I am pleasantly surprised by the unit's ability to cut through thick branches, much thicker than I expected. Also, the battery life has been very good. I used it pretty much continuously for 40 minutes with a 4 Ah battery and there was still charge left. It weighs a bit more than I'd like, but if it were made lighter it wouldn't perform as well and/or the support pole would sag. Still, nearly all the weight is at the cutter end so you'll definitely get an arm workout if you cut tall bushes. This is just a heads-up not a criticism, this is pretty much unavoidable with a tool like this. Overall I think Dewalt made a good tradeoff of weight, pole length, and pole stiffness.

I just got the hedge trimmer yesterday and tried it out this morning. I trimmed a large bush with blackberry vines in it, and it worked so much better than using my weed whacker or a hand lopper. I was able to get up to the top, about 12 feet, and I cut a couple feet off the highway side of the bush for about 8 feet horizontally. The battery is still showing 3 lights for the charge, so it didn't take that much power. Very happy with it so far. The harness doesn't seem to be balanced with the tool at all, so it feels like there is a noticeable weight on the cutting end even though overall weight is only about 9 lbs with the 5 AH battery.

I have used this 3 times now. It is light weight and easy to use. It has lots of power and cuts the branches very well. I do not like the plastic head, as it feels shaky. but even with that, it worked very well on plants .

Dewalt products are almost always good. This one is much more effective than I had anticipated. The trim blades cut through very thick vines and the battery life is surprisingly long. Because the tool has a long reach, it gets a bit heavy after a time and you need to wear googles and gloves for the big jobs. I recommend this tool for tall and thick vines.

I am a busy landscaper, and integrated it in to my tool set today. It rained early this morning, and the head held up great to still-wet foliage. (Flip it over so the engine ports are shielded and shake the branches of water first.) The trigger segment is identical to the Pole Saw's, and the hedge-head works with the extension tube included therein. Even standing on a ladder, I found this arrangement very stable to cut branches directly overhead in a limited angular swath.The articulation of the head is excellent — I am so glad they did not constrain it to ninety degrees only : with one-hundred-eighty degrees, the trigger is always conveniently oriented relative to the head.The increase in blade aperture over the handheld Hedge-trimmer is noticeable ; works through thick poles without too much bounce — the inertia of the long pole helps keep the unit on target, here.Battery consumption is very similar to the handheld model ; a small 2AH will keep it running for a long period of spot treatment. As with the handheld, using a Flexvolt often gives the tool more power at that time the 2AH would begin lagging.In shaping a massive lilac, I found it convenient to stick the pole right into the bush, with the head at a perpendicular, and perform an oscillating motion to round the top nicely.Boxing a forty foot high Arbor Vitae was easy,and raising the skirt of a Maple tree was, frankly, playful.I have been screwing the extension pole in & out for some weeks now (with Pole Saw), and am amazed at how well designed the thread cuffs are ; solid, but quick to turn through.Very handy is the fact that, when the head is articulated in ninety degrees, the unit can be rested against a support with the handle upright — no need to bend & pick up the tool. (Think "L" shape.)Used at stock length, it is lightweight & balanced, with ridges near the trigger box which make it easy to grip the entire unit up above one's head, reaching surprising height. Yet it is also short enough to make work at ground-level convenient : I didn't even bother switching to the handheld in this range. Rests comfortably across the shoulders whilst analysing the job."Included strap" : I have a job forthcoming where I will need to hold the tool far out horizontally ; perhaps it will help, in a 'suspension' / load-bearing way. However, I say this planning to use the extension tube (from Pole Saw kit) ; stock-length used horizontally wasn't cumbersome.The average home-owner will find this a severe upgrade from the primitive rope-&-blade 'lopper' frequently used (called an Averruncator – check out the OED). Paired with the Pole Saw and a confidence on ladders, serious control of tree shape may ensue. (The handheld Hedger can then break down those piles of debris even further, filling bags with more debris.)Just don't cut your electrical mains ; I'm sure you'll do great.

Like almost all DeWalt tools, this is very well made. Excellent build quality, and the cutting blade is superb. The tool is tight when you set it to an angle--no wobble, despite what was said in at least one review.Two major drawbacks. First, there is a lot of weight on the cutting end of the tool, the head and blade. When the cutting blade is angled, physics sets in and make this very hard to control. Second, you must hold down the trigger at all times--you can't turn on the cutter and then shift your grip. This exacerbates the first issue. In addition, if you use it with the extension pole, it's almost impossible to manage because of having to hold the trigger down. I'm using 3amp batteries that are the same weight as 2 amp, so that shouldn't be a problem.There is an additional problem that surprises me. I have the regular DeWalt trimmer, and it's fine. With this one, I often found it hard to see what I was trimming. I haven't quite figured out why that should be the case. If I eventually try to buy a similar tool (a hedge trimmer that angles up to 90 degrees), I think I'd look for an electric one, which should reduce the weight significantly. Even then, I'd be alert to the trigger placement. I really wanted to like this tool. I already have the compatible DeWalt pole saw, which is superb.

It was a game changer for our trimming but be aware, it is heavy and tiring. I do a lot of the trimming tasks (75 yo. Female) but this is too much for me. My hubby, equally old, finds it a bit much too. As far as it’s operation and battery life….excellent! Still give it a 5 star.

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Je le recommande pour quelqu’un qui a une haie haut

Facile à manipuler. L’angle de la lame est ajustable facilement. Pas trop lourd même pour une coupe de haie de 8 pieds

Fonctionne très bien, coupe vraiment bien mais pas recommandé pour la tontes des animaux!

satisfait , mais pourrait être moins lourd surtout la parti du hautmais sa fait l affaire et n oublier pas vous devez avoir des batteries et chargeur De Waltchez vous car il ne son pas fournie