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Kobalt 80v vs Snapper 82v - Anyone know if their weedeaters are pretty much the same?
Posted on 8/9/19 at 10:17 pm
Posted on 8/9/19 at 10:17 pm
The straight shaft Kobalt 80v appears to be pretty similar to the Snapper 82v, as do the batteries. Same for the push mowers they are selling.
One specification that was different is that the Kobalt explicitly states that it can handle .095" line, where as the Snapper only mentions the .080". Any idea if the Snapper version truly can't accept .095" line?
I'm debating which of these two brands to go with for straight-shaft trimmer and then later a push mower.
One specification that was different is that the Kobalt explicitly states that it can handle .095" line, where as the Snapper only mentions the .080". Any idea if the Snapper version truly can't accept .095" line?
I'm debating which of these two brands to go with for straight-shaft trimmer and then later a push mower.
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Posted on 8/9/19 at 10:41 pm to BeepNode
Are either better than the Ego? I honestly don’t know. I do know that Ego has excellent reviews and lots of options.
Posted on 8/9/19 at 11:59 pm to BeepNode
Just got my father a new Echo 58V trimmer after the Husqvarna 128CD was too much of a hassle to start for him. Plenty of power and run time with the 2.0Ah battery (4.0Ah battery available) and can take 0.095 line. Has a SpeedFeed 400 head so I removed the crappy 0.080 line and reloaded it with new Echo Black Diamond 0.095 I picked up with the trimmer.
Posted on 8/10/19 at 7:26 am to Clames
I have the Kobalt 80v and it is great. It has a high and low setting which is great when I’m weed eating around the cedar playset so it doesn’t get torn up. Plenty of power on the high setting. The battery is enough to weed eat my 1/2 acre yard and blow off the drive way/back patio and I think I use about half the battery.
I think a lot of these battery powered tools will be pretty similar. It may just be a matter of how long their batteries last after a few years that sets them apart.
I think a lot of these battery powered tools will be pretty similar. It may just be a matter of how long their batteries last after a few years that sets them apart.
Posted on 8/10/19 at 8:59 am to Ice Cream Sammich
From what I can tell the Ego 56v trimmer is the best you can get right now but their mower is lacking.
I'm tempted to just go with best of breed and not attempt to minimize brand /battery charger sprawl.
I'm tempted to just go with best of breed and not attempt to minimize brand /battery charger sprawl.
Posted on 8/10/19 at 12:58 pm to BallsEleven
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I think a lot of these battery powered tools will be pretty similar. It may just be a matter of how long their batteries last after a few years that sets them apart.
Out of the models I handled, the Echo felt the most well built and the trimmer head is pretty much the best you can get, the batteries and charger having the same 5year consumer/2year commercial warranty as the gas powered tools made it the best buy for my dad. He likes it enough that now he wants the blower and hedge trimmer tools, he already has an Echo PB-250LN that is relatively new. Guess I'm going to inherit extra equipment....
Posted on 8/10/19 at 1:24 pm to Clames
Yeah I’m not too caught up on the trimmer heads but the one on the Kobalt is pretty nice. I just cut a couple of feet of string, slide it through then wind up.
Posted on 8/10/19 at 4:28 pm to BallsEleven
Another plus for the Kobalt and Snapper straight-shafts is that I can use my 3rd party edger attachment on them. The Ego can only take proprietary attachments because the motor is built into the trimmer head (probably for efficiency).
Edit: Kobalt removed the ability to use attachments on their latest (gen 2) trimmers. That does not bode well for them.
Edit: Kobalt removed the ability to use attachments on their latest (gen 2) trimmers. That does not bode well for them.
This post was edited on 8/11/19 at 1:30 am
Posted on 8/10/19 at 8:08 pm to BeepNode
I’m curious how those electric motors handle those attachments, especially the tiller. I’d buy one if I knew it could handle it for my garden.
Posted on 8/11/19 at 7:23 am to BeepNode
I have the kobalt 80v blower, hedge trimmer, and chainsaw. They are all awesome. I was most impressed by the chainsaw. It has serious power and the battery lasts a really long time.
If something happens to my echo weed eater, I'll be switching to the kobalt one.
If something happens to my echo weed eater, I'll be switching to the kobalt one.
Posted on 8/11/19 at 7:23 am to GEAUXT
Kobalt also has a really good warrenty.
Posted on 8/11/19 at 4:18 pm to BallsEleven
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I’d buy one if I knew it could handle it for my garden.
I would think it could handle cultivating an existing garden, but outright tilling hard soil would be an impressive feat. These trimmers are just not designed for torque.
Snapper does make a cultivator attachment for the 82v line. LINK
This post was edited on 8/11/19 at 4:19 pm
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