WHAT battery garden tools 2 buy?

Milwaukee: Quality, but $$ and not that wonderful

Husky: Three decades ago yes.

Ego: I have. It is great -- except loading line is a PIA, despite their claims.

It does not appear you can use the Oregon system on Ego. If you can, let me know...I will switch

 

Price wise they are all similar. I don't buy tools by brand, but I don't want to spend money on new ecosystem I regret later. Though, as I said I don't expect expanding tools based on the battery for this weed trimmer purchase.

Can someone show me the trimmer head attachment part in EGO trimmers? If it looks similar to Oregon trimmer I have now, there is a chance it will work.

 

I'm happy with my 40V Greenworks gear. Several secondhand batteries bought in 2017 still carry enough charge to be useful.

The walk-behind mower isn't particularly powerful but it is just enough to handle small areas that I can't do with my garden tractor.

The 14" split-shaft weed whacker has been fantastic, best of the bunch. Really fast for reloading the line, has good cutting power, and it is compatible with several other brands of split-shaft accessories. I've been using it with a brushcutter attachment and I'm eyeing the power broom lately.

We also have the little garden cultivator, which is light and maneuverable enough to use in little flower beds and raised garden beds.

The leaf blower isn't that strong but I understand they have a better axial version now. Hasn't bothered me enough to switch, the one we have works fine with a long gutter-cleaner nozzle as well as plain old leaf-pushing.

The compressor/inflator is fantastic, everything I needed in an air pump.

We tried the 12" snowshovel and that was the only letdown. It worked, but it didn't last. Stripped the gearbox after 3 seasons.

I also have the 120v inverter accessory for emergency power but never actually needed to use it.

 

I am going off the info on the Oregon site and they list the compatible tools.

Ego is not there. But, as I said, if is compatible, I would be on it.

At the moment I have coverted my three Stihls to magnesium fixed line heads. Running 130 line, I don't do much changing.

I would tear off my ego and take pix for you, but family is at the beach and I am alone with a badly strained, bruised arm, so I can't tear down the Ego.
kris

 

The Gator Speedload Trimmer Head compatible trimmer list does not have any battery operated trimmers. I suspect the connections are similar for both gas and battery trimmers, but I have not tested using this trimmer head on any other trimmer other than Oregon's own ST275 battery trimmer that just died. It is so much better than string, I will never go back to using a string head. I bought the line disks in bulk last year so I have a whole box of disks which can not be used in anything other than in the Gator Speedload Trimmer Head. Another reason I want to keep using the same trimmer. But the tool being discontinued and not serviceable, I have to find a trimmer compatible with the Gator Speedload head. I think the differences are just the size of attachment bolt. Only if I can tell the thread spec of the bolt for each candidate model without blindly ordering.

 

That speedload thing looks easy but expensive. The one I have is kind of like the Echo system- you pull 3 wingspans worth of bulk line out of the bulk line spool, and cut it off. Then feed it through the head so you have an equal amount sticking out each side. Twist the knob about 11 times and that's it, ready to rock.

Much cheaper than the preloaded spools because it uses the bulk stuff, but not actually difficult to deal with.

 

I recommend garden tools that use whichever batteries you are using. I was invested in Dewalt power tools, so I bought a Dewalt weed trimmer, so I could use my batteries.

 

Yeah, I have cheaper bulk line for my other two electric weed trimmers that failed me. Problem is not only it is tedious to load, but the line does not last. I'm constantly tapping to feed new line. With preloaded Gator disk, the line last long time. I only need to tap once or twice per session. One disk many months. I bought the disk by case, so it is almost as cheap as bulk line. Another reason I have to find a trimmer that is compatible with GSL head.

 

I have found that adapters for nearly any kind of battery to any tool can be found on AliExpress.

 

That is no longer an option for me. Oregon Tool discontinued battery tools. There is no more tools for sale. I have three batteries. I will continue to use them with the battery chainsaw I have. But I now need to replace weed trimmer. It will have to be a new ecosystem, unfortunately.

 

If you already own some other brand of power tools, I recommend you look for battery adapters online.

 

I doubt they make adaptor for Oregon Tool batteries. But thank you for the suggestion. As I said, I still have a chainsaw that use the battery, so not all is wasted. My other ecosystem is Ryobi One 18v tools. I already own its weed trimmer, but 18v system weed trimmer has no power for the task. It was a cheap tool, and it is no good for my 12 acres of wooded property.