Green Works Battery Powered Hedge Trimmer 2017 Review

As warm temperatures arrive, bushes and hedges in our gardens start to grow again. Although they can add a beautiful touch to your landscape, cutting them down and giving them a proper shape can be a chore.

Taking out your hedge trimmer and having to deal with gasoline and oil is bad enough but pulling the cord over and over praying for it to start? Who has time for that?

If your trimmer is electric, that means you need to drag along an extension cord that always seems to get tangled after you take three steps.

Now you can have the throttle power of professional garden care equipment without the gas, without the oil, and without the mess. The Greenworks Tools (2200207) Battery Powered Long Reach Hedge Trimmer will let you get the job done while it delivers gas performance in a cordless 24v system.

Learn more at You Garden

Also available at Amazon

Telescopic Shaft

When you need increasing reach and leverage, with other trimmers you will have to use a ladder. Forget about that. This trimmer has a built-in extending shaft made form high-quality aluminium, which makes it strong while keeping the weight to a minimum.

It can extend the reach for up to 2 meters and has a locking lever to hold the pole securely in place.

Sturdy Blades

Laser cut  51 cm dual action blades give you plenty of length and strength for an even cut.

This double action mechanism reduces vibrations and cuts branches evenly from both sides, which eliminates bark peel and gives your plants a healthier cut.

The 18mm cutting capacity handles larger shrubs with ease.

A red steel support makes it easier to see the blades when they are obscured by plants or branches.

Ergonomic Design

This tool is meant to be used comfortably for extended periods of time. You see, the problem with gas-powered trimmers is that that they use a mixture of gasoline and oil. If you don’t use the correct ratio, the engine will sputter and vibrate.

Even if you do get the right proportions, you still need to make sure you use the gas in a certain amount of time. Gasoline has volatile components that tend to evaporate over time. This makes it burn less efficiently and your trimmer won’t run very well, also causing the unit to vibrate when you use it.

Using a rechargeable battery eliminates almost all the vibrations. The rubber coated forearm support will reduce vibrations even further, so you can rest assured that your hands will not feel numb after using this tool.

A shoulder harness is available at the balance point of the trimmer, which gives you excellent control while you are pruning.

Pivoting Head

Reaching under and above tall plants can be awkward with other hedge trimmers. You need to get into very uncomfortable positions to get the correct necessary angle.

The Greenworks hedge trimmer makes it much easier to adjust the blades. A 3-multiple position pivoting head lets you cut your hedges exactly as you need to.

Learn more at You Garden

Also available at Amazon

Fast Charge

First of all, you must be aware that not all of these trimmers come with a battery and a charger. The one from You Garden, includes everything you need to get started.

If you’re prefer to buy through Amazon, you can see the battery options here, and a newer model is available here. Both of them work perfectly with this tool.

If you don’t have a charger for this battery, purchase it here.

This hedge trimmer uses a 24V Lithium-ION rechargeable battery which provides up to three times more power than similar NI-CAD alternatives.

You can recharge it with no memory effect, and it will support over 2,000 recharging recycles.

There are no cords to pull; the tool starts with the squeeze of a full-length power trigger.

One Battery for All

The same 24-volt battery used on this Greenworks trimmer will power the entire family of GreenWorks’ 24V tools, giving you the total solution to gas-free garden care.

There are also many home-improvement tools that use this battery, such as Greenworks’ speed compact drill, cordless circular saw, reciprocating saw, and even a 2-litre air compressor.