ConvenientFebruary 7, 2010 Bayou Bear(Baton Rouge, LA, USA) I bought this cordless set along with a B&G cordless mower. As with the mower, the set is very convenient. It is only for light work. I find that the batteries do not last long. Luckily, the set includes a battery for each tool. Since I do not use all 3 tools at any one time, I can finish a job by switching out the battery.
If you need tools for light work, get it. If you are looking at heavy or frequent work, you are better served getting something else. I got what I expected and am pleased with the purchase, but I do wish the batteries would maintain power a little bit longer.
ang7440January 30, 2010 Angela R. Forni(machesney park, illinois) I have only used the blower so far. not alot of power. if you have a small job and dont want to bother with a cord this is great. I dont know how the trimmers are going to work but i think it will need more power than it has if I was guessing by the performance of the blower. I wouldnt buy these again. darnit
Nice yard tools, battery life could be betterJanuary 5, 2010 Mike(San Diego, CA USA) These are nice tools for maintaining a small yard. I like having the automatic feed in the trimmer; no worrying about string length and bump and go. It gives you the ability to do standard weed eating and edging, which is nice. The blower is handy for moving grass clippings off the sidewalk or cleaning out the garage. It's not a leaf blower, though... so don't expect a tremendous amount of power. I haven't used the hedge cutter.
The only gripe I'd have is that the battery life isn't great. Another reviewer said a pack lasted about 7 minutes. That seems right to me. After having my packs for a year, they're losing capacity... and will probably need to be replaced after year two. These are NiCd (not NiMh) packs, so they already had that built-in disadvantage.
Anyway, love the tools - and hope they make better batteries for them in the future.
Black & Decker CCC3000 18-Volt Cordless Electric Lawncare CenterDecember 28, 2009 EKGL(Ridgeland, MS) Love it - the three batteries allow you to use each item as long as needed. Great purchase.
Love it!!December 10, 2009 VP The edger and hedgehog work awesome...the battery lasts on these. The blower however takes up a lot of battery life and isn't made to blow anything larger than dust or mulched grass..not very powerful.
