Black & Decker GS700 Cordless Grass Shear
- 4.8-volt cordless grass shear provides lightweight, powerful cutting operations
- Ergonomically shaped body weighs only two pounds
- 4.8-volt rechargeable battery provides up to 35 minutes of continuous run-time
- Ground-hardened blades with controlled movement
- Includes 4.8-volt battery and charger
Amazon.com Product Description
The Black & Decker cordless grass shear gives you power in a compact design for all your detailed garden work, especially trimming around delicate flower beds, small areas around trees, or hard to reach places around fences and walls. This grass shear uses a 4.8-volt NiCad rechargeable battery to give you cordless convenience; the battery will run for approximately 30 minutes on one charge and comes with a 16-hour external battery charger which plugs easily into any household outlet. The 3-inch ground hardened blades are made to stay sharper longer and provide precision performance; the lock-off button prevents accidental start-ups. This grass shear is ergonomically balanced in a lightweight design (it weighs a little over 2 pounds) to improve comfort and control during use; it is backed by a 2-year warranty. This grass shear also accepts the Black & Decker upright extension handle (sold separately) for more comfortable standing use and greater … More >>
Black & Decker GS700 Cordless Grass Shear
I bought this from Lowe’s about a month and a half ago. I used it a couple times and it seemed that the run time was quite short. Thinking that ni-cads sometimes need a few charges before they reach full capacity, I’ve run it down and and charged it probably about 6-7 times now. After the last couple of charges, I tested the run-time by starting the shears and letting it run until it came to a full stop. It only ran 7 minutes on the first test and less than 6 minutes on the second test. I didn’t use it to cut anything during either test and the unit had been continuously charging for several days before each test. Obviously, the unit wouldn’t cut anything substantial well before it comes to a dead-stop, so I probably have 5 minutes at most (I think I’m being generous with this estimate) of actual use before the battery becomes depleted. In contrast, the manual says that it takes 16 hours to fully charge the battery and that I should have 8-10 minutes of run-time after 4 hours of charging.
I should have returned this piece of junk before the 30-day store return policy expired. Now I’ll probably be stuck with having to mail it back to B&D at my expense. My bad…
Rather than take out the big stuff to cut the grass, I wished for a small hand tool that could help me with touch-ups, in between major grass cuttings. I got my wish. This tool is great for small spaces, around shrubs & trees in tight places, and for the very small yard when you want to keep the grass looking neat. After about 10 minutes or so, you will wish you had the handle attachment, because it gets hard bending over. You can keep it in the charger for daily use. The charger lasts for about 20 minutes worth of grass cutting (or less). Not recommended for large areas.
The GS700 cordless grass shears work best with sparcely growing grass and grind to a halt when challenged with thick clumps of grass. The shears must be charged immediately prior to use, which requires them to be always plugged-in unless you are very scheduled with your yard work.
I purchased this to do some light trimming so I didn’t have to get out the full fledged weed eater for small jobs. It has a short run time so I ended up pulling out an extension cord. If used for anything besides very sparse areas it becomes stuck and stops. I will be returning it for a pair of handheld manual shears which are about 1/4 of the price and will do the job 4 times as fast.
This thing is horrid. After a 48 hour charge, I was able to get 5 minutes of use out of it before the battery died. To make matters worse, during that five minutes the thing clogged up constantly – on a single blade of grass, no less!