![]() ![]() Let me get this out of the way right now – battery life is super hard to measure in tools like these. The Worx battery is just under the handle, which is still going to cause the action-counteraction we saw in the Black and Decker, but to a lesser degree. This action-counteraction is normal, but starts to really wear down your back when you are trimming over a long period of time or being particularly meticulous. ![]() This then forces your other arm to push down on the handle (which is super close), and causes you to pull up on the trigger. You see, the battery location being at the very tip of the handle means that it is going to weigh that end down. While the Black and Decker handle looks more like a typical power drill handle, it’s actually going to give you more problems. Let me show you the below picture and ask you: which do you think is more comfortable? The battery beneath the handle on the Worx, but behind the handle on the Black + Decker. Changing the location would be ideal, but changing the angle will get you close enough. You frankly have to hold the trimmer at a weird angle, which ends up torquing my upper back.īoth of these trimmers have adjustable handles, meaning you can change the ANGLE but not the LOCATION of the handle. ComfortĪs mentioned previously, comfort is super important in a string trimmer. Now that we understand what we are looking for, we can roll up our sleeves and compare these two. Worx string trimmer vs Black and Decker string trimmer: Feature comparison If you’re looking to upgrade your weed eater, make sure you right-size your weed eater string. This means when you inevitably lose some of the trimmer line, you can easily bring out more trimmer line without having to slow down too much.Find a trimmer with easy-to-advance trimmer line.The mixture of my height with the weird, stiff handle on my Ryobi 40V means that I often finish trimming in pain. Comfort is king – find a trimmer that has some adaptability with the handles to tailor it to your fit.Why waste time and wall space with a million different batteries in your garage? Simply flip the same one in and out and get on your merry way.Make sure you buy a tool that has a battery that fits other tools.You don’t have to be like me – so check out what to know before you buy. Which means I have made a lot of mistakes and wasted a LOT of money. Some fancy, expensive Ryobi trimmer.Īs someone who didn’t grow up with a green thumb, I am a self-taught lawn tool expert. But I have had some ups and downs and learned things the hard way. It’s a Ryobi 40V string trimmer and it gets the job done. I mean, c’mon people, get it together.Ĭheck out our full review of the WORX WG163 GT 3.0 here. And to take things even further (!), the color scheme is the same as Home Depot. To add more confusion, these two brands even have the same color scheme. One of the first tools I owned was a Black and Decker power drill that I still use to this day. Virtually every garage has some sort of Black and Decker tool stored away in it. Worx has quietly been creeping into the marketplace and has found a niche in electric lawn tools.īlack + Decker is also a ubiquitous household name. Something that many of you may be scratching your head around is….what is Worx? It isn’t quite the household name that Dewalt, John Deere, or some of the other big name brands. ![]()
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