[ Don't Hate Your String Trimmer 👿] New EGO Line IQ Auto Load & Feed - Best Review 2022 

Andrew, you are the only video on EGO Line IQ that shows the animation of the Line starting at 16 inches and going down to 5 inches before the LineIQ gets triggered ! Thank you so much for including that animation into your demonstration. Good work!

EGO seems to keep making their products easier and easier to use. Awesome engineering! Thanks for the Best Review in 2022 Andrew!

I like that you dont have to bump the head o n the ground, saves you some time to get the job done, i bought the carbon fiber shaft on last year with the self winding head, it really is something else, now i should have held it but hey, they seem to make the string trimmer better each year.

GET THIS MAN TO 100k by the end of the year

I considered that Powerload feature when I was shopping for a string trimmer, but opted for the EGO without it. It occurred to me that loading the head is something I might do once every 2 or 3 _seasons,_ and EGO has made that easy enough on the conventional models. Saving 30 seconds every couple years didn't seem worth the risk of one more thing that could go wrong, nor the cost of increased weight, no matter how small. It might be useful for those with limited hand/wrist/arm mobility, though. *But Line IQ is a different story!* I'd love to give that a try. I've found my unit's bump feed to be unreliable; it sometimes works, it sometimes doesn't. And feeding too much only to see it trimmed off and wasted is annoying.

There is one thing that all reviewers miss, with bump trimmers the line is about 1 1/2” inches above the bottom of the trimmer head so you have to raise the back of the trimmer to keep the line aimed at the ground. With the Ego trimmer the line is very close to the bottom of the trimmer head which makes the job much easier.

Stihl has had the Super Cut automatic feed head for around a decade. Their spool has to be manually rewound and it also only holds about 10 feet of line.

I have the ryobi 40 string trimmer that just died, last almost 2 years, messgae them and crickets... I just got the ego line iq one and love it so far. I already have their 2 stage snowblower and the select cut mower and 765 blower. Now I have 4 batteries lol.

Should you not bump the head on sidewalk vs grass? Probably not good for the plastic head but helps not hurting the grass.

Feel compelled to comment as I know you heavily push this trimmer but for me it was by far the worst string trimmer I've ever used. The Line IQ never worked properly. First one wouldn't let out string then let out like 4 inches at a time. On the first day of ownership it had severely damaged the guard due to way too much string being released. Was replaced under warranty. Second one kind of sort of worked- not very well. It very inconsistently fed out line and on more than one occasion decided to do it half way through me edging around something delicate, damaging it in the process. My edges looked horrible. Then the battery died (5 months of ownership) - replaced under warranty. Struggled with it for 3 months before I gave up and brought a leather trimmer (which is 1000x better). I'll never use an auto extend head again. Ego saw my review and asked me to bring it back. They agreed it was faulty and replaced under warranty (a third time in 9 months). Got it back a couple days ago.. and now the battery has failed again. Whilst in the shop someone returning the same trimmer. 3 months old. Power load had failed and wouldn't work. No way to load line manually so trimmer was useless. I have battery tools from milwuakee, stihl, dewalt, ryobi and must have maybe 20 odd batteries between them. I've only ever had one other battery die - a ryobi one... after 6 years. Love my ego blower and mower but the line trimmer with line iq was terrible. Like you said the telescopic pole and handle are fantastic.... looks nice too... shame it can't cut grass to save its life. Just thought I'd put this here in case others have the same experience.

Wish they had the bump feed option as a backup for this $300 string trimmer. I can definitely see Line IQ failing after a little while with no option but to throw it away and spend more money on a replacement.

You sold me. Just got one. Now waiting for the edge to grow. With a husqvarna automower and this, I am looking to spend less than 15 minutes a month on lawn maintenance.

Echo trimmers have good loading feature is great bump head is outdated.

That's a nice trimmer. I'll stick with my 6 year old 2nd generation EGO trimmer. I like to run it without the guard. I prefer having control over line length.

Ego awesome, video awesome, you're awesome, thank you!

How are they if you leave in back of truck and it rains good on them will it ruin them ? Because gas engines will still run.

I got one! Can't wait to use it! Giving my works trimmer to my sister LOL!!

As usual Kite great review !

Yeah the bump and go, eventually sucks needs to be rebuilt, but the more mechanics and more to breakdown.

I want this bump head! Why can't other companies do this? Great review.

I have this IQ model (ST1623T), had it for a couple of months now and as much as I want too, I'm NOT loving it, at least not now. Though, the auto-load feature is very nice, use it once so far and now looking for some .095 line replacements before it's done. My local Lowes carries the EGO brand precut (14 ft.), 5-refills (70 ft. in total) for $16.98, wondering about replacement lines that might be a better deal with equal or better-quality cuts. I have been using an old 36v/40v battery black & decker with the flip head for edging, uses the smaller string line, .065 and it does the job. I decide to upgrade to this string trimmer, and man its much heavier and the longer than my old black and decker. Currently, my problem is I have much less control with this EGO trimmer, talk about screwing up my edging and general trimming along the fence line & such. LOL I guess I'll keep at it and hopefully, by the end of spring I'll learn to control this beast. LOL

Just purchased tonight! Can't wait to use it tomorrow. :D

Does it have a sensor? What happens if it fails?

Definitely I'll go with Ego

I've never used a weed trimmer that doesn't bind our twist in the head. And the ryobi head has never come apart that easy for me.

My cheap B&D trimmer had this feature since forever.

I just purchased the EGO String Trimmer and love it. Have you ever done a video on the best strings to use? Or do you recommend sticking with EGO's trimmer line?

Do you know exactly how the Line IQ feeds more line. Does it feed a little line continuously? Does it seems to feed when the line get smaller and the RPM increase due to the smaller length line? Does it require you to run the Trimmer at high speed to know the line is smaller? Have you figured out how it exactly feeds more line and when? I am concerned that it continuously feeds line using it up faster than a bump head. Thanks again for the reviews and great videos.

Nice. I have never found the other way to be hard. I just find .095 twisted line most likely to jam for me.

So my problem is my EGO feeds too fast. It constantly feeds. Even if there is no need to add, it’s adding. I use a line every time I cut the grass. Gonna save up and get this line IQ. Looks nice.

You sold me! I was about to go buy the Dewalt

I have the EGO with the bump head. My problem is that the powerload button doesn't engage. I think it's electrical. Has anyone else had this problem and what did you do to fix.

Only wish it had a wheel to function as an edger … like the Worx GT. EGO is way more powerful but the Worx GT just provides for a smoother standoff if edging. Different class edger I realize … just have been spoiled with the wheel.

How do you replace the head ? Because I know over time the head starts tearing up ! Can you replace it ? Or you can not ?

I have been researching for weeks now and am having a hard time. Do I get the powerhead with multiple attachments so I can also get the pole saw, or do I get the autofeed line iq with carbon fiber, or get the 1511 basically this but without line iq or carbon fiber (does have auto feed). I'm still torn between these 3 and a dewalt 60v honestly. Any thoughts between them all? Thanks for the video

Any way to retrofit an older Ego trimmer with this Auto-Feed option?

Ryoai may be the “center of the market” but that’s equivalent to comparing a higher end of the market to garbage. Compare it to quality products or lose integrity.

Dude....................I can't believe this is you

I bought this string trimmer. After a few uses, I decided to buy a rotary scissor head. Can I put the scissor head on this machine or do I need to buy a powerhead?

Andrew I have the fiberglass auto string trimmer do they sell this IQ head only so I can put it on my old auto feed string trimmer

Besides RU-vid do you have another social media

Do you know if you can use alternate 0.95 string, cutting it to the length 15' 3", opposed to getting the expensive EGO rolls of string? Bought an alternate 230' spool of the same twitsted style 0.95, cut it to the length above, and for whatever reason the powerload isn't loading it, though it loads the EGO string without issue. The 230' spool cost $17.99 and the EGO 5, 15' 3" (total of ~76') strings cost $16.99. Ugh and also this is with the newest model ST1623T.

wonder how much a replacement head cost

Does Line IQ work without the guard?

I have the carbon shaft one from year before. It has the auto load. Can I just buy the line iq head and switch it?

when sand/dirt gets in the inertia cassett & spring it jams and suddenly releases a foot of line,COMMERCIAL OPERATORS DO NOT BUY!!

Damn, I just bought my bumping one on sale, LOL

Can u install the new ego in head on the order ego trimmer

Wow how did you run through thst much string on that test?

FYI All the cheap string trimmers have auto line feed and it always sucks

that thing ate all of your line for that small trimming job? that trimmer will cost you big in the long run

Yeah but it's 400 dollars. You can get the Dewalt 60V for less than than and go hard

You broke your string every 3 yards, no reason for that.

This trimmer sucks. Anyone who is saying these 56v trimmers are even remotely as good as a gas trimmer are shills. I just got one really hoping to get away from mixed gas and within 15minutes I knew there was zero chance I would be keeping this trimmer. Honestly, I wouldn’t use it if it were free. Stick with echo or stihl or Toro even. What a let down.

Ego products are expensive. Especially battery.

at a buffet, i personally sneak corndogs into the buffet so others can enjoy them. I hide 6 corndogs in my jacket pockets. it then, is a joy for me to see other patrons of the establishment eat my corndogs thinking they were part of it