Hello everyone,
I am planning to purchase a battery-powered hedge trimmer. That on its own is not too difficult, but with it, you also effectively buy into a battery system. There are certainly several good hedge trimmers from well-known manufacturers.
I know that additional purchases will follow soon: a battery-powered lawn mower for about 300sqm (3,200 sq ft) of lawn and a battery-powered screwdriver for hobby use—the old one with 9.6 volts is a bit weak.
This is already foreseeable, and there might be more tools I am not aware of yet.
I have seen that Makita, Bosch, and Ryobi offer devices that meet my requirements and allow me to use the same batteries across tools.
My questions:
- Are there other major manufacturers with systems that I should consider?
- Which manufacturer offers good products for my needs with a good price-performance ratio?
- What experiences can you share? For example, does any manufacturer have particularly good lawn mowers? (I believe most can do the hobby screwdriver well enough.)
Best regards,
Rainer Aldinger
I am planning to purchase a battery-powered hedge trimmer. That on its own is not too difficult, but with it, you also effectively buy into a battery system. There are certainly several good hedge trimmers from well-known manufacturers.
I know that additional purchases will follow soon: a battery-powered lawn mower for about 300sqm (3,200 sq ft) of lawn and a battery-powered screwdriver for hobby use—the old one with 9.6 volts is a bit weak.
This is already foreseeable, and there might be more tools I am not aware of yet.
I have seen that Makita, Bosch, and Ryobi offer devices that meet my requirements and allow me to use the same batteries across tools.
My questions:
- Are there other major manufacturers with systems that I should consider?
- Which manufacturer offers good products for my needs with a good price-performance ratio?
- What experiences can you share? For example, does any manufacturer have particularly good lawn mowers? (I believe most can do the hobby screwdriver well enough.)
Best regards,
Rainer Aldinger
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Grantlhaua27 Mar 2019 11:13squasher1971 schrieb:
Thanks. Yes, you’re probably right about Bosch blue. I also have the rotary hammer from them... with my house having many concrete walls, that was very important.
But the cordless screwdriver will be used about 5 times a year for me, so Makita quality and the battery system will do. fragg schrieb:
Makita is on the same level as Bosch blue. Check out mydealz, you can set up a keyword alert for Makita, there are always deals on tools at bargain prices as SOLO (meaning without case, battery, and charger – but at some point, you have enough chargers and batteries...)
Well, a Bosch definitely feels different in the hand compared to a Makita.
Grantlhaua schrieb:
Well, a Bosch definitely feels different in the hand compared to a Makita. I have a Bosch Blue and a Makita cordless drill. I have to say: no. And we don’t even need to start on the cheap Bosch Green. With my cordless hammer drill from the Green line, after 5 years the selector switch for hammer/non-hammer mode got stuck...
Do you have the latest Makita generation with the slide-in battery?
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Grantlhaua27 Mar 2019 13:38fragg schrieb:
Do you have the latest Makita generation with slide battery?My father has a Makita, and I have Bosch blue 10.8 and 18V. There is definitely a noticeable quality difference. Of course, we don’t even need to compare to Bosch green.
However, you can’t go wrong with either Makita or Bosch. If I hadn’t already standardized everything on Bosch, I would also consider buying the Makita spotlight and hedge trimmer.
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squasher197127 Mar 2019 13:44Grantlhaua schrieb:
My father has a Makita and I have Bosch Blue 10.8 and 18V. There is definitely a noticeable quality difference. Of course, Bosch Green doesn’t even need to be mentioned.
But you can’t go wrong with either Makita or Bosch. If I hadn’t committed fully to Bosch, I would also consider getting the Makita work light and hedge trimmer.Hello. That’s interesting. I want to start with the Makita hedge trimmer. Which Makita model do you recommend up front?!? I’m thinking about the smaller one, and I’ll cut the thicker branches manually... but I don’t want to regret saving 50 euros.
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Grantlhaua27 Mar 2019 13:48I wouldn’t hesitate over the $50 and would go for the DUH551Z. However, due to the lack of Makita infrastructure, I will probably opt for the Stihl HSA56 instead.
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