Present purhase was a replacement for the Gtech strimmer bought in 2016. The motor on the old one seems to have failed since the battery pack is all right and still give 15min run time. With 3 big lawns and numerous beds to be edged, the strimmer truly transformed keeping the place neat and tidy. Edging with shears used to take 3-4hr but with 2 goes with the strimmer it could be done in 1/2 hr. Run time on a fully charged battery is about 20 min; so with 2 batteries, now I can do the lot at one go.