Greenworks G40PSH Cordless 2-in-1 Pole Saw and Pole Hedge Trimmer with Shoulder Strap, Pole Saw 20cm Bar, Trimmer 51cm Dual Action Blades, WITHOUT 40V Battery & Charger, 3 Year Guarantee

I read other peoples reviews before buying and can make the following comments. Regarding the weight, it is quite heavy, BUT, given what it does and the extremely long pole option and the strap, the fact is that it needs to be a certain weight and also when actually using it, its not that apparent as it is very well balanced. It DOES give the old shoulders a bit of a work out, but bear in mind I have back hip and knee issues, yet I still managed. So yes its a bit weightier than you might like, but a fit strong healthy person should have no problem at all and an older, less able one can still manage it. I'm a 55yr old damaged (but determined!) female. As for the battery life. Well it seems pretty excellent to me. We don't have a huge garden, but I trimmed and entire hedge that must have been 9-10ft high and 14-15ft deep in no time at all and across the top, then trimmed all the clematis and wisteria that was getting out of order over our house, looked around for something else to attack, because let us not forget this is excellent FUN! Sorted out a bush that had become a hedge and was itching for more. It was the clearing up that took the most time and then the fact I had to find bin space for all of this that stopped me before I was finished amusing myself, oh yes and a pennywort that had gone crazy in the back garden was used for initial practice, it is no more, but was earmarked for removal. After all that, the battery indicated 75% still left, it was hardly used at all! I had to wait to test the chainsaw, as indicated by other purchasers, it does NOT come with oil and it was advised by those of you in the know that this was NECESSARY and that it had to be a proper high grade CHAINSAW OIL. I took the advice and ordered some and it took a bit longer to come than expected, so I was delayed on that. So yes, the POLE SAW or CHAIN SAW, it needs its oil, the machine is very good at keeping the chain oiled and after a relatively short time, I noticed, as also advised by other reviewers that the chain had become a bit slack as it stretched out from new. As I had checked in the manual knowing this was going to happen I knew what to do, there was a small screw that you turned to tighten it and that worked as promised and the chain was tight again. Well its great fun to use, it goes through most things like a hot knife through butter. Sure you need its big brothers to take down a tree, but for branches and offcuts on trees and thick hedges it makes easy work of things I have previously spent much time and physical effort doing by hand and suffered for afterwards by using hand saws or croppers. Its not ideal with lots of small springy branches, it will go through them but it helps if they are firm and still, if they spring about, well its more challenging, needless to say I did it anyway, but its really best on a good firm branch, it bites into it and chews its way through quickly and cleanly, you don't have to push or use force it does that by itself. Again the pole cutter used very little battery, I cut down a small dead tree trunk and cut it onto manageable pieces, I took the umpteen huge seed heads off my very large cordyline tree, a bit of machinery overkill perhaps but the stems are too thick for ordinary cutters and too high for me to reach with any other tool, this was doddle over in the blink of an eye and comes crashing to earth and nearly hit me in the face... and oh yes WEAR EYE PROTECTION, its necessary! I have further offered to and have removed the dying parts of neighbours trees, and half an overgrown hedge by another neighbours garage, and all the hedge for another older resident, deal was I cut (FUN BIT!!) and they cleared up or got family members to help (BORING BIT!) So everyone was happy, I got to use my new toy and they all got their hedges trimmed and our little lane is starting to look very tidy! The tools never lost power, never dimmed in use, and were powerful and consistent, so I am thrilled. I am a tidy kinda gal, so I did take the tools inside and clean them down afterwards, the hedge trimmer you can only do so much, the pole cutter, well that does get a bit full of debris, so I took the blade out and cleared all the dirt away and cleared it up completely. It all went back together easily and I put it away. I did notice on one occasion when I put the pole saw away the remaining oil leaked out, I was aware of this complaint from another reviewer, so the second time I laid it out flat and was careful to check the cap and it seems OK, I think its coming out where the chain is oiled. Not a major issue, I suggest you put the oil in when you want it and be mindful it may dribble out, its not a huge amount, but annoying of you do not put down something in case it happens. Overall I am very impressed, nothing is better than CORDLESS, half of the work could not have been done with the average householders electric cables trailing up the lane and across the garden, and the more powerful ( if they are more powerful?) petrol is not everyone cup of tea. I additionally like the idea that if I want any more tools there is a huge selection to choose from at at reasonable cost as I only need the battery I have, which is the expensive part anyway! Well I hope that helps, I'm still picking the twigs and bits of leaf out of my Bra...but that's a girl issue ( I assume?), I can thoroughly recommend one of these toys and can honestly say that's the most fun I've had in ages...oops Hubby is raising an eyebrow about that, gotta go! :-)

Having never bought a chainsaw of any kind I had no idea what to look for in the different brands. I went with Greenworks because it offered great value for money with the kit that you get. They also have a brilliant website for any other gadgets you may need. The battery life on this is fantastic and will give you a good hour of cutting before it runs out. The indicator lights on the battery itself are very helpful. When the battery does die, it only took an hour before it was fully charged. The chainsaw itself is brilliant and has made very easy work of the trees I wanted to trim. It will easily cut through a branch/ trunk about 15-20cm in diameter and offers great sturdiness even when used at full extension. It is very easy to set up and changing or tightening the blade or chain is simple. Just a matter of removing the guard and turning a screw. The trimmer part has several angles to which the blade can be set. The only wish for this I had would be that the blade could rotate as well. I also found working with the trimmer to be slightly harder work as it seemed heavier when in full extension. But I would have no hesitation to suggest this product.

I spent months debating if a cordless pole saw would be strong enough for my problem trees but having used this saw for a month, I can say it is probably the BEST bit of kit I have bought in many a year. We have a plot of land that is surrounded by hawthorn which should have been kept at hedge height but 25 years of neglect have allowed the hawthorn to grow into trees and stopped them being the boundry hedges that they should be. Many of the trees are 6-8 inches in diameter and 25-30 feet in height (see photos) and a real test for any chain saw but I am amazed with the ability of the Greenworks saw to not only cut through this timber but also allow me to work safely without getting branches land on me. I have primarily used only the two sections, ie battery section and chain saw section which gives me about an 8 feet reach which has been ideal for this type of tree, although I have used the extension which takes the overall length to about 12 feet on some Ash trees.....the result is excellent, always a clean cut and no dramas with overhanging brances. Changing over to the hedge trimmer mode is a piece of cake and is very versatile with I think 7 angle settings to allow you to easily work on most hedge heights with ease. The battery life is fine - about 40-50 minutes of continuos use, which in reality is about 3 hours allowing time for cutting and clearing the site and to be honest felling trees is quite a hard graft job so I usually expire before the battery does! You do need to keep checking the chain tension but this is normal for any chain saw and is much easier to maintain than my Stihl motor powered saw, just keep a small flat head screwdriver with you when you're working. Because of the amount of trees I am pruning I have bought a couple of spare saw chains, they aren't expensive (about £15) but haven't needed to replace the original yet. All in all I cannot say a bad word against this product, my only regret is that I hadn't bought it sooner!

I don't often write reviews but this bit of kit is worth it, it's very good, it's cut through big limbs on my old apple tree like butter and It cut off all the long 1nch thick shoots off those limbs and still going strong when I put the battery on charge. It's cut through our very overgrown tree in the front garden this morning and as you can see, lots of limbs cut off and then paired down to more manageable lengths for when the wood chipping guy comes to munch it up and still life left in the battery. The only down side was I found it a bit awkward when I first got it but work with it you will find the best way to balance it for you, I personally found it best used without the neck harness and I'm nearly 70, The only down side was when using the hedge trimmer attachment after only the second time of using it, it jammed and I couldn't get it free and the motor on that attachment started to smoke. Phoned the greenwoorks guys and, they apologised for the problem and said they would replace it and that they had, had design issues that they have addressed so it would be the new model, but it might take a couple of months due to supply issues because of covid this was in Oct, then just before Christmas I got a lovely Christmas present, a shiny new replacement. Haven't used it yet but will be soon, so will let you know! But overall, great service, great bit of kit, saved me several hundreds in hiring a tree surgeon but I'm very aware that some would say I haven't been safe working on a ladder, hey ho, I worked down the pits when we had them and all I can say is ' I took my time assessed the job in hand took all necessary precautionsfor falling debris and for my safty and any passing pedestrians just like when I had old mother Warwichshire hanging over my head,lol! Buy it, I don't think you will be disappointed!

This may be a good product? (I also bought the Greenworks strimmer and hedge trimmer which are good solid machines) HOWEVER due to the lack of access to a decent quality manual, this scores ultra low points. BAD SCORE POINT 1 The manual that came with this gives no mention of how to hold this VERY HEAVY LONG MACHINE - HEALTH AND SAFETY SHOULD TAKE A LOOK - THIS BABY IS DANGEROUS WITHOUT PROPER HARNESS CONNECTED. It will destroy ordinary mortals backs without instruction as to how to use the harness. The harness shown in the useless manual is the wrong one. It shows a one point anchor for the harness whereas the machine has two anchor points. BAD SCORE POINT 2 ... they do not make the specific PDF manual for my model avaiable in the UK ... I searched and searched and searched how to connect the strap and eventually found an Australian Manual THIS MACHINE IS USELESS WITHOUT A CORRECT MANUAL. ... pictures belwo here of the piece of paper supplied - then the correct manual I found in Australia .... COME ON GUYS ... THIS IS PANTS ... we all know they are made in China but you need proper manuals readily available online if you don't supply a paper copy ... and you should publish your own YouTube "how to"

Bought to cutback an overgrown Hawthorne hedge. This did the job. Easy to handle; powerful with the 40v battery and cuts effectively. I had to contact Greenworks due to loose chain issue. I wasn't sure if it was faulty or I had not fitted it correctly. They responded quickly and replaced the head mechanism immediately. Great service and the new unit works perfectly. The hedge trimmer is fairly "lightweight" so won't cut thick branches , but great for keeping the garden hedges neat and tidy. Overall, being battery, means you don't have to lay out the cable, plug in through a window and make sure you don't cut the cable! Convenient and quick to use, so can takeout quickly, just to cut just a single branch. I was a bit dubious as to whether the battery would be powerful enough, but it certainly is and tackled the hedge with aplomb. Great product and great service at a good price.

a quality piece of kit, easy to set up,cutting down a side and front hedge used for about 2.5 hours and the battery was still going strong changing between strimmer and saw with no problem.I gave it a 4 because it is a bit heavy and the pole saw kept clogging up with the bits of wood so having to put it down to clear. but overall i am glad i bought it

The reach on this is great, i can get at the very tallest of my hedges. It is pretty heavy to use at full extension, though. I feel as though they could have done a better job with the balance of it, even with the strap i find it very hard work to use for more than ten minutes. The pole saw is brilliant, it's far more powerful than the petrol powered one i've used, cuts through everything with ease. It doesn't come with oil though, so make sure you buy some suitable chain oil. Unfortunately the hedge trimmer is quite poor, it's plenty powerful but the blades seem to be made of a very soft metal, and are much thinner than other hedge trimmers i've used. On soft laurel hedges it was fine, but once i started tackling some harder hawthorne the blades have become chipped and due to the thinner metal are able to flex, to the point where they bit into themselves and seized up. Required dismantling and careful filing to get them unjammed again. I've not had the battery run out while using it yet, i've always tired out before it has. The charger it comes with is really good, very high power and charges the pack in about an hour, i'm impressed.