Yard Force 20V Cordless Pole Hedge Trimmer – 41cm Dual-Action Blade, 10-Posit...

Excellent reach. Quite heavy so a shoulder strap would make it 6*! Does what it promises and is excellent value.

Nice bit of kit but really designed for high hedges only. I'm a 72 year old man of average strength. My hedges are between 5 and 7 foot high but up to 5 foot wide. This means that I have to use this trimmer fully expended at shoulder height most of the time. My arm, wrist and shoulder muscles were complaining loudly yesterday after about 30 minutes of work because the leverage effect makes it very heavy and today my back has kicked in as well. It is also quite cumbersome and unwieldy if you have to work in confined spaces. Wish I'd bought a smaller and lighter model. Having said that, and to be fair, the machine itself is well constructed and cuts very well, but it will be at its most effective when used on very large hedges with plenty of space to work in. I forgot to add that the battery life, on first use and compared to my previous model, is spectacularly good. 75% remaining after 30+ minutes use!

I read a range of reviews of different trimmers before buying this one on the basis of a balance of price and product specs as supported by reviews. Over a couple of weeks it has proved very effective in my mother’s garden, dealing with her holly and privet hedging which is up to ten feet tall and for the shaping to individual bushes. Some reviews criticised its weight. If it was lighter it would not be sturdy enough to do the job or to last. I can happily use it for 15-20 minutes. If it is used with the pole fully extended then, with the weight of the cutting mechanism and motor at the end, it will feel a bit unwieldy at fist but I got used to in in a very few minutes. An occasional criticism in some reviews was that it wouldn’t cut thick branches - it is a trimmer, not a lopping device! It has a 14mm blade opening which I have found very satisfactory for normal trimming but it also dealt effectively with slightly larger stems as I also wanted to do some cutting back. I cannot comment on battery life because I haven’t drained the battery yet - the helpful charge indicator was still saying 73% after fifteen minutes of use and I haven’t bothered checking it again! I think this trimmer is great value. Cutting angle of blades to pole is easily changed and the blade cover is easily put over the blades for storage.

Good battery life. Light but robust. Great reach and excellent sharpness. Good to accompany a longhead version used for over a year. Perfect for small medium hedges that are not too woody. My petrol ones still needed for the first cut and bigger stems. Overall a super gizmo!

This review falls into two parts. What I got and my first use experience. Firstly, what I got. Well it was what I ordered with a tiny addition. When I got it was patently not the original customer as the box and its content had plainly been opened before (broken and resealed packaging, wires on the charger coiled and re-stuffed in the box). Pre owned? Returned and repaired? Either way I have been charged the full price on the day with no indication that what I was buying was, essentially pre-owned(?). Not advertised as such. In use, this is pretty good. It says best for moderate sized hedges. I have no idea what a moderate sized hedge is, but I am guessing that its not the two hedges that run the length of my property, so it will get a good run and a couple of recharges by the time I have finished (this written after the second day in use). Thus far the battery claimed life of 1 hour doesn't seem unrealistic as that would be the approximate adjusted run time I ran it down to 10%, but that is on a "new" battery and from 100%. Ergonomically it fits me fine. It isn't light but I have certainly seen heavier and it lacks the trailing cables that can be a bit of a nuisance. The front handle is close to the head which gives a more braced posture but I can see that it might be a bit of a bind for those with a shorter reach (mine is roughly average for a male). Might be improved by including a strap, but that would be a personal preference. The battery is not compatible with my Yard Force lawn mower I purchased earlier in the year, which is understandable given the weight implications (small amounts on the end add up the longer that you are wafting something like this around). More of a bind, the chargers are not even interchangeable, which is not necessary as far as I can see, even if the batteries are sourced from different manufacturers, they sit in a case which surely can be homogenised. It would also be a good marketing move as some other manufacturers do use a whole system approach. And the tiny addition included in my repackaged item? A rusty nail. No, I don't know either.

I purchased one of these a year ago as the electric one I have was quit heavy and tiring on my arms , After a bit of a look through I found this extendable hedge trimmer and though I would give it ago and to my amazement I'm very happy with it it doe's a good job of cutting the blackthorn hedge in-between me and a field behind me ( Farmer can't be bothered to cut it so I have to to keep it tidy ) It's nice and light and I can do the hedge in 1/4 of the time I did with the electric one the battery seems to last quite a while I could probably do the back and front hedges and still have some battery power left, So I would highly recommend one of these easy to work , Light and doe's a nice cut what more do you need ?

Macht was es verspricht. Allerdings bei längerem Arbeiten von hohen Hecken doch etwas schwer.