You can press the trigger to increase the speed when you’re faced with a rougher patch, and then release it bit by bit to decelerate and preserve battery power. This edger includes a variable speed throttle.

They clip on to the main rod of the trimmer easily, making it possible to stand upright and cut a straight edge while you roll the trimmer down a hard surface next to the vegetation you’re trimming. The WG184 also includes a set of detachable edger wheels. The WG184 runs for 20 to 30 minutes on a single charge, which the manufacturer considers ample time to trim or weed-eat the edges of a half-acre property. That translates to longer sessions between recharging, as well as boosted performance within larger areas or when dealing with taller weeds.

With the two 20-volt batteries working in tandem to deliver 40 volts of power, this particular weed eater is more powerful in comparison to other smaller electric cordless versions available today, in some cases twice as much. Indicator lights on the charger flash green while charging is in progress, rest on green when the batteries reach 100 percent, or flash red to indicate that one or both batteries are defective. It stops immediately and flashes red once the temperature exceeds or falls below that range. If you plan to charge the batteries outdoors, note that this charger works only at temperatures between 32 and 110☏. It has a function available for charging a single battery, but it’s best to charge both at once since the power turns off if either battery runs down – they operate together as a unit in this trimmer. WORX WA3578 PowerShare 20V Lithium Ion High Capacity BatteryĪnother helpful feature is the dual charger that you may receive with your purchase or buy separately. This collection of more than 75 models of lawn equipment and power tools can all be powered by the same Worx batteries, be they 20-, 40-, or 80-volt. I want to start by mentioning that Worx has a good thing going with its Power Share line. Now that that’s out of the way, let’s talk about the key features that set this model apart from the competition. They aren’t for clearing lots – yours or your neighbor’s. Trimmer/edgers are built for keeping the edges of the lawn tidy, and weeding spaces where you would be spending hours on your hands and knees and returning to do it again next week if you weren’t using a weed eater. Nor should you use these types of tools to cut thorny canes, dry tree branches, entire lawns that are larger than 100 or so square feet, or overgrown vegetable gardens at the end of the season.Īs my husband relayed to me based on decades of experience, a tool like the WG184 might survive one of those jobs, but the duress would run through the battery charge really quickly and use up spool after spool of weed eater line. You’ll quickly destroy a trimmer by trying to use it for hardcore jobs like clearing brush from a gulley or cutting scrub from a quarter-acre that hasn’t been mown for years. I’m sorry if this is going to burst your bubble, but that’s all, folks.

Worx weed trimmer