways the inconvenience. All in all I like the 2 in 1 combo, the mobility around the yard and the simplicity, just charge the battery, mount it on the trimmer and it's ready to use.

I was using a trimmer with a big 40v 6ah battery (that shares with my mower) but found it too heavy to use for longer than a few minutes. It also didn't have comfortable edging ergonomics or a wheel to support it, so I was eager to try this much lighter 20v option from Hart. This has a dedicated edging setup whereby you can rotate the handle and pole by pressing a foot pedal on the cutting head so the handle is always upright whether trimming or edging. The wheel allows me to roll it along while edging and gives my arms a break. I blew through edging much faster wheeling this around and it has plenty of power. It has a 2-speed toggle plus variable speed control on the actual power trigger. I mostly use low, and only switch to high for dense patches, which does the trick. This also has two line length settings- 11 and 13 in. and comes set on 13, which is all I would use as it still sits way back from the edge of the line cover. Longer is better for getting a deeper edge cut closer to what a metal edger does. The line length is changed by pivoting the line cutting blade 180 degrees. The line auto-feeds basically whenever you press the power trigger. It's much more convenient than bumping the head, but sometimes it seems to take a while to sound like it's done feeding to running normally again. When you run out of line you can put new line into the provided spool, or simply replace the entire spool with another pre-filled one. Replaceable spools are so quick and easy. It's made in Vietnam and has a nice long 3-year warranty. I'm a big fan of this trimmer and look forward to seeing how it performs over time. I really appreciate the power it packs in a lightweight package, and so do my arms!

This unit has plenty of power and is great for smaller yards. Even though it has a single cutting line, I had no problems trimming taller vegetation except for grass. High grass did bog down the machine somewhat so in those cases you will have to trim higher initially and then make a 2nd pass. The battery provided ample cutting time. The main drawbacks for me were that the assembly and operating manual is useless so you have to learn on the fly and figure things out on your own. Also, being short, I prefer a curved shaft for comfort but the unit handled fairly well despite my height.

The cutoff blade shattered the guard on first activation of the unit. Now what is left of guard has no way to trim the string length. Other than that its doing the job.

Trimmer works great However, I ordered replacement spools the next day and they were never shipped. No explanation, just never shipped after they said it was delayed. Next I knew, it wasn't even on backorder any more. Not very good customer service in my opinion.

If you use it as its primary purpose of a weed eater than it works really well. Much lighter than the HART weed eater we just replaced. Has a longer shaft that makes weed eating easier as well. The edger head is not that great . My wife originally tried it but said it wasn't that good. I then tried it and we both had issues with it. It's like the wheel does get it off the ground well enough to cut. However, we mainly use it as a weed eater and it is good for that. I would recommend but if you really need the edging functionality this might not be the right weed eater

Apparently the line cutter won't cut. I used up an entire reel trying to get it sharp enough. I need to disassemble the cutter and sharpen it on my bench. Also need to purchase more line. As a note, it looks like Walmart is moving away from Hart lawn tools and putting Greenworks in place.

after assembly, put in battery and it started smoking. found the wire in shaft damaged, probably happened during packaging/shipping since wire had small cut where tube sat on it

Did not last long. Charged battery fully. But the motor head started smoking after about 5 minutes of trimming grass. Strong does not stay in. Head spins too fast and it causes clip to spin freely. Do not recommend. I truly liked it before purchasing. But it did not perform. Can't give 1/2 a star.

Piece of junk I am not happy with it at all. I had one for over a year in the continuous feed. Continuously feeds it until it wraps around the device and stops the motor. It started doing it from the minute. I got it. I used pre-wow pools same thing so I will be returning it.