[RosieCotton]

Do you know if the cordless ones are at all OK? Like this? Seems like they'd run out of steam pretty quickly, but if they DID work, it'd be the best of both worlds! Electric with no cord!

[Wneighbor]

Rosie, I think that might be perfect for you! You really did tell us your yard is fairly small anyway right? So it's bound to stay charged long enough to do what you have. They have to make them where they would do someone's large yard or they couldn't sell them very well. At least, I would think that.

[HairOfTheDog]

Do you know if the cordless ones are at all OK? Like this? Seems like they'd run out of steam pretty quickly, but if they DID work, it'd be the best of both worlds! Electric with no cord!

Cordless tools have come a long way. I have a cordless sawzall and there are other powerful tools that are now cordless, and they have the same power as a regular one.

I would be hesitant because weed-wacking is a more constant "on" activity usually, and I would be afraid that it wouldn't last long enough to get the job done.

The cord for the electric one, with a heavy long cord, didn't bother me that much.

[HairOfTheDog]

That one is in the small category - 12-inch cut path..... they do have ones that cut a wider diameter... 14-16 inches and higher.

I would go to a store and pick them all up and hold them.... See which one is really light, which one is too heavy, and which one feels heavy enough and is the right price. The cordless ones will have a heavy battery that will add considerably to the weight for the same power in a corded one. The balance of how it carries is the most important thing....