HEINPRO Cordless Hedge Trimmer, No Battery Included

I purchased this product after a family member bought a competitor’s trimmer. I had DeWalt batteries already, for use with other tools, and was pleased to find a trimmer that could make use of them. The battery is simple to attach and entirely secure. With the battery inserted, the product is lightweight and well balanced, capable of use with one hand. Both the grass and shrub blades were easy to insert and remove, and are firmly locked in place. Start up and operation requires a slider and a trigger to be held in place manually: there is no locking mechanism, a useful safety feature. There is no guard between the on switches and the moving blades as there are with longer hedge trimmers, so care is required during operation to avoid the risk that a supporting hand strays towards the blades. The trimmers themselves are solid and well made. They move fast and they are are sharp: even the grass cutter will handle thin-branched shrubs. The shrub trimmer itself is robust and a good size for shaping curves on bushes. We did not know that this tool existed until last week and now we have it, we can see that it will make much easier a variety of garden tasks we did less efficiently and effectively. Highly recommended.

I had purchased the Ryobi version of this tool at a local box store and the bearings came loose after about 10 minutes of use. But the concept of this tool was really tempting as I have a large garden and do a lot of perennial cut backs in the spring. It gets tiring with just a pair of hand shears. This tool held up well to small brush, like lavender plants and other small woody shrubs, as well as grasses and small dried up stems. I’m pleased with it so far given that it’s a third party tool and not OEM for DeWalt. It makes quick work of jobs that take much much longer with shears. It’s held up well to one season of use, hopefully more.

One thing to note if this is your first time using small trimmers, as it was for me. Prior to this I always had the larger trimmers that required two hands on the tool to hold it steady. This tool is easily operated with one hand because it’s so small and light. It’s easy to get in the zone and start hacking away at dead plants without remembering that this could take a finger off of you’re not careful. I had a couple close calls holding onto the brush with one hand and trimming with the tool in the other. It’s awfully handy having such a small, nimble trimmer but it can be dangerous if you don’t slow down and use it carefully.

 Reasons I choose this item.

Compatibility with DeWalt Batteries: If you already own a DeWalt 20V MAX battery, the Heinpro trimmer is compatible with a range of DeWalt batteries, allowing you to use your existing batteries without purchasing new ones.
Flexibility: The trimmer is designed as a 2-in-1 tool, with the ability to switch from a hedge trimmer to a grass shear quickly. Works great, and I used it on my bushes and trees with no problem.
Design: I like the safety button on the top which makes it easy to use for extended time and use it safely. I get the need for safety, but some other models have it on side, and it gets tiring quickly.
It includes a blade guard and a safety locking device.
Battery: I use Dewalt batteries, which I already own, and use both the large and the small ones. It will run for a long time, over an hour, easily.

Finally, I like the color and the way it looks. It has a one-year warranty and was delivered free from Amazon. I like buying things from Amazon because if they do not work or I do not like them, I can easily return them.