Core CGT 400 Trimmer Review: This Electric Trimmer Is a Gas

Gas - powered green goddess eaters are burly enough to chop up down the thickest undergrowth , no doubt . But they ’re also noisy , smelly , and expensive to run . Instead , take the CGT400 Trimmer from CORE GasLess Power for a spin .

What Is It?

A lightweight treble - crease galvanizing trimmer that runs on a Li - ion stamp battery pack rather than an extension corduroy or a two - CVA gas engine .

Who’s It For?

citizenry that do n’t want to ante up for premium octane just to edge their lawn .

Design

It looks like a normal skunk feeder with the spinny , jerky bits at one end , a grab bar and trigger in the midsection , and the power rootage even up the back end . The CGT400 ’s top executive cells slides into the stern of the power supply living accommodations while the trimmer end can be swapped out for a hedge trimmer or blower ( though I did n’t test them ) .

Using It

Assembly was a breeze , just slue the trimming capacitor adhesion into the front end of the barrage fire housing and reduce the clinch . Then level up the Li - ion battery pack , slide it into the rear of the major power supplying , and you ’re ready to go . At 11 pounds , the trimmer is very light , on par with my rinky dink corded manakin , and consequently very easy to handle . The .095 line is tough enough to palm most grasses and non - woody weeds . It ’s surely near than the .065 my other electrical pruner wields . While corded trimmers of course have the runtime advantage , the CGT 400 ’s 45 – 60 second runtime is more than passable for the average ( sub)urban yard .

The Best Part

I do n’t have any exterior power sockets in my back chiliad so I used to either have to run an extra 20 feet of cord to the midsection of my service department to plug in my twilled pruner or spend an extra 15 minutes swearing at my gas trimmer as I assay to get it started . This is the best of both human beings . The CGT400 gives me the mobility of a gas pruner without the vexation of use up through an reference cord as well as the operational time of and comparable tycoon to a gas locomotive engine without the throat - choking oil - throttle exhaust .

Tragic Flaw

Even as Li - ion cell go , this bombardment pack is cumbersome . have a bun in the oven to dedicate at least a square foot of toolbench to the charging place .

This Is Weird…

Even though the entire rig is just over 10 pounds , the alternative for a shoulder strap would have been decent .

Test Notes

Can also be outfitted with a span of blower attachments and a hedge trimmer .

The battery pack charges altogether in about three hours .

Should I Buy It?

Granted , the CGT 400 is a bit more expensive than other cordless models — say theBlack and Decker 18V — the ability to swap out the thread maker caput with other power tools is very ready to hand . And unless you ’re trailblazing through waist - high weeds or trying to clear acres of terra firma , this sturdy and dependable cordless trimmer is up to the project .

dimension : 67 x 8.5 x 7 column inch

weightiness : 8 pounds ( 11 with battery )