Deal Or Scam? Seems Too Good To Be True (Weed Trimmers)

[Rick-o]

Ombligo wrote:
You are in luck - Project Farm has tested trimmers. I just watched it yesterday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrOkIPQ1gJk&ab_channel=ProjectFarm

Good info, but Man, that guys voice is irritating to me!

[Rick-o]

wurm, is your Ryobi trimmer an 18v or larger? I'm worried if I go with the 18v, (which I have many batteries) it may not be powerful enough for what I plan on using it for.

wurm wrote:
I abandoned my old Feather-Lite several years ago in favor of the Ryobi. We don't have a lot to trim and I already have several Ryobi batteries, so it made sense for us. I replaced parts more than once on the old Feather-Lite, and it was always a pita to deal with, even as infrequently as I needed it.

That said, those sites do look a bit sketchy. Reminds me of a couple of similar sites that a google search always uncovers as scam sites.

[Michael]

Rick-o wrote:
wurm, is your Ryobi trimmer an 18v or larger? I'm worried if I go with the 18v, (which I have many batteries) it may not be powerful enough for what I plan on using it for.

[quote=wurm]
I abandoned my old Feather-Lite several years ago in favor of the Ryobi. We don't have a lot to trim and I already have several Ryobi batteries, so it made sense for us. I replaced parts more than once on the old Feather-Lite, and it was always a pita to deal with, even as infrequently as I needed it.

That said, those sites do look a bit sketchy. Reminds me of a couple of similar sites that a google search always uncovers as scam sites.

We got a free 18v Ryobi trimmer with some other Ryobi purchase on a Black Friday deal and I found that it wasn't robust enough for our lot. So I bought a 40v kit (this one: https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-40V-Co.../327475111) and it works just fine. It also runs a small chain saw trimmer attachment without any problem, at all. I've never run the 40v battery down while using the trimmer and I've used it for an hour. It is a bit heavy however. Home Depot also sells the trimmer alone without the blower but I thought it was a good deal with both of them.

[wave rider]

We have one of the moderately powered 40V Ryobis, which does pretty well. It does go through batteries fast, takes me three batteries to trim one side of the driveway. 700± a few feet or so I think by about two feet.

I added this brush cutter attachment later, it works well in the big stuff. Link to cutter at Home Depot.



One can get brush cutter blades for most string trimmers, most just bolt on where the trimmer head is. No need for fancy expand-it stuff.

[wurm]

Yeah, I have the 18v version. I really don't use it much or very often, so it serves my purpose. I trim around the vinyl fence that the mower can't get to, and around a few tree trunks. No heavy lifting.

[JoeH]

Just looking into the first site, it was probably copied. bigleemusic.com originally was an alias domain for a musician named Chad Lee. Sometime in the last few years it was let to expire, and someone in March of this year acquired it.

I am seeing the same pattern of picking up expired domains being used by spammers. They pick up domains with no prior bad records and unleash a mass of spam. Eventually they either stop paying, or their payment turns up as bad and the domain gets expired again.

Edit - and trippinsolo.com was originally a travel blog for solo travelers. Most of the 2010s it was "under construction" after being active the decade before that.

[JoeH]

Rick-o wrote:
[quote=Black]
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Look at the domain info for those websites. How long they were registered? Any feedback?

Street view of the business address and Google the 320 area code is really all that's needed here.
Well, Duh! Why didn't *I* think of that? Yeah, looks to be scam sites. One residential, the other a bank? :dunno:
Well, residential with a different business associated with the address according to google maps. A remodeler if they have that right.

[rz]

I have 1.6 acres and a 40V Ryobi with a 6Ah battery. I can trim the whole lot with battery to spare.

[Rick-o]

Nicely done, folks! Ordered the Ryobi 40V. and passed on the 18V in my cart. Looks like I'm good to go.

[Rick-o]

BTW, This is what I'm dealing with. 3 buildings, lots of chainlink fence, a small camping area, and trimming around the outside stored stuff.