Black & Decker Grass Hog Cordless Weed Eater Review

The Black & Decker Grass Hog Cordless String Trimmer sounded fabulous. All I'd need to do would be charge up a battery, stick it on the handle, and I'd be weed wacking my yard. How appealing is that? Oh yes. I was excited to come home with my Grass Hog. I almost bought the other yard tools that interchange with the battery and charger. Thank goodness I did not.

I charged the battery for 24 hours and started weed wacking. About 15 minutes later, the thing stopped. I wondered what happened. Hum. The battery was dead. That's a really sorry battery life.

I charged the battery again. Same thing the next day.

At that rate, it would take all summer to weed wack the yard.

When the thing was working, it had very little power. It would cut grass, and it is called a grass trimmer. I had in mind to actually trim weeds. It doesn't do so well with real weeds. It cuts some, bends some, and others wrap around the head.

The string swing on the Grass Hog is small. I'd say about 8 inches. That is not a very wide length. It would take a long time to trim weeds which isn't an option with the battery going down so fast.

The Grass Hog does come with two batteries and a charger. Big whoop. I also got an upgraded battery charger as a bonus. Another big whoop.

I have a Black and Decker electric trimmer. I got that out today when the Cordless Grass Hog went dead again. The cord is a little annoying but not nearly as annoying as a powerless weed wacker that doesn't cut weeds and only runs a few minutes. There was no comparison between the two machines. I really hate that I sprung for the cordless. It was a bad purchase. I hate it.