String trimmers

Black & Decker GH1000

Price range:

$69.97 - $79.99

Summary: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on August 3, 2009, announced a recall of about 200,000 Black & Decker GH1000 Grasshog XP String Trimmer/Edgers. Read more details about the recall.

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Type: Electric

About - Black & Decker GH1000
The GH1000 is part of the string trimmer test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, string trimmer models like the GH1000 are rated on multiple criteria, such as those listed below. Trimming: Trimming denotes how quickly and neatly models cut grass. Edging: Edging is how quickly and neatly models trimmed a vertical line along a walkway. Tall grass & weeds: Tall grass denotes cutting power in tall grass and weeds.

About - Black & Decker GH1000

The GH1000 is part of the string trimmer test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, string trimmer models like the GH1000 are rated on multiple criteria, such as those listed below.

Trimming:: Trimming denotes how quickly and neatly models cut grass.
Edging:: Edging is how quickly and neatly models trimmed a vertical line along a walkway.
Tall grass & weeds:: Tall grass denotes cutting power in tall grass and weeds.

About This Brand
Black & Decker is the leading manufacturer and marketer of corded electric and electric rechargeable string trimmers and offers an extensive line of electric products. Black & Decker string trimmers are widely available online and at Home Depot and Walmart.

About This Brand

Black & Decker is the leading manufacturer and marketer of corded electric and electric rechargeable string trimmers and offers an extensive line of electric products. Black & Decker string trimmers are widely available online and at Home Depot and Walmart.

Features & Specs - Black & Decker GH1000
Four-cycle engine Uses straight gasoline and doesn't require an oil/gasoline mixture as do the more common two-cycle engines used on most trimmers. Four-cycle engine	No
Straight shaft The shaft transfers power from the engine or motor to the lines that do the cutting. Models with straight shafts offer longer reach, while those with curved shafts tend to be lighter and easier to handle. Straight shaft	No
Dual line Trimmers with two lines cut more quickly and can handle heavier growth than those with just one line, since they do twice the work with each pass. Dual line	Yes
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User Reviews - Black & Decker GH1000

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I LOATHE the GrassHog

By Average homeowner from South Florida on 1/27/2010

Pros:

Converts to edger, Ergonomic Grip, Powerful

Cons:

Misfeed, Plastic parts, Trailing Cord, Unreliable, Uses Lots of Line

Best Uses:

Self-torture

Describe Yourself:

Do-It-Yourself

How long have you owned it:

More than six months

Bottom Line:

No, I would not recommend this to a friend

C'MON Consumer Reports, listen to all the reviews and take this model off your list or at least reflect all these Extremely negative reviews and not reccomend it!

Save your money a buy a good qaulity gas powered trimmer.

The gears broke after a couple uses and would not spin anymore confirming all these other reviews. I replaced it from the local 'Home' store and it did the same thing after a couple months, except its not completely broke, the grears slip when it meets any resistance and grinds along. Yard work is hard enough without this extra punishment.

I use it on a quarter acre of st. augustine grass. What good is power if you cant use it!

DO NOT BUY !!!

Worked Great Until the Pulley Gave Out

By Karl in Texas from Houston, TX on 10/26/2009

Pros:

Easy to Handle, Ergonomic Grip, Lightweight, Powerful

Cons:

Failed after a year

Best Uses:

Hedging, Straight Edging, Trimming Around Rocks, Weeds & Tall Grass

Describe Yourself:

Handyman

How long have you owned it:

More than six months

Bottom Line:

No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I used this trimmer for about 30 minutes every week during the grass-cutting season for South Texas and it did very well until the plastic pulley for the drive-shaft melted. I am not a commercial user and it never got used more than 30 minutes at a time. It's made to look like it's a heavy-duty machine, but it didn't stand up well at all. The pulley should have been made of aluminum, or at least had a ring of aluminum for the outer part of the pulley.

I also had the problem with the line feeding weird, but after a while I figured out how to get the tension right - just in time for the pulley to fail :(

Older B&D models were better

By Mike in TN from Franklin, TN on 10/22/2009

Cons:

Line release

Describe Yourself:

Handyman

How long have you owned it:

More than six months

Bottom Line:

No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I'm very disappointed in B&D. The first one broke after 1 year and was replaced under warranty. The new one is working for now. The problem with both is the line release. In most cases I have to do it myself. The older models with the single line release did better compared to this dual line setup. Come next spring I plan to get a different brand, sorry B&D.[...]

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