Bosch Cordless Pruner UniversalChainPole 18

I'm not the strongest 67-year-old but I am capable DIY-wise. I sent the equivalent Bosch hedge trimmer back last year owing to its unwieldiness and weight in the hand and went for one without the pole. That has proven to be a cordless hedge trimmer par excellence and well deserves its 5* status. I ordered this cordless pole-saw in trepidation, therefore. I needn't have worried. You can trust this and the very many five-star reviews if you are in doubt, but here is my experience so far: - it isn't light and can be tiring to use, holding maybe the equivalent of a bag and a half of sugar on the end of a 2-metere pole. The shoulder strap helps, for sure, but it isn't a lightweight machine. Leaning the pole on another branch helps the most, I am finding. The instructions say not to use it while standing on a ladder or in the tree itself. This does limit the reach, of course. - It struggles to "catch" on very flexible branches that move with the weight of the saw and just bounce as a result. Such branches will, however, be thin enough to succumb to a good lopper such as the incomparably good Fiskars PowerGear X. The lesson is to keep the chain saw for branches that really need the chain saw, i.e. think and rigid ones! - You must buy a litre of Bosch chain saw oil as the amount given with he saw is a tiny bottle. Overall, though, my trust in Bosch as a solid company has only grown with this purchase. We now have their excellent Series 8 cordless vacuum, their wonderful AHS 50-20 LI hedge trimmer all running off the same pair of batteries (and to add: the fantasiuc Rotax cordless mower, still going strong after many years of use).

Quality is in my opinion very good. It cuts very sell and does not suffer from lack of power. Speed of the job is lovely. One word, I’m not small and this feels quite heavy. Worth it.

All in a good product. The harness attachment to the shaft broke at first use (as did the one to my hedge trimmer I bought from Bosch a few years ago). Clearly a design issue that has not been addressed in years. They sent a new one without hassle and within a very short time. No hard feelings. The saw cuts through fairly thick branches but you can only change the angle of cutting but you can’t rotate the head to cut horizontally. That’s an issue if you try to cut vertical branches like of a hedge. It slides off and cuts lower than planned.

I've just used this to coppice three mature trees down to the stump. Some of the branches were very thick. Its very robust - I think I exceeded its recommended limits by quite a margin (which I obviously don't recommend) and used and abused it - but like all Bosch products, it took it in its stride and feels like it will last forever. Keeping the chain tensioned, topping up with oil and charging the battery is all easy-peasy. I had a previous one of these (different maker, not Bosch) which was inferior in all respects and eventually snapped in two - this is so superior in all respects, its night and day.

This is surprisingly effective. While it lasts. The good: No cables! Lightweight, easy to carry, sharp cuts and good length for extendable use. I didn't use the adjustable head as much as I expected but it has come in handy a few times. Again, no cables! The bad: Battery life is a bit so-so. Not terrible, but not fantastic. The main gripe I have is that like every other pole saw I've used, the chain starts to jam after a while, then more regularly. It's fine at first, it jams, you remove the cover to reseat it. Go again. Next time you use it jams more often. Then you start spending half the time cutting and half the time fixing it. Keeping it oiled or trying to increase the chain tension doesn't help. And now the gear sprocket is falling apart. Just over three years old, only used for periods of cutting twice a year. And it's now more trouble than it's worth. Sadly, it seems like yet another example of built-in (planned) obsolescence. Verdict: good, while it lasts

Great pruner, does the job. Wireless and cut through branches.

Running out of CV19 gardens jobs and thought we'd try to trim back some overhanging tree branches and shape some of our bushes where they were normally inaccessible. Kit was easy to assemble - charge the battery , add the oil , remove the chain guard , check the chain tension , join the 2 halves together , connect the supporting strap , and finally plug in the battery . Ready to go . Pressed the switch and , bingo , the chain spun as you might expect . Off to the offending greenery . Started the saw blade and thought we'd attack a small diameter (10mm) low branch to check out ease of use . No chance . The branch moved back and forwards like a demented snake spoiling our efforts to get the blade to stay in 1 place- then the saw blade got stuck , We started again with a different angle and then on the bottom and sides of the branch - you could hear it laughing at our puny attempts to remove it - still no chance . (Easier for my wife to stand on my shoulders and use our old loppers.) Tried the kit on dead branches and ever decreasing diameter branches and finally twigs we could have used the secateurs on , all with almost no success .By now you'll have gathered we didn't think much of this . Heavy and cumbersome and of almost no use . On it's way back to Amazon as we speak .

Solid, well-made piece of kit. Early days yet but seems built to last. Convenient battery interchangeable with other Bosch tools.

Wegen Krankheit erstkürzlich geöffnet. Es fehlen Tragegurt und Öl mit Behälter.

Livré en France avec un prise anglaise ce qui n'est pas précisé dans la description. Appareil très lourd.

Stecker vom Ladegerät ist nicht für deutsche Steckdose geeignet. Bitte schicken Sie mir ein passendes.

Commande bien reçu, mais le carton était endommagé malgré la remise en main propre. Étant donné que c'est ma seconde commande, j'osais espérer qu'il ne manquerait rien dans le carton. Cependant, a l'ouverture complète, il manque la batterie, le chargeur mais également la notice... pour le prix, c'est inadmissible...

Das Gerät wurde mit einem Stecker ausgeliefert, der nicht in deutsche Steckdosen passt. Kundenservice war nicht bereit, den für Deutschland passenden Stecker zu tauschen oder einen Adapter für wenige Euro zu senden.