single-handed battery hedge trimmers are they any good
let's find out i'm jamming up all right so here we have some you me no you go
tested by machinery nation here we have four top branded battery mini hedge trimmers we are going
to check out the specs and the prices on each of them we're going to go through testing on
each unit so you haven't already please like and subscribe let's check out the specs the milwaukee
m12 fht20 comes with a 20 centimeter trimmer blade has 14 millimeter blade spacings weighs 1658 grams
with a 12 volt 4 amp hour battery runs on the m12 battery platform and costs 154 pounds as a tool
only or 299 pounds as a kit the steel hsa26 comes with 20 centimeter trimmer blade and grass ears
it has eight millimeter blade spacings weighs just 996 grams with a 10.8 volt 2.1 amp power battery
and cost 119 pounds as a kit the ego cht 2001 e comes with a 20 centimeter trimmer blade and grass
shears has eight millimeter blade spacings weighs 1131 grams with a 12 volt 2 amp hour battery and
costs 99 pounds as a kit the arco gs 7.2 li comes with a 16 centimeter trimmer blade and grass
shears has eight millimeter blade spacing weighs 854 grams with a 7.2 volt 2 amp hour integral
battery and it costs just 99 pounds as a kit right so closer look before we have a go at cutting what
we've got right i got the milwaukee m12 this unit here is the most powerful one we have it's got the
longest bar on it it's a fixed bar as well really like it big milwaukee fan but if comparing against
the smallest on there you can see how much of a beast this one is then this is the lightest so
it's got benefits okay i think the main benefit about these three compared to the milwaukee is
that you've actually got changeable blades so you can take the blades off of these and you can pop
on the grass shears so they just clip on like so and then you've got grass ears on there as well
same with the ego that just pops off of there oh lovely and clips onto there
so any multi-tool yeah yeah so around your beds and borders you can cut your grass along
the things as well rather than just your hedges battery indicators yep standard m12 straight at
the top there cool still like some of the other battery items indicate on the side the ego hasn't
got a battery indicator i've just got a green light for when it's got battery and then same with
the alco for when that is being worked does it go red when it's empty we will find that out later
that's not the only accessory you can get with it's not no it's not i have a walking stick for
it so alka very kindly sent us this little extra piece on here so you can actually use it standing
up i'm gonna work out how this goes on there glasses there we go that just clips into there
like so and then you've got then a trigger at the top he says i'm trying to do this sitting down
and then you can use it on the little wheel so we'll have a go with that in a bit as well should
we give them a go give them a go let's give them a try right let's see if i can use all three at once
i'm joking ryan's gonna absolutely die in to use the milwaukee so he's up first
uh just goes for it like bus isn't there you go a bit deeper if you want mate
bit more than just a tip my dog damaged hedge
not damaged do you want to give the still a go feels comfortable it does feel really comfortable
i stalled it i installed it now
stole it again i was expecting more of it i will be i'll be honest completely honest
oh no i wore my glasses which bit do you get
there you go you've ruined my hedge you've ruined my head right just to please the
safety sally's i have put my glasses on you know don't like that right ego have a go the ego four
there's usually a lovely tame bush ryan tame isn't it it was lovely and tame once until the
dog decided to oh sure you've been letting it grow so we can do this hedge from a test
yeah i was expecting this nice toe free today carve it into a pumpkin ramble down there look
yeah i'll get in there right you're gonna have a good alco yeah i'm loving this okay it's so
light well i have just noticed on it though as the blades on the other ones both blades move on
the arco is just a single blade that moves up and down so we'll see what sort of finish we can do it
might make a difference of battery longevity as well possibly only working one blade but
doing the job it is i mean bear in mind it is it's the least powerful out of all the ones we
have here today oh no i have stored it oh i have yeah we sold it sorry okay so far right
yeah no it's good man got limitations limitations that is this sort of items there works absolutely
fine so if you are totally carving as such puppy carving yeah carvings yeah say where you are
you're sculpting aren't you yeah this this little thing will be absolutely brilliant
according to ryan this is a weapon that is a weapon that is a b well for the price you want
it to be a weapon wouldn't you because it is the most expensive one we've got so if i install it
no i'm still yeah but out there you're going to get dead armor after a while
you just go at the top of it now james without falling in the hedge
no i'm going to pull an edge but can i reach it with this oh funny funny
i can reach it but i can't call for it the collection he's using my alco walking stick as a
long reach attachment i don't think it's designed for that no but it is working though
they should make a straight version of that i should do if i made a straight version of that
oh that would be amazing that'd be good nice nice i think we know which one's james's favorite is he
hasn't put that one down since he picked it up i mean this one does feel solid isn't it
you know the perfect place for that little alco toppery yes
we are not professional hedge trimmers well you
used to be did you use two hedge trimmers yeah but it's worn off
so yeah if you want it hacked away we're your man right so here we have some you me no you
me were you no it's you you ah then why ryan's getting confused between sheep trees and himself
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somebody shouldn't turn it downwards
yeah this is a bit more probably what these machines are designed for really six and a
seven six point nine see that was really nice to use that both of them have got i like that
milwaukee versus alco keep away from me with your grip this is
this is quite a beast to be fair it is quite weighty
one-handed i don't know the other hand have a
have a drink surprising what they can do though yeah go for topping
popping of the head
there's all four of these didn't do that i'll be quite surprised let's try a bit of
thorn to be honest i don't think any is a particularly bad other they're all pretty
good they're all pretty good i like that some reason i still have the more key in my hand
and ryan has got the alco i got the alcove okay i'm quite happy this will do it really
popping off a bit
we swapped trimmer
and i got little alcohol hey that's all right it's getting through the fall no
problem at all okay he's not you can't not even keeping up with them and walking
all right they're just so quiet though which is lovely what yeah exactly
with my powerhouse of the ego well effectively these two machines are very similar aren't they
they are very similar is that because they're made in a similar place yeah possibly who knows
so far they all seem to be holding their own if you put the price against each of them they all
seem to be doing exactly what they're meant to do yeah milwaukee's more expensive does more the
alco and the ego still are less expensive but they tend to be doing a good job but they're all nice
to use they're all comfortable nice and much of ryan's disgust we're disqualifying the milwaukee
it is because we cannot take part in this next challenge no because we're going to need to put
our grass gears on give it a trim and you've got three acres to do three with us so first up is
the alcove with the waving blades on so look at that just glide through like butter oh wow
if you've got a little you'd even use it to stream couldn't you do what i mean if you've
got a little tiny garden especially when it's there that sort of stuff that's pretty cool
yeah look at that yes i like that a lot so next up is a still
i've never used a grass room before so it's going to be quite exciting for me
isn't it i always knew you'd make a good hairdresser i know look at that oh josh
if you're asking you could cut his hair soon i know short back and sides more like a skin fade
it's skinny i like that it's easy the mighty ego oh yeah so we go like that
along the edge look at that look at that i like it minding your fingers obviously you know
how deep can we go deep see can we do a skin fade like ryan tried to do he wasn't a question
look at that that's right yeah that is pretty cool i really like it right ryan is coming in
with another weapon well not another weapon the origin the first one the first one but if you
don't want to be kneeling down all the time this little contraption is pretty cool look at that
that was pretty neat though that is nice i like that perhaps i should come along the trailers
and you know some trailers for you because it cuts them up i love how i went go hey what
no i'm i'm jamming up he's still going he is still going i think he won it does look like a little
mouse trail though no no you've got to sweep up your grass you're going to weigh how much grass
i say it has got the narrowest cutting but it's just so nice to use
that's cool something in conclusion by whichever one you like whichever one you
feel is the right one for you we love them all probably if you're going to be using it all
the time as a professional machine i'd probably recommend probably the milwaukee the ego or the
still but just for domestic stuff the little alco they're still all there you go lovely little tour
it it was really nice advantage of the extension great very very nice
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