40V Brushless Cordless Battery Attachment Capable String Trimmer and Edger Attachment with 4.0 Ah Battery and Charger

This is a real powerful trimmer But too Big for me and not too confortable for left handed people. But it's amazing it's the dame power of a gas trimmer and not noisy

The battery doesn't work on all 40v Ryobi tools. It's a different shape!! -- I have a 40v chainsaw (RY40502) that I needed another battery for. Since my gas trimmer was on it's last leg, I decided to buy this trimmer kit (RY40270VNM) and get the trimmer and a charger for only $40 more than the 4ah battery they sell separately. I put the trimmer to use and was satisfied. I went to use the chainsaw a few days later and the battery won't fit!! Yes, it's very close, but I would have to dremel about 1/8" off the top corners (or the 'top' inside corners of the vertical battery pocket) to make it fit! This makes NO sense Ryobi. Why manufacture two different 4ah/144wh batteries of the same physical dimensions, but with a different profile? (Unless it's to increase your bottom line when people realize they have to buy batteries separately in the end after-all. This appears to be a shameless, time-delayed money grab...) -- This is NOT a case of me being confused about Ryobi's recently released larger (and some mid-size) capacity batteries that have a taller chassis. The chassis on the battery in this kit (OP40404), is the same height as the previous battery for the chainsaw (OP40401). The difference is the profile/shape. See the attached image. (Or compare the pictures from this very ad to the OP40401 to see what I mean.) The top is wider, which pushes the top corners outwards, keeping them from fitting in the nicely rounded corners of Ryobi's standard vertical battery pocket. It would have been SO easy for Ryobi to avoid this by simply including the 4AH battery they sell separately. Why make two versions? -- Buyer beware! If you have the nerve to assume the 40v battery in this kit will work with 40v Ryobi tools that have a vertical battery 'pocket' for standard 4ah batteries, you'll be wrong.

My Ryobi weed eater does a good job edging, but using this attachment is much quicker. I have mastered edging with it using just my right arm so I can walk straight ahead and fully erect. Much easier on the back. Also blade changes are a snap.

For the work I needed in my yard that hasn't had official edge trimming done in many years, I decided to finally get this attachment for my Ryobi cordless 40V string trimmer. My trimmer is about a year old, I use it a couple of times a month and the battery was freshly charged. Bottom line, it would not trim the edge of my grass without the trimmer head shutting off/cutting out likely due to overload just after 15 after 20 seconds of use. My grass is not your model home, upper-class Bermuda grass golf course lawn but you would think it could manage cutting an average joe shmoe's yard perimeter. Here's the video I made just to show the actual experience. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDsLsN1JXyI

bought the main gas unit and expand-it edger 3 weeks ago. Was enjoying the clean cuts between grass and sidewalk until I noticed the guard was cracked.

it's powerful enough, has good useful attachments and the charger works with my off-grid setup, BUT.. and it's a BIG BUT... the design of the head, where the feed holes are higher than other trimmers from the bottom of the head, causes trimmings to be shot, and i mean shot up all along my left side, up my nose, in my mouth, and i've been impaled 4 times! by stems off tanglefoot fern (elkhorn fern) trimming, and these stems are tough enough to use as pungie sticks (google it) and 4 times i've had to stop and yank these flying pungie sticks out from my left leg, OUCH!! i've never had/used a trimmer that flings this much stuff up my left side, and its because of the design. so, i "fixed it". i cut a plastic flower pot section, and screwed it to the left side of the shield, which doesn't stop anything on that left side (because the line feed is to high up on the head), and now it flings the trimmings out to the left, and now only my left foot gets some trimmings flung on it. now, it's good enough. but i had to modify it. so, i would recommend it, with modifications.

Bought the Ryobi edger and the Ryobi 40 volt trimmer today at Home Depot. Opened the boxes, everything in perfect condition, charged the battery, quickly and easily installed the trimmer shield/guard....then tried out both the edger and trimmer. Work great! Powerful and well balanced tools. Very happy with my first experience. Highly recommend! See pics of clean sharp edges along sidewalk....and it’s a corner lot with a long stretch of sidewalk.

My 40v battery won't charge and it says "Defective" on the charger (red and green flashing led signal). I've only owned the trimmer for 4 months and a new battery is over $100. Buyer beware.

I have been very happy with this machine. The battery lasts a long time which is good because we have a large, in town property with a lot to trim. The trimmer head that comes with it is easy to use and takes the larger string which is good for cutting through the largest grasses. It also comes with a cutter blade head which works great for cutting through larger brush (tree starts). Changing the attachments is super easy. Just line it up and tighten the handle. The only complaint is that the round handle does seem to move around a bit regardless of how much I tighten it. Of course, I don’t want to overtighten it and break it as it’s plastic. It comes with a charger and the battery charges fast considering the size. We also picked up a second battery so that I can use this for a long time without running out of a charge. Overall, I’m happy with this machine and look forward to picking up a few more attachments to make the system even more useful for my yard.

easy to use, gets the job done fast