I run a Kobalt 40v. If it were me, maybe get th dewalt and see how the 20v performs since you have batteries. But I feel like it will be underpowered a bit. If it doesn't work well enough, return it and exchange it. I got the kobalt because i already had the 40v handheld blower. I use it 90% of the time. I used the hedge trimmer twice last week and am happy with it's performance.

 

I have the dewalt and it works great for occasional use. If I were doing shrubs every day, I would go gas.

 

I have the milwaukee m18 one, similar to dewalt. It has plenty of power. It has more power than corded electric ones, for comparison. Larger ah batteries are beneficial.

 

I like battery string trimmers as replacements for under 23cc gas and the 650 cfm hh Ego blower to replace hh gas but would stay far away from batt hedge trimmers. Every brand I’ve tried slows down the teeth to boost runtime.

This means slower than gas trimming. Not acceptable if your time is worth anything. Almost as bad as the idiotic battery single stage snowblowers that don’t allow the rubber paddles to contact the pavement to boost runtime. Crap

 

I really like my m18 hedge trimmer, plenty of power and run time. I would recommend using it with Milwaukee HD batteries.

 

i have the dewalt -its great for small jobs

 

I like the ego. Mainly because it is 4 lbs lighter (a little over 9lbs) than the echo it replaced. This is my 3rd brand and none are as fast as a gas unit but there are no fumes in my face. I'm charging for my time so what difference does it make? Like the electric so much I took the gas ones off the truck 3 years ago.

 

I have this makita https://www.homedepot.com/p/Makita-...HU07Z-BL1850B/315697611?MERCH=REC-_-pip_sem_mobile-_-309169054-_-315697611-_-N&

The ego you listed does 3000 strokes per minute, the makita is 4400 which is faster than some gas units. It's light cuts great and I just love pushing a button and I'm off.

 

I do not see myself going back to gas when it comes to hedge trimmers.

 

Love my Dewalt hedge trimmers . You already have the batteries so to me it’s a no brainer. Might as well get the Lil Dewalt chainsaw too. Love them both!!!

 

Problem with Dewalt is that they do not make a 20v brushless hedge trimmer.
I would never buy a non-brushless product if possible.

 

I've got the ego. This will be my 2nd season with it. And it has its place. It's great to grab when I know the crew only has 5 or 6 or so small to mid shrubs to trim that day. Anything more than that and I'll put one or two of my redmax mid articulating trimmers which are at least 4x as fast and can cut larger diameters if needed when compared to the ego. But so far it's been really nice to have.

 

I dont know a pro can happily run the batt hedge trimmers. Haven't tried the Dewalt but the Egos slow down the teeth to increase runtime as do many other brands. They just plain slower than gas and if you have any thick hedges or cedars they like cutting an apple with a butter knife.

 

After nearly 40 years in this business I'd like to think I'm a pro.:weightlifter: One who doesn't have a gas hedge trimmer on the truck.

 

There’s obviously situations where gas is the only way to go and it will be a long time before battery powered catches up. That being said I will assume the semi-pro rank since I don’t take on those types of jobs.

 

There's obviously situations where gas is the only way to go and it will be a long time before battery powered catches up. That being said I will assume the semi-pro rank since I don't take on those types of jobs.

I don't offer it, but if asked, I usually do it. It ends up being half dozen times or so a year.

If I only trimmed or mowed that often, you can bet your ass that everything would be electric. :nod:

 

I pulled out the ego today on our only shrub job while the crew mowed. 2x20' lines of lorepetelum that were very over grown. Customer wanted it down below the windows. From about 6' down to about 3' and rounded. Used the ego for about 5 min. Went back to the truck to grab the redmax. Some of the limbs were as thick as my thumb. Redmax did the job. The ego wasn't getting anywhere. With cleanup took about 40 minutes. But I do still like the ego for light trimming.