GREENWORKS HEDGE TRIMMER MANUAL
GREENWORKS HEDGE TRIMMER PROFESSIONAL

There's also a blade cover that clicks into place when you've finished using the trimmer to prevent accidents and a handy hanging slot for you to hang it up in the garage or tool shed. Plus, it has a blade tip protector that will keep it safe if you're cutting near walls or the ground. Though gloves are always necessary when handling these types of tools, this machine's handles have a comfortable soft grip, making it easy to grasp and control. Plus, it only weighs a little over 8 pounds-and that's including the battery! It also features a large cutting width of 1.66 inches that can get through even larger branches. His personal hedge trimmer of choice when working on clients' gardens is this Stihl model, which offers superior battery life compared to similar models, giving you the ability to cut up to 1,000 feet of hedges on a single charge. 'Over the last four years, battery-powered trimmers have excelled in that they have a greater battery life and offer just as much convenience and flexibility as a gas-powered tool without the need to refuel or inhale toxins,' Granville says.

GREENWORKS HEDGE TRIMMER PROFESSIONAL

The blades on this hedge trimmer are double-sided and extremely sharp, effortlessly cutting through twigs, branches, and leaves in both directions, leaving hedges with a clean, professional look. This powerful hedge trimmer can easily compete with a commercial-grade gas hedge trimmer and is used by professionals and homeowners alike for more heavy-duty hedge trimming. Our overall choice for the best hedge trimmer is the Stihl HSA 56 hedge trimmer kit. This review will be updated with any changes over time.The blade screws tend to wear out after a season of heavy use, but you can easily replace them. In summary, I believe that this hedge trimmer can be a very useful addition to your gardening tools arsenal.

The fact that this is a cordless hedge trimmer means that you also get the advantage of being able to go anywhere you like without any hassle of dragging a cable around. While it’s probably not really intended to cut through branches (well, very thick ones anyway), sometimes it can’t easily be helped when venturing into more hardy hedges compared with box hedge leaves. I found this after using the Greenworks hedge trimmer to also trim a holly oak (Holm oak or Quercus ilex) hedge. It even manages to cut through thin pieces of wood pretty easily. Always use the blade cover, too, when it’s not in use.Īs it goes, the trimmer does and continues to do a good job of performing its primary function of cutting the box hedge that I applied it to. I managed to slice into my finger accidentally when not being careful enough. Then you can start re-charging the first one again.īe warned The blades on the Greenworks hedge trimmer are very sharp. As mentioned, it pays to have a backup battery charged and ready to go in case you need more time. It is not so heavy (although the longer I use it the heavier it feels!) and it is also fairly quiet.Ī fully charged battery should last about one hour before your trimming time is cut short (pun intended). How the Greenworks Hedge Trimmer Performs If you want to be able to trim hedges for more than, say, an hour at a time, I recommend that 2 batteries are purchased.Įnsuring that both batteries are fully charged prior to starting a hedge trim session will allow you to swap the battery out after the first one has fully discharged. This can make the costs mount up somewhat significantly compared to thinking that the trimmer is the end of the required spend. Greenworks Items RequiredĪt first, you may not realise that buying this hedge trimmer by itself does not actually provide the ability to cut your hedge! For that, you also need to buy a battery charger and a battery or two.Īs part of this review, the following purchases were made:

GREENWORKS HEDGE TRIMMER MANUAL

Using an electric hedge trimmer takes quite a lot of the time out of doing this menial, manual task – although some may quite like the traditional ways.Įach to their own, although after having now done hedge trimming using both methods, my preference is for making life easier with an electric trimmer. There is little doubt that trimming the hedge is a chore that is laborious with hand shears. 3 How the Greenworks Hedge Trimmer Performs Powered vs Hand Shears