Battery powered garden tools

The lips

I am looking to upgrade my hedge trimmer and strimmer.

I gave enough of two stroke noise pollution and an interested in the lithium - ion setups now on the market.

Anywhere I have called do not have these for hire.

Does anyone have any real world feedback on using the products supplied by Husqvarna, Greenworks, Mountfield or others?

Appreciate the advice

May Contain Small Parts

They seem to have them in Lidl at the moment.
I'd be tempted if I were in the market for one.

The lips

I will have a look in my local Lidl tomorrow to see the spec, nothing showing online.

What tools did they have? Can you remember?

currants

I have the Black and decker 36v strimmer and its brilliant. Cuts through docks and briars on the boost setting and only an hour to charge. Its light and strong, I love it.

Effects

I'm eyeing up the pole pruner. But being used to petrol chainsaws I'm worried I'll find it underwhelming.

BorneTobyWilde

May Contain Small Parts wrote: »

They seem to have them in Lidl at the moment.
I'd be tempted if I were in the Supermarket for one.

FYP

wexie

Maybe look into the Ryobi one+ stuff.

I don't have any of their gardening stuff but the powertools are all pretty good quality.
Everything uses the same batteries and same charger, no faffing about

Zzippy

I have the Husqvarna battery strimmer. Great piece of kit. Have a fairly big garden (0.7 acre site) and can do the whole lawn perimeter and a good bit more on one charge. Plenty of power, cuts thick weeds no problem. Battery charges very quickly too.

NIMAN

I would never buy a battery operated power tool over a petrol one tbh

Petrol will win hands down every time.

monkeynuz

Go for the pellenc stuff it’s the best of that stuff

Stihl and Husqvarna are doing great things as well.

I personally would steer clear of the cheapie stuff.

Lumen

I've been looking at X2 Makita stuff just because it shares the same 18V battery platform as other power tools I own.

This video shows that it's possible to mow a 750sqm lawn with a supposedly 700W battery mower, although it struggles on long grass.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9Xg9GQPUUw

Main advantage of electric tools for me is low noise and that I can store them securely in my house. If I do the same with petrol tools I have to drain the fuel which is annoying because I am lazy.

monkeynuz wrote: »

Go for the pellenc stuff it’s the best of that stuff

Oooh, tool porn.

990 Wh backpack battery....
http://www.ronsmith.co.uk/pellenc-ulib-1100-battery.html

I'm dubious of the "all day" usage claims. The Pellenc EXCELION 2000 Professional has a 2KW motor, which happens to be the maximum draw of that battery, but on full power that would only last half an hour! I assume full power is rarely required.

Compare that battery to dual 18V 6.0Ah Makita which have 216Wh per pair, but then they charge in 54 mins rather than 12 hours, so in theory you can keep swapping batteries all day.

But then the Makita cutters don't even quote motor power for comparison.

May Contain Small Parts

The lips wrote: »

I will have a look in my local Lidl tomorrow to see the spec, nothing showing online.

What tools did they have? Can you remember?

They're on the website? They have a hedge-trimmer, strimmer, long-reach hedge-trimmer and long-reach mini-chainsaw

Shaunoc

i picked up a DEWALT DCM561P1-GB 18V Li-Ion XR Cordless strimmer a few weeks ago
Pro- quiet, light, had some dewalt batteries already (otherwise it gets expensive fast as you would want a couple of 5 amp at least)
Con - if its not regular lawn/garden maintenance, the battery does not last for tougher jobs
if i keep on top of the strimming, it will be perfect for what i want.
if i need to do bigger jobs, i will have to use the petrol Stihl

May Contain Small Parts

NIMAN wrote: »

I would never buy a battery operated power tool over a petrol one tbh

Petrol will win hands down every time.

Depends what/how much you're doing really.

If it's only a small to medium home garden then it's plenty of oomph and you really appreciate the lighter weight, quieter running and not stinking of 2-stroke.

I switched to an electric mower a couple of years ago after the petrol one died and much prefer it. The light weight makes it so much easier to deal with. I even went for a second electric one when the first was robbed out of the shed last autumn, my only regret was that a decent battery was a bit pricey for me.

If I had a large area or a lot of thick bushes to deal with then petrol would be the winner.

standardg60

Shaunoc wrote: »

i picked up a DEWALT DCM561P1-GB 18V Li-Ion XR Cordless strimmer a few weeks ago
Pro- quiet, light, had some dewalt batteries already (otherwise it gets expensive fast as you would want a couple of 5 amp at least)
Con - if its not regular lawn/garden maintenance, the battery does not last for tougher jobs
if i keep on top of the strimming, it will be perfect for what i want.
if i need to do bigger jobs, i will have to use the petrol Stihl

Personally I would not buy anything less than 36v for trimmers, strimmers etc.

Reminds me of the sony Walkman when you had to constantly lower the volume to keep the tape running at the right speed!

The lips

I took a punt on the Lidl/florabest equipment.

Strimmer and hedge cutter for €250, 40v and a 2Ah battery for each. 3 year warranty.

I will report my findings when i get a chance to use them.

Thanks for the advice and input.

Discodog

The Lidl battery hedge cutter is very good. I have had mine a couple of years & it's great for light work. I recently got the Aldi 36 volt mower & it's surprisingly good.

Snotty

Got the Aldi strimmer and hedge trimmer, very good tools, they both replace petrol versions and although the petrol version will always been better for larger jobs, the battery tools are prefer for my needs. As I bought 2, that means 2 batteries and fast charging means if I did need to work for hours and hours on end, I could.

celticbhoy27

Snotty wrote: »

Got the Aldi strimmer and hedge trimmer, very good tools, they both replace petrol versions and although the petrol version will always been better for larger jobs, the battery tools are prefer for my needs. As I bought 2, that means 2 batteries and fast charging means if I did need to work for hours and hours on end, I could.

On average how long would single charge last?

staples7

Zzippy wrote: »

I have the Husqvarna battery strimmer. Great piece of kit. Have a fairly big garden (0.7 acre site) and can do the whole lawn perimeter and a good bit more on one charge. Plenty of power, cuts thick weeds no problem. Battery charges very quickly too.

Hi Just wondering which model of Husqvarna strimmer you have, I'm looking at a similar size garden. Or any other feedback you have on it? Thanks

Bluefoam

Sorry for reviving an old thread... But just wondering how people are getting on with their battery tools? Has anyone expanded their collection and have multiple tools running off one set of batteries?

I just went down a rabbit hole and ended up buying a Makita lawn mower... I already have batteries with my drill and any tools I buy from here on will probably be from the same system.

The convenience of batteries will hopefully mean I stay on top of the garden rather than putting off things like cutting the grass due to the inconvenience of electric...

listermint

Bluefoam wrote: »

Sorry for reviving an old thread... But just wondering how people are getting on with their battery tools? Has anyone expanded their collection and have multiple tools running off one set of batteries?

I just went down a rabbit hole and ended up buying a Makita lawn mower... I already have batteries with my drill and any tools I buy from here on will probably be from the same system.

The convenience of batteries will hopefully mean I stay on top of the garden rather than putting off things like cutting the grass due to the inconvenience of electric...

Got a robot mower for the Lawn three years ago. Never looked back. The time saved can go back into enhancing the garden elsewhere whilst the lawn looks it's best.

Bluefoam

listermint wrote: »

Got a robot mower for the Lawn three years ago. Never looked back. The time saved can go back into enhancing the garden elsewhere whilst the lawn looks it's best.

I agree on the robot... But I have an area of grass at the front of the house (without a boundary)... it's separated from the rear garden by a side passage and gate & I couldn't see a robot mower being able to navigate effectively to make it worth while.

monkeynuz

I have recently bought into the Stihl system and it’s fantastic, I have the extendable long reach hedge trimmer and two pro grade 300 batteries enough power for a day of work at least.

I also have Dewalt and Milwaukee battery systems so if I ever wanted to try their garden tools I could without major investment.

The lips

I started the thread when I was in the market in 2018.

I bought the Lidl/Florabest strimmer and hedge cutter.

I have used both for two seasons now and am extremely impressed. 36v 2.0ah.

The strimmer is pwefect regular for garden maintenance, I would never expect it to take the place of a 2stroke brush cutter for clearing land etc.

The hedge cutter has performed excellent, I have two 20m, shoulder height box hedges that it keeps in great shape without much effort.

I have a 40m beech hedge that was left unmaitained for a year and I did think the tool was going to struggle through the branches up to three quarter inch thick but it minced through them.

Lidl have moved away from Florabest for the cordless tools in favour of another brand so I have lost the ease of replacement if needed but the tools have held up very well.

I was worried about the quality of the batteries loosing capacity but no complaints either.

All in all i would highly recommend to go cordless for ease of use, lightness of the tooling and no noise pollution.

I would love to try the DeWalt flex volt stuff, id say it is a beast!

I have the dewalt hedge trimmer and it’s useless.

The lips

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

I have the dewalt hedge trimmer and it’s useless.

That's dissapointing, have you stuck a flexvolt battery in it?

Bluefoam

The lips wrote: »

Lidl have moved away from Florabest for the cordless tools in favour of another brand so I have lost the ease of replacement if needed but the tools have held up very well.

I suppose that's an interesting point. Lisle sell tools with batteries.

Brands like DeWalt and Makita sell tool and battery ecosystems... Not surre how to justify they considerable price difference, but here I am, buying expensive stuff to stay in that ecosystem...

listermint

The lips wrote: »

That's dissapointing, have you stuck a flexvolt battery in it?

I have a dewalt dcm563. And use it with my existing flexvolt batteries for my table saw.


The strimmer is perfect

Pkiernan

I can strongly recommend the EGO line of tools.

I have the 56 volts hedge trimmer. Very powerful, quiet and runs for more than 2 hours. No fumes either.
Battery takes about 45 mins to charge.

Never thought I'd say it, but petrol has met its match now.

Kaybaykwah

Pkiernan wrote: »

I can strongly recommend the EGO line of tools.

I have the 56 volts hedge trimmer. Very powerful, quiet and runs for more than 2 hours. No fumes either.
Battery takes about 45 mins to charge.

Never thought I'd say it, but petrol has met its match now.

Absolutely. I have used the EGO mower for two years now and it is great. It beats gas fumes and noise, and does all my lawn bits on a charge. I use a Dewalt trimmer for the rest and there is plenty of power for many sessions.