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Posted by Tony Hwang on September 27, 2006, 1:06 am
John Doe wrote:
> I usually read reviews (see the link at the bottom of this post),
> but not this time. In case you don't, you might want to read some
> reviews before buying a Black & Decker GH1000 Grass Hog XP. I bought
> it from Lowe's today but haven't used it yet. I'll probably take it
> back to the store tomorrow unused since it will be easier to get a
> refund.
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> I purchased and enjoyed a B&D GH600 Grass Hog. Most of the
> complaints about that trimmer appear to be based on the fact it
> feeds line automatically so you have to avoid running it up against
> something that repeatedly breaks the line. Pulsing the trigger works
> for me. The other complaint, that for some people the automatic line
> feed stops working might be valid. It must be a very sensitive
> mechanism, how else could they get centrifugal force to keep a short
> line to within about 2 inches? I gave that trimmer away. I would
> have bought another but I wanted larger diameter line. I feel like
> avoiding Black & Decker now.
>
> Back to the subject. If you go by the dozens of nearly unanimous
> opinion of users on Amazon.com, the GH1000 is a dangerous product.
> You probably won't want to have your kids (or anyone you care about)
> around when you're using it for the first time.
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> The ratings are arranged lowest first. Over 75% gave it the lowest
> possible rating and some begged for lower.
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> Take care.
>
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/customer-reviews/B000E7WLD8/ref=cm_rev_sort/102-4873796-5848150?customer-reviews.sort_by=%2BOverallRating&s=hi&x=8&y=13
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Hmmm,
B&D makes mostly junk, IMO. Never owned anything they make. My trimmer
is Echo gas model.
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