Pros & Cons
Pros
The head rotates easily and i’m not a strong person, but can manage it fine with the shoulder strap. I agree with some of the reviews that the much smaller stuff bounced off a bit but having used it i would say it’s not built for that kind of flex.
I was quoted £1100 from a ‘tree surgeon’ to clear some over hanging trees. Bought to cut back a neighbours tree that is not cared for. Cuts through decent thicknesses of branches with ease,and extends easily too. Very impressed with cutting ability th... Read More
This tool falls firmly into the category of one i should have bought years ago. Well balanced and cuts with ease. Makes pruning etc really easy. Works with the fantasiuc rotax cordless mower.
Most impressed. More than pleased with this. The device works fine.
Comes with small starter bottle of oil, so definately order some more oil at time of purchase. Seems to have been the battery, which needs to be full or it goes into lockdown.
Cons
Heavy and cumbersome and of almost no use. No chance.
Highlights
Quality
We now have their excellent series 8 cordless vacuum their wonderful ahs 5020 li hedge trimmer all running off the same pair of... Read More
This is an excellent good quality tool
Charged the single battery the day before which didn’t take long less than 40 minutes and the power lasted even throughout cutt... Read More
It went through it all like a knife through butter and cleared the patch in a few minutes
Price
Then after checking many online sources i went for this one and saved myself over £600
It was worth the price to do the one job i needed it for
I bought this in the sale so was a great price with the battery and charger included
Shipping
It arrived a week ago and i looked at it and wondered if it would cope with the trimming of some pretty thick branches that i was planning
Packaging/appearance
Comes with small starter bottle of oil so definately order some more oil at time of purchase
Competitiveness
I had a previous one of these different maker not bosch which was inferior in all respects and eventually snapped in two this ... Read More
The batteries are sort of the bosch family and can be interchanged with other batterypowered tools
Overview
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- This product had a total of 461 reviews as of our last analysis date on May 13 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
No issues whatsoever during use but i did notice one of the bolts for the blade was loose so used the allen key supplied to tighten everything up before the first cut
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Charged the single battery the day before which didn’t take long less than 40 minutes and the power lasted even throughout cutting up the branches during cleanup
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
When i originally read the item description which said cosmetic damage on the top and sides i thought the item was damaged but on further enquiry i found that this was only the packaging recommended price was £176 i paid £95 i dont know about you but i dont keep the boxes so it was a steal really at the price i paid
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This tool falls firmly into the category of one i should have bought years ago
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I was buying an electric chainsaw and came across this
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
At £125 with a decent battery it was too good to miss especially as i already have another couple of batteries although just 1
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It arrived a week ago and i looked at it and wondered if it would cope with the trimming of some pretty thick branches that i was planning