Switching From Gas To EGO Battery Powered String Trimmer REVIEW 

you can also adapt the power rotary scissors to work with the Ego multihead that came with your edger. you should try the other attachments and see what you think

I love my Stihl battery powered weed eater very light and it’s quiet. But great video have a blessed day!!

For the last 18 months I've not let the lawn crew edge or use a weed eater in my back yard. ru-vid.comUgkx_rBCFuDW1zD6blTGhLkvAkxU657uR_lG I didn't like the fact that they just kept cutting the edge of the lawn further and further from the rock lining the flower beds and leaving bare ground. And the grass was trimmed or scalped several feet around trees, etc. It was a constant battle with them so I told them to just mow and no trimming. I have Zoysia grass so it grows pretty slow. Obviously after a while it could use some trimming. I'm in my 80's so I can't do much of it myself.Finally I decided that if I could find a lightweight battery powered trimmer I might be able to do some light trimming. I decided to buy the LST201 20V trimmer. And it works great for my needs. I have back yard with about 150' of flower beds and several trees to be trimmed. I can lightly trim the whole yard with a single charge! The grass I trimmed was only a few inches high but the trimmer was more powerful than I expected.

I definitely agree! I ran stihl products for many years, no hassle. I love Stihl and Echo! However, I love the simplicity of all of the EGO products! They are light weight, and they get the job done! Perfect for a diy residential area. As far as mowing lawns as a business, gas might be the better option. I think EGO does way better than Kobalt or any other battery products!

Yep. I just watched a 30 minute video over equipment I already own. Pete is awesome. I appreciate everything he says and enjoy the videos.

Great review. I haven’t made the full switch to battery just yet, but I am grabbing a battery trimmer /edger and blower. It seems perfect for late evening cleanups. My gas equipment gets pretty loud. Just trying to be a good neighbor when I can.

Pete I have had the entire line of Ego products for several Years. With that power head for the stick trimmer I can attach a pole saw for trimming trees, a hedge trimmer for trimming bushes, a tiller for the garden (which I used when I did my renovation) I am a big fan of Ego and also have the lawn mower. One of my 4 batteries stopped working and Ego sent me a replacement battery for no Charge. I have a son that lives up north in Chicago and he uses the Ego Snow blower which he says works great also! I highly recommend Ego lawn tools for the DIY homeowner. I don't think it's the right thing for a lawn care service unless you invest in a lot of batteries or can use the chargers on your truck while you make your rounds.

Same setup I bought a few weeks ago. Really nice piece of equipment.

Love hearing your honest opinions of these products Pete!

Ok I was a nervous wreck watching you get so close to hitting the car with the trimmers. You sold me. My Craftsman kicked the bucket today so I need a replacement. I wish they had the smart IQ on a trimmer that can change tools. Looks like I will have to buy two like you did. Thanks Pete.

Joe homeowner will appreciate this video. #echoforlife

No complaints about my Kobalt 80v system that I have been using. Plenty of power and versatility. Waiting to try the power rotary scissors on the string trimmer to see how that combo works out.

Pete welcome to the beautiful convenience of ego! Their hand held tools are by far the best battery powered equipment on the market. Great choice. I absolutely love my ego tools.

Great review! I'm looking at getting one of those string trimmers since I already have an Ego blower. Amen to that about the gunpowder, I could smell that stuff all day! I liked the nod to Pat MacNamara too, "Basic dude stuff".

I love the smells of gasoline and oil and almost anything related to working on cars. I grew up around that.

Imo there is no reason for a home owner to buy gas tools in 2022, I have about 1.3 acres and I waited way too long to get rid of the gas stuff. I ended up with the milwaukee trimmer and blower, and one of the green works “commercial” line mowers. I can get through my yard on one set of batteries. The ego stuff looks really nicely made!

You can reverse the direction of the head by switching 2 wires in the top of the unit. It’s a 5 minute job definitely recommend. There’s a video on it

I didn't know they had a stick edger!!! 😮😮😮😮

I love smell of gas.. I'd wear it as cologne if I could🤣 . I went battery powered out of respect for my neighbors.. I like to mow often and live next to a lot of retired ppl that are particular about noise. No one has ever complained but im sure im annoying. The battery power is way quieter.

I would to see a follow up on this trimmer with a crew. I’m thinking about buying this but don’t know how it would hold up with 10 properties a day.

Putting equipment through the crew torture test. Great idea. New product comes out, put it through “The Crew Challenge” and maybe they get a “Crew Score”.

It may be a good product but I just can’t get into the battery powered things for lawn care. I have a ton of DeWalt and Milwaukee batteries and it still never fails I’m looking for a charged battery.

Quality gas equipment will still be running when this stuff is in the landfill.

You should grab a good electric mower (and a blower), from the same mob so the batteries are interchangeable. Have a couple of chargers tho and the biggest battery you can. The good thing that you didn't consider is the maintenance - oil changes etc. For electric you only need to change the blades, not the grease & oil. Never mind the lack of buying fuel

Great review Vid Mr. Pete. My biggest issue I have with my gas vs. battery on a trimmer is not being able to feather the throttle. They just don't have the response that you would expect. My battery trimmer 80v green-works has a gradual rpm ramp up. For some reason that really annoys me (Pet Pev) . Curious if the Ego feathers the throttle better? Besides that I see no other reason to go with gas power. Peace and God's Love! Chad Upstate NY

Anyone else TIRED of charging every friggin thing? I am. I dont want ANOTHER battery shape and ANOTHER charger and wanting to do something quick but the battery wasnt charged because leaving it on the charger wears down a lithium battery. What a royal pain in the neck.

Oh yeah, baby!!!! I first have to say. Pete, where's the intro music brother? I'm a huge fan of that music. Second, I have Kobalt. I wish I had Ego. It's way more powerful than the Kobalt. And that Bat mobile ( Mustang ) is looooooking awesome, man. Next time, you should say, " Hey there, it's Pete. Talking to you from the "Pete Cave." Why not? Batman has a Bat Cave. 😄 Keep up the awesome work, brother.

The smell of gas or diesel never bothered me too much but after having Covid they turn my stomach, and I’m a trucker who has to stop for fuel almost daily lol

I love my ego stuff

Just bought my own recently... the head spinning the opposite direction does really bother me. I have a dewalt as well, and honestly think it has more power especially if you throw an 8ah battery on it.

Hey bro I’m a new sub. Where about you at in North Carolina? Great video by the way!

I've been anxious to buy that whole line of stuff. I'm looking forward to how it works out for ya around the house. Great job Pete! 👍🏼

How long does the battery last cause I mow 7 residential lawns a day.

I drive trucks and can't stand when I get diesel on my gloves.. gives me a headache too.. thats literally all you can smell after that for awhile.

Not as much power?? As a recent convert from echo to ego for my house stuff, I’m not so sure. Completely agree with the noise and gas hassle. Cant wait to see the review after putting it on a real deal crew.

I spent months going over this decision and if I went battery, EGO would be it. But it still falls short, and so I ended up buying a New Honda HRX217 mower. I've used Honda Power Equipment since the early 90's and my '93 Honda HS624 SNowblower still starts first time every time. 29 years-old and runs better than most new machines out there. Honda maintenance is EASY. Gasoline internal combustion engines will still be around for decades to come as battery material costs will soar with increased production making it too costly. Just look at the cost of a replacement Ego 10ah battery $450.00 + Tax. Almost the cost of my new Honda mower that will last for decades to come... But if Battery is for you, EGO seems a good choice among it's current competition.

Do you think the strinf trimmer could do the edging nice and straight if your new into the game. Or is the actual edger much better at it ?

I have the exact same setup and love it. I prob use the blower every day. A hedge trimmer and mower are next on the list. These are the first electric lawn tools I’ve tried with batteries that truly go the distance and have power to spare. I don’t mind the smell of gas, I just hate having to go get it. My 3 year old daughter is also afraid of the sound our mower makes.

I wondering how well brush guard will work on it cause most electrics just don’t have power I need to cut through trees that are starting harden up at bottom

Basically it’s spins clockwise instead of counter clockwise like the commercial machines just for that I will pass

I bought the EGO Edger that came with the power head and love it. Lots a power and battery lasted easily through my whole edging process. I also have the leaf blower which is like a hurricane in TURBO mode. EGO is making very good reliable products...

I hate string trimmers, the stick edger makes a much beter and straighter line when used to edge grass. Blades are cheap on ebay or amazon and easy to change too. No gas, and no cords makes life easier. Thanks Pete!

Home Depot no longer sells Ego. Lowes and Ace Hardware.

Pete, I wouldn’t swear to it but I think your standard edger blades fit the Ego edger. I think I have done that with mine. Also, the articulated hedge trimmer attachment is cool as well.

Great video, thanks for the insight. Thanks

Pete, I think it's time to get your garage dialed in... I'm sure you have plenty of free time for that hah

I’ve been landscaping for 36 years and over the last few years I’ve converting to electric. MeanGreen commercial mowers and Greenworks handheld equipment. I’m never looking back. We maintain and develop large estate properties and our customers love the quite and lack of fumes! Thanks Pete!

I love my Ego stuff. I need to buy their commercial range but later I can do that. The multi head is awesome I iust picked up a second articulating hedger for it at half price. The first one is 3yrs young and still going great. The older model blower is just so good. It keeps on going and going. Ego is very good gear.

Love the “shop” style talk. One thing that may make it even better is hooking your mic up to it ya.

Wave 🌊 of the future! A lot of towns are banding gas backpacks and line trimmers due to noise and smell 🤔🤔

I love Ego, it's the best and most well thought out battery platform imo. I've been considering their 0 turn mower, however, it would just be an overkill for my 7k sq ft lawn. With Ryobi stepping up their game and coming out with a smaller 30" 0 turn mower, I might be switching over to at least their mower. I'd really like to see Ego come out with more -- dethatcher, smaller 0 turn mower, garden tools etc.

Hey Pete if you don’t like the clockwise head rotation of the string trimmer, you can get the string trimmer attachment for your edger, it spins counter clockwise. I grew up with curved shaft trimmers that spin clockwise and liked that I could walk forward when trimming. It took a long time for me to get used to walking backwards with a straight shaft trimmer to keep debris out of the beds or from hitting the siding. Never really understood why a straight shaft head turns counter clockwise ? Very nice review.

They are great trimmers I dont like the feel of the foam padding on the handle that clamps to the shaft, but you can swap it with a handle from one of your commercial trimmers gives it a more premium feel.

I haven't watched u in a long time, grass hasn't been my priority at my house lately. My grass looks sooo bad now. All of this just to say, DANG YOUR HAIR GOT LONG!.. NICE!

I have the EGO blower already i do need a stick edger and I only do my own home so that would be perfect for me. Cool!!

as the years go by, dealing with gas more and more and having to mix oil and gas for two stroke equipment is getting very old. and im with you on the smell. whats worse is the fumes from the exhaust of the two stroke trimmers, that nasty smell lingers on your clothes till you wash them. and not to mention its just downright horrible for our bodies and the environment. but honestly, battery technology hasnt gotten cheap or efficient enough to switch to all electric in my opinion. i will be doing it in the future but ill give it a couple years.

i own the older EGO trimmer and stick edger. LOVE the edger and now i want that new auto ejector trimmer

SRM-225 and the Stihl FS56RC are still $199. Place down here in wisnton called Smithermans has them both for $199 where HomeDepot is $229

EGO nailed it with this trimmer! It's light, balanced, and has plenty of trimming power. No more bumping and I love the Line IQ feature. Just like in your video, I was able to keep trimming without stopping. I kept feeling the need to "bump" the trimmer when the line got low, but the trimmer adjusted to the perfect length each time. Even in the vertical position the line would advance. I love the new trigger safety as its smooth and quick. I haven't had the need to load more line, so I haven't tried the autoload feature yet. This is by far the best trimmer I've ever purchased!!

Pete u can just order the 1”x8” 1” hole edger blades. Don’t need to buy the “ego” edger blades for the ego edger.. same gos for the weed wacker string any 095 will work!!

EGO definitely needs to sponsors you. The battery power should eliminate the gas smell and sound

I have a toro gas weedeater a Ryobi 40v and a kobalt 80v & I honestly think that the kobalt 80v is the most powerful out of the bunch.. but I don’t really like the feel of it.

Nearly bought this trimmer. An EGO mower as well, BUT . . . Far too many tales of battery problems. And the batts are $$$ to replace. Changed my mind.

I just purchased a Echo DSRM-2100 grass trimmer and have used it once for 1 hour with excellent results. I regret not seeing this video before Echo purchase as I would probably have gotten the Ego.

Pete I just bought those exact same 2 pieces of equipment yesterday. I also had echo before . I only used speed 1 didn't really need the higher speed.

BATTERY LIFE SUCKS!!!! Esp 2.5AH (15mins) you’ll see your gonna want 5-7.5 ah Battery!! 2.5 battery is gonna die 15 mins. Go w the 5 ah Pete shoot I use my 7.5 on Just bring that charger w you on your jobs.her inverter or can charge it at customers house usually their not gonna mind. Yea that 2.5 ego needs to do away w 15 mins on trimmer is too short of time .

I bought and returned the big Ego string trimmer. Too heavy and line is too short. And the spin direction. Thank goodness Lowe’s took it back.

Nothing like the sound of a motor

I have been using an echo trimmer and backpack blower for last few years. Just got a ego trimmer and blower in mail. Used them 10min each, and packed them right back up. The only two positives are no gas and lower noise. That’s where it ends. They are NOT nearly as efficient or powerful or even close to the echo stuff. Lots of you tubers pushing echos must be getting them for free. I wonder how many people praising them actually own and use them. The line IQ was horrible. Didn’t feed right and you can’t tap the head to do it yourself.

Battery powered equipment has come a long way. All of the big name companies are producing their own line of battery equipment, Stihl, Echo, Husqvarna. The problem that most of us have is the initial costs. If you already have a line of gas powered equipment, switching over to battery stuff will be a wallet flattening experience. The other issue for a lawn care service person is having a way to carry extra batteries and a charging system to last you all day. If a person starting out in the business would buy battery equipment, that might be a great way to go. Something else to consider is buying a battery equipment system which it's batteries can also power your hand tools, drills, sawzalls, chainsaws, angle grinder, etc. In that case, Makita has it all covered. I would imagine that putting some thought into it would be wise. One last thing to consider is the cost of non ethanol gas these days. At $5.00 per gallon, battery powered equipment is starting to grow on the lawn care industry.

You sure that ponytail ain't turning you into some kinda hippie ?... lol.. just kidding 😂. I will have to think twice though when you next get the electric zero turn mower ! Actually I looked real hard at getting the electric / battery push mower. That brand is one of the best currently on the market. The actual "unit " price is very reasonable however batteries are not cheap. The problem for me is length of run time. So it meant additional batteries... but as for the trimmer and edger... very nice 👌. Again it's a bit more expensive... then the typical homeowner smaller gas powered units. Huge improvement over the old cord versions and electric rechargeable versions. That typically lasted about one season... so cost savings there and the convenience and savings of no fuel and oil, to have to store. Another concern is something you run to with hand tools. Often times the company comes out with a new version in a year or two. And what happens ? Suddenly the battery is changed as well. So you can no longer get batteries for your original version. That battery will need to be replaced and you can't get it any longer. So you have a great working piece of equipment that you can no longer use because you can no longer get batteries for it... now you have to purchase all new equipment. $$$$... Ok seriously a ponytail 🙄 ...

Take that guard off. U can get a 3 d printed “CAR DETAIL” snub nose tip for your blower $15-20$ online then your blower is really short and hand held to really get close and in tiger spots on your car

Yo, I went battery powered myself, there's things I like, things I don't. Get extra batteries, you can't put more gas in it, when the battery is drained, it's drained. No maintenance, I can not touch the chainsaw for however long, put a battery on it, fires up first time every time. Much quieter.

the battery is way too expensive to replace. I think the way they market their product is like the Ink Printer but mainly is to sell the BATTERY

After 2 years Ive had 4 ego batteries either completely die or last no longer than 10 minutes

I’m with Pete on this, I’m not a fan of the gas either. But my favorite part is just how little noise all these units make. I have a gas backpack blower and wish I had got the ego

Look forward to seeing results on crew One man band in Kansas 🌪️🌻🌾🦗💯 Stihl guy also

I have ALL Ego electric yard equipment, except the ego riding mower, but im sure ill have that also. Good vid

Pete, have you used the rotary power scissors? I just got one and put it on the end of my EGO attachment and it is terrific. A little spendy at $250 but sure is worth it in my opinion.

Eh for me it’s a sin to use anything electric or battery powered, gas powered all day baby!

I hope that their stuff is better than Black and Decker. I cheaped out, and now I’m down to one battery after five years of ownership. I had three total, but they didn’t last.

I love my ego multi head power tool! The pole saw is fantastic!

I have the Ryobi system, over 40 18v tools and close to 10 40v tools. Never will go back to gas again.

Stop pushing the button to insert the attachment. It is for removal! If you want to easily insert any ego attachment hold the power head vertical.

Can wait to get my new battery powered equipment but until that year comes I just purchased a titan MAX like a boss

I'm not opposed to these. However I need to see the long range of any unit or product. I have Stihl and such that are 30 plus yr old. Simple maintenance and they last decades. I would have to see the long range use of battery. There are different variable across the country that would be better fits than others. Time will be the real test

Pete, don’t tell us you’re doing burnouts in the garage?!

Love my Ego mower and trimmer! Plus come Fall, fold that bad boy up and put it away

Mines same brand not this fancy tho. Still manual feed n just one power. No extension either.

Great content my friend! I like to use my electric trimmer at my house as well, as it's just easier, lighter, and does what I need it to do. My dad always had the powerful gas powered trimmer, but just don't need all that for what I do. Times have changed due to technology, that is for sure! Great video!

First Aussie 😁. Pete , have you been laying the rubber down in your garage mate? 😎

As of December 2020 EGO and Lowe's formed an exclusive relationship. Thought you'd like to know. Thank you for the honesty and God bless! 😁👍 P.S. EGO is also available at Ace Hardware and on Amazon. I can only assume they pay royalties to Lowe's. Bottom line, EGO is NOT available at Home Depot.

You have probably covered this before, but why do you have straw bales in your beds?

I know that trimmer has more power than that trash stang come on Pete car is the only thing I don’t agree with 🤧👎🏼

Yeahhhh BASIC DUDE STUFF!!!!

Protip. Buy just the edger part of the trimmer and attach the rotary scissors.

Ive seen alot of ego lately..... Might have to give it a try, thanks!

One thing not mentioned is the difference to the customer who doesn't have to listen to noisier equipment.

Not related to this video but, I’ve seen you discuss hydroseeding. I’m building a house. It’ll be done in early may, I’m hydroseeding then. I’m zone 7. Is it too late to hydroseeding fescue in may? Any lawn guys care to weigh in??

I got the EGO lawn mower. Sucks with dewy grass or long grass but worth the $$. I was impressed with the EGO 24" self propelled snowblower. but for a leaf blower I gotta stick with gas.