Newbury, I have all five of the Lynxx tools, all bought within the last six months. Very impressed with them. The standard 20% and 25% coupons don't work on them, but they go on sale every few weeks, and occasionally there is a $20 off Lynxx coupon in the flyers and monthly catalogs (e.g., the March 2018 catalog).
Thoughts as follows:
Pole chain saw - This is a real winner. I reviewed it in this thread at page 820, post 8197, and on the HF website. Only weakness, IMO, is that the 10 mm circlip that secures the drive sprocket on its hub is a bit weak. Easily replaced with better spring steel from Fastenal for a few cents.
Blower - Remarkably powerful. Also has a "Turbo" button for high velocity bursts. A helper used it to blow the leaves off our entire front yard in about 1-1/2 hrs. Even on Turbo, the thing will run for 1/2 hr! My wife just took him a freshly-charged battery to swap out when he needed it. Battery is very quickly charged, and they're all interchangeable across the tool line. Five tools means five batteries and five chargers. :dance1:
24" edge trimmer - Very versatile. Easily slices through 3/8" and 1/2" woody stems when necessary. Out performs both of my corded hedge trimmers.
14" chain saw - I was very skeptical about this one, but it's now my go-to saw for quick stuff instead of my little workhorse 14" Stihl L009 climbing saw. Not as powerful, of course, and it has a thinner chain (and it's micro-chisel) but easily handles limbs and trees up to 8" caliper. Probably much more if you're careful, but I haven't tried. Fallen tree limbs blocking the driveway overnight and making you late in the morning? No problem, just grab the saw, pop in a battery, and start cutting. No messing with fuel mix, and no fumes, so don't even need to change clothes first. The saw also stops instantly when you let up on the trigger. That's a safety plus when working in tangled brush.
String trimmer - This is the weakest performer of the five, IMO. But still worth the $$ on sale. Wife loves it for light trimming (grass and non-woody stuff). Doesn't begin to compare to a good gas trimmer, but sure beats the hassle for quick touch-ups. The line is very thin, .065", but even so, the spool only holds 20' of it. Couldn't go heavier, and even if you could, I suspect it would degrade performance rather than enhance. But it comes with two spools, with the second one stored onboard in the trimmer head itself. The line feeds automatically each time you release the trigger, i.e., each time you stop. Not by bumping the spool as in gas units. This is a bit of a nuisance But you can manually feed line by pressing a release button on the spool.
The angle of the trimmer head has several different positions, so it can be adjusted for edging. It comes with an "edger" attachment that snaps on and off, consisting of two lightweight plastic wheels to support the trimmer head as it's rolled along a pavement edge. A bit gimmicky, unless you have a lot of vertical edging. Doubt we'll ever bother with it again.
