Not your Grandpas B&D
I have a newer model string trimmer - one without the recall. Today was the 3rd time I used it. It broke. The motor runs, but the spool & line does not. I, like others, bought B&D because it WAS a name I respected. After finding the closest repair center is a 100 miles away, I am going to spend half the cost of the trimmer to send it for repairs. (Warranty doesn't cover shipping.) If you go to the B&D website you can see that B&D makes DeWalt and Stanley. If they have gone to making disposable equipment, you may want to avoid their other products.