Commercial Battery Hedge Trimmer Comparison, Stihl, Ego and Husqvarna

Just having a chat about the main battery hedge trimmers on offer from Stihl, Ego and Husqvarna and comparing the blade speeds including the brand new Ego Commercial unit.

[julescv]

Hey man, very good review. I myself use the new makita hedge trimmer, the duh751z. I was a bit skeptical because it only uses an 18 volt 5 ah. but it's a beast. the battery is charged faster than I can prune. it takes 45 minutes to charge 2 batteries. and I can prune at least one hour with 1 battery. with the 75 cm bar, and a cutting speed of 4400 bpm, I work faster and am less tired than with my petrol hedge trimmer. the anti-vibration system is also good, and the handle is rotatable. and I also have their 2x18v leaf blower and their 18v ​​tophandle chainsaw. which I am also very satisfied with. I myself hate the backpack battery, because of the extra weight, the heat, and the cord. especially if you use a ladder you want the hedge trimmer easy to put away. hope it will help you, greetings from the Netherlands

[CA]

I've got the Stihl HSA hedge trimmer and originally had the ar3000 (backpack battery) that it comes with. Also had the KMA130r multi tool powerhead. Ended up selling the the stihl ar3000 and the KMA130r in about a month. It's just not comfortable having a backpack on, whether its for 30 minutes or all day, just the lack of air flow on your back gets to you real quick. I can deal with wearing my Br700 blower for as long as needed, but not for anything else. I did what you did and just got the pocket battery for the HSA hedge trimmer. Works a treat.

I run both Stihl and Ego. (Stihl for pretty much everything except mowers) and ego for their hand blower and their swivel handle hedge trimmer. The ego hedge trimmer is pretty weak compared to the stihl HSA corded hedge trimmer.. But its useful for when you just need to do a 2 second trim and dont want to worry about being tethered. Ego's battery blowers are the best you can get. Definitely get your hands on one of those. Stihl battery blowers are pretty rubbish in comparison to what ego has.

[domada]

Sticking with petrol for my main handhelds I think. But excited about getting some husky long reach trimmer and saw kit tomorrow for the sake of my back. Subbed from sw England 👍

[oharacare]

I just bought echoes 58v line up, im kinda late to the party but will atleast get to enjoy it whilst i aquire the new wcho 56 v ljne up. Iv been investing in stihls for the most part.

[carl]

Great video. I have the husky. With the lightest battery-i80 I believe. Makes such a difference in weight using a the lightest battery in compared to the heaviest. Obviously want last as long but i have 2 and also a inverter in the van. Great piece of kit...could never go back to a petrol set up.

[markr]

Great videos - have you ever tried any of the newer Makita 18v machines. I find it interesting that Makita used to sell twin 18v battery - 36v machines and now have single 18v machines. I wonder if they are underpowered?

[stevelanghorn]

Really great review...good straightforward format. Very clear & practical...(and no irritating musak!) I'm a self employed gardener in Lancaster UK & I've been really happy with my Stihl 86 but that new pro stihl looks great. It's just the backpack & the price that make me hestitate.

[magicbus]

Good video. what is best for home owner ?

[alexanderkitchin]

I found this really useful. I am moving over to battery and have been using my Stihl HLA 66 all day and my old trusty (and noisy) Kawasaki hedge cutter. I want to buy a cordless hedge trimmer and have come round to the idea of a Stihl HSA 130R. Most of the hedges I cut are woody so the pruner makes sense, with a belt and holster; no way am I wearing a hot back pack all day, even in England. Very tempted by the Husqvarna, that motor sounds great, but the lighter weight of the Stihl appeals - my arms start to give up after five or six hours.

[dkooyman]

Commercially Husqvarna is the best option it is light weight powerful and you can put a battery in it or go with the back pack battery anything else isn’t even an option. IMO STIHL and others made a huge mistake by forcing a cable to use there equipment
Great job Husqvarna!

[tecsonics]

A reasonable review, mostly about noise, speed and weight. Would love to have heard at least something about cutting power, clogging and reliability. Also dissapointing to see you demonstrating dangerous equipment... in bare feet! Not a good look.

[Christian.....]

I am glad that you be honest and told us about your accu addiction. On the other hand I am angry that it is too late for me. I am not a commercial user and owned recently a Husky 142i Mower. Some weeks later I got a Husky 325ilk after watching your video! Now I be addicted too and looking for a Hedge Trimmer as next, maybe the 522iHD60. Anyway, my hedge is only 10 meters long. I could resist and purchased a cheap 18V hedger (2200 cuts/min). This should be enough for me...at least this year 😛 The next Husky will be the blower 325iB (I guess not a 525iB) I really like the silence and the performance of 36V products.

[oharacare]

I like to buy landscape gear, especially bat tree stuff.

[timkeen]

I have brought virtualy all husqvarna battery gear but most of it failed within months of use and was replaced under warranty but some other things broke just after warranty and I had to re purchase them again
One pole pruner only did about 20 hrs but broke just after warranty and cost me a fortune
Not very pleased with husqvarna 😕

[tgsgardenmaintenance]

I personally do as much hedge cutting, as I do hedge trimming. I can probably replace my current hedge trimmers fairly easily, but the hedge cutters, not so easily! I currently have a Stihl HS81R, and a Husqvarna 522HDR75X, both of which will chomp through a 2 inch branch when necessary! Any recommendations are welcome!

[mw]

Thank you for the review. Really helpful!
I was pretty much set to buy the HSA86 until I saw your review and now considering if I need to pay the extra for the HSA 94T . We have a number of Hornbeam hedges in our garden. One of them is 50m long and 2m high. We've been using a Black & Decker trimmer but it has ben pretty useless, especially for the thicker vertical growth from the top of the hedge. Do you think that the HSA 86 would be sufficient for this work? Thanks.

[saxonwatkins]

Just a note The Stihl cuts great but the battery cable keeps getting in the way I've ended up cutting that cable a couple of times already and at $200 Aus a pop to replace won't be usung that again. Battery is the way to go these days last eaily 3 times longer than my petrol units.. I use the husky 520i He3 brilliant. Might give the 520i hD60 a go.

[drnh]

Ego have failed here i reckon. A hedge trimmer with any lead is a pain in the ass.... Some of these units are so overpriced though. There really is no reason for the HSA94T to be nearly £2000

[michaelmerrifield]

Would it be possible to use a 36v Ebike battery either on a belt or backpack to run these Stihl garden tools?

[stuartbrowne]

ok video, would have been good to get some background on run times of batteries, was almost a comercial for the ego back pack trimmer