Einhell GE-HC 18 Li T-Solo Rechargeable Multifunction Tool (Hedge Trimmer & 2in1 Chainsaw, Oregon Sword, No Battery & Charger)

Bought this to tackle our high hedges we have at home. Which were a struggle with a normal hedge trimmer, though this unit will reach easily over a 2m+ hedge. The extendable pole of this unit is easily adjustable, the blades are very sharp as it just cut through small branches with not much resistance. The chain saw adapter is also very handy for the thicker branches at hight one can't reach. Is a bit weighty for use on longer duration and if you have a bigger garden it's worth getting a additional high capacity battery as found after 1 1/2 hrs it was drained and was far from finished with the hedge. Overall great unit worth the buy

Worth the investment, especially if you already have the battery. Took me a while to assemble it, but maybe I had a bad day. The hedge trimmer is brilliant -extends really high to trim & shape trees up to 5-6 m (which was why we bought it) and I can see it being just as good with a hedge. The downside is the weight so I've dropped half a star for that. Not so much the overall weight, but it's very business-end heavy. I've dropped another half point off because the chainsaw wasn't fit for my purpose. I had a petrol driven one years ago and it was brilliant: could get through anything eventually, but this one couldn't do anything more than 1" (2cm) diameter, which is only just more than a good pair of manual loppers can do. Would I buy it again? Yes, but I'd save some money and just get the hedge trimmer version.

The whole thing is easy to assemble not that there is much . Both the trim.er and chainsaw are very sharp and do the job. Really great value for money, it doesn't eat battery life which I was happily surprised about. It is as others say a tad heavy but if you take the time to adjust the strap for balance it's not that bad . I am a wheelchair user & found I could use it , better than some much more expensive brands

Get the main gripe out of the way:- I looked at several similar products and finally settled on this one. However, what I didn't realise was that this on one it was not possible to create "hand tools" by connecting the battery/motor directly to the cutting heads. You have to have the pole connected and collapsed to its minimum of about 1m. This can be difficult when there are space restrictions between the hedge. and building/ fencing, especially as the angle of rotation of the heads and motor is in the plane of the shaft only, you can't rotate them "sidewards" to effectively create a shorter, more manageable tool. Similarly the handle can only be mounted in the same "plane", not rotated to 90deg to make it more useable held to the side and swung up and down. It really is designed for trimming high areas, ideally those above you with the pole vertical and swung side to side. However this is my mistake from looking at too many products and confusing the capabilities of the different ones. Overall the hedge trimmer works on leylandii branches up to about 5mm easily. Above 5mm it does have a habit of jamming,. The trimmer is quite heavy to use because of having to carry and swing the weight of the full collapsed telescopic pole all the time. The cutting heads are easy to interchange and overall it is probably a very good tool for trimming high growth.

Slightly on heavy side but does a fantastic job and saves messing with wires and ladders. Battery seems to last a long time as you would not be using battery for chain saw constantly so longevity is great and quite surprised actually. Simple set up but does require maintenance of course so chainsaw oil for example. Ensure you get safety glasses and hard hat as this extends so anything wood falling from a height doesn’t take you out.

I wish this had come with 2 batteries that would save time on doing a big garden job. Works well cutting the neighbours out of control hedges, that were really high and encroaching a tad too much on my side. My daughter loved using the hedge trimmers and trying out the different positions and heights. She cut the hedges and got her Dad to clean the mess. She did mention it was heavy the higher she put it so this is why she cut the hedge and not her old dad. But he did say his last one that he had had for years was heavy too. She found the battery easy to remove and charge. This is where she wished for 2 batteries, so will buy another one (the pack of 2 works out better value). The chainsaw we haven't used yet, you have to put the chain on yourself, but it didn't come with any oil, which all the others we have purchased always came with a little oil. It is very nice quality and were pleasantly surprised and so glad when we saw it had a strap as well as a handle. My daughter had fun as it was her first time using a hedge trimmer like this And enjoyed using it.

Firstly, you will need to get some chainsaw oil before you can use the lopper attachment! Others have said this tool is heavy. Not really - the problem comes when using it with the built-in extension pole. Then it is the "moment" or "turning force" that needs the strength. I try and make sure that the majority of the weight is in a line close to my body, vertically, not stretching out horizontally. With some practice, I got the chainsaw lopper cutting through 8 cm thick branches on an overgrown cotoneaster bush/tree with some ease (hard hat, face guard, gloves and other protective gear in place). The hedge trimmer is as good as the mains electric one I have had for years but, of course, can reach much higher and avoids the use of a ladder. Because of the reach of the tool it is most important to keep people and pets well away when working. Finally, a reason for chosing Einhell was I already had a combi-drill/impact driver set with the same type of battery. Very happy with it - recommended.

I've been using this for a couple of weeks now, and although I thought it was bulky and cumbersome to start with, I've gotten used to the balance and now find it easy to use. Battery use is good (obviously depending on the battery size you use) and it's powerful enough to cut though quite thick stems. The branch lopper is handy for the thicker branches.