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Anyone have a Dewalt 20v hedge trimmer, or other power tools??
toad67
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Tired of dragging around a cord for an electric trimmer, and am looking at at the Dewalt 20v hedge trimmer, as well as upgrading my old, heavy 18v stuff to the newer, lighter 20v tools. Opinions from those who have used them would be appreciated, TIA.
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I have a Dewalt 20V drill/driver, a Dewalt 20V circular saw, and a Dewalt 20V leaf blower. All work well.
I have a few dewalt 18 and 20 vt drills, impact drivers ,and circular saws also a saws all ( I know not the real name ) even a couple lights all do good ( even a air powered dewalt 1/2 impact that does real well )
my oldest son bought into Milwaukee tools as he stared buying for his work, he started with a drill and hammer drill and really liked them last winter / spring he bought on special deals with the free battery's and package deals . he picked up a hedge trimmer circular saw, saws all , another drill then went in for a chain saw and a pole saw all so far are good tools and holding up well
I am not a battery powered tool guy but they do a great job never thought I would say that , honest I have been surprised and happy with the performance even the chain saw does well , no its not a cut down the forest tool , but we have cut down a few trees and cut them up no problem , even my wife has used it more than a few times the battery's last about 1/2 hr and take about a 1/2 to charge back up
I have a 20 volt drill with two batteries and charger. Since I had the batteries and charger I bought an extendable limb saw, 8 inch bar. Works okay doing what it is designed for. Battery life is good considering the size of the drill batteries. Not a lot of power but cuts limbs up to four inches if you just let it cut and don't crowd it. I can work about 20 minutes on a battery. Not cutting for 20 minutes straight but cutting clearing limbs moving to the next one etc.
All my cordless tools are DeWalt 20 volt except for one of their 12 volt drivers.
I have their impact driver, hammer drill, right angle drill, oscillating saw, and one of the 7 1/2" compound miter saws. Best bang for the buck on the market. I think it was Idahobound that sold me the miter saw. I now don't know how I ever got along without it. I use thick blades in it for stability and it is a very nice saw for finish carpentry. The only downside I've found to DeWalt's is that their batteries are on the spendy side.
Just upgraded from 18 volt dewalt stuff to 20 volt. Bought Chainsaw, and pole saw, but haven't used then yet. I also bought the adaptor to use the 20 volt batteries on the 18 volt tools. The amp hour range available for the 20 volt is significant, and the volt/amp hour range for certain models will exceed my needs.
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I have most of the DeWalt power tools, except for the hedge trimmer, and only because we don't have any hedges anymore. I use at least one of them almost every day. Like was said before the only downside is the price of the batteries. Fortunately, they last a lot longer than the old 18V ones.
Love my DeWalt...s...No hedge trimmer...But I just bought a 20vl Max framing nail gun that is pretty awesome!!! Like some of the above...No more compressor and hoses to deal with...😁
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Im not a fan of batteries either, but I did buy an EGO and I run out of juice before the trimmer does! Really a good tool.
I have both 18V and 20V DeWalt drills and impacts.I bought and adapter to use 20v batteries in 18V tools and they work fine.I also buy after market batteries on E Bay.
I have a plethora of other power tools. Hope this helps.
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When I was doing agricultural equipment installation we ran porter cable battery tools mostly . A contractor buddy ran the Dewalt tools. Dewalt is tougher than the porter cable but porter cable won on price and warranty .
I have a 20V DeWalt hedge trimmer. Works great. Only one problem, common to many battery powered tools. Be very careful to NOT over-discharge the battery. When the power starts to fade, stop. Don't trim that last bush. Don't keep pulling the trigger with nothing happening, or nearly so. If you discharge too far, the battery may not recharge.
A few weeks ago I ordered a 20v 7' DeWalt hedge trimmer and am very well satisfied. The battery charge will out last your energy level for sure, the only complaint is after a while the weight on the end (motor/trimmer) get pretty heavy especially when working at the 7' level and the safety on the trigger is aggravating too...........DAMN hedges ! 😡
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that last line is one of the main reasons I took the truck years ago and pulled out all the hedges from around the house, then hauled in the small river rock to put up against the house about 2 foot out all the way around, wife now just plants flowers in pots and lays them in the rocks and changes them every few month or so when she gets the urge.........
When we lived in town, the house we bought had hedges all across the front of the house. I absolutely hated to trim those things and repeatedly told my wife I was going to cut them down, but I didn't.
When we moved to the country I told her "we are not going to plant hedges here", and we didn't. she covered the area with flowers. But that is fine, as she does all the maintenance involving the landscape.
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I have numerous 20v dewalt tools and am satisfied. I have the hedge trimmer after my old corded one gave up the ghost. It works well. The chainsaw works for ok small branches but isn't great on any burr oak.
I have multiple dewalt 20v tools. Drill, impact driver, 1/2 impact wrench, weed eater. They all work great! The lithium batteries are a LOT more forgiving on draining or charging when half dead, very little "memory" problems like Ni-Cd. I love my dewalt tools BUT Ridgid has a lifetime warranty on batteries.
If you don't already have batteries, check out Ridgid. I stuck with dewalt because I already had 5 batteries and didn't wanna swap at that point.
I have a Dewalt 20v drill/impact set. It came with two batteries, charger, a drill bit set, screwdriver bit set all in a zippered bag. It came out of pawn at my friend's Pawn shop, new, never used. The other battery powered tools I have are a Kobalt 40 volt string trimmer and a matching pole saw. The 40 volt batteries will outlast me before they need charging.
I ended up buying a Dewalt 20v hedge trimmer. I have a bunch of 18v Dewalt stuff, and have always been happy with it. I like the fact that if I decide too, I can get an adapter from 18v and use the 20v batteries. Another reason that I went with big yellow was the fact that no one else that I thought was decent, had a hedge trimmer. I have always been a gas guy when it comes to yard/outdoor equipment, but as I age, my yard needs go down, and the simplification of having less gas powered equipment, and more battery powered stuff makes sense to me. Battery stuff is much simpler, and needs no annual maintenance. Thanks for all of the input fella's...
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Love my older dewalt 14.4v recently got a craftsman 20v pole trimmer, it's great! probably not an all day tool but I've used it for several hours and wore myself out before the battery...
We run several different 20 and 60 volt Dewalt tools commercially. No problems to speak of. You get what you pay for.
We run the snot out of the impact drivers, all that rarely breaks it the little coil spring the helps hold the bit in place, easy fix.
List, 60 volt circle saws, 60 volt sawzalls, 60 volt grinders, jig saws, zizz saws, drills, routers, palm sanders, hand plane,you name it, good stuff.
Not sure of hedge trimmer. But I do have two battery operated chain saws that I us on my tree farm. One Stihl and one Huscavarna. I was pleasantly surprised at how much cutting power and longevity of the battery they have.