DEWALT 20V MAX Cordless Hedge Trimmer Kit with Battery, Charger & Accessories (DCPH820M1)

ease to use

Great tool but very heavy.

Update: Raising the rating to 4 stars. I really like this tool. Still concerned with its durability but so far so good. Does the job well that it was designed for.I needed a pole hedge trimmer and was going to buy a Stihl electric one since all of my other power equipment is Stihl and it is awesome equipment because it is so rugged and reliable. However, when I saw this trimmer and saw that it used the same battery pack as my Dewalt Power tools, I decided to minimize having different batteries and chargers and get the Dewalt one. This trimmer has some really nice features. It has a good run time using the supplied 4 amp hour battery. The adjustable angle hedger is a really nice feature. Overall first time I used it I was pleased with its performance. It worked really well for light hedging. Does not have the power for heavy duty cutting of larger branches. I am concerned with its long term durability. The angle adjustment device is plastic, and I am concerned with its long term durability because it is loose and just feels flimsy. Overall, this trimmer feels like something Black and Decker would design and does not appear to be nearly as rugged as Dewalt equipment used to be. I also found the safety switch on the trigger to be completely annoying and totally unnecessary and broke it off. Even though the owners manual did not mention it (that I could find) but you should spray hedger blades with WD 40 before you use them each time. This hedger could have been made twice as powerful if they would have designed it to use two 20Volt batteries in series for a 40 Volt system instead of a 20 Volt system.

Surprisingly powerful for a battery operated device. Will easily cut through 1/2” branches. Bought mainly to trim arborvitae to about 8 feet. Works great for this purpose. Have 3 hedges and was quickly able to trim. The device is somewhat heavy which is understandable considering the power it produces. I just take breaks in between cuttings. Comes with a 4 ah XR Dewalt battery and charger. Will last for about 1 hour of continuous cutting. Battery has guage showing remaining power level which is a nice feature. You can buy a lighter brand but I don’t know if it would compare to the power of the Dewalt. This is strictly a pole hedger. Would be nice if it converted to a hand model but it doesn’t. Would also be nice if an extension pole was available to extend to higher heights but I can’t find one.The pole with hedger at a 90 degree angle stands 4 feet in height. Add 32” to length with hedger at 180 degrees. Will comfortably reach the top of a 9-10’ hedge. Anything higher is a reach.

I have a large forsythia that has been out of control for several years. I haven't been able to reach the middle because the bush is about twenty feet in diameter. This afternoon I finally tackled the bush and I am extremely pleased. This tool is rugged and well balanced.

I purchased this trimmer in Nov of 2023. I loved the concept of a (up to) 90 degree elbow joint for easier, square hedging. The unit has a simple, cogged elbow joint which allows you to set the cutting angle to multiple angles (up to 90 degrees) and locks into place with a screwed ring.Out of the box, I thought the joint, even when locked tightly, was a bit loose. I used the trimmer at most 6 times, mostly at 90 degrees, and only in my yard (no heavy duty commercial use). Each time I used it, it seemed the elbow joint had more and more give to it. Eventually, the joint would not lock, and I realized the plastic casing around the joint had cracked, so that the joint was now unlockable and therefore unusable. I had to duct tape the joint in the 180 degree position just to finish the job.I have contacted the seller and have yet to hear back from them, but I fully expect the usual run around that I am on my own, wasted my money, buyer beware.Regardless of how the seller stands by the product, I can say already as a DeWalt user, it is a disappointing product out of the box, poorly designed, and too lightly manufactured. A great idea, but once again the Marketing and Finance guys overruled the Engineers.

First off, I didn't read the listing closely enough. My bad. I wanted a hedge trimmer with an extension pole. What I got was a trimmer that will only work WITH the pole. So, to trim a hedge up close that does not require any reach, you have to support the pole and trimmer together making for a very un-wielding device. It is not light. It is well built, but the design leaves a lot to be desired as far as flexibility goes. It has very little. It is only useful if you need a long reach. Not for trimming up close. For that you need a second 'head' or trimmer. For that, you pay another $137. Or deal with a 6.5 lb weight at the end of a 7 foot pole while supporting said pole at the 5 foot point and pressing the 'play' button at the battery end. It gets tiring quickly keeping the pole horizontal. I was hoping to get rid of our electric trimmer that has no extension... So much for dreaming.