EGO POWER+ String Trimmer, Battery Powered, 16" Trimmer for Weeds and Grass with POWERLOAD, LINE IQ, Telescopic Carbon Fiber Shaft, Includes 56V 4.0Ah Battery and Charger - ST1623T

So like many I hate yard work. It's friggin hot in Florida. I have a kid that mows the front of the house but the back cannot be mowed because I have solar panels everywhere. Plus the kid just has a riding mower its not like he's doing the worlds best job. But I'm lazy, I have health issues that screw up my body and well it sucks. I bought this because I needed to do the backyard as well as clean up the front lawn. I had never heard of this company but the more research I did, it kept coming up as either a top choice or close. It had lots of good reviews so I said sure I'll try it! I was torn between which model to buy but ended up going with the top of the line one the 16" diameter with the automagic line release when chopping away. I always HATED putting line in my gas trimmer, it was always something and just was irritating. I liked that it came with line pre-loaded and how the system works to load new line when its time. It also came with an extra set of the yellow/orange line. So I went to town with this thing, I chopped down all kinds of weeds and edged the front of the house. You can kinda feel and even hear when the system releases more line. I'm a trained engineer and I'm very stumped on how it knows it needs to release line. I abuse my tools and this thing is a champ! The only major gripe I have is that they don't sell branded line in 16" diameter yellow/orange line replacement. They have 14 and 15 but no 16. Weird. So I bought their premium braided line which I will have to use one day. So far the line holds up well. The battery well its basically a 60V Lithium Ion setup that stores 300wh of power. I happen to have as a hobby batteries! (remember the solar? yeah) The battery life was approx 50 minutes give or take. If you let the battery sit a few mins in between jobs Li Ion batteries by their chemistry will slightly increase the voltage of the battery. The charger is nice and fast, I don't think its loud but I have all kinda of fans and gadgets with fans. Ironically I build Lithium battery packs to power parts of my own, that recharge via solar. So I thought to myself "what if I built a bigger battery and stored it in like a backpack? Guess what the company sells!!! They have a backpack style power system but its not using a different battery. So I picked up a backpack and cut away everything I was only interested in the wire and the connection system. I used Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries(LFP) which are safer than Li-ion. And I built a mega battery that stores around 3kWh of power. So I gained 10X power. Of course that pack is heavy so its more of a 'I wonder if I can do it' but its nice not to ever worry if I'm going to run out of power. I also got the strap for it, mostly for my g/f. Bleh its ok its not the best and I bet one of my rifle slings would do better lol. Some things to remember for safety about Liion batteries. NEVER leave them. completely discharged for a long time, now I'm sure the battery management system on-board takes care of this by calling out "dead" at a safe voltage for storage. Rule of thumb for extended store for those type of batteries is to store them around 30% full. It's actually not great to store it completely charged either for long periods of no use. This is true for your Telsa, and anything else using LFP and Li-ion batteries. Also best practice is the wait a bit before charging it after you just ran it for 50 minutes. If you can, give it 2-3 hrs of rest before recharging it will make your battery last much longer if you follow basically rules of Lithium based batteries. I'm a battery nerd I told ya, engineer, and solar DIY hobbyist. Do not charge or leave your battery somewhere that gets crazy hot OR cold. I'm very happy I went with I call a 'no-name brand' trimmer. Even though it sounds like it IS a name brand up there with DeWalt and the others. I really do hope they make more of the pre-cut 16" string. It's a PITA to cut sting, drop it hot water to get it uncurled and then feed it into the trimmer. I love the already cut stuff!! String seems to be lasting well, I beat it hard. I have had "delayed" automatic line release happen a few times. I'm talking 2-3 minutes tops. I don't think you can go wrong w/this brand and exact model. I love it. Beats my gas powered one that would just leave me stinking of gasoline exhaust and had to deal with the stupid line. Plus the gas powered one likely doesn't work anymore its been sitting rotting for a long time. I may try to take the engine out of it and see if I can play with it. Yeah I wrote a book. I do that sometimes. Whatever. Yellow/orange line = 5/5 Automagic line release = 4.9/5. (only cause of that delay sometimes) Weight = 5/5 (and I have a bad back) Toughness = 5/5 Cutting through deep stuff! - 5/5 Strap = 2/5 Battery = 5/5 (50 min runtime is respectable) Charger noise = 5/5 (I dont think its loud but YMMV) Cost = 4/5 Overall = 5/5

My last 3 are in a Missouri land fill, the most recent a popular yellow and black one that needed a head every time used, it did a double gainer into the back of a blue truck and some dude named grok recommended this one... a little pricey I thought... but you know what.... it DOES EVERYTHING IT SAYS, BUT BETTER AND CHEAPER AND FASTER THAN THE OTHERS WITH MORE FUN. AN INGENIOUS STRING RELOAD... SECONDS. BALANCED, RECHARGER IS AWESOME. Battery is heavy, but very well balanced, harness mount equipped, no harness provided, I DON'T NEED NO STINKING HARNESS ON THIS BABY it rides along looking for something to whack... not weighing you down. Why did I write this review so late... today I took on a 20 year old 150 ft metal smash top metal fence infested with Forsythia and it mowed them down like there was no tomorrow, I had to double time to keep up with the darn thing.. Twist the forward handle so the head is sideways and the string is running parallel to the verticals and we had Forsythia flying everywhere. And yes, I used both the supplied string which works well and the other Amazon string dual twist center thigamagigs... I don't know but it sure worked good. It was great, 150 feet and never having to beat the head on the ground repeatedly to get more string... not even once... never do that on this one... just get after the baddies and pull the trigger... this one is a treat to use.

This weed eater is an absolute unit! I was very hesitant to buy electric as I remember when I was a kid the electric mower we had sucked. Needless to say the technology has come a long way since then! So far I’ve been very impressed with this weed eater! It takes a little getting used to as compared to gas but once you do it’s straight power which I love. Yesterday I stress tested it as we had a section of our property that had gotten rather long and overgrown. I figured that would be the perfect opportunity to test it! The weed eater ate right through even some of the thickest brush! I was very impressed! I will say to the battery is very good! I was able to do 3 properties with it before it was low on battery! I think for my needs this will do me very good! String also auto extends which is cool! Length is nice because you can extend or shrink the unit! Overall the unit just works well and the design is well thought out! In terms of ease of use it doesn’t get much better than this unit! If you are hesitant about buying one like I was I’d encourage you to just press the order button!

To set the stage, I'm 87 years old with hands pretty well crippled by rheumatoid arthritis. A few years ago I volunteered to do trimming for a non-profit Nature Education Center, an old farm with extensive lawns, driveways, fence lines and structures. Lots of lawn grass, high grass, weeds including thistles, briars, etc.. Due to terrain, exposed rocks and tree roots, etc., there are extensive stretches the riding mower can't access so I actually do a fair amount of lawn mowing with the trimmer. I first used an EGO 1500 series trimmer with two 2.5 AH batteries and an accessory EGO shoulder strap. In two-plus seasons, I trimmed for a couple of hours almost every day that weather permitted so the trimmer received heavy use. It refused to run in early September, 2023. The new EGO 1623T offered some attractive features so I purchased it rather than have the 1500 repaired. Assembly posed minor problems. In a couple of spots machine screws have to pass through a drilled hole in one part and thread into a hole in a mating part. Alignments were not perfect and required a fair amount of strength to correct. However, given the machine that emerged, this is certainly no deal breaker. I was concerned that the new 4.0 AH battery might make the unit unpleasantly heavy. Not to worry. The increased weight is barely noticeable and the unit's balance is quite good. The increased battery capacity saves a lot of travel time getting spares. What amazed me most of all about the trimmer is how long the supplied spool of trimmer string lasted. I started using the trimmer on Sept. 6th. The last of the supplied string kicked out on Sept. 21st. The automatic line feed feature worked perfectly the entire time. The combination of the high-capacity battery, not having to bump-feed, not losing string to accidental bump-feeds and the durability of the EGO string allows long periods of uninterrupted work. I had previously used non-EGO string on large spools but have switched to EGO string for its durability. Needless to say, the EGO string loading process remains as painless as ever. Just take a 14 ft. length of string, pass one end into a hub eyelet, through the hub and out the other eyelet, even up the ends and push the close-by green button. The motor clicks away and the string in spooled inside. The 56 volt batteries are easy to grip and handle and they install and remove easily. I found early on with the prior 1500 series model that I needed a shoulder strap to take some of the weight and bought the AP1500 EGO strap. My experience with that strap has been disappointing with respect to longevity. At the machine end the nylon strap threads through a rectangular ring and is stitched back to itself to complete the attachment. The ring has an attached hook that clips onto a fitting on the trimmer tube. The problem is that the stitching used to close the loop around the ring is inadequate and fails prematurely. I have 3 otherwise-usable EGO straps that are useless because that stitching failed. I tried a generic strap but found the shoulder pad is much shorter than EGO's. That makes it much fussier to position on the strap such that it locates properly on the shoulder. By the way, I've seen reviews of the strap complaining that the shoulder pad doesn't attach to the strap and, instead, slides along it. In fact, the pad has to slide along the strap as the strap is adjustable in length. How it's adjusted determines where the pad should be located. One has only to pull the strap taut, slide the pad so it's centered at the top of the loop, lift the machine with a hand under the pad, pass the strap over the head and drop it on the shoulder. Other than the mentioned failure mode, the strap is well made and has an excellent shoulder pad. My fingers are misaligned due to the arthritis. With the 1500 trimmer I found it difficult to keep my index finger from slipping off the trigger. I improved the situation by wrapping rubber bands around the slippery plastic trigger to improve the grip. On that machine the trigger lock is a thumb-operated button. On the 1623 the trigger lock is a small lever at the forward end of the trigger. It is easily operated by the side of the finger being used to control the trigger. I find no tendency for my finger to slip off the trigger. The adjustments for tube length and the handle position are secure and operate smoothly. I routinely operate the unit in the lower speed range. My sense is that it's roughly equivalent in effectiveness to the 1500 at that setting. I switched it to the high setting to get a sense of what that offered and concluded that the speed wasn't needed and was therefore draining the battery unnecessarily. Bottom line: I'm glad my 1500 failed as the 1623 offers so much more convenience and productivity, albeit at a price premium.

The most difficult engineering challenge in human history - Creating a 'Weed Eater' that works properly This weekend (Jun 14-16, 2024) my Ryobi 40v cordless line trimmer (aka Weed Eater) finally bit the dust. Yes, the most critical part (the line trimmer head) stopped functioning completely. A spring has sprung, escaped its casing/housing in the head and ended up with a hunk of non-functioning junk. The trimmer was only two years old, was supposedly under warranty, but now I needed a new head unit. It's was partially working for the last year or so, but suddenly it's totally non-functional using the 0.65mm line. I could only get it to work if I use the fixed nylon 'blades' attachment; which wreaks havoc on my lawn. I went online to search for the necessary part - Guess what. That particular part is 'Unavailable'. I couldn't find it in stock anywhere, and I saw numerous indications that it's now 'Discontinued' Of course - A weed eater that I bought two years ago is now obsolete. I've owned numerous 'Weed Eaters' over the years, and in my opinion they were all 'Crap' - Why can't anyone/any company come up with a design that actually works? I probably spent more time fighting with the line dispensing part of the weed eater, than I did actually 'Whacking' weeds. I reached out to Ryobi regarding my weed eater, which I registered on their website. I was hoping that they could help me out. Unfortunately, I discovered some rather disturbing facts about my two year old weed eater. Despite the fact that I purchased this Ryobi 40v cordless line trimmer in July of 2022, and I have the receipt from Home Depot, the product was manufactured in 2013, and the 5 year limited warranty was only good from the date of manufacture. So this company (not sure which, Home Depot? or Ryobi?) kept this device in a warehouse so long that the 5 year warranty was expired before I even bought the thing. I tried filing a warranty repair through the Ryobi website (where I had registered the product - with proof of purchase), but they informed me that the unit was no longer under warranty - Because, yes you guessed it, it was manufactured in 2013, and the warranty ran out back in 2018. Is that even legal? Shouldn't a manufacturer's warranty be good from the date of original purchase? According to Ryobi, I'll have to get it 'repaired' at a qualified service / repair facility. Yeah, good luck with that. The part that I need (HOM129305001 head unit for Homelite and Ryobi brand line trimmers) is discontinued by the manufacturer, and I couldn't find any in stock anywhere (online searches came up 'Unavailable'). My Ryobi 40v line trimmer is now garbage after two years. Arrggghh! So I set about searching for a replacement. I ordered a new cordless line/string trimmer on the 19th of Jun, 2024. After much research; probably visited twenty different review sites/40+ webpages, watched appx 10 videos, made notes, a list of features I wanted, weighted functions, revised listed, compared costs, investigated warranties, company details/history, etc. Out of a list of 10 trimmers, I decided on the EGO brand, ST1623T model. Power+ (4.0Ah battery & charger), Powerload (automatically ingests/winds line onto head unit), string trimmer, with line IQ (automatic line dispensing technology). I confirmed (before purchase) that the 5 year tool warranty (3 year battery warranty) is based upon the purchase date (not the manufacture date), provided I register the warranty w/in 90 days of purchase). That's rather important, considering how screwed I got with the last purchase. Plus... Hard to admit it, last purchase was without research, and primarily based upon price and availability at the time of purchase. How many times do I have to learn that lesson? I ordered the new trimmer from Amazon (free shipping, price at nearest retail was cheaper, but way across town (not in stock at my nearby store), and I like the convenience of having it delivered to me (I'm paying extra for delivery - even if my Amazon prime provides 'free' shipping - Of course those delivery costs are built into the price of the product). Products (ordered extra 0.095 trimmer line (not the Ego branded) and a shoulder strap (not Ego branded)) were delivered over a week's time, and I had everything by the weekend following the placement of my order. FYI: Ego brand is owned by Chevron corporation (multinational). Thanks to all for recommendations, advice and information. I've used the trimmer/weed-eater four times since purchasing it. I wanted to make sure I had fully evaluated the trimmer before I post a full review. One of the most impressive features is the 'PowerLoad' feature. I was able to cut a length of trimmer line to approximately 15 feet, feed it through the head (which was a little tricky, but not too difficult), then press a button and the line was slowly (so I could make sure it didn't jam) fed into and wound around the spool in the head unit. So much easier than trying to do that manually. In using this particular trimmer, I found it to be efficient (not wasting line), easy to operate, powerful (maybe too much so) and affordable. I liked the fact that it had two power settings, but found it a bit heavy. Maybe I should have purchased the model with the smaller battery (I bought the model with a 4.0Ah battery, smaller sizes are available), as my lawn is quite small. Other plusses include the automatic line dispensing Line IQ technology (no manual fussing to dispense line, and no 'head thumping' on the ground) and the PowerLoad feature. I'm sure that I will learn (over time) how to handle this powerful trimmer. I've scalped the lawn a few times, and hope that I'll be able to avoid that by adjusting the position of the strap anchor point, and to better balance the weight distribution. A great electric lawn trimmer. The best I've owned so far. The only reason I didn't give it a five star was because of the over-powered nature of the trimmer. It's better targeted at those who plan to trim an area of overgrown weeds in a field, rather than a suburban lawn. I wish it was slightly less powerful; that way I wouldn't end up scalping my lawn as badly.

I've used this for 3 years and have had no trouble whatsoever. I have 6 acres and use this moderately along our woods. I like how easy it is to load new string. I just thread the entire length through (this is simple), even both ends so that the head is in the middle, and then press the button which auto-winds the string pulling it in evenly. Absolutely easy. Is it the "best" of the Ego products? I don't think so... pretty good for a trimmer, but my wife would like it to be lighter, shorter and with more features (for trimming along an edge like a driveway or pond). This is a decent trimmer, and I have not gone back to my wired trimmer at all. Like other Ego products I own, this one is good enough to ditch my former gas and electric tools. Is it worth $300+? I'm not sure. I like the convenience of interchanging batteries, so I'm probably paying a premium unnecessarily if all you need is a trimmer. If you have other Ego products, then this is a no-brainer and useful to add. I don't use the speed function, it just doesn't feel relevant. I wish this was just one more head attachment to the Power Plus tool (like the hedge trimmer and tiller). I would give this 4.5 stars if I could... good enough and durable over the yeas and reliable. Not the fastest, lightest etc. but "good enough".

I find a number of significant shortcomings with this trimmer. I have been using trimmers for many decades, and my favorites have been Stihl, Echo and Husqvarna. I still use two of those on a frequent basis. I purchased the Ego for the ability to start instantly, avoid the need for gasoline, and reduce noise levels. It does all of those three things admirably. However, I found four shortcomings that are deeply annoying: 1. the head spins in a clockwise direction (as seen from above), which is the opposite of every professional trimmer I have used. If you haven't used another trimmer much in the past, this may not be a problem for you. But if you have, you will find this to work much differently, and it will be a mild but constant annoyance. 2. The head is at a flatter angle to the shaft than other trimmers I have used. This means that I have to hold the whole unit at a steeper angle than others, which is another mild but constant irritation. 3. The head spins at a slower rate than the gas powered trimmers I have used in the past, which cuts somewhat slower, but also tends to be more "grabby" in any kind of long grass – making it harder to have precise control. 4. The automatic line feed is far more annoying than helpful for me. I had hoped that it would keep the line length fairly constant, but it does not. The line becomes quite short before it feeds, and then is instantly at full length. This causes two problems. First when the line becomes quite short it cuts poorly and slowly, and second, when it suddenly lengthens you may cut into something you had no desire to hit – like a tree trunk or vegetation at the edge of the grass. Edit: the head now feeds way too much additional line so that large sections simply get cut off when the line extends. Pieces from 1 inch to 12 inches end up being wasted and scattered on the grass. This head simply doesn't work well, at least my copy. Overall, I would not recommend this trimmer. It's shortcomings significantly outweigh its benefits. I have not tried other electric trimmers, but it performs much less well than a good gas trimmer, at least for now.

Love this trimmer! Pros: Powerful and battery life is pretty good. Mostly use it on low on full throttle on thicker weeds. For even thicker stuff you could use high setting but drains battery quicker. Love the ease of feeding line and auto feed of line is an awesome feature. Cons: It is a little heavier than my Ryobi trimmer but so worth it. Have never used anything else so idk if the weight of this is better than other brands. Honestly the battery is as heavy as the trimmer. Does go through string pretty quick. Prefer to use actual Ego line, because other brand line doesn’t seem to feed properly or well. Overall it is a great trimmer. I got it on sale with the extra battery for $299.

Really like this string trimmer. It is very powerful. I would say it is a tad heavy, but the shoulder strap helps a lot. Wishing it would last a bit longer on one charge but you can get a lot done in 45 minutes.

Une qualité exceptionnelle de fabrication. Puissant moteur très doux à l'oreille surtout. La même pesanteur que mon ancien coupe herbe au gaz. Mais vraiment polyvalent a toute sortes d'herbes. Je l'ai utilisé avec la vitesse basse seulement et il est très puissant. Je l'ai essayé avec la deuxième vitesse.... Une bête de puissance. Et surtout avec une garantie de 5 ans sur le coupe herbe et 3 ans sur la batterie., ce qui est dur a battre. Lorsque que l'ai sortie de sa boîte. Au premier touché on sent la qualité de ce merveilleux coupe herbe. Construit pour durer longtemps, Ça c'est sûr... Je conseil ce coupe herbe pour ceux qui veulent puissance et polyvalence. Insérer le fil est une beauté a voir aller. Et le fil se rallonge tout seul lorsque qu'il devient trop court... Une merveille... Chargeur avec ventilateur pour prolonger la durée de cette merveilleuse batterie de 4 ampères. J'ai coupé pendant 20 minutes et seulement une lumière sur 5 c'est éteindu. Ce qui veut dire que cette batterie est vraiment ce qui disent. D'après moi cette bête dur environ une grosse heure... Un vrai bijoux... Plus de mélange de Gaz, plus de côgnage sur le sol pour rallonger le fils et plus de casse tête pour insérer le fil... Je conseille cette merveille à tous. P.S... Pour ceux qui ont un petits terrain., je conseille un plus petits modèle de EGO aussi fiable... Car EGO= Fiabilité

Excellent tool, but very heavy, be sure to get the optional strap. Battery lasts forever and the respooling system for new string is excellent.

I loved it, on time delivery

Love EGO products! Almost as addictive as Milwaukee tools!