RE: One Thing I Never Imagined Doing.

I just bought me a new petrol one. I considered the battery option but decided against it for a few reasons...Firstly it's limitations on long-grass (which you point out) and secondly battery issues as far as failures and cost of replacement. At least with the petrol engine there's nothing that can't be fixed.

Having said that I have Ryobi One+ battery tools. Edger, blower, hedge trimmer, weed whacker etc. and they are really good, way more easy to use and considering the One+ batteries work in all my other power tools I have helps of them.