BLACK+DECKER 40V MAX String Trimmer and Lawn Edger, 13 Inch Weed Eater, Far Reach, Battery and Charger Not Included (LST136B)

This trimmer has plenty of power for regular yard work. It’s lightweight, easy to maneuver, and the battery life exceeded my expectations. Assembly was simple, and it works exactly as advertised.

My second one. First lasted for years and it never let me down. Off name box of replacement trim is inexpensive. Replacement batteries easy to find and last for years. Used to trim areas of lawn the mower cannot do and weed wack a lot of fence and trim around walk ways and hardscaping. Has a dial that turns up the power when needed.

UPDATED AT THE BOTTOM OF MY REVIEW: This is my second string trimmer purchased. Both trimmers burned out in less than a year. I used it for one Summer just simply trimming around edges in my yard. I started to use it the next Summer and the plastic gear literally melts. Just ridiculous! You smell burning, I stop using it immediately and then the same part of the unit has melted. I’m just using it for my single yard. I’m not a landscape business. Very dissatisfied with this trimmer. UPDATE: Giving 5 stars to Black and Deckers service department. Even though both weed trimmer gears failed their service department did not. Their service department was awesome and because of their service department, I’m still loyal to Black and Deckers products.

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I had already bought the 40v hedge trimmer and light/medium duty patio blower with lithium batteries and been extremely happy with both. So when I saw the 40v strimmer without a battery for half the price on amazon I jumped on it as the trimmer takes the same kind of battery as the other tools. Our small house is on a 7,000 square foot plot of land. The house itself is about 1,000 square feet so most of that land is yard space and some of the grass areas get overgrown quickly. To make it easier to deal with those areas, we got this strimmer. Out of the box, it requires some basic assembly. It’s fairly light weight; only the shaft is made of metal. It’s mostly plastic including the silver motor housing that looks like metal in the photos. A simple clasp on the main shaft allows for some length adjustment. And the loop handle slides up and down the shaft with a similar clasp to adjust for a comfortable reach. Other than that, the strimmer has a simple dial to set the power/speed of the motor and a trigger that works in two stages to activate for safety. The battery is quite large but because it’s a lithium battery it isn’t that heavy. It slides into the base of the handle on tracks which are sprung. I used some dry ptfe spray to lubricate the slide because it can be quite stiff and hard to push the battery in far enough for the catch to activate. The battery has a small button and a row of LEDs that that light up to show to what extent the battery is charged when you turn the trimmer on. The battery charger is a largish cradle you drop the battery into. The battery charges in less than two hours and keeps its charge for a long time (weeks if you don’t use it). You can leave the battery in the charger since it does revert to a slow top up charge once full. The head of the strimmer rotates 90 degrees so you can do vertical or horizontal edging. There is a simple metal fence/guard that can be flipped out to help your measure the distance of the radius and more easily do lawn edging along paths and driveways. I tend to leave it out because it makes it much easier to gauge where the string reaches so you don’t waste as much of the reel needlessly. The reels are readily available at all my local hardware stores. The feed is automatic so you do not have to fiddle with the tool at all. Just plug in the battery, dial in the power you want to use and put it to work. Pull the trigger and off it goes. The strimmer has a lot of power and has no problems with thick overgrown Bermuda grass. It cuts through thick clumps between 1-2 feet tall with ease even on a lower setting. I’ve never had to turn it above 4 (the power range is 1 – 6). Because of the other tools I own in the same series I have two batteries. The strimmer lasts a long time. I’ve never used up more than half a charge and a battery lasts a long time even when the battery is also used in other tools like the hedge trimmer. I like all these 40v tools and highly recommend them.

I have used this before but of course an older model. It has not failed me. So far it runs as the old one and happy to get it because I have two batteries and lots of line left. Easy to use. Quality is fine with no issues in performance. I find the value worth the price. Line is fed as expected. Easy to move around.

Was hesitant after reading the reviews on all the things that went wrong for those users. I have the 40v hedge trimmer for three years or so and liked it so when our Worx string trimmer died I was shopping around. Was going back and forth Worx and this. I've used this for 3 or 4 times so far and here's my take on it. What I like: - Feels substantial in my hands but not too heavy to use for an extended period. - It's powerful on the first level, sometimes I would bump that up to 2 or 3 for thicker grass clumps or weeds. - The head rotates easily back and forth from trimming to edging. - One full battery charge lasts 45 minutes or so. Most of the time that's enough for me to complete all the trimming. If I don't keep up with the trimming and let it go a little wild, I will need the second battery pack. Bought a second one figuring that might happen occasionally. Something to look it for: I've also read a lot of reviews for bad line feed. Luckily I've not experienced it thus far so I'll be paying attention to it.

I first purchased this tool from Amazon 5 years ago. Since then, I've had to buy 2 more and all three are dead today. They seem to hang in about six months, or one season, before the line starts either feeding out way too fast or refuses to feed at all. This has happened with different spools of line, after replacing the plastic lever inside, cleaning and replacing caps and springs. None of them last. I have chargers and batteries (not cheap!) for it so I continue to hope the next one will last more than a season, but I have to toss them and move on to another brand now.

A replacement for my original. Just right.

Have had several of these LST 136 model trimmers. Durable and easy to work with. This is just the trimmer, no battery or charger as already had these.

This is a good deal! I had worn out my previous lawn trimmer, same model-- the plastic which holds in place the gears meshing as one trims had melted, meaning "this trimmer is toast"-- so needed a replacement, and was not keen to buy unnecessary extra charger and battery. Perfect solution!

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This is my second Black & Decker trimmer and it has not disappointed. I had the black and decker 40 V lawnmower as well, I suggest getting the 60 V or 80 V green works if you’re in the market for a lawnmower.