Verdict
The versatile Worx GT 3.0 rechargeable grass trimmer has some sensible design options that not solely make it higher at doing its job, however imply it’s simpler to place away and retailer after you’re completed. Having a pair of batteries within the pack is the icing on the cake, because it means you’ll be capable to preserve working previous the time different trimmers would have give up.
Execs
- Two batteries
- Versatile
- Compact for storage
Cons
- Advanced to construct
- Stiff adjustment on head
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Chopping widthThere’s a 30cm slicing width, offered by a single cable, making this trimmer suited to lighter jobs.
Introduction
The Worx GT 3.0 rechargeable trimmer continues that firm’s chunky design, which I additionally noticed within the WG730E mower – the charcoal and orange color scheme right here augmented by the silvery sheen of the steel tube that makes up the size of the physique.
It’s a 20V cordless mannequin with the power to flip its head round because of a quick-release catch midway down, which additionally permits it to telescope up for storage, making it extra compact.
The pinnacle of the trimmer can also be uncommon, sporting not solely a steel guard to stop you from taking the slicing wire too near partitions and flowerpots, but additionally a set of wheels that present a easy trip alongside flat surfaces.
Design and options
- Additional wheels
- Stable construct high quality
- Directions slightly unclear
Getting the GT 3.0 out of the field, you’re introduced with a state of affairs that’s unusual with most backyard instruments, that are normally easy to place collectively. With the Worx trimmer, it’s good to take a look at the directions. That’s as a result of it comes flattened down for transit, so that you’ll want to search out out precisely assemble it.
Sadly, the pictorial directions are small and unclear. I obtained it collectively in the long run, with the help of a screwdriver to do up the only screw that holds on the clipping defend, however I used to be left with a nagging feeling we hadn’t executed it fairly proper. Nonetheless, it labored, so I can class it as a win.
Midway alongside the trimmer’s shaft is a quick-release catch that enables the pinnacle to be rotated via 90° relative to the deal with, for garden edging. This catch additionally permits the trimmer to be telescoped shut by a couple of inches, making it extra compact for storage.
There’s an adjustable deal with midway down the shaft, and the angle of the pinnacle may also be modified – from parallel to the shaft to completely perpendicular.
This makes it simpler to get underneath shrubs and into different much less accessible locations, however the mechanism is slightly stiff.
What’s most uncommon in regards to the GT 3.0 is the little set of wheels that connect to the aspect of the slicing head. These are fully detachable, however come in useful for preserving a relentless top off the garden for those who’re edging, and may also be run alongside partitions whenever you’re trimming the grass close to them.
There’s additionally a steel protecting guard you’ll snap into place throughout meeting, which has an analogous impact, which means the wheels are in all probability finest eliminated if you wish to use it as an upright strimmer – although you may depart them in place in order for you.
Efficiency
- 20V battery
- Single-strand slicing line
- Struggles with weeds
The GT 3.0 makes use of the identical 20V Worx PowerShare batteries as its mowers and different instruments, so will match proper in for those who’ve already obtained others from the identical producer. The trimmer comes with a smaller 2Ah pack, slightly than the 4Ah one we noticed included with the WG730E mower, however the trimmer has two of them so you may have one charging when you reduce with the opposite. It additionally comes with a cut-down charger.
Chopping efficiency is nice so long as you’re slicing grass. The guard retains the slicing head at a distance from partitions or different backyard options, nevertheless it seems like this might be decreased a tiny bit to carry the cutter in nearer. As a garden edger it excels, the removable wheels taking away the necessity to hover the slicing head on the proper top above the garden edge.
Being a single-line design, it’s not best for chopping via something more durable than a grass stem, so whereas it will probably sort out thicker weeds this isn’t its forte, and chances are you’ll want a number of passes. A line-feed button on the prime of the deal with lets you manually prolong some new line if it breaks, and doing this stops the slicing motion.
Battery life is great, with a pair of charged batteries capable of preserve going for a surprisingly very long time. Most garden edging duties are carried out shortly, so it’s provided that you’re clearing an overgrown space that you simply’ll hassle the GT 3.0’s reserves of energy.
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Must you purchase it?
If edging your garden is a precedence: Wheels and a rotating head make it simple to get a clear end.
For those who see your self clearing more durable weeds: The only line isn’t that highly effective.
Ultimate Ideas
Worx has put a whole lot of thought into the makes use of of the GT 3.0, and it exhibits. Whereas it has resulted in a trimmer that’s barely extra complicated to assemble than others, you get a flexible software in consequence, and the power to edge lawns extra precisely and simply might be an enormous promoting level for some.
Whereas it might have been good to have a dual-line slicing head, as with the Stihl FSA 57 Cordless Grass Trimmer, to essentially slice via these weeds, it is a grass-focused mannequin that does the job it was designed for properly, and with two batteries you’re not going to expire of energy till you’ve completed the entire garden. For options, see the information to the most effective grass trimmers.
How we take a look at
We take a look at each grass trimmer we assessment completely over an prolonged time frame. We use commonplace checks to match options correctly. We’ll at all times inform you what we discover. We by no means, ever, settle for cash to assessment a product.
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Used as our principal trimmer for the assessment interval
Used on quite a lot of grass lengths and weeds to see how properly the mower cuts
Examined to see how simple the trimmer is to hold, use and retailer
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FAQs
These make it simpler to chop to a uniform top, or observe the course of a wall.
