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Best String Trimmer (Battery Powered)? EGO, Milwaukee, DeWalt, Ryobi, Kobalt, Makita, Atlas, ECHO

May 2022 · 21 min · 9 products tested

His winner

DeWalt

It is an amazing machine that is very well designed and performs extremely well

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Results, round by round

Startup Torque

Higher is better, in in lb7 of 9 products have agreed numbers, so no leader is marked
  1. 1DeWalt73in lbAmazon
  2. 2Makita48in lbAmazon
  3. 3Ryobi39in lbAmazon
  4. 4Milwaukee39in lbAmazon
  5. 5ECHO30in lbStore
  6. 6Kobalt10in lbNo link
  7. 7Atlas9in lbNo link

Trimmer Head Weight

Lower is better, in lb6 of 9 products have agreed numbers, so no leader is marked
  1. 1Ryobi3.42lbAmazon
  2. 2ECHO3.47lbStore
  3. 3DeWalt3.5lbAmazon
  4. 4Makita3.6lbAmazon
  5. 5Atlas4.2lbNo link
  6. 6Milwaukee4.2lbAmazon

Total Weight

Lower is better, in lb
  1. 1Makita9lbAmazon
  2. 2Atlas9.25lbNo link
  3. 3Ryobi10.6lbAmazon
  4. 4ECHO10.6lbStore
  5. 5Kobalt10.8lbNo link
  6. 6Milwaukee11.8lbAmazon
  7. 7EGO12lbAmazon
  8. 8DeWalt12.6lbAmazon
  9. 9Greenworks13.5lbNo link

Noise Level

Lower is better, in dB
  1. 1Atlas74.9dBNo link
  2. 2Kobalt77.7dBNo link
  3. 3EGO81.1dBAmazon
  4. 4ECHO82.5dBStore
  5. 5Ryobi87.2dBAmazon
  6. 6Makita88.4dBAmazon
  7. 7Milwaukee89.4dBAmazon
  8. 8DeWalt89.5dBAmazon
  9. 9Greenworks91.4dBNo link

Reaction Time

Lower is better, in s
  1. 1Milwaukee0sAmazon
  2. 2Makita0.05sAmazon
  3. 3EGO0.1sAmazon
  4. 4DeWalt0.1sAmazon
  5. 5Ryobi0.2sAmazon
  6. 6ECHO0.3sStore
  7. 7Kobalt0.3sNo link
  8. 8Atlas0.3sNo link
  9. 9Greenworks0.5sNo link

Spool Up Time

Lower is better, in s
  1. 1Milwaukee0.5sAmazon
  2. 2DeWalt0.95sAmazon
  3. 3Makita0.95sAmazon
  4. 4EGO1sAmazon
  5. 5Ryobi1.1sAmazon
  6. 6ECHO1.2sStore
  7. 7Greenworks1.3sNo link
  8. 8Kobalt1.4sNo link
  9. 9Atlas1.8sNo link

Trimmer Line Capacity

Higher is better, in ft6 of 9 products have agreed numbers, so no leader is marked
  1. 1DeWalt20ftAmazon
  2. 2Makita16ftAmazon
  3. 3Greenworks13.5ftNo link
  4. 4Ryobi13ftAmazon
  5. 5Kobalt9ftNo link
  6. 6Atlas9ftNo link

Line Dispensing Time

Lower is better, in s4 of 9 products have agreed numbers, so no leader is marked
  1. 1DeWalt1.2sAmazon
  2. 2Milwaukee2sAmazon
  3. 3EGO6sAmazon
  4. 4Makita7sAmazon

Cutting Speed

Lower is better, in s6 of 9 products have agreed numbers, so no leader is marked
  1. 1DeWalt68sAmazon
  2. 2Makita80sAmazon
  3. 3Milwaukee85sAmazon
  4. 4Atlas90sNo link
  5. 5Kobalt111sNo link
  6. 6Greenworks165sNo link

Run Time

Higher is better, in minutes7 of 9 products have agreed numbers, so no leader is marked
  1. 1Greenworks31.5minutesNo link
  2. 2Atlas31.5minutesNo link
  3. 3Kobalt29minutesNo link
  4. 4Ryobi23minutesAmazon
  5. 5DeWalt17minutesAmazon
  6. 6Milwaukee16minutesAmazon
  7. 7Makita10minutesAmazon

Charge Time

Lower is better, in minutes4 of 9 products have agreed numbers, so no leader is marked
  1. 1Ryobi44.5minutesAmazon
  2. 2Makita48.6minutesAmazon
  3. 3EGO49minutesAmazon
  4. 4ECHO57minutesStore

Everything he tested

Results were read from the video's captions by two AI models, and only the numbers both agree on and that he says out loud are shown. Some results appear only on screen in the video. Check the video before you buy.