I purchased the weed eater and only used it twice before it stopped working. Motor won't work. Head won't spin. I have a gas Stihl weedeater that has been pretty good over the years and a small chainsaw. I also recently purchased a blower that works very well. I like Stihl products and under normal circumstances would have recommended it to my friends. But I'm not too impressed with how short lived this most recent weed eater is, especially for the hefty price I paid. I had planned on buying the battery operated lawn mower but I'm not sure I would purchase another Stihl product now.