Rare to have a garden tool review where the talking is above a whisper and there isn't a lot of background noise. I am looking at one of these for work and I really appreciate your good, honest obviously no sponsored review. Well done.
Wish I'd seen this, I bought one yesterday! The power off after a second is a deal-breaker for me. My Makita strimmer and mower stay on for about a minute at least! I may be returning this trimmer before even using it on any greenery; shame, but we know these micro-switch push buttons have a finite life. This nonsensical 'safely device' will causes it to fail years before it ought to. He mention cable-tie on the initial power button which negates the whole idea of safety; come on Makita!! (praying they have improved this since the video was posted) EDIT: 2 months later, here are my impressions.. It is possible to train yourself to keep hold of the top safety switch and control power from the lower trigger alone but I did find myself still having to turn the thing back on regularly due to shifting position /angles. I have a recurring shoulder injury and on first use I found this a bit heavy going on my largest hedge - 12+ft high, perhaps 60ft length and still had to use a proper ladder. Using it again a few days later on a 10ft conifer hedge of similar length was far less painful on the shoulder. I still found I was changing the angle of the head rather a lot but the lack of power cord almost mitigated the negatives. Up close work is awkward due to the length and I couldn't help thinking I might have to buy a shorter version to complement this pole clipper. Pretty good battery life on a 5Ah battery (compared to longevity in my strimmer at least). I may as well mention that the DLM460 mower is very impressive and I have a pretty big lawn.
Actually my impressions of the Makita 18V hedge trimmers are completely different. I find the system more powerful than I thought. I cut absolutely everything that my customers ask me to with this pole trimmer and the normal hedge trimmer. Never found it lacking in power.
I have the makita dur601z . The motor armature and bearings disintegrated after 30 hours use . Makita hedge trimmers dont last long . Theres loads of people having the same problem
@@peterpipe9015 Interesting.. My own is going strong for the 3rd season of heavy commercial use. I'm betting my life on Makita.. Beside the hedge trimmer I also use a hand held 4mix gas blower and a twin 18V chain saw which is a beast.. I've heard people trash talk Stihl, Echo, Husqvarna, Milwaukee and everything in between. Of course you also have people swearing their lives on those same brands. Personal experience is 90% of an opinion.. I also use Husqvarna gas weed whackers and I wouldn't replace it with anything else if the world came to an end...
As far as I know, nobody makes a long reach hedgecutter, they are all hedgetrimmers! I use the Husqvarna 535LK pro combi and even with it's power it struggles with anything over an inch. Handheld is where the real grunt is, for that I use the Husqvarna 522HDR75X or Stihl HS81R!
Yo you Sound like a pro dude. I`m using the husqvarna 522 over stihl hedgecutter. I Want to buh the best Long reach.. i`ve Bought a makita byt weight and balance is terrible. Whist is the strongest, lightest and most versatile Long reach for professional use? Peace
I don't think he likes 18V stuff, and yes, a higher voltage will be more powerful, but much heavier! Regarding the use of plastic for housings, it's durable and light. People always seem to think that 'plastic' is weak, not always and I'm sure Makita have chosen it well in order to keep the weight down, and indeed it is a light machine.
Hey. I do like the 18v stuff as I mentioned it has its use and is very light for trimming fine stuff. I wouldn't say plastic is weak but for a tool that is going to be put down and scraped along the concrete, plastic will fade away a lot faster than say a metal would. Aluminum is more durable and sometimes more lighter than plastic. Could be a shout.
Dunno the metal on both my husqvana chainsaws has broken on both my 550xp and my 572xp. The entire crank casing on my 550 shattered and on my 572 the bridge connecting the fuel and oil cans broken completely. Both within just over the first year I owned them. My Makita blades broke on my dun600 but that's only because some fat twat (me) stepped on them whilst carrying logs.
basicley a light weight domestic trimmer but with 4000 cpm whitch is one more than the competiters machine in that category yes smart matika are quirky like that i think the slow speed if you got to be careful trimming odd bits round obstacles like walls and stuff
Very expensive given the cons! £250 without batteries. If power was all about voltage, the 240V mains cutters ought to be real beasts! But it is very annoying that none of the battery cutters seem to state motor power properly as watts so they are impossible to compare. In theory an 18V unit could be just as powerful as a 60V one, but would require a larger and therefore heavier motor to handle higher current.
Power and Voltage definitely goes hand in hand. 18v machines won't last as long as higher Voltage machines. Plus it's all dependant on the ah of the battery you put inside the machine ti then find our your Wh, which is the most important part for determining the machines run time. I thonk £250 is quite cheap when you actually compare it to other machines of the same quality. Also with hedgretrimmers you pau for thr quality of the moto and thr machines RPM capabilities, where this one is superior to pretty much most of them available. All 240v machines are for domestic use hence why they have plug for house plug sockets and will never ever put out the same power as well made units with more defined motors.
@@mikedaygm Higher voltage does not necessarily mean longer run-time either. As you say, Watt-hours are the measure of this, but if you have Amp-hours just multiply by the voltage to get Watt-hours. For the same motor power a 2Ah 40V battery will last the same time as a 4Ah 20V battery and it will do the same work and be roughly the same size and weight. Both these batteries are 80Wh. Similarly a 250W, 20V motor will do the same work as a 250W, 40V one. You need watts and watt-hours to determine the run time. Higher RPM means a lower gearing ratio, which means higher torque required to prevent the cutter from stalling, which requires more Watts. It all comes back to Watts, which for some reason they are not telling us! I've decided on the 40V Greenworks system. I may regret my penny-pinching, but I have got a hedge cutter, a pole saw, a weed-wacker with one battery and charger for less than this Makita 18V hedge cutter with one battery and charger alone.
Has anybody used them to cat long grass? Makita has ground trimmer attachments for the battery power heads, but they are half the length of the hedge trimmer ones. I just can't get why you can't use a hedge trimmer like this to cut long grass.
Light? OK, you're well built, is it light enough to use for a couple of hours on a long hedge by most people please? One of my concerns. Agree, not a commercial gardeners tool, but not meant for that market? I note you used ladders for top? Could you trim the top without a ladder (surely the purpose of a long reach trimmer?)
Hey It weighs 4kg so literally nothing. Spread 4kg across a meter pole and you'll barely notice your holding it. Also there's always need for ladders even when using long reach hedgers as you need to be able to see what yoir actually cutting... Using a long reach just means less stretching so less fatigue.
@@mikedaygm I don’t think there’s any lightweight hedge trimmer, even if it’s 18V and 6 feet long. If you work with them you know that every gram of weight counts. Even 4kg can be a lot for longer pruners. They are looong. Of course, better brands are slightly better, lighter, and several times more expensive. But weight is still an issue, especially if you work a lot with them. Anyone who trims the hedge a little more talks about how his arms and shoulders hurt. You practically always have a tool in the air.
You need speed these arnt fast enough my Tanaka only weighs 4k and ten times faster they just haven't mastered it yet with the battery machinery same with the lawnmower just ain't got no guts wouldn't pull an hen of its nest to slow for me
Hey Russell. I'm yet to try the twin 36v machine but I know for a fact it would have more power and torque than any 18v machine. They do have a 40v XGT system out now. I think they have a the kombi tool for gardening but nothing else yet. Hard when your already invested into their LXT range. Thansk for watching mate. X
What are your thoughts mate as I have just brought the Makita 500W for lightness just looking at DUX60Z weight 8.7 would imagine quite heavy cutting hedges but I am enjoying battery life with Husky and Makita now.
@@russelldownesdownes5618 I don't think you'll be disspainted. Are you sure the twin 36v model is commercial grade? I know they also make a 18v handheld model. The DUN500W (machine in the video) has worked well for me so far.
une question je vies d'acheter se taille haie a perche le bouton marche quand on le relache le taille haie s'étaeint ou pas le mien d que je relache la gachette le système se coupe je voudrais savoir sy c normal pour une question d'économie de batterie merci
Thanks Mike for the video, valuable info, but perhaps next time if you take a little more time to prepare you won't be slowly saying the same thing over & over & over again with very long pause between.
No Problem. Thanks for watching 😁 Why would I take time to prepare? This isn't a Hollywood film. Just short on the spot video to try and help professionals like myself get a better understanding of the tool.
@@mikedaygm I just speed up the viewing speed and then no issues. I found it a really useful and indepth review and great to see it actually in use. Thanks.
Had one to be honest absolute rubbish took it back won't cut beech hedge and not fast enough my Tanaka blows it away not quite got there with battery yet maybe they never will
Rare to have a garden tool review where the talking is above a whisper and there isn't a lot of background noise. I am looking at one of these for work and I really appreciate your good, honest obviously no sponsored review. Well done.
Wish I'd seen this, I bought one yesterday! The power off after a second is a deal-breaker for me. My Makita strimmer and mower stay on for about a minute at least! I may be returning this trimmer before even using it on any greenery; shame, but we know these micro-switch push buttons have a finite life. This nonsensical 'safely device' will causes it to fail years before it ought to. He mention cable-tie on the initial power button which negates the whole idea of safety; come on Makita!! (praying they have improved this since the video was posted)
EDIT: 2 months later, here are my impressions.. It is possible to train yourself to keep hold of the top safety switch and control power from the lower trigger alone but I did find myself still having to turn the thing back on regularly due to shifting position /angles. I have a recurring shoulder injury and on first use I found this a bit heavy going on my largest hedge - 12+ft high, perhaps 60ft length and still had to use a proper ladder. Using it again a few days later on a 10ft conifer hedge of similar length was far less painful on the shoulder. I still found I was changing the angle of the head rather a lot but the lack of power cord almost mitigated the negatives. Up close work is awkward due to the length and I couldn't help thinking I might have to buy a shorter version to complement this pole clipper. Pretty good battery life on a 5Ah battery (compared to longevity in my strimmer at least). I may as well mention that the DLM460 mower is very impressive and I have a pretty big lawn.
Thanks for the review. Bought one and used it for first time today. Great bit of kit.
Actually my impressions of the Makita 18V hedge trimmers are completely different. I find the system more powerful than I thought. I cut absolutely everything that my customers ask me to with this pole trimmer and the normal hedge trimmer. Never found it lacking in power.
How much runtime do you get?
@@zarrow50 2 hours at least from the 5Ah battery.
@@vegass04 Does it cut well?
I have the makita dur601z .
The motor armature and bearings disintegrated after 30 hours use .
Makita hedge trimmers dont last long .
Theres loads of people having the same problem
@@peterpipe9015 Interesting.. My own is going strong for the 3rd season of heavy commercial use. I'm betting my life on Makita.. Beside the hedge trimmer I also use a hand held 4mix gas blower and a twin 18V chain saw which is a beast..
I've heard people trash talk Stihl, Echo, Husqvarna, Milwaukee and everything in between. Of course you also have people swearing their lives on those same brands. Personal experience is 90% of an opinion..
I also use Husqvarna gas weed whackers and I wouldn't replace it with anything else if the world came to an end...
As far as I know, nobody makes a long reach hedgecutter, they are all hedgetrimmers! I use the Husqvarna 535LK pro combi and even with it's power it struggles with anything over an inch. Handheld is where the real grunt is, for that I use the Husqvarna 522HDR75X or Stihl HS81R!
Yo you Sound like a pro dude. I`m using the husqvarna 522 over stihl hedgecutter. I Want to buh the best Long reach.. i`ve Bought a makita byt weight and balance is terrible. Whist is the strongest, lightest and most versatile Long reach for professional use? Peace
Great video bro, thanks for sharing your thoughts. Looks pretty decent 👍🏻
Hey Ki!
Thanks for watching bro 😀
@@mikedaygm yassssss
I don't think he likes 18V stuff, and yes, a higher voltage will be more powerful, but much heavier! Regarding the use of plastic for housings, it's durable and light. People always seem to think that 'plastic' is weak, not always and I'm sure Makita have chosen it well in order to keep the weight down, and indeed it is a light machine.
Hey.
I do like the 18v stuff as I mentioned it has its use and is very light for trimming fine stuff. I wouldn't say plastic is weak but for a tool that is going to be put down and scraped along the concrete, plastic will fade away a lot faster than say a metal would. Aluminum is more durable and sometimes more lighter than plastic. Could be a shout.
Dunno the metal on both my husqvana chainsaws has broken on both my 550xp and my 572xp.
The entire crank casing on my 550 shattered and on my 572 the bridge connecting the fuel and oil cans broken completely. Both within just over the first year I owned them. My Makita blades broke on my dun600 but that's only because some fat twat (me) stepped on them whilst carrying logs.
Bought this a year ago for tall leylandii hedge around house. Site is circ. 0.5 acers. Find it a great machine. Highly recommended
Great review. Thanks for posting it.
Thanks David!
basicley a light weight domestic trimmer but with 4000 cpm whitch is one more than the competiters machine in that category yes smart matika are quirky like that i think the slow speed if you got to be careful trimming odd bits round obstacles like walls and stuff
Great review Mike,looks a decent bit of kit👍🏼
Hey Mart. Thanks for watching mate x It really holds its own considering its an 18v machine. Feels great in the hands too.
😄😁
Bought this tool - looks really nice to use!
Thanks mate!
Good honest review Mike 👍👍
Thanks alot Jeff x
Always appreciate your support mate.
but defo one up on trimmer speeds in that price range compared to competiters whitch makes it almost pro
Hi Mate. Great video. What would you recommend stihl hla 56 or this Makita one ??? Thanks
Great video. How long is the 5ah battery last estimated time? Thank you
90 mins
Great video 👍👍
Thank you broo.
Hope your keeping well man x
Very expensive given the cons! £250 without batteries. If power was all about voltage, the 240V mains cutters ought to be real beasts! But it is very annoying that none of the battery cutters seem to state motor power properly as watts so they are impossible to compare. In theory an 18V unit could be just as powerful as a 60V one, but would require a larger and therefore heavier motor to handle higher current.
Power and Voltage definitely goes hand in hand. 18v machines won't last as long as higher Voltage machines. Plus it's all dependant on the ah of the battery you put inside the machine ti then find our your Wh, which is the most important part for determining the machines run time.
I thonk £250 is quite cheap when you actually compare it to other machines of the same quality. Also with hedgretrimmers you pau for thr quality of the moto and thr machines RPM capabilities, where this one is superior to pretty much most of them available.
All 240v machines are for domestic use hence why they have plug for house plug sockets and will never ever put out the same power as well made units with more defined motors.
@@mikedaygm Higher voltage does not necessarily mean longer run-time either. As you say, Watt-hours are the measure of this, but if you have Amp-hours just multiply by the voltage to get Watt-hours. For the same motor power a 2Ah 40V battery will last the same time as a 4Ah 20V battery and it will do the same work and be roughly the same size and weight. Both these batteries are 80Wh. Similarly a 250W, 20V motor will do the same work as a 250W, 40V one. You need watts and watt-hours to determine the run time. Higher RPM means a lower gearing ratio, which means higher torque required to prevent the cutter from stalling, which requires more Watts. It all comes back to Watts, which for some reason they are not telling us!
I've decided on the 40V Greenworks system. I may regret my penny-pinching, but I have got a hedge cutter, a pole saw, a weed-wacker with one battery and charger for less than this Makita 18V hedge cutter with one battery and charger alone.
Greenworks?
May I ask are you a homeowner or using the Greenwood's for commercial use?
@@mikedaygm I'm a homeowner, and it is 'Greenworks' that I have bought - GWG40PSH. So far I am happy with it.
Has anybody used them to cat long grass? Makita has ground trimmer attachments for the battery power heads, but they are half the length of the hedge trimmer ones. I just can't get why you can't use a hedge trimmer like this to cut long grass.
Nice one 👍🏻
Good job how much
Looks good but could do with being a bit longer.
That's what she said ;-)
Light? OK, you're well built, is it light enough to use for a couple of hours on a long hedge by most people please?
One of my concerns.
Agree, not a commercial gardeners tool, but not meant for that market?
I note you used ladders for top? Could you trim the top without a ladder (surely the purpose of a long reach trimmer?)
Hey
It weighs 4kg so literally nothing. Spread 4kg across a meter pole and you'll barely notice your holding it.
Also there's always need for ladders even when using long reach hedgers as you need to be able to see what yoir actually cutting...
Using a long reach just means less stretching so less fatigue.
@@mikedaygm I don’t think there’s any lightweight hedge trimmer, even if it’s 18V and 6 feet long. If you work with them you know that every gram of weight counts. Even 4kg can be a lot for longer pruners. They are looong. Of course, better brands are slightly better, lighter, and several times more expensive. But weight is still an issue, especially if you work a lot with them. Anyone who trims the hedge a little more talks about how his arms and shoulders hurt. You practically always have a tool in the air.
You need speed these arnt fast enough my Tanaka only weighs 4k and ten times faster they just haven't mastered it yet with the battery machinery same with the lawnmower just ain't got no guts wouldn't pull an hen of its nest to slow for me
What Tanaka weighs less than this please tell me. Model and make so I can look it up.
How about Makita DUX60Z 36v twin battery would that have the power also Makita have a 40v out now not sure about garde tools though.
Hey Russell.
I'm yet to try the twin 36v machine but I know for a fact it would have more power and torque than any 18v machine. They do have a 40v XGT system out now. I think they have a the kombi tool for gardening but nothing else yet. Hard when your already invested into their LXT range.
Thansk for watching mate. X
What are your thoughts mate as I have just brought the Makita 500W for lightness just looking at DUX60Z weight 8.7 would imagine quite heavy cutting hedges but I am enjoying battery life with Husky and Makita now.
@@russelldownesdownes5618 I don't think you'll be disspainted. Are you sure the twin 36v model is commercial grade? I know they also make a 18v handheld model. The DUN500W (machine in the video) has worked well for me so far.
@@mikedaygm great video mate interesting 👍
une question je vies d'acheter se taille haie a perche le bouton marche quand on le relache le taille haie s'étaeint ou pas le mien d que je relache la gachette le système se coupe je voudrais savoir sy c normal pour une question d'économie de batterie merci
How long dose the battery last for.
longer than your dad
That's what your girlfriend said 😂
hows the machine now has it lasted well. thks
Hey Ian. Machine is still going really well. Just give it a general sharpen here and there and its fit as a fiddle!
Hi there can you give me an idea how long the battery lasts please?
COOL 😎
🙂😃😃
@@mikedaygm HEHEHEH
It drives me mad that it turns off so quickly 😠
Cable tie over the top switch sorts that
Thanks Mike for the video, valuable info, but perhaps next time if you take a little more time to prepare you won't be slowly saying the same thing over & over & over again with very long pause between.
No Problem. Thanks for watching 😁
Why would I take time to prepare? This isn't a Hollywood film. Just short on the spot video to try and help professionals like myself get a better understanding of the tool.
@@mikedaygm I just speed up the viewing speed and then no issues. I found it a really useful and indepth review and great to see it actually in use. Thanks.
What grease do u use
Had one to be honest absolute rubbish took it back won't cut beech hedge and not fast enough my Tanaka blows it away not quite got there with battery yet maybe they never will
Kontekt MN.
So ein Schwachsinn, nur Gelaber🙈