Bosch Cordless AdvancedShear 18V-10 (Without, 18 Volt System, cuts up to 85 m² per Battery Charge, with Shrub and Grass Shear Blades, in Carton Packaging)

This is an excellent little garden tool, light, well balanced and with plenty of power from the interchangeable 18 volt battery (which also powers my Bosch drill.)It's perfect for trimming garden shrubs, bushes etc. So much lighter easier than using a hedge cutter, and easier to get the shape right.Obviously you're not going to use something of this size for lopping tree branches, but what it does it does very well indeed.The on-off trigger is a bit fussy, and takes a little getting used to. When you release it you only have less than two seconds to start it again before the safety cutout applies. You then have to press both the red lock-of button and the trigger to restart it. It soon becomes natural, but can be irritating.Safety: BE VERY CAREFUL TO KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN. It looks and attracts like a toy, but it isn't one. The small red lock-off button is placed directly above the trigger and even tiny hands would have no difficulty in pressing both together. With children around and the battery inserted, don't leave it unattended even for a moment. (I still remember a school accident where a child's finger was cut off playing with an unattended paper cutting guillotine. Believe me, accidents like this happen.)

A good small hedge trimmer. Very easy to use and changing the attachment so easy. I thought it might be a little heavy for me as I am a woman in my 70’s but it wasn’t a problem, very easy to carry about and very sturdy and not heavy it charged very quickly.I used it to trim my garden bushes and hedge and still have more than half of the charge left very pleased with my purchase and would recommend. I did look at a few different models and decided on this one which was a little bit more expensive and I am glad I did it was well worth it.

Bought this to trim a small laurel hedge, about 10 metres long. It does the job, top and both sides, with no effort even cutting through some of the thicker branches. Still plenty of charge left at the end. The grass edging trimmer is a real bonus and works a treat. Cuts the edges around the garden beds in minutes.No trailing cables to worry about and charges in no time ready for the next use.

Brilliant product great performance

We purchased this for the wife mainly for the edges of the lawn and pruning bushes and she absolutely loves it.

Perfect for cutting smaller hedges and bushes: lightweight but powerful. And very quiet too. Nice to be able to buy a bare bones device, as I already have Bosch batteries and chargers. Highly recommended.

Slow, heavy and not very good for hedges with more than tiny leaves. It's not very ergonomic, to trim a hedge you have to be able to hold it in a variety of positions, this only sits comfortable for cutting in a horizontal direction. The spacing of teeth isn't very wide, making it difficult to get it to cut anything with slightly larger leaves. I'll be back to using my old fashioned hedge shears again, which are faster, giving a cleaner cut and much cheaper.

So I received my order today and have been really impressed with this device!I had whittled my choice down to three Bosch models on Amazon. The EU one, the newer UK one and this one.Yes this one costs more (on sale atm!) but what I like is it has a separate battery, so I can always get a replacement if this one dies. Where the other two cheaper models have an integrated battery...I used this in the garden today and was very impressed with it! It's never going to be a heavy duty item but for shrubs and hedges it worked a treat and the grass trimmer worked wonderfully surprisingly lightweight too. If like me you are useless with a strimmer and I really am, this is the answer! Not too noisy either. I fully charged the battery up in under an hour and having been out most of the afternoon with it, it had gone from three lights (fully charged) to two and still plenty of charge and no cable in the way! I like the fact the handle is on the top where as with the cheaper models you have to hold it at the end. In my honest opinion, if you're trying to make your mind up, go for this model if your budget allows! A really useful peace of kit. 100% recommend. 👍NB: Btw buy the one with the battery and charger if you haven't already got any Bosch Power tools, it's only £10 odd more and totally worth it! Otherwise, you're looking at paying another £34 approx on top for a separate battery and charger.