Greenworks G40HT61 Cordless Hedge Trimmer, 61cm Dual Action Blade, Cuts up to 27mm Thick Branches and Stems, 3000spm WITHOUT 40V Battery & Charger, 3 Year Guarantee, Tool only

Had already purchased other Greenworks item and have been very happy with them, glad to say that this one hasn't disappointed either. I have got the extendable hedge cutter but needed a standard one for a slightly less accessible hedge. This one does the job admirably. Like the fact that you can twist the body of the unit to make it easier to use when cutting the side of the hedge. As is the case with all of their items, the battery life is excellent and managed to do 2 20 metre hedges both sides and top, and still have enough life left in the battery to cut the grass with the mower. I would thoroughly recommend this item.

Simply an excellent hedge trimmer and I’m extremely pleased with this purchase. Easy to manoeuvre but using with a high henge it can feel a little weighty. This is compensated by the hassle of using an electric corded version. I’m able to use our same brand lawnmower’s batteries which enable us to buy this without batteries therefore a cost saving.

This is quite a serious hedge trimmer with it's big 60cm cutter, but whilst the claimed 27mm bite would work on the likes of Hemlock and hogweed, it's not keen to chew through branches as thick. However on finer hedging material and brush it crisply romps through it in a satisfying way with a long reach broad swathe. As with it's sibling grass trimmer, the meagre 2Ah battery might bring benefit for some, if upgraded to a 4Ah.Puzzlingly the instructions only suggested oiling before storage; I regard repeated lubrication of hedgetrimmer blades during use as essential to limit wear.

Got the deal on all 3 40v hedge tools, so fair price, did add a non genuine battery pack though, used a number of times now, nice and easy, cut is amazing, blades are quality, even thick branches are no problem, much easier than petrol kit, almost a joy! Battery life impressive, still on first charge, going to get the strimmer now!!

I have several other Greenworks devices, and several 40v batteries. I bought another device (I think it was a chainsaw), but none of my batteries fitted it. So it went back. I took a chance on this hedge trimmer, and was relieved to find that my existing batteries fitted it. I've been gradually replacing my corded devices with cordless, and this fits in perfectly. Such a relief not to have a cord dragging around. It cuts fine, just like my corded one. And feels much safer, especially up a ladder. And this one rotates 90° left or right. Recommended if you have other devices already.

I have most Greenworks tools did not need any further batteries great to use had a long blade did not use a lot of battery charge great

This is a good machine. Pricier than I was looking to pay but having read many reviews of many hedge trimmers opted for this one as I thought, 'I only want to buy once!' It is well built; safety on/off switch involves 3x buttons which is needed given that the handle for carrying necessarily involves pressing the lever for trimmer action. The guard is strong and additionally serves as protection when the trimmer is in use. Battery life (2.5amp hours) is more than adequate for my purposes. The trimmer made light work of cutting back a jasmine, 5 metres length and privet hedge, 3.5 metres length. Starting fully charged, the battery charge indicator on the attached battery (a small button needs to be depressed to display status of charge) showed 3 lights remaining out of four to fully cut back overgrown front garden hedge; same for jasmine in back garden. And the battery incidentally is the easiest to slide on/off both the trimmer and the charger. The body of the handle can be swivelled to a horizontal position which is handy for tackling hedges from different angles .Needless to say, great not to have to worry about trailing and cutting cables! My only slight detraction, and it seems hardly fair to mention it as such, is that I found it is a bit on the heavy side for prolonged use. I am small and just 45kg. It is about 4kg with battery attached. There are lighter alternatives on the market. I have, as I say perhaps unfairly, given an overall 4 stars rather than 5 for this reason.

This item was so easy to use no trailing cables ,no tripping over the wire and no chance of cutting the wire best hedge trimmer that I have ever used.It gave me the confidence to cut the hedges as it felt alot safer for me to use .