I don’t write many reviews but my experience using the Bosch cordless hedge trimmer has moved me to do so. After two days of use I can reveal that it is quite simply – superb!!!
I have three sad corded hedge trimmers hanging in my shed and have a history of cutting through cables – my record is about 90 seconds. I ventured once into using a G-Tech cordless (having been very impressed with their vacuum cleaners) but found it jammed and cut poorly.
The Bosch cordless is, however, brilliant. I used it to cut an entire large privet hedge and its long blade and free cordless movement meant it was far quicker and far neater than all my previous efforts. Even my wife was impressed – words I don’t often write in that order!
On top of that, the battery technology seems to have come on in leaps and bounds as I completed all my work without the battery fading at all.
This hedge trimmer will go down as one of my best ever investments and I would recommend it highly to any prospective purchaser.

Really powerful for a battery trimmer. So much easier than a cord model and cleaner than petrol.

This trimmer works great! It has the same battery as other bosh products I own so is really easy to mix and match charging. That said I’ve not managed to run the battery down despite having a pretty large hedge. So I have no idea how much hedge you’d really need.

It’s powerful enough to get through some of the tougher branches. The odd one that it didn’t go through I had to take long arm cutters to anyway, they were beyond secateurs as well.

If you want a cordless hedge trimmer for thicker or less well kept hedges, then this is the only one to own. It’s a superbly well balanced & lightweight device which cuts through stems up to 20mm thick with ease. The latter is due in part to Bosch’s unique anti-stall technology which reverses the blades in a nano second if the circuitry detects jamming. This feature not only saves time but can also save your fingers as trying to un-jam a sharp bladed hedge trimmer can be quite a dangerous process! This is the longer (50cm) blade model which at a mere 2.6Kgs is definitely worth the extra money and reach and with the equally lightweight and tiny universal battery included, you’ll be able to cut a lot of hedge before the power runs out.

Combine the above with the Bosch X2 year warranty and the fact that this occasionally features as an Amazon deal of the day, then quite simply, even at full price nothing beats this in the 18v category for weight and power. The quality of the blades and the electronics that prevent it from jamming are the best on the market, period. Highly recommended.

As the trimmer is fairly light, it has great manoeuvrability and is easy to use.

I wish I had bought a cordless trimmer before. This is so easy to use, much better than leads, lighter and, to my surprise, the battery lasts ages, nearly two hours on its first run. Top marks.

Works well. Lightweight, easy to use and cut well. Debated 4* or 5* but I’m a hard task master so gave it 4*

I use an 18″ Electric Bosch Hedge Trimmer for 4ft box and 8ft conifer Hedges and it does a super job. I also use a cheap DIY store cordless 18″ which has given up on me. My wife prefers its lightness for smaller bushes and finicky trimming jobs particularly in Autumn and Winter.
I have other Bosch Hand Tools using the ‘All for one’ common battery system so I decided to follow this route and bought this one. Once again Bosch have hit the mark – its light , easy to handle, cuts finger dia. branches with ease and is designed not to ‘clog’
Overall an excellent purchase

Fantastic bit of kit! I have been looking for a hedge trimmer for a while and have been very wary of battery operated as many have been such let downs! But this has been brilliant.

Very clean cut backed with a powerful motor! I have used it on our garden hedge which is about 12/15 meters long and 3/4 meters high it did the job brilliantly, got half way and gave it a charge which takes about 20/25minutes and completed the rest no problems. Was very surprised and how well is cut thicker branches as well, it managed to get through some about 4cm thick!

If you are undecided about whether to get a battery operated trimmer then I would highly recommend giving this one a go!

Note: I would recommend buying some all in one oil for the blades, give it a spray before and after every job to keep them nice and lubricated and sharp.

Sufficient power to do most cutting as long as you haven’t left it too long.

This is a revelation compared with a wired hedge trimmer. I used it to cut a beech hedge 3m x 25m on one charge. It is light but effective and made the job almost enjoyable!

Really handy having a trimmer without the cord and it is easy to get tangled and constantly thinking about not accidentally cutting the cord when trimming the hedge! Only gave 4 stars as I feel it is not quite as powerful as the old corded one we had, but still prefer the cordless option.

Really lightweight and easy to cut hedges. Surprisingly powerful for an electric cutter. Love mine!

Bought this battery operated hedge trimmer when normally I go for petrol equipment.First glance I thought the body work was typical far Eastern offering as the casting seemed rough in places.Used it three times and providing the battery is fully charged then it can survive 40 mins or so.Quality cutting blades… probably German.Doesnt have the overall power of petrol driven models but there again gains on the convenience side.Two years warranty extended to three if you register with Bosch
I gave up as no matter what password I used it didn’t meet their criteria.Details of criteria nowhere Tobe found.

I bought these cutters a month or so ago, due to the fact I wanted some cordless clippers. As I hate the trailing wires from my Qualcast 600w clippers, which I had been previously using.
These are a great buy. Battery lasted over an hour. Which was ample time to get around my privet hedges. The cut is very close and perfect for yew and privet. Struggled a bit on the conifers, but I have the Qualcast clippers for those.
I do not regret at all buying these and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend. I was dubious at the power and battery life at first as I have been cutting hedges for over 30 years and have used about 10 different brands.
I would rate these very highly and they are not that heavy to use. Arms were not aching at all.
Can’t wait for my hedges to grow again!!!

Works OK,shame it is yet another battery type and charger that makes 3 different bosch batteries and chargers

A very good machine. I’m not that young and not that strong but I found it very easy to use, not too heavy and cuts very well, even fairly thick branches

Execellent product. Nice and light cuts well and the extra gap of the last few teeth to cut alrger branches is very useful. The automatic cut out when branches get jammed releases instantly so there is no need to unclog the offending branch. And the battery seems to last a remarkably long time. Very pleased with my purchase.

Brilliant item exceeded my expectations battery lasts for well over an hour it’s so light to use and trims my hedges just righ

I bought this to help to keep a length of Cornish hedge and a very narrow verge free of brambles, long grass, gone-over ferns and so on, because it seemed more versatile than a strimmer – and it is! So far, I have tidied the Cornish hedge, trimmed back overgrown euonymus, privet, gorse and escallonia bushes, and found it works a treat cutting back herbaceous perennials like Japanese anemones and catmint. It even cuts back bamboos, apart from old thick ones. I wish I had bought one years ago!
The battery charges very quickly, and although the instructions say that it will last for 45 minutes trimming, you have to remember that that is for continuous use – switched on all the time. Used as I use it, an hour’s work (involving stopping to pick things up, or using loppers to cut the thicker bits) hardly seems to make any impression on the battery at all.
The instructions also say that it will cut up to 20 mm thickness. I have found that over-optimistic, and it depends on the hardness of what you are cutting. Trying to cut even quite thin blackthorn twigs will make it stop, whereas it will cut through a greater thickness of softer fuchsia or euonymus.
This is an even more useful bit of gear than I had expected.

I have only used the cutter 3 times so far, but I am very pleased with it. I can only use it for about 20 minutes at a time because it is a reasonable weight, but compared to other similar machines I think it is relatively lightweight. I am just a weak woman! I was fed up waiting for people to turn up to do my hedges and decided I would try and cope with them myself by doing a bit at a time. I did some research and this machine got the best reviews. You need to buy some goggles and proper spray to put on the blade.

My only criticism is that it did not come with any paperwork, so now I have got to hunt round to see how to register it with Bosch so I get the 3 year warranty. If this had been provided I would have given it 5 stars.

Two years on and I am a bit disappointed that the battery does not last more than 30 minutes and it does not cut the hedge like it used to as it keeps stopping if the branch is any reasonable size. I have had it sharpened but it did not seem to make much difference. I am now trying to buy a second battery that does not cost as much as the whole cutter!