Cordless Electric Pruning Shears 2.4" Cut for Makita 18V Battery

I was getting tired of hand trimming bushes and pruning trees around the yard. I also own a variety of Makita battery-powered tools. I then happened to see a You Tube video of someone using a battery powered trimmer and thought what a great idea! My initial search revealed Makita does not make a battery powered, hand trimmer. Bummer. Then I came across this one that was highly rated, had a reduced Black Friday price and used my Makita batteries. My main concern was this product being a cheap, Chinese-made, knock-off that breaks down during its first use. Luckily there were several large bushes to trim and immediately after it arrived, I ended up using this power trimmer for approximately 6 hours over three days. Pros - Good build quality. Decent balance and not that heavy even when a battery is in place. I used one of my smaller 3.0Ah Makita batteries and used up only 30% of the battery capacity after constantly trimming for 2 hours. It cuts fast, the trigger is very easy to pull and the blades are sharp. (There are wrenches and a sharpening stone included in its box to remove and keep the blades sharp). It easily went through 1" diameter bush/tree branches. Its capacity is probably 1.25" to 1.50" diameter wood. Using this trimmer versus a hand trimmer probably took me 70% less time to get the job done and resulted in little to no later hand discomfort. Cons - As reported by others, my Makita battery does not slide easily into and out of the tool's battery holder. It takes about 40% more effort than sliding a battery in and out of one of my Makita hand tools. There are also no extra blades included in the box and no apparent way to order another set. Sooner or later the one set of blades already on the tool will get dull and be past the point of being able to be re-sharpened. I guess at that point it has to be thrown out? Last but not least, this tool can easily cut off one or more fingers if you are not careful! When you pull the trigger, the blades close fairly quickly, which is what you want when trimming. However, this speed also means taking the time to make sure you know where your other hand is located. I would never let any child near these things much less use them. Before I pulled the trigger, I always took an extra second to make sure that my other hand was well out of the way from where I was cutting. Would I buy these again.........absolutely!

Works well, decent substitute for a Makita DUP180, likely not a capable as the Makita DUP36x’s (36V) but who wants to drop $,$$$ on the latter. Also not sure I buy 1,000W motor info (that’s 50A out of freshly topped off 18V LTX battery, 55A once down to 18V, and thought that the most-capable 5Ah Makita = BL1850B was only good for 40A continuous ), but maybe it’s some kind of IPP (Instantaneous Peak Power) rating. Regardless, it does the job well in the 45mm and below range, 60mm seems a bit too much IMO. Comfortable to use and a 5Ah LTX battery lasts for many hours. If/when blade starts to dull you get less of a clean-cut, but that’s to be expected. The OEM instructions are a bit wanting, but below is what I found :: ================================================= Safety Mode (SM) : SM is an automatic mode. It’s entered whenever there has been a period of no-use, the latter I suspect is ~30sec. EX: You PWR on the unit via PWR switch but leave it alone for >=~30-sec (single beep for every 30-sec). That means you’re now in SM. To have avoided this you must have rapidly pulled the trigger 2X, B4 the 1st 30-sec had elapsed, then begin using the tool. EX : You’ve been using the tool but left it UN-used for >=30sec (marked by single beeps every 30-sex). So to exit SM you must again rapidly pull the trigger 2X, then begin using the tool. Shifting the Blade Mode (SBM) : Shifting BM from 25mm to 60mm is _subtle_. You only see it when you visually mark the tip of the open blade B4 a shift, then shift, then note how much further the blade is either opened or closed than B4. I’d guess there’s only ~10-degrees difference. Anyway, to SHIFT when out of SM just pull-hold the trigger & hold it till you get a BK-2-BK double-beeps, then immediately release the trigger. OBSERVATION : I assume that the 60mm mode might imply a ‘gear reduction’ has occurred, meaning more force is available for 60mm mode. And if that is true would also expect a slower-closing blade in 60mm mode, but I did _not_ CK for that, might also be a higher current mode for 60mm, too). ALSO, when not in SM the blade only closes while the trigger is held down, so when in the 60mm mode your cut possibly needs 3-4 trigger pulls, then you’re just holding the trigger till the blade stops progressing, and once it stops you release for another trigger pull (and on the largest limbs may want to rotate the tool 90-degrees between cuts). Normal use : You stay out of SM, do SBM as required, otherwise pull trigger (PT) & hold until progress of blade cut stops : • 1PT :: <=30mm branch • 2-3PT’s :: >30mm <= 50mm • 3-6PT’s :: >50mm <= 60mm (wrt a mix of dead and live pine tree limbs in my case) Safe Shut Down (SSD) : That means close the blade and turn OFF the power. So if in SM you 1st need to get out of SM. Once out of SM you press and hold the trigger, IGNORING the initial BK-2-BK double-beeps after the blade closes WHILE continuing to hold the trigger until you hear the single beep and only then releasing the trigger, then turn OFF power switch. Blade Change :: Directions are confusing (12 pics on p4 of manual) and seem to pertain to diff screw HW, but if you’re just changing the moving blade : 1) Turn to moving blade side up, w/blade closed, battery removed. 2) Remove the 2 Philips screws holding the blade actuator cover on and slide cover FWD. 3) Use 3mm hex key to remove chrome screw via _CW_ turns (and do NOT lose the cupped nylon washer underneath it ! ). 4) Use 13mm hex socket to remove nut via normal CCW turns. 5) Remove the blade actuator. 6) Remove the blade. 7) Sharpen blade ( ~25〫& titanium coating is very thin) –or– replace, in the same position you removed it in. 8) Install blade actuator. 9) Use 13mm hex socket to install nut via normal CW turns (make it snug, don’t over-tighten it). 10) Install the cupped nylon washer then use 3mm hex key to install chrome screw via _CCW_ turns (make it snug, don’t over tighten it). 11) Slide blade actuator cover on and install 2 Philips screws (make them snug, don’t over-tighten, should be recessed ~4mm in when seated). 12) Install battery and test. NOTE : The OEM grease used on the gear teeth appears to be of the white lithium variety. Assume if it gets too contaminated or is found lacking then some cleaning f.b. adding some grease is required

Very powerful, cut through whatever brach fits between the blades. I was using a branh lopper but it was a pain because you need two hands to trim a branch to fit in my chipper but now I can hold the branch in the chipper and trim the obstructing branch with one hand. It's worth the purchase.

I have only used this for one weekend, but I am blown away. I can only wonder why I did not purchase this pruner or one like it sooner. It easily cut through 2” redwood, cherry, and apple branches. It was soo much easier to be in a tree and cut branches one handed with confidence. It makes quick work of breaking down longer branches for disposal It powered perfectly with my Makita 18v XLT battery. The counter says I made 1121 cuts. I only used about 1/2 my battery. Be careful with this tool. It would take off a finger without missing a beat. Wear eye protection. It cuts quickly and there can always be debris. The only thing I would say negatively is tool balance is a little off, weighted towards the battery. But that is very minor and does not diminish the utility of this tool.

I had no issue mounting one of my makita 18v 3amp hr batteries. Shear seems well built and a good value. Good instructions.

I don't use a lopper any longer. This has taken down some serious fruit tree branches plus all the normal trimming. Very powerful.

Hand pruner alone (without pole extension) is great using my Makita battery. There are other models for other mfg brand batteries also. Amazing. Powerful. Be careful, safe. Would take off a finger without hesitation. Purchased one. Then wanted an extension I saw only advertised with another hand unit, so ordered it. Only the hand unit came. Pole extension never shipped. So returned the 2nd hand unit that should have had a pole extension with it. Don't see how it would have connected up to a pole. Had to tighten up blade once. Should lube blade, I think.

Cuts through anything that will fit in the shears once you activate the trigger. Need to watch your fingers when cutting for long periods of time, but these shears have same me countless hours cutting up large branches.

This is an excellent pruner. I was hesitant to buy it however after a month of use I definitely give it a 5 Star rating. The pruner is well built very solid with sharp cutting blades. If the branches fit between the blades the pruner will make clean cuts. Only advice I can offer keep your finger off the trigger until your ready to cut - and keep your free hand away from the cutting blades as it can take off a finger in less than a second. Not a kids toy……

Travaille très bien et bonne force de coupe. Rapide

Excellent produit

Batterie Makita se fixe avec un certain effort

je recommande, fidele a la description, je regrette de pas l avoir acheté avant