Black & Decker CST1100, 2 strikes and I’m done!

Overall Rating1.331.331.331.331.33

2 strikes and I’m done!

I bought and returned 2 of these trimmers. The first one was used all of 5 minutes when the part that is supposed to rotate the string stopped spinning..the motor was still going full speed - the string head just wasn’t spinning so I exchanged it. I used the 2nd unit twice. Both times the battery power depleted to next to nothing within 10-15 minutes - this after being on the charger OVER 24 hours! I called the B&D 800 number and was told the expected battery time for this unit was 15-20 minutes (which is not mentioned anywhere in the owner’s manual or on the B&D website). I do not have a huge yard but I could barely get it finished before the battery died. I ended up taking the 2nd unit back last night and am going to get the Toro 8″ cordless trimmer. It doesn’t have the edger feature but I know a few people that have it and love it - plus the battery life is 45 minutes - more than twice as much as the B&D.

Update (2/6/2012): This item is currently on sale here for the lowest price I’ve seen. I also found some auctions for this item here.

The featured review for this product, Black & Decker CST1100 9-Inch 12-Volt Cordless Electric String Trimmer and Edger Lawn & Patio, was written by Kay.

The average rating for this item is 1.3 out of 5 stars, according to 3 reviews.

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Reviews (3)

Kay

April 4th, 2010 at 10:35 am    


Overall Rating11111

2 strikes and I’m done!
Rated 1 stars.


Bailey Cook

April 7th, 2010 at 5:29 pm    


Overall Rating22222

Line doesn’t feed in edger mode
I bought this because our local supercenter store only had 3 to pick from (I live and a very small town) and this seemed to be the easiest to use and it was a B&D. B&D is supposed to be good, right? WRONG!!
I didn’t have too much of a problem with the battery lasting very long…I’d weedeat for awhile and then mow or pull weeds or something else while it was charging.
Well, once I started trying to edge it was all over!! The line doesn’t feed when you’re edging!! I had to constantly stop and pull the line out…heck, might as well be doing this by hand!!! Edge a foot, turn it upside down and pull line out, edge another foot, well, you see where I’m going.
I didn’t realize how bad it was until 4 months after I bought it as I had just bought a new [older} home and it had been empty for awhile and I started working on the yard in earnest. You guessed it…warranty expired and store wouldn’t take it back…it looked “too used.”
So, I’m stuck with it. I use it to edge but just turn it sideways while its in weedeater mode….which kicks up gravel or chunks of dirt or whatever.
That’s it for me…no more B&D.


Arthur Kicker

April 19th, 2010 at 1:56 pm    


Overall Rating11111

Junk
I just bought this Black & Decker Cordless Trimmer and will return tomorrow. When you see the name of B & D, we could expect a decent piece of equipment. But this mower is a useless piece of garbage. I agree with everyone here regarding the trimmer battery of: its pathetic. You can load up the night, or for two weeks for this issue, and you only get 10 minutes of cutting time. What can you really accomplish in 10 minutes? Maybe if you have an eight foot square meter of this cup would be great. And, as someone else here said, you said nowhere on the packaging or the manual of how long battery will last. This is absolutely unacceptable for a company such as B & D. This mower is worthless. Do not buy it. It cuts pretty well, but you will have one week of cutting / charging / cutting ad nauseam to get your heart makes … just in time to start cutting again. Worthless. I will be buying a Toro and let B & D know I am dissatisfied.


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