Ratings & Reviews for EGO POWERLOAD with LINE IQ 56-volt 16-in Straight Shaft Battery String Trimmer

Tool has been great until Powerload stopped workin

Tool has been great, has cut well and lasted well with the battery. Less than 3 years after purchasing, the powerload button has stopped retracting the string and, on this model, loading up the string manually is a pain. In reading about this issue, this may be a semi common issue with the switch or a power issue that they have experienced in this model. It is under warranty and I'm waiting on a repair/replacement. Hopefully it lasts longer than the original.

IQ Does not feed line

ego IQ technology line feed is horrible and does not work, Mine does not feed and you waste your time taking it apart all the time and they provided no manual backup way to feed more line out. How stupid is that?

Great features

I bought it a bit over a month ago and it’s working great for me. So far the line feeding works great. Cuts very well.

String Trimmer

excellent trimmer with a bunch power. Can really handle big weeds

Amazing, very strong. Long battery running time. Reliable.

Powerful and Efficient

I bought this model to replace my older, smaller and less powerful Ego trimmer. This model was so powerful it made my job of trimming our 2 acre property so much easier. The power actually surprised me and I got too close and removed plants accidentally! There is a learning curve to this new tool.

More than 5 times faster than my Ryobi

Very happy with the performance, was able to easily cut through heavy weeds that my Ryobi weed eater would take much longer and frequently get tangled. Between the quick reload feature, the less frequent tangling, and powerful cutting I did more than 5 times the work in 1 hour. My only complaint is the charge is noisy, but it is fast.

EGO String Trimmer Early Review

I have used this once since getting it. I have to give it a very high rating so far. I was unsure about its power because I used to a Stihl gas powered trimmer. But the EGO was quite powerful and of course much easier to use then a gasoline powered trimmer. And the automatic string feed function worked perfectly; no tapping needed. I can't say anything yet about how much string it used or how the automatic adding string to spool function will work. And the battery lasted quite long, probabl...

Best trimmer

I’ve had the trimmer for less than a month but I’ve used it several times. It operates flawlessly, the battery lasts for me to finish my whole yard, the line feeds smoothly, no need to stop at all, it’s comfortable in my hand. The only downside is that it is heavy. I had an extra single point sling to use on the attachment point but it would be nice if that was included for as expensive this trimmer is.

Excellent trimmer however it’s a lot heavier than I expected

What about the battery and charger?

When I registered this item, I could not find a place to register the the battery and charger that came with it, frustrating. The original purchase was missing the bolt and Allen wrench to put it together. I had to return it for a new one. Once I finally put it together everything was fine. Have only used it a couple of times, so far on that part everything is good. Haven't used it enough to say anything good or bad about it.