It trimmed and shaped our bushes and effortlessly chopped even thick branches cleanly.īoth of the areas that we trimmed were far from electric outlets, and so a corded trimmer wouldn’t have been much use. My father and I were both very impressed with the EGO 56V hedge trimmer. My dad smiled and happily exclaimed that he’d certainly enjoy one of these as a Father’s Day gift. While the trimmer would have happily held out for more, we were both exhausted from working in such a humid day. After an hour and fifteen minutes in the heat, we quit trimming. “I think they lied to us,” my dad said grinning, feeling rather exhausted after holding this 12 pound weight in outstretched arms. We were both astonished as we reached the end of this massively overgrown row of bushes and the battery hadn’t quit yet. I assured him it would almost certainly need a recharge soon, as we were getting very close to an hour of constant use. There were quite a few large branches 1/2″ to 3/4″ thick.Īs we were 20 minutes into this row, my dad again asked me how long the trimmer was supposed to last. We gave it a shot and were impressed as soon as we started trimming these overgrown monsters. We were all somewhat joking about using the trimmer on this row, as many of these bushes were 8-12 feet tall.
My mother heckled him to see how well the trimmer fared on their other overgrown hedge row that had much larger, more mature, and even more unkempt bushes. After about 30 minutes he finished trimming the whole row and said: “How long is this thing supposed to last? It’s still working!” I set him loose upon a hedge row consisting of 17 bushes about chest-high. “Not bad, yeah, this cuts pretty nicely” he said in a pleased voice, but I could tell he was very skeptical if it would hold up to more than a couple of bushes. I brought the trimmer over to his house with a freshly charged battery, and we immediately tried it on a large bush beside the house. My dad was excited to help test the new cordless trimmer, and he had many bushes in need of trimming after years of neglect. Electronic brake to stop blade action immediately with trigger release.Fully charged in 40 minutes with standard charger.
Powered by 56V Lithium-Ion 2.0Ah battery (according to EGO, this is the industry’s most powerful battery).I have only used hedge trimmers a handful of times in the past, so I sought advice and testing with my dad, a man with over 35 years experience in the landscaping, nursery, and tree care industry. I was not sure what to expect from the EGO hedge trimmer. The EGO hedge trimmer kit, which comes with a battery and charger, is available for $199, and the bare tool is available for $99.
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