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Black & Decker Grass Hog XP 14-Inch 7.2 Amp Electric String Trimmer/Edger #GH1000 | 
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| Brand: Black & Decker
Category: Home Improvement
List Price: $80.00
Buy New: $74.90
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Rating:  119 reviews
Sales Rank: 15494
Media: Tools & Hardware
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 10
Dimensions (in): 0.5 x 0.1 x 0.1
MPN: GH1000
Model: GH1000
UPC: 028877522050
EAN: 0028877522050
ASIN: B000E7WLD8
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
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| Features:
| • | Electric string trimmer and edger quickly and powerfully cuts tough weeds, grass and overgrowth | | • | Motor and transmission mounted to distribute tool weight for better control and less fatigue; lightweight design | | • | 7.2 Amp motor with high-torque transmission; .080-diameter dual line; AFS System requires no bumping | | • | Adjustable handle with soft-grips; quickly converts from trimmer to edger; flip-down edge guide | | • | Weight: 6.9 pounds; backed by 2-year full warranty |
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Amazon.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 and overgrowth. The strong 7.2 Amp motor with high-torque transmission design delivers constant power. This trimmer offers a generous 14-inch cutting swath, and the .080-diameter heavy-duty dual-line system provides improved cutting ability with longer tool life. The Automatic Feed Spool (AFS) cuts faster, has less line wear, and uses centrifugal force so no bumping is required. This trimmer/edger has a lightweight design, weighing only 6.9 pounds, so it is easy to maneuver; the motor and transmission are mounted between the gripping areas, distributing the weight of the tool for better control and less fatigue. The featured Groom'N'Edge quickly converts the equipment from a trimmer to an edger and back again with just a push of the button; the head rotates 180 degrees and the flip-down edge guide makes edging along sidewalks, driveways, and flower-beds fast and simple. The handle can be height adjusted for any user and the soft grips provide maximum control and comfort. This product is backed by a 2-year full warranty.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 114 more reviews...
 Great for Home or RV November 28, 2008
Nyles A. Nielsen (Dallas, TX)
I originally purchase this trimmer to carry in my RV. After the spool was recalled and replaced, it has been a great product. I now have a stick home again and it served equally well there.
 DANGEROUS TRIMMER - Even after the recall October 27, 2008
T. L. McCarty (Colorado)
I bought this trimmer 2 months ago. (It was manufactured in 2007, and was not subject to the recall that affected older versions.) On first use it seemed good overall - good ergonomics, very powerful. Pulls a bit when the string auto-feeds but once I got used to that it quit getting away from me and gouging the grass.
Then in the middle of the 2nd use it started feeding line out uncontrollably with pieces flying everywhere - one of which cut me in the face. We set the trimmer aside a few weeks until my husband (the only one with strong enough fingers to actually get the spool cap off) had the time and patience to dig out the manual and work on rethreading it properly. It then worked again correctly for 15 minutes, trimming and edging beautifully. Unfortunately, it failed to feed out more line; my husband popped the cover off, re-threaded and tried again.
At that point it returned to this dangerously out of control mode; one more threading try failed to fix the problem -- it continued sending pieces flying 30 feet and cutting through it's own shield.
I am now awaiting the call back from Black and Decker's liability department with instructions for returning the trimmer.
With multiple recurring safety issues with this trimmer, I would urge you to choose a different product!
Terrible September 14, 2008
David B. Wood
I've gotten about three and-a-half hours of use out of this product, and the belt has already broken. The engine runs, but the trimming apparatus does not turn. Based on web searches, this appears to be a regular problem, even with the post-recall model.
cautious purchase paid off - nice trimmer September 9, 2008
B. Altman (Baltimore, MD)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought the trimmer last Sunday (Sept 7 '08) from HomeDepot and used it the same day. In short, this is a nice and powerful trimmer that worked well. I had a little bit of trouble screwing the front plastic guard thing in as the screw wouldn't line up with the second hole properly, but finally got it attached. The trimmer worked like it was supposed to and I am very happy with it.
From the reviews here I perceived there to be 2 defects with these trimmers; one that B&D handled by the recall and the other that they never admitted to (since people seemed to still have problems after), but fixed later, quietly, on the newly produced ones. For that reason I bought mine locally so I could return it if it was discovered to be the defective version.
Still no good after recall September 8, 2008
Artpop (Richmond, CA)
Avoid this trimmer. I just purchased this unit new. After my first use, I was very disappointed. I went online to check out what I could do to fix the line feeder. I found these Amazon reviews, and am thinking... "This thing is going back to the store."
The two main problems I have experienced with this so called "fixed" trimmer are:
1. The line feeds too much. While doing typical grass and weed trimming, the line feeds out so much that I have hundreds of little 1" pieces of green line all over my lawn. I used up the stock line spool that came with the trimmer in about 5 minutes.
2. Several times the line fed out so fast that the cutter could not keep up with it. A tangled mass of line was whipping my legs. I had to cut the line and start over.
These problems are not user error. This happened with this unit out of the box, with proper line, and proper technique. BTW I have the unit with the orange cover, not the recalled one with the black cover.
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