Black & Decker ST7700, lasted less than 1 year -..
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lasted less than 1 year - always a problem
I purchased this trimmer last year. It has already died, but I was so frustrated with it, that’s OK. (if interested, you can see my 3-star review right after purchase)
The automatic feed never worked right: I had to continuously unplug the thing and advance the line: the auto feed depends on a sprocket system that allows the spool to advance: but as soon as dust gets inside (which happens immediately), the sprocket binds up, and the line does not feed out.
Also the black guard that protects the user from debris getting kicked back is fastened with one small screw in soft plastic: the vibrations caused by normal usage caused this screw to strip out in the second use. Getting the item back to B&D for warranty repair would have cost me more than a new unit, so I did my own repair last year. The construction seems rally cheap and therefore potentially unsafe to me.
This trimmer has been nothing but trouble since I bought it. It’s better to use a less-polluting electric trimmer (not gas powered), but this one is not well made.
Update (2/6/2012):
The featured review for this product, Black & Decker ST7700 13-Inch 4.4 amp Automatic Feed String Trimmer and Edger Lawn & Patio, was written by B. Conover.
The average rating for this item is out of 5 stars, according to 3 reviews.
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Posted on: August 25, 2010
Filed under: Reviews
Reviews (3)
Robert P. Sterner
July 11th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
Automatic feed was Always feed
We got this thing right after it came out. It wasn’t and automatic feed so much as it was an always feed. It basically just always fed out line, using it up quickly. It ended up being cheaper to buy a new weed eater (not this brand or with that feature) than it was to keep buying line. About the only positive was the service from the company. They’d send replacement parts to us when we asked at least for the first year.
There was a small plastic piece which controls the feed of the line. It was constantly wearing down and melting. This just didn’t work. The replacements had a piece of metal on it to try and help, but it didn’t really do much.
LV Henderson.
July 20th, 2010 at 4:51 pm
Definitely not a grasshog
Horrible product. Almost caught fire from burned out motor on first useage. It started smoking after six minutes of light use. Do not buy. Buy one of the Black & Decker grasshog models instead. They need to recall this thing before someone gets injured.
B. Conover
August 9th, 2010 at 12:16 pm
lasted less than 1 year - always a problem
Rated 1 stars.
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