Yep I have the weed eater, blower, and the push mower. Love all of them!

Thanks I appreciate that! Feel free to put in requests for any other product your interested in.

Yes, it is quite a neat design. Hats off for the engineers that figured this out!

Greenworks has a lot of good equipment at a reasonable price. They are also good for their warranties from my experience. I have a number of tools I'll be testing out from greenworks.

Thanks for watching!

Hey thanks for watching and providing the comment! it's much appreciated. Yeah this classic bump feed with a really easy to use twist load unlike the greenworks twist load system. I'm glad Skil string trimmer (model LT4818-00) does not have the centrifugal trigger for line feeding (Auto-Feed). In all reality the PWRCORE 40 2.5AH only gives 25% more than the PWRCORE 20. So for a small place the PWRCORE 20 may do just fine. Also look at the family of tools the 40 and 20 support. As you will see the 20 supports many more tools! I'm testing a WORX 2x20V 40 volt model WG183 which has centrifugal auto feed and it is very noticeable when I was trimming and edging with it near the driveway there were little chunks of line all over the driveway. I'm with you first thoughts are that I don't like the auto feed, but more testing would be necessary to see if its wasting a lot of line. For now though I'd rather bump it 😎. I wish skil made a 2x20V 40 volt that would be the best of both worlds, plenty of runtime and power and the batteries will be compatible with all the 20V Skil hand tools. I'm testing the PWRCORE 20V Brushless 400 blower it's a nice basic model for small residential homes, it's definitely a grade below the 40V Family though. But hey sometimes that is all people need with the smaller area they are working in.

I do like the EGO blower it is quite nice. I don't know if you saw my video of the EGO string trimmer if not here is the link kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bt9xfqmhts_PiJ8.html it's one of my favorite battery powered string trimmer.

Hi Jeff and thanks for watching... Yeah the recommended line size is 0.080 (2mm). On a different string trimmers I have had on occasion the line breaking off inside leaving a bit of line left rapped around the spool. Have you tried pressing on the release tabs and pulling off the lower cover assembly off and checking to see if any line left inside on the spool? If not give it a check. Also, on mine the manual recommends 0.080 not smaller or bigger, that may be something to check. I have to admit I've been using 0.095 in mine now because I have a 1000 foot spool I use with my gas power line trimmer. I do notice a little more load on the motor with the 0.095 which could potentially over heat the motor when trimming heavy weeds.

In the parts list drawing they seem to show the spring with the lower cover tied to #1 in the parts list. I would think Part# 2826990002 lower assembly appears to come with the spring, but best to check with the place your ordering it from. Just incase they sell everything separately.

yeah that makes sense. I have a 40v Greenworks with the motor at the top and I experience much less fatigue when using it. I also have an EGO (motor on bottom) and it's not bad but I do have a big 5amp/hr battery hanging off the back which counter balances it pretty well.

Yes, happy to. Give me a few days I'll compile a video changing string

Yeah if they are both power core 40 you can share the batteries back and forth. They have 2.5 and 5 amp versions of the battery which both work for the weed eater and mower.

@@LetsDoThis321 yeah. I don't think the 2.5 would run the mower that long thoe

@@jjsantora75 yeah, half the time of the 5amp.

yeah, the 2.5amp hour battery is a bit underwhelming. The 5amp hour should of been the standard.

Yes, when running full throttle like I did here there is less then 15 minutes to get the job done. This string trimmer does have a variable throttle so you can run it at a lower speed. If cutting weeds that are not so dense even dead and dried out you can get away with lower speeds and can be much lighter on the throttle which will give you more run time.

I have one and do my whole yard. Intermittent use rather than full throttle (variable speed) but I’m not trying to bush whack just trim. Mine last up to 40 minutes for spot trim

@@rbarnett31 Thanks for the reply, That's good to hear. I think these type of trimmers do great for this kind of work.

@@rbarnett31 I got one and this is true for me as well. Battery can last me 40-45 min or so. Reasonable as I don't need to use it longer than that.

Yes, if you register within 30 days of purchase. The basics from their site: "SKIL portable cordless power tools and outdoor power equipment are covered by our industry-leading 5-Year Warranty. Just register within 30 days and extend the three-year warranty to five years of protection." More details here www.skil.com/warranty

I have not had the opportunity to test the Skil 20V so I can't comment on it performance. I have the 20V Skil circular saw, jig saw, and hand vac which all are great tools. I do have the 24V Greenworks weed wacker it is for very light duty use. It works good for a small yard, light edging and weed wacking.

That is for sure!

Make sure the battery is fully charged and be sure seat it well when putting it on the tool. When starting it up hold down the safety button on the side above the throttle, then you pull the throttle and it should go. If not and its under warranty return it. Could be a number of things from electrical issues to a bad battery.

Yeah, that's it. This string trimmer is setup better for mow and trim. Mowing the grass with a lawn mower and touching up with a weed wacker.

Also, I don't like how the trigger safety lock is setup, it was given me hand fatigue.

Sorry about that man, main point I was testing is runtime for the video.

Thanks for watching and providing the comment. Yeah I have not found anything battery power string trimmer that can match the power of gas. Many cities have banned the use of gas powered yard tools, and many are in the works of banning them. My self, for all the big jobs I do I start with the wheeled gas powered 22" push string trimmer on the more level ground, then move to my 18" gas string trimmer on tuff terrain. I use the electric for maintenance and touchup work this works well for that, and I don't stink of gas fumes once your done with the job. There are much more powerful battery ones like Greenworks, Ego that I have used, and other name brands with Pro models.