Thanks for the honest video. I've been thinking to switch to cordless for a few months. Nice not to wear ear defenders or smell of petrol fumes afterwards.
I have a love/hate relationship with the battery equipment from Husky. I purchased 2- 536lihe3, 2-520ihe3 and 1-520iht4. All have been in for warranty motor replacement several times. I was given two new units under warranty, both of those were also in for motor replacement. That's a total of 7 new units all of them have failed, plus they have had replacement motors fail multiple times as well. I thought the 520iht4 with the brushless motor would solve the problem, but it's in the shop as I write this. I'm approaching 40hrs of travel time dropping off and picking them up as well as being without the use of the equipment. I was forced to buy a couple of gas units to have some dependable equipment. It's so frustrating as our crew loves using all the battery equipment we have, they perform very well when they work. They are used approximately 6hrs a day 5 days a week. 30yrs in business, they are the most unreliable equipment we've ever used. 🤬
Hi, time to keep an eye out for the new 525iHE3 range coming in the new year. Motor is near battery and has a shaft to petrol style gearbox. BIG upgrade
I thought the same thing. But the electric models and batteries are phasing models out quick like car companies. That means new models have to be purchased. The gas models are built with better materials and last longer. My first Stihl product is 14 years old and works like new. Electric trimmer from 2 years ago cant get parts anymore. Im also not one for having batteries made by children.
I enjoyed the video, and I think with time, you will learn additional skills that will assist you with conveying info properly to your viewers. Thank you for sharing.
I appreciate your honesty on a product review !! On a side note, I have never understood why hedge trimmers do not come with rakes !! I follow some awesome shrub maintenance guys form England and they all use racks !! They really seem to help removing clippings.
Depending on ground material, sometimes it's easier to blow clippings off then mulch them with a blower/mulching vac. Best with variable power control.
Nice hedge trimming job, considering they are way overgrown. The homeowner/HOA should consider having them replaced with smaller/easier to manage bushes. Mine are also way too overgrown and I insist to my landscaper to trim them way back, but he keeps saying too much may kill them. But I actually don't care and want them to either die off or have them pulled out. So I'm buying a cordless 40v hedge trimmer this week and doing it myself.
I agree on the Stihl string, it's terrible. Echo better. Have heard that Husky is good but have not tried it. Did a lot of research a few years back and found the cat's meow of string: ROTARY VORTEX PROFESSIONAL TRIMMER LINE - ALSO CALLED COPPERHEAD TRIMMER LINE (I use .095). The stuff is super flexible and super tough. Company is in Glennville, GA.
I totally agree with the echo bump heads. Its interesting though I have found my trimmer struggles with the black diamond line...I go with their cross fire line.
Great video! Had a former customer with a couple of bushes/trees that cover their well head for irrigation pump. From the back and front of the house, and the neighbor's house, just looked like a big round bush. From THEIR house it resembled either a "posterior" or the "private part of a man" Oh and this customer and his partner were gay! Keep up the great work!
Thanks for your content, this may have helped me decide on not only whether to purchase an electric hedge trimmer over petrol, however, I think I am sold on the Husqvarna over the Ryobi after watching its handleability. The Ryobi weighs a tonne also! I am off to check one out tomorrow. ;0)
I really like the Husqvarna but since this video i did have the motor on the trimmer go out and had to be replaced (which was covered by the warrenty). If you are using it for light use or just around the home you are fine but for commercial use something to watch out for
@@AmbrosLandscapingInc Thanks for your input, I've done some price checking here in Australia and for &1200 which includes battery and charger I nearly coughed up my balls, I guess that's quality you hope your paying for. I am looking at the Stihl for half the price with the large battery as yea it is only for home use, I have a lot of hedges so I need durability and power at the same time. Stihl looks the goer!
@@martinford76 Stihl would be a great alternative. Though I really like the Husqvarna battery equipment it doesn't seem very professional grade to me. The trimmer really struggles with thick branches where my Milwaukee battery trimmer won't skip a beat cutting through it
@@AmbrosLandscapingInc Yea the bigger battery Stihl advertises has 3 hours run time which seams pretty good compared to their smaller battery with 60minutes run time. My home town is like King of the hedges I should go see what the pros are using,,, Hense checking out Ambro's "lol"
Whats your thoughts on the Milwaukee quik lok hedge trimmer attachment deal i want one!! I already have Milwaukee weedeater and like it alot for early mornings
I thought it looked like a butt too. I laughed to myself because you said it 20 seconds after i thought it. As though you heard me. We were thinking alike
I've used a battery powered Stihl string trimmer for a few years. Light and agile, it works VERY well. Battery usually lasts all day (for 1 employee per residential route). I would never go back to a gas string trimmer again.
I've used an electric B & D trimmer for years. It's been a workhorse but I no longer am, and wanted to make my job easier. ru-vid.comUgkx_rBCFuDW1zD6blTGhLkvAkxU657uR_lG Around the corners, the small side yard etc. was a pain to run the cord out to, so I bought this thinking I'd use it for touch-ups and hard to reach places. Well, I haven't used the corded one since!This is so light weight and so much easier. It has all the power I need because I start wearing down after about 20 minutes and I haven't run out of battery yet. It takes about two hours to charge. I've used it about twice a week for a month and still have line left too. My favorite feature is the blade inside the shield that keeps the line trim to where I don't even have to think about it. You can see from my pic that it's been heavily used and I probably should clean it more often. Very happy with it.
I have a love/hate relationship with the battery equipment from Husky. I purchased 2- 536lihe3, 2-520ihe3 and 1-520iht4. All have been in for warranty motor replacement several times. I was given two new units under warranty, both of those were also in for motor replacement. That's a total of 7 new units all of them have failed, plus they have had replacement motors fail multiple times as well. I thought the 520iht4 with the brushless motor would solve the problem, but it's in the shop as I write this. I'm approaching 40hrs of travel time dropping off and picking them up as well as being without the use of the equipment. I was forced to buy a couple of gas units to have some dependable equipment. It's so frustrating as our crew loves using all the battery equipment we have, they perform very well when they work. They are used approximately 6hrs a day 5 days a week. 30yrs in business, they are the most unreliable equipment we've ever used. 🤬
After using the Husqvarna yes I would! I would try out the Stihl battery trimmer first but honestly man I've been really happy with battery trimmers and have been using them for the past almost 2 months straight
@@gglawncare560 the Husqvarna weight is fairly responsible...I've been using the Milwaukee articulating trimmer they came out with this year and it is a lot heavier...plus it has the annoying homeowner dummy switch
Electric yard tools are viable. I've been slowly adding M18 yard tools to my quiver: string trimmer, hedge trimmer, and recently their "hatchet" pruning saw. The trimmer and deger perform better than the mini chainsaw. I don't think it runs at high enough RPM's. I take care of about 2 acres of lawn and garden plus the yard of a small city apartment. I'm quite impressed by the electrics with one caveat. They were an easy/affordable purchase since I already ran m18 batteries. Overall, the convenience, quietness, lack of vibration, not messing with gas/mixing is a welcome trade off. Performance is very good, but probably a little slower/less rpm/not as "hot" as a good gas version. The one issue I've run into is batteries overheating when put on constant load. For example, weed whacking a large plug without breaks will result in your batteries overheating and you having to jockey them around before they are dead. It's an annoying problem and could get in the way of work flow depending on the situation. I keep 3 batteries in rotation and put them in the fridge to cool off.
Meh. They're viable for postage stamp yards. Not for high productivity or large properties. Some lawn companies are carrying around gas generators to keep their equipment charged. I'll never own battery powered lawn equipment. Property is too big and I'm not interested in that whole spontaneous combustion issue with lithium batteries.
Hey jason Love your vids man longtime watcher got a question i have the T23 GHS Walker when i do shrubs i use the Walker to collect all the clippings whats your angle on doing it that way then raking do you ever do it that way just curious? c:
Watch for your boy R, he's going wild every time. JK this guy stoic as a lamp post never seen a gesture from him. (Absolutely no offense ofc) Great trimming by the way.
The person or people who decided to hide the transformer and phone junction box with those shurbs made a big mistake long story short when the electrical transformer blows or the phone junction box gets hit some one is to be up s+#t Creek because both of those shurbs are in the way which means someone is going to have to replace them.☹️☹️☹️☹️
Haha yer words are hard numbers worse" bit for me 261c best little saw i want. But 357 husky was best n reliable saw ive owned. Wish they still made em,
which is better husqvarna or milwaukee hedge trimmer ?? The only the only problem I didn't like milwaukee hedge trimmer looses the knife blades other than that it's kind a bit fast but to compare husqvarna I don't know about it..
I tend to disagree with you... battery power is on par with gas...lighter and yes run times cab be a challenge and battery changes but where I live we have serious noise bylaws.... Pros....no ear protection, lighter, cheaper to run, virtually no maintenance and no fumes.... you keep on running fosil fuels my friend .... while the rest of the world goes electric....
