How all reviews should be done. Thank you. I am glad you raised the locking problem. Brought one a couple of weeks ago and after two uses, the locking mechanism/pin has already broken

Thanks for the review - been looking at this for a while. I have the Milwaukee quick lok and the vibrations are not great and the blade quality pretty similar. I still have old shindaiwa long reach blades from 10 years ago that hold a better edge than all these new Chinesium blades but definitely wouldn't go back to 2 stroke. The little Makita DUH601 is a joy to use also and would buy it again despite the cheap blades. Keep the good content coming 👍

I bought this trimmer 3 years ago and I have done so much work with mine it's not funny, its so versatile. I use it commercially 4 days per week and has never missed beat. The blade has stayed sharp as well. The only thing that I would change is the timing on the on/off button, everything else is perfect. I clean and oil the blade weekly. I highly recommend this, for me its awesome.👍❤

Cheers for video man. Very informative. As for the prompt safety time out; i have a Makita twin 18v chainsaw and it is classed as a professional saw and this item suffers the same problem so i get you! Ta

I bought few weeks ago the Makita dun500wz and i like it very much,it can cut thick branches as well,and its very light compared to my stihl hl 94-C . Im using it most of the time on second gear. I have 2 makita batterys and one parkside battery 4ah with makita adaptor.

Just ordered your MAKITA trimmer and I wondered if there maybe a demo video around .Thank you for it.I’ll be using mine around the house garden only and sharpening blades is not going to worry me since I arranged for a landscaper to do our cedar and yew hedges which leaves me a couple of pseudo bonsai conifers. I wonder if the electronic shut off timer is there to prevent operators from manipulating the blade angle and accidentally deactivating the shut off ? In my 40 years as a landscape business owner I can assure you the visits I had to make to see a guy at the emergency department were not my choice endeavors of the day.Some how they found a way of changing the angle of the blade and at the same time running the motor and press both leavers by “mistake”. Both of them got injured while on orchard ladders. I was actually going to buy the cheaper version without the timer shut off but bought this version instead. Thanks again for your help.

Thanks for the honest review. The pin wearing out is enough for me to look elsewhere for a pole trimmer. I don't own any Makita tools, but I was considering buying into the platform for some good garden tools. I have a couple of Bosch Professional tools, but their garden range is pretty slim.

Thank you for taking the time to make this video. I don't know if you had mentioned it, or if I had missed it in the video, but was there anything you mentioned about being able to extend it to make it longer or not? If so, how long is the unit in its current state and are you required to buy an additional extension to make it longer if needed for this unit? Cheers.

Very happy with mine, lightweight but cuts as effectively as the Stihl petrol on the highest stroke rate, but without the fumes. No problems with the lock. Lovely balanced machine, definitely one of Makita's better landscaping tools. I agree the machine could stay on for longer when releasing the switch, it is problematic when swapping hands on a hop up or ladder

I have found if you tape that top trigger down permanently it says on for 60secs before going off 👌👍👍🤠

Thanks for the review. I was under the impression that this thing only lasted 40 mins but 2 hours wow. I can understand the button needing to be pressed being frustrating along with the blades needing to be resharpened but considering you have it a 6/10 are there any other high quality hedge trimmers you’d suggest?

Definitely agree with all of this....I've had a few of these now and they have all ended up slipping out of the locked position....one unit has been sent to Makita 3 times for repair and not fixed my them.pretty sure they don't know how to fix it. They eventually sent me out a new unit. After 8 months that unit has now done the same. Disappointing considering they are best part of £300 now. I think it might be threaded where that bolt goes into the gearbox case and that rounds out after time...not sure though as I've not taken it apart myself as I don't want to void the warranty.

Hi There. Thanks for review. Where is best place to buy this? You mentioned £200 or so but I can’t seem to find it anywhere for that. Cheers

I get quite a bit of movement from the neck where the 4 black screws are and don’t always click into position keeps on going past it but really like it

Is it long enough? No extension?

Just got onn and pulling the trigger in my kitchen lol I think I like it already I've been on the hla66 for years and love them , getting a new sharp one next week Work full time on them everyday I'll update which is best lol . 99% sure the stihl will hold up better robust wise I've got one that's for bulking jobs , thick wood and ones that old and bent I looked it 15 foot to the ground ... Still going lol

call me mad but haveing used this today again on a proper big hedge i can say that pd for pd this is the best hedge cutter in the world its an absolute pleasure useing lol and its nimble and slimline and light and got that high rev cut point and stright on the trigger unlike petrol and heavy and tons vibrations pd for pd lol this is an absolute beast . hope it holds up going to buy that single side blade one you use also as soon as prime gets it online lol

I have the same machine, as far as the lubrication of gears is concerned, is it not possible to screw in a grease nipple at the bottom and lubricate it with a grease pump so that you do not have to dismantle the entire base plate? My scissors came with two 6 amp batteries and they last much longer, but they are apparently difficult to find, I believe, but they do exist.

I have the 40v powerhead version and it weighs a lot. It also cuts off after a second or two if you are not holding the trigger in.

is it normal for the charger to get so hot lol got the proper makita charger not imitation one , got the dc18rc thing gets hot quick

Would this work with 3amp batteries? They are all I have for my makita drills

I've got a lot of 40v XGT tools which i love, I don't have any 18 volt batteries I'm thinking of getting this as sadly they don't do a 40v version.. I was looking at the Stihl hla 66 but gearbox casing.. I also don't like that the blade speed is limited to 3000 on the Stihl.

Which diameter you can effectively cut? For the manufacturer 23,5mm, is true? Thank you for reply. Regards Tom

Do you use it for beech hedge, would it be strong enough with 18v?

Is this kind of machine good to trim Photinia Hedges?

I want to know who they get to test these machines in the design process because they always get it wrong. I'm constantly suffering the same annoyance with my stihls tools and there stupid trigger system. Get proper gardeners to test them how hard can it be to design something that works

Nice

Hmmm think for me I want a telescopic shaft and a grease nipple ... interesting take on it ...

God it annoys me, just had this back from Makita yet again and still slips out of locked position. Driving me crazy that they don't know how to fix it

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Strange times....it looks like this crap design is applied to every aspect of our daily routines. Like if those people who make design live just whole their lives in front of their computer/laptop 🤔

5 minutes of waffle, I expect this from American versions

have you tryed the hla66 . proper built i put mine through anything lol and then got one for fine tune cuts this looks ace id love one they look alittle lighter than a 66 and a faster blade id love one for fine tuneing stuff but cart afford atm Japanese stuff is allways good