Stanley Black & Decker DCM561PB-GB 18 V XR Cordless Bare Unit Brushless Line Trimmer - Yellow

What a shame this unit doesn't match the quality normally associated with DeWalt, after only a few uses the motor on this unit stopped working properly. The head no longer spins at a speed capable of cutting anything. Changing batteries has no effect.

I brought this just under 12 months ago, its has hardly been used and developed a fault.The seller advised me to have it collected for repair which was painless.I called the repair company who confirmed it was a faulty motor, they advised me that dewalt have no replacement motors in the UK and could not confirm when they will arrive.It is worth considering the warranty period is one year and not 3 years as some sellers are advertising, I found this out after registering on Dewalt's website.No idea when I will get the strimmer back and as the seller has reminded me it is just about to fall out of warranty and gave me Dewalt's number. I spoke with Dewalt who were very helpful and advised me replacement motors we due in 6th May and they will extend the warrantyThis is a good product, I hope my motor failure is isolated, bear in mind very short warranty period for something that gets seasonal use.

Easily the best strimmer I have used or owned, that include petro Stigl and mains powered offerings from Bosch, Black and Decker and Flymo.I have a large garden and can honestly say that the batteries have more than coped with it in fact a 4AH battery has done the whole garden 4 times so far and still has plenty of charge left in it. It isn’t a light weight piece of kit but it is easily managed.

For normal garden use this is perfect. A 5ah battery will do the whole large garden easily (probably twice or more). It is light, quiet and easy to use. I have used it on some large weeded areas that are realistically more suited to a petrol brush cutter and it took a few attempts to get through them but it managed! If you have other XR kit highly recommended.

Much better than I expected to be honest! I cleared brambles, ivy and assorted weeds. from a 10 x 10m area that hadn't been touched for years. The only drawback is the 10 to 20 min battery time - but its an excuse for tea breaks. The biggest plus point is not having to mess about with cables, extension leads, or fill with petrol etc. Just stick a battery in and it's ready to go.

This strimmer came late when it finally came I had it for about 15 hours off work time and the it decided to give up and stop working been trying to get a refund back for the past 2 weeks but I’m not having any enjoy doing so even though they have accepted my refund request yet I can’t email anyone about picking it up or me dropping it off so that’s £180 or however much it cost me down the drain!!! Fuming is an understatement!!!!

There's cheaper products on the market, but if you want something reliable, hard-wearing and uses the same batteries for all your dewalt tools, then this is a pretty good bet.

Well built strimmer.Only OK for small to medium size garden, due to the short running time.- Battery lasts 20 to 30 minutes, gets very warm so is slow to recharge.