Whether you’re a landscaping professional or groundsman, or you simply want to buy the best cordless line trimmer for your garden, there are a number of essential points to weigh up.
Example of the best line trimmer to buy
The best go-to example is our Professional-X range, where ergonomic design meets unrivalled power and performance. Our STX3800 Professional-X line trimmer falls into this category. We also have a number of other strong Professional range contenders that come with Powerload™ technology - the world's first self-winding trimmer head.
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1. Size of cut
Your grass trimmer should be big enough to handle weeds, tall grass and even brambles effortlessly. A sizeable trimmer head will make faster, lighter work.
This STX3800 line trimmer head cuts a swathe of up to 38cm. It comes supplied with 2.4mm line - however, the line feed head can house grass trimmer line up to 3mm in diameter. Why is this handy? If you’ve got an area that’s proving hard work, you can swap to a thicker line, or even better, the 30cm three-sided blade which is also provided, and blitz it.
This grass trimmer is also compatible with the RTX2300 rotocut head (sold separately) for even tougher overgrowth and brush. The rotocut’s two counter-rotating blades have a cutting width of 23cm, allowing you to get right into hard-to-reach areas.
2. Weight
The weight of your grass trimmer goes hand-in-hand with its ergonomic design, as well as health and safety concerns.
Our example grass trimmer has a carbon fibre drive shaft. This helps to minimise the weight of the tool while keeping it durable and helping it keep its shape over time.
It actually weighs in at 6.5kg with trimmer head, and 6.2kg with brush cutter head, and its compatibility with battery harnesses and backpacks made this load feel like much, much less.
3. Health & safety
The best grass trimmer you can buy will be comfortable and easy to use - even during periods of continuous operation that might otherwise pose a risk to health.
Hand Arm Vibration (HAV) is a neuromuscular disorder that causes numbness and muscle weakness. You can reduce the risk of HAV by using tools which produce less vibration. Also, prolonged exposure to noise can lead to serious health effects. This shows itself as hearing loss, cardiovascular disease, cognitive impairment and mental health problems.
The EGO range has been designed to minimise risks to users. Our equipment is quieter, cleaner and vibrates far less than its petrol equivalent. It doesn’t emit any toxic fumes during operation - none, zero!
And, our example grass trimmer is perfectly balanced, designed for comfortable use all day long. It’s also compatible with both the EGO Power+ BH1001 backpack harness and BAX1501 Professional-X backpack battery.
4. Environmental impact
No more toxic petrol emissions. Less noise. Great product lifespan and local access to accredited service and repair technicians - make choices for a cleaner, greener world.
The technology is already here to enable a smarter way to power through gardening and landscaping tasks.
For a start, the battery technology is world-leading - with a long battery lifetime that mean your purchase is well worth it. See how little EGO tools cost to buy and run against petrol equivalents - including our example line trimmer, the STX3800.
Our batteries also mean no more toxic emissions, as well as removing the risks of storing petrol.
Our cordless tools are also quieter. This is beneficial for human health - but did you know that loud noise has a detrimental impact on animals and wildlife too? Our garden tools fall within the regulatory limits - our example grass trimmer (with trimmer head) doesn’t exceed LpA 81 DB(A) or LwA 94 DB(A).
EGO has teamed up with Eden Reforestation Projects. We’ve pledged to plant a tree for every EGO tool sold in Europe and in addition, each tool that is registered for extended warranty.
5. Productivity features
Choose long-running batteries that get the job done on a single charge; robust grass trimmers that have been designed to flex to your needs.
For a start, the EGO ARC Lithium ™ battery technology is world-leading - fast charging, long battery life to let you get the job done, long battery lifetimes that mean your purchase is well worth it. You won’t believe how much trimming you can do on a single charge, with a performance that’s just as good as petrol.
The STX3800 is equipped with a variable speed trigger, which gives you full control over speed and power for more efficient working. Its constant speed control delivers consistent trimming and the free-rotating bump cap won’t wear out on the ground. The quick adjust handle, speed selection, large cutting swathe and twin line action produce less vibration and support faster cutting times.
Batteries for all EGO grass trimmers are interchangeable – in fact, you can use them across our entire range of cordless garden tools.
6. Long warranty periods
You can tell if a grass trimmer manufacturer is serious about the quality of their product - they give you an exceptional warranty period.
For reference, EGO warranties for domestic use grass trimmers range last for 5 years and up to 3 for professional users.
From Professional-X to Professional
We also have a number of other strong Professional range contenders that come with Powerload™ technology, also suitable for landscapers, groundsmen and dedicated gardeners. See our full range of the best cordless grass trimmers.