Black & Decker GH1000 Grass Hog XP 14-Inch 7.2 Amp Electric String Trimmer/Edger
July 10, 2010
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- 7.2 Amp motor delivers 7,400 rpm and a wide, 14-inch cutting swath for effective trimming
- Unique spool system uses centrifugal force to automatically feed out more line when you need it
- Head rotates 180 degrees for quick switches from trimming to edging
- Weighs just 6.9 pounds and offers soft, adjustable grips for easy handling
- Backed by a 2-year manufacturer warranty
Product Description
Grass Hog XP, 14″ String Trimmer/Edger, Powerful 7.2A Motor, High-Torque Design Delivers Constant Power That Provides High Performance Similar To Gas Powered Units, .080″ Diameter Line, AFS Automatic Dual Feed Spool, No Bumping Required, Groom N Edge RotaAmazon.com Product Description
The Black and Decker Grass Hog XP electric string trimmer and edger is a powerful and easy-to-use tool that gives you fast trimming performance in the toughest weeds, grass a… More >>
Black & Decker GH1000 Grass Hog XP 14-Inch 7.2 Amp Electric String Trimmer/Edger
Categories: String Trimmers
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There is a recall on this product. If you have a black spool cap, you are affected. Getting the new spool and cap fixes all of the complaints I am seeing here. I was pretty irritated with this machine before I got my replacement parts.
Clipped from the recall notice:
Trimmers with date codes 200546 through 200645 (representing manufacturing dates of Nov. 14, 2005, through Nov. 6, 2006) are included in this recall. Consumers can find the date code on the underside of the trimmer’s handle. Trimmers with black spool caps are included in the recall, but products with orange spool caps are not.
Black & Decker urges consumers to contact them for a free repair kit.
Consumers can contact Black & Decker at 888-742-9158 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, and the firm’s website.
Rating: 4 / 5
Wear eye protection, long pants and hang on tight. Lots of power but control is difficult. Bought it last September, have used it 7 or 8 times, now motor runs but trimer doesn’t spin. This seems to be a common problem, a real piece of junk. I just used it for very light duty work, purchased to replace an old Sears trimmer that was about 25 years old. Now I am back to using that old Sears trimmer which is a little bulky and isn’t as fancy looking but still does the job. Update, I took it apart, rubber drive belt was shredded and plastic gear on drive assembly was partially melted, cheap componets and poorly constructed. Watch for screw fastener hidden under decal, it makes dissassmbly a minor challange.
Rating: 1 / 5
(Update: sometime after the review below was written, B&D issued a
product recall for this first model, and there was a repair kit
which was supposed to fix the problems mentioned below. Newer
production models may be better, but I haven’t tried them.)
Powerful enough, but the thin plastic locking prongs on the hub cap/string spool mechanism are too weak and it often flys apart when cutting anything but short grass. The box advertises “For cutting tall weeds and grasses”, but during an hour’s use in weeds the hub cap and spool flew off half a dozen times, with the cap sometimes being thrown as far as 60 ft into neighbors’ yards; half of that hour of use was spent looking for the cap, rewinding the string, and reassembling it. Even when the cap doesn’t fly off, periodic checking shows that the string often pulls up out of the metal guide eyelets to under the plastic cap’s edges, bending the thin cap and crimping the string. This is probably what causes it to fly apart. One gets the impression that this trimmer wasn’t tested much before putting it in stores, and that manufacturing cost-cutting took priority.
Rating: 1 / 5
The negative reviews here refer to a recalled version of this tool. The problems with the cutting head has been fixed in the version now being sold. And with that fix, this is a truly outstanding piece of equipment and I couldn’t recommend it more enthusiatically. It is extremely powerful — taking out huge areas of tough weeds and vines (including all kinds of thistle, poke and other tough-stemmed weeds) with ease. I wish it had a variable-speed trigger but that’s a relatively minor drawback. The trimmer string feeds smoothly and lasts quite a long time — especially given the tough stuff I am attacking with it. I reload the reel myself — it’s easy and effective if you take your time about it and get the string wound smoothly. I find that 15 feet of string on each section of the reel works perfectly — just be sure that the pieces are the same length when you start or else one will run out before the other and result in more waste than is necessary. Overall, this has become an indispensible tool for me — giving me a huge working range with a 100-foot extension cord since I have outlets on each side of the house and in the shed. I always hated gas trimmers — hard to start, prone to failure, smelly and noisy. This trimmer is a dream compared to that and I give it 5 stars without hesitation.
Rating: 5 / 5
What happened to the days when a B&D product lasted forever? I still have B&D tools my grandfather bought 30 years ago that work fine.
Not so with this product.
I have a very small yard. On each of the first 2 uses, I had similar issues as other reviewers with the cap popping off and having to re-wind the spool. Yesterday, this happened repeatedly…again… and about a half-hour into the trimming, the entire mechanism holding the spool just fell off. Upon closer inspection, this product generated heat sufficient enough to melt both the safety guard AND the plastic teeth on the spinning portion of the trimmer. It melted through the plastic, and the subsequent spinning “mushed” the entire gearing out of the spindle…it’s a perfectly round opening now with a splatter pattern of melted plastic around it. Basically, it self-destructed.
DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS TRIMMER!
This one was the “expensive” replacement for a B&D trimmer/edger that I bought 2 summer ago. I got 1 1/2 summers out of the $25 model (which, amusing enough, also “lost it’s head”… which rolled down a sewer drain before I got to it, so I don’t know if it melted through as well). I thought “that’s what I get for buying the cheapest model…I upgrade to a better one.”
Apparently the cost doesn’t improve the product…I’d have been better off with another cheap one.
Never thought a B&D product would be “disposable.”
Very disappointing.
Rating: 1 / 5