Craftsman  C3 19.2 Volt Cordless Line Trimmer

I have tried many weed whackers through the years. All kinds, shapes and sizes. I am a 5'4", 50 year old female with back issues. I need something lightweight considering the amount of weed whacking I have and gas ones were just too heavy and cumbersome. Electric ones were such a nightmare with the amount of cord I need so a battery operated one sounded like a good option. I was skeptical because I had tried one in the past and it had so little power it just bent the weeds. I believe it was a 12 volt and the battery was heavy to boot. Having said that, this trimmer comes with a 19.2 volt as stated BUT, it is the old style. Craftsman now sells a much smaller version that can be used with this trimmer though it is NOT compatible with the old charger that comes with this unit. It does have the power and I highly recommend investing in the new batteries. I still wish it had longer life (hence 4 stars) but this is a keeper. Sure beats cords or gas.

This trimmer works great, batt charge last long time.

I really wanted this trimmer to work well. I have a rather small lawn with an area in the back against the back that has some crabgrass against a building. It works just OK on regular grass, not so well on anything a little tougher. It takes two or three passes to trim the area in back (about 50 ft. long). To make matters worse it died on me after the 5th use. I purchased a 27cc gas trimmer today. I want to get the trimming done and not coax a rather weak tool. If you have a lawn with good grass and light weeds this trimmer would work just fine. Anything else I would pass.

Great power, lightweight.

I love this trimmer. The only draw back is the run time on the battery provide with it. Upgraded to the C3 Lithium-Ion XCP Battery

I bought this item thinking I might have to take it back due to the negative comments about the battery. I'm proud to say I had no issues with the battery life. I stay on the average size city corner lot. I edged my grass, trimmed around my trees and house without the battery dying on me! Very pleasantly surprised!

I returned this item. It stopped working after using it for only a half hour.

Probably what you would expect from a cordless. Took two charged batteries to do my pretty small yard. Overall pleased with the purchase.

I just finished using this trimmer for the first time on my yard and it did the trick. Reflecting on some of the previous reviews; My yard is about 1/4 acre, and I wouldn't suggest anyone with a bigger yard to purchase this trimmer. The battery was almost dead by the time I finished my yard and that is without edging the sidewalks and driveway. Luckily I have a second battery so that is not a problem for me. I had no issue with a lack of power from this trimmer to start out with. As the battery starts to die, a lack of power is noticeable. But that goes for any battery powered device. Advancing the trimmer line. I was confused at how it did this just from the description of the trimmer. You just release the trigger and wait for it to stop and it advances the line 1/4" per stop. Now if you let the line get too short before you try to advance the line, the line wont have enough weight from the centrifugal force to advance. And just remember it advances only 1/4" at a time.

Works well and doesn't need a cord. Other reviews advised buying a spare battery, which I did, and glad of it. One battery only last about 20 minutes and my 1/2 acre yard needs more time. 2 batteries just about does it. Self-feeding string is great!