Frequently Bought Together
Product Features
|
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Product Description
Earthwise 18-Inch Convertible Pole Hedge Trimmer extends up to 12 feet and is adjustable to 6 cutting positions and easily converts to a hand held trimmer with 18-Inch cutting blade for do-it-yourself homeowners to save money on yard maintenance
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
36 of 36 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
My backyard is 120' across with a 12' tall evergreen hedge that I use as a privacy wall rather than a wooden fence. Over the years I have annually paid $200-$300 for someone to trim it. With the proper tool I could do it myself but in the past have been unable to find a reasonably priced pole trimmer that would do the job.
Last week I found the Earthwise 2-1 pole trimmer and purchased it. I used it today and it works great! With the "2-1" feature, I first trimmed the lower portion of the entire hedge using the trimmer itself, then attached the "pole" and completed the top portion. The entire trim job took less than two hours...not including the clean-up.
My only negative comment is the specifications/advertisement states it is a 10-12' pole (depending on seller). This is not true! It is actually a little over 6 1/2' long with the pole attached. When I received the trimmer I couldn't figure out why it wouldn't extend to the full length. Upon reading the owners manual I found that the length advertised includes the height of the operator. I mention this so that potential buyers of aware of this misconception.
All-in-all though it's a great product and would recommend it highly.
Last week I found the Earthwise 2-1 pole trimmer and purchased it. I used it today and it works great! With the "2-1" feature, I first trimmed the lower portion of the entire hedge using the trimmer itself, then attached the "pole" and completed the top portion. The entire trim job took less than two hours...not including the clean-up.
My only negative comment is the specifications/advertisement states it is a 10-12' pole (depending on seller). This is not true! It is actually a little over 6 1/2' long with the pole attached. When I received the trimmer I couldn't figure out why it wouldn't extend to the full length. Upon reading the owners manual I found that the length advertised includes the height of the operator. I mention this so that potential buyers of aware of this misconception.
All-in-all though it's a great product and would recommend it highly.
24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
|
Length:
2:15
Mins
When I found this hedge trimmer, I had several questions about it, and not a lot of resources, as "EarthWise" is not a common brand. So here's a more detailed look at the trimmer and my thumbs up for it. BTW, I forgot to demo the way the trimmer head pivots when attached to the pole, so that you can trim horizontally while holding the pole at various angles
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
Let me get right to the nitty-gritty of this trimmer before I start blabbering:
1. It's heavy. It's 9 pounds according to my Feedback Sports Bike Scale. -**BUT**- it gets worse: the weight is concentrated at the end of the pole, and when fully extended, I'm supporting 16 pounds at the furthest hand position of the grip (that would be the fat foam-padded portion of the pole just to the right of the green collar, as pictured in the Amazon product image) when I'm holding the trimmer straight out sideways. Compare that weight to an 8 pound gallon jug of milk.
-- However -- I don't find myself holding the trimmer steady in this horizontally-oriented position. More often than not, it's oriented upward, where the leverage doesn't have such a great multiplier effect. This means the trimmer's weight reduces down closer to 9 pounds (when it's held vertically), and can be supported by both arms. Nevertheless, my left arm feels it at the end of a session.
2. It's short. Basically, as measured from that outermost grip position, the cutting blades extend from 40 inches to 56 inches as measured from the end of my fist. So basically, if I hold my hand and arm above my head (like Luke Skywalker holding his lightsaber in that classic movie poster), I can reach anything up to 56-inches (or about 4˝ feet) above my fist. At 6-feet tall, that means I can hit the tops of hedges in the 12-foot range.
3. The blade is short. Earthwise claims 18 inches. I measure just short of 16.
With all that out on the table, in a nutshell, this thing is just short of great. The price, the reach, the apparent build quality -- they all make for a very capable hedge trimmer. The hand trigger slides off the pole mount and clicks in to the trimmer body to make for a non-pole trimmer, so it really is two trimmers in one.
The pole assembly retracts just over 12 inches in total length, allowing me to shorten the reach, and in turn reduce the amount of weight my extended arm needs to support by a not insignificant 2˝ pounds. The pole also allows me to rotate the trimmer head/blade 90° "down", or 60° "up," for a total of 6 positions in 30° increments. The 90° position allows me to "blind top" my hedges, aka cutting their tops flat with my feet firmly on the ground (or on a short ladder), but of course without actually being able to see what I'm cutting (since the blade is bent over the top). I'm not quite sure what the 60° back/up position is for, unless I had some shrubbery to top that was lower than me, aka "metal detector style."
The friction lock collar on the pole isn't the greatest: it's large and therefore easy to turn, but has no positive stops, so I've unscrewed it too far a couple of times. The pole slides with a healthy amount of friction, so I have to yank on it quite a bit to extend/retract it. It was a little troubling (and confusing) when it was new, but now that I'm used to -- and possibly since it's been broken in a bit -- I at least know what to expect and don't find this overly troubling.
In operation, it's no louder than any other electric hedge trimmer, though I do find that it emits a slightly annoying high pitched whine. Hearing protection would address this, but I don't find it loud enough to absolutely require it.
The trigger is hit or miss. There's a thumb-operated trigger lock, which is right-hand friendly but not so much so for lefties. The 4-finger trigger is on/off (not variable speed), and while it's pretty good, it could use either just a little more throw, or a slightly bigger grip, because I find it easy to "forget about it" and decrease my squeeze, losing power to the trimmer and sometimes requiring me to re-engage the trigger lock. It doesn't require a hard squeeze in terms of spring resistance, but just to keep it engaged in the "on" position. I suspect if I had smaller hands, this wouldn't be an issue at all.
The blades seem sharp enough. I have a pretty easy front yard to care for with a 10 to 12 foot tall hedge that's only maybe 20 feet in total length. I don't really need a pole trimmer for this application, since I can knock them back with a standard hedge trimmer, an extension ladder, and just three ladder position changes. But this trimmer makes is so quick and effortless -- without dragging out a ladder and setting it up on sloped ground and steps -- that I'm happy to have this tool.
The trimmer comes in two pieces with basically "click to lock" assembly required. The blade has a plastic sleeve that slides on to protect it when not in use. The short cord has a shroud around the two prongs to prevent them from being stepped on and bent, and the cord is just long enough knot together with an extension cord to prevent it from inadvertently pulling out.
I actually resisted buying this trimmer due to the weight complaints in so many reviews, but came back to it a few weeks later with the rationalization that, even if it was heavy lifting, it would surely be less laborious than carrying my ladder around to do the job. Turns out, this was correct. I'm happy to own it.
1. It's heavy. It's 9 pounds according to my Feedback Sports Bike Scale. -**BUT**- it gets worse: the weight is concentrated at the end of the pole, and when fully extended, I'm supporting 16 pounds at the furthest hand position of the grip (that would be the fat foam-padded portion of the pole just to the right of the green collar, as pictured in the Amazon product image) when I'm holding the trimmer straight out sideways. Compare that weight to an 8 pound gallon jug of milk.
-- However -- I don't find myself holding the trimmer steady in this horizontally-oriented position. More often than not, it's oriented upward, where the leverage doesn't have such a great multiplier effect. This means the trimmer's weight reduces down closer to 9 pounds (when it's held vertically), and can be supported by both arms. Nevertheless, my left arm feels it at the end of a session.
2. It's short. Basically, as measured from that outermost grip position, the cutting blades extend from 40 inches to 56 inches as measured from the end of my fist. So basically, if I hold my hand and arm above my head (like Luke Skywalker holding his lightsaber in that classic movie poster), I can reach anything up to 56-inches (or about 4˝ feet) above my fist. At 6-feet tall, that means I can hit the tops of hedges in the 12-foot range.
3. The blade is short. Earthwise claims 18 inches. I measure just short of 16.
With all that out on the table, in a nutshell, this thing is just short of great. The price, the reach, the apparent build quality -- they all make for a very capable hedge trimmer. The hand trigger slides off the pole mount and clicks in to the trimmer body to make for a non-pole trimmer, so it really is two trimmers in one.
The pole assembly retracts just over 12 inches in total length, allowing me to shorten the reach, and in turn reduce the amount of weight my extended arm needs to support by a not insignificant 2˝ pounds. The pole also allows me to rotate the trimmer head/blade 90° "down", or 60° "up," for a total of 6 positions in 30° increments. The 90° position allows me to "blind top" my hedges, aka cutting their tops flat with my feet firmly on the ground (or on a short ladder), but of course without actually being able to see what I'm cutting (since the blade is bent over the top). I'm not quite sure what the 60° back/up position is for, unless I had some shrubbery to top that was lower than me, aka "metal detector style."
The friction lock collar on the pole isn't the greatest: it's large and therefore easy to turn, but has no positive stops, so I've unscrewed it too far a couple of times. The pole slides with a healthy amount of friction, so I have to yank on it quite a bit to extend/retract it. It was a little troubling (and confusing) when it was new, but now that I'm used to -- and possibly since it's been broken in a bit -- I at least know what to expect and don't find this overly troubling.
In operation, it's no louder than any other electric hedge trimmer, though I do find that it emits a slightly annoying high pitched whine. Hearing protection would address this, but I don't find it loud enough to absolutely require it.
The trigger is hit or miss. There's a thumb-operated trigger lock, which is right-hand friendly but not so much so for lefties. The 4-finger trigger is on/off (not variable speed), and while it's pretty good, it could use either just a little more throw, or a slightly bigger grip, because I find it easy to "forget about it" and decrease my squeeze, losing power to the trimmer and sometimes requiring me to re-engage the trigger lock. It doesn't require a hard squeeze in terms of spring resistance, but just to keep it engaged in the "on" position. I suspect if I had smaller hands, this wouldn't be an issue at all.
The blades seem sharp enough. I have a pretty easy front yard to care for with a 10 to 12 foot tall hedge that's only maybe 20 feet in total length. I don't really need a pole trimmer for this application, since I can knock them back with a standard hedge trimmer, an extension ladder, and just three ladder position changes. But this trimmer makes is so quick and effortless -- without dragging out a ladder and setting it up on sloped ground and steps -- that I'm happy to have this tool.
The trimmer comes in two pieces with basically "click to lock" assembly required. The blade has a plastic sleeve that slides on to protect it when not in use. The short cord has a shroud around the two prongs to prevent them from being stepped on and bent, and the cord is just long enough knot together with an extension cord to prevent it from inadvertently pulling out.
I actually resisted buying this trimmer due to the weight complaints in so many reviews, but came back to it a few weeks later with the rationalization that, even if it was heavy lifting, it would surely be less laborious than carrying my ladder around to do the job. Turns out, this was correct. I'm happy to own it.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Extendable hedge clipper
Because I have shrubs that are bigger and wider than I can reach with conventional hedge clippers, I found this on the internet and thought it was the answer too my problems of... Read more
Published 4 days ago by Thomas J. Scott
Better than I expected
I have row of shrubs about 100 ft long and 8 to 10 feet tall. In the past I have used a ladder and many trips up and down. The new trimmers have cut my trimming time in half. Read more
Published 12 days ago by SteveBBB
It does the job for the money
This item was pretty much what I expected after reading some of the reviews from previous buyers. It works well - is a bit heavy when extended (not counterweighted) but overall... Read more
Published 20 days ago by Jenkins425
Phillip
Item looks well built but used it for 10 minutes and it stopped. Couldn't get it to work again so just returned it
Published 29 days ago by Pen Name
Wife likes it, that's all that matters.
My wife who does the lawn and trimming, because she likes to, not that she has to, has no problem with the weight of this trimmer, even though it is a little heavy, but that is to... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Donald R Martin
Hate to trim shrubs
This works well but can get a little heavy after working for an extended period of time. It will keep your Biceps and Pecks in good shape if you use it often. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Phil Stepp
Pleased with Earthwise 2-in-1 hedge trimmer
I read many reviews about the Earthwise and other pole trimmers and chose to buy the Earthwise. I am pleased thus far. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Marco
Pole Hedge Trimmer through Amazon
I am very pleased with this hedge trimmer. Seems well made, works well so far and was priced reasonably. Kudos to earthwise!
Published 7 months ago by sherrybck
Just loved this trimmer
I loved this product.
I was always worried about falling off a ladder on uneven ground as I stretched out to trim the two bushes in my back yard. Read more
I was always worried about falling off a ladder on uneven ground as I stretched out to trim the two bushes in my back yard. Read more
Published 8 months ago by John Mitchell
Best Bang for The Buck, by a Mile
Couldn't be happier with the power this hedger puts out...able to round out my trees and hedges very easily... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mr. T
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
