Makita DUH523Z 18V Li-Ion LXT 52cm Hedge Trimmer – Batteries and Charger Not Included
Makita DUH523Z
- 52cm blade
- Double sided blade
- 15mm cutting diameter
The DUH523Z features anti-vibration structure; 5 cushions to absorb vibration from the blade and motor crank section, battery capacity warning lamp; the warning system will automatically notify the user when the battery charge is low by blinking red and will show solid red and stop the motor when the battery requires re-charging and instant start-up. Simply load one 18V Li-ion LXT slide type battery (not included) and the Hedge Trimmer is ready for use. The DUH523Z has an electric brake for increased operator safety.
DUH523Z 18V Li-ion LXT 52cm Hedge Trimmer – Batteries and Charger Not Included
Makita is the leading manufacturer of professional power tools on the market. The DUH523Z Hedge Trimmer is powered by 18V Li-ion LXT slide type battery (not included), to deliver up to 1,350 strokes per minute. The DUH523Z is not compatible with G-Series batteries.
The DUH523Z is equipped with 2 handed operation switch; the motor will only be activated when the switch and top handle are engaged, user replaceable 52cm blade; stain free shear blade surface of glittering silver obtained by non-electrolysed nickel plating that features high anti-abrasion surface for long lasting coating and quick blade change; the blade can be removed without dis-assembling the housing.
| Weight: | 3.3 kg |
| Size: | LARGE |
| Dimensions: | 96.68 x 23.81 x 25.24 cm; 3.3 Kilograms |
| Model: | DUH523Z |
| Colour: | Blue |
| Manufacture: | Makita |
| Colour: | Blue |
| Size: | LARGE |
IT DID THE WORK I WANTED IT TO DO YES ITS A MAKITA .
Surprised at the power of the trimmer from an 18v battery. Really handy being cordless no more cutting through cords.
as always with Makita fantastic quality light weight love i
Makita hedge trimmer has a high-quality blade which is capable of cutting the hedge and little branch beautifully. You can use an 18v battery to charge the cordless trimmer.
That’s why I love it.
Best recommended buy
Makita hedge trimmer has a high-quality blade which is capable of cutting the hedge and little branch beautifully. You can use an 18v battery to charge the cordless trimmer.
That’s why I love it.
Best recommended buy
Excellent cutters, I have a 3ah battery which lasted 2 hours. These are sharp, lightweight and study. The only gripe is the safety features which means you have to nearly have 3 hands to switch it on! Probably due to EU rules so won’t necessarily blame Makita but 3 actions to turn it one is ridiculous
Excellent Makita quality as ever. Works surprisingly well. Don’t try to cut branches over 1cm with it! Battery life is good enough for most large gardens, such as mine. Easy to handle as it’s very light. Nice long blade.
Excellent Makita quality as ever. Works surprisingly well. Don’t try to cut branches over 1cm with it! Battery life is good enough for most large gardens, such as mine. Easy to handle as it’s very light. Nice long blade.
This is a very nice trimmer , works fine. Lightweight and easy to use. Running on a 4.0Ah battery and lasts ages.
great bit of kit, I already use makita tools so I have the batteries and charger. if you dont have any makita stuff, dont buy it thinking it will work without!!
Nice and light not too loud, and cuts through my hedge like butte
Best hedge cutter I’ve ever bought. Easy to use being battery powered and very smooth cutting power.
What can you say? it’s a Makita and like all M products it is well engineered and SO MUCH better than anything else on the market. Lightweight, quiet and well balanced so easy to use. Worth buying a spare battery for peace of mind but to be honest I can get the job done on one charge no problem.
I was concerned it would be underpowered but not so. Happily eats through a privet hedge, not noisy, cant believe I struggled with a horrid mains Bosch hedge trimmer for so many years.
What can you say? it’s a Makita and like all M products it is well engineered and SO MUCH better than anything else on the market. Lightweight, quiet and well balanced so easy to use. Worth buying a spare battery for peace of mind but to be honest I can get the job done on one charge no problem.
I was concerned it would be underpowered but not so. Happily eats through a privet hedge, not noisy, cant believe I struggled with a horrid mains Bosch hedge trimmer for so many years.
Popped a 4Ah batter on this, used for an hour and the battery meter still showed all bars. Very sharp cutting bar. Very good results. Chalk and cheese compared to the Screfix special it replaced.
Have not used it yet. Appears to be a quality piece of kit. I managed to cut through the cord of my last hedge trimmer. Lucky not to be seriously injured. Being a Makita product I am sure it is going to be excellent. You will need a battery and a charger. Once purchased the world of corded tools can be safely said goodbye to. Buy Makita in the long run you will save money.
Only issue I found was the slow action of the cutting blades but it wasn’t detrimental.
We love how light it is. No cords to cut through. Great safety features. Definitely recommend it.
Should of bought these ages ago,brilliant,well pleased,thanks.
This machine is a lot better than I was expecting, it’s lightweight and easy to handle and a complete bonus that it works with all my cordless batteries (esp as they aren’t Inc with this machine) highly recommend if you have other Makita tools.
Only down side was having to clear up all the mess I made in seconds of usage
I bought this cutter in preference to a petrol driven cutter than I had been using previously, it’s very light and easy to use and seems to cut well, I have a large hedge which it cut without needing a battery re-charge and battery life is impressive. I’m so pleased with this and am a definite convert to using cordless as an alternative.
I bought this cutter in preference to a petrol driven cutter than I had been using previously, it’s very light and easy to use and seems to cut well, I have a large hedge which it cut without needing a battery re-charge and battery life is impressive. I’m so pleased with this and am a definite convert to using cordless as an alternative.
Seems slow cutting action but cuts better than my old electric one
Have gone all out on the makita range. Added these hedge trimmers. They are good at what they do. Quiet and light weight. No chance of accidentally starting them given the two handed operatio
Bought (a) because its a Makita and (b) because it uses the same Makita batteries so use with my other tools. Made easy work or the privet and Holly hedge and used less than a quarter of the battery power to do so.
It’s a Makita and it works.
Bought (a) because its a Makita and (b) because it uses the same Makita batteries so use with my other tools. Made easy work or the privet and Holly hedge and used less than a quarter of the battery power to do so.
It’s a Makita and it works.
Being a man I bought the longest hedge trimmer mains powered I could find – like wielding a medieval two handed sword. After 30 mins my arms gave up and needed a rest. Bought the Makita as the sensible option and glad I did so – much easier to wield and no cable! Recommended.
I have used a petrol cheeseburger for a number of years and I found it was getting to heavy for me,saw this on Amazon and decided to take a chance bought it and I’m delighted with it,just wished I had done it sooner.
I associate makita with building tools and wasn’t sure about them and gardening kit. But as I already have a full suite of pro building tools of theirs including battery and charger for this I gave it a go. I’ve had countless cordless trimmers from “proper” garden suppliers and this is hands down by far the best. Really pleased. The quality is exceptional.
Great bit of kit. Perfect for cutting the trails where i ride my bike. Goes through ferns and stingys no problem. 5 amp 18v bat will last for so long. Ive used it for 2 hrs and it only used 1 quarter of the battery.
Good lightweight and low noise level and easy to use.
Typical Makita. Solid and very well made. Uses very little power and runs for ages, even on my smaller 3Ah battery. The battery puts the weight up a little compared to a similar sized 240v mains trimmer but that is more than offset by not having a trailing lead to get in the way. Much safer, especially when you’re up on steps or a ladder. Much quieter than either of our old mains trimmers (which have now gone to the tip). Good to see that the blade is a user-replaceable part. I would highly recommend.
Typical Makita. Solid and very well made. Uses very little power and runs for ages, even on my smaller 3Ah battery. The battery puts the weight up a little compared to a similar sized 240v mains trimmer but that is more than offset by not having a trailing lead to get in the way. Much safer, especially when you’re up on steps or a ladder. Much quieter than either of our old mains trimmers (which have now gone to the tip). Good to see that the blade is a user-replaceable part. I would highly recommend.
Professional gardeners will tell you that 18V isn’t enough power for proper hedge cutting, but we have found that this tool is more than powerful enough to chop through hedge and shrub growth up to about 1cm, which is all you really need for maintenance trimming. It is light, quiet, very sharp and so easy to use, and very good value if you already have the batteries and charger from something else.
Professional gardeners will tell you that 18V isn’t enough power for proper hedge cutting, but we have found that this tool is more than powerful enough to chop through hedge and shrub growth up to about 1cm, which is all you really need for maintenance trimming. It is light, quiet, very sharp and so easy to use, and very good value if you already have the batteries and charger from something else.
We are very pleased with this hedge trimmer. For obvious reasons the fact that it runs on a battery it is so much more convenient to use in areas where power is not available for an electric trimmer. We have used it to trim hedges, areas with over hanging tree branches, nettles and nuisance weeds. Our only negative comment would be the fact that it has to be operated with both hands as the start up requires two fingers to press the buttons on one side and the other hand to hold the cut out handle. This operation is for obvious safety which is paramount.
Just great. Just as I expected. Good bit of kit.
We are very pleased with this hedge trimmer. For obvious reasons the fact that it runs on a battery it is so much more convenient to use in areas where power is not available for an electric trimmer. We have used it to trim hedges, areas with over hanging tree branches, nettles and nuisance weeds. Our only negative comment would be the fact that it has to be operated with both hands as the start up requires two fingers to press the buttons on one side and the other hand to hold the cut out handle. This operation is for obvious safety which is paramount.
Nice little trimmer. Light and easy to use and makes a great addition to my Makita tools
I decided to get another hedge trimmer after our electric one gave up. I already had a good Makita drill with 2 batteries and after finding the batteries were compatible with the Makita DUH523Z cordless lithium hedge trimmer bought the bare unit.
It is lightweight and cuts hedges without a problem and can get around an hour of battery life without recharging.
I would recommend the hedge trimmer highly.
Very well built and as powerful as mains lead machine, I used trimmer with a 5amp battery and after 3 hours of use I had only used a quarter of battery charge, The only slightly alkward bit is the safety features, to operate there is a trigger to pull, whilst holding in the second hand holding frame, but the alkward bit is also keeping a third button held in whilst in use, I used electrical tape stuck over and wrapped around to just keep button held in.
I decided to get another hedge trimmer after our electric one gave up. I already had a good Makita drill with 2 batteries and after finding the batteries were compatible with the Makita DUH523Z cordless lithium hedge trimmer bought the bare unit.
It is lightweight and cuts hedges without a problem and can get around an hour of battery life without recharging.
I would recommend the hedge trimmer highly.
Light weight and well balanced, good blade length and wide teeth, saves dragging cable down the garden, very quiet compared to my old cable ones, bare tool but I have batteries from drills and saws. One 5ah battery did both sides of picture, safety switch can be a little tricky untill you get use to it.
As a woman I found this so easy to use. Usually had to have my hubby to do all the hedges now I can do it myself thanks to this brilliant hedge trimmer. I have bought all makita garden tools now accept the lawn mower that’s next on my list so easy to use. Absolutely recommend this produc
Light weight and well balanced, good blade length and wide teeth, saves dragging cable down the garden, very quiet compared to my old cable ones, bare tool but I have batteries from drills and saws. One 5ah battery did both sides of picture, safety switch can be a little tricky untill you get use to it.
Best hedge trimmer to date, bought a gtech didn’t last long at all. the Makita is well made and very quiet. cuts my 6 foot privet hedge like a hot knife through butter. Brilliant!
Used this on a very high hedge growing from my neighbours property. It’s light enough to hold high for long periods and I used with a 3 ah battery with no issues. Really good product as you would expect from Makita.
This hedge trimmer is very very quiet. The blades are sharp and sturdy. Would highly recommend.
I’m in the Makita ecosystem so already have batteries making this a cheap option. I have 50 two year old privet hedge plants that are now 1.3m tall and getting unruly. This tool trimmed them with zero effort. Literally cuts from just touching the plant. Zero pressure required. Very pleased. You won’t go wrong with Makita.
It’s makita, the rolls Royce of power tools, nothing more to say really.
Awesome hedge cutting, We already use all the lxt range which is awesome and this did not disappoint, over 2 hours use on a 5ah battery and it hasent even used 15% , cuts clean and fast , highly recommend
Quick and easy to use just put a battery in and away you go no messing around with extension cables etc. I used my battery from my impact driver 3ah I cut all the front hedges with ease and still had lots of life in the battery. It’s nice and sharp and makes the job easy. Cordless lightsaber highly recommended
The first thing you’ll notice when you use this is just how quiet it is. It’s lightweight, easy to use and cuts through everything I put it up against. Bear in mind that it does not come with a battery, so factor that in when you’re looking that the overall price. I already sue Makita products and have batteries so it wasn’t a problem. I wasn’t sure I really needed one of these. But having used it now, I wouldn’t be without it. It just makes things quick and easy.
The first thing you’ll notice when you use this is just how quiet it is. It’s lightweight, easy to use and cuts through everything I put it up against. Bear in mind that it does not come with a battery, so factor that in when you’re looking that the overall price. I already sue Makita products and have batteries so it wasn’t a problem. I wasn’t sure I really needed one of these. But having used it now, I wouldn’t be without it. It just makes things quick and easy.
The Makita hedge trimmer is the best one I have ever had, light and easy to use also very sharp
Arrived quickly which is always good. Only used it once but was impressed. I used it on a 25 yard long hedge and it cut through it with ease. Used a 3ah makita battery which still seemed to have plenty of charge left afterwards.
Oh Makita DUH523Z where have you been all my life?
You are so light and easy to handle, yet you are a demon in the hedges.
Still you keep going and going long after I run out of energy.
I’m smitten…
I already have a makita drill with batteries, so this hedge trimmer was a good purchase. It is very light and easy to use. I used 3.0ah batteries and and there was plenty of life left in the batteries.
I am a 62 year old woman with arthritis in both my thumb joints so I was looking for a lightweight but powerful hedge trimmer and this is perfect. I already have a Makita multi-tool head and four batteries so I didn’t have to worry about the fact that this was a bare unit only and the price here matched what was on offer from tool suppliers online.
When I first ran it I thought that it was not going to be able to tackle the hedges and brambles which have overrun due to neglect around our farmhouse. It sounded quite weak, very quiet. I was totally mistaken. This tool is a joy to use and I haven’t yet found anything that it won’t cope with and, believe me, I have got through some pretty tough stuff. I have both 4Ah and 5Ah batteries, have used this solely with a 4Ah one and have been very impressed by the battery life.
I know that some reviewers have complained about the fact that you need to push a button, pull a trigger and compress the handle in order to get over the safety facilities on this trimmer and start it, but I must point out that once it is going you can remove your finger from the button. This makes it no more fiddly in use than any other corded hedge trimmer I have owned in the past (this is my first cordless one).
I am able to use it for quite some time in a session as it is so lightweight so am very, very pleased with this hedge trimmer. I cannot recommend this item highly enough if you’re looking to fulfill the criteria I had prior to purchase
Really happy with this item. Cuts well and really neat job!
Fabulous rechargeable hedge trimmer. Very light and comfortable to use.
I have a hedge with limited space. I keep planting around and up against it so it’s an obstacle course that’s become a real pain with my corded trimmer. Thought about petrol but it’s not a massive hedge and good as they are petrols are noisy and smelly.
I already have a Makita drill driver so realising I can use the same battery I bought this trimmer.
It’s more than powerful enough for my needs. The battery powers it with no need to recharge. Best of all it’s light and has unrestricted manoeuvrability.
Great piece of kit, cuts through large branches for a hedge cutter. You need to buy a battery aswell.
plenty of run time on a 3ah battery.comfortable to use.
Now to the review. I don’t need a hedge trimmer often but I do have a large garden surrounded by rough hedging. As it is on a hill laying out and packing up cable is a nuisance and means the job gets left so cordless is the way to go. Maybe you lose a little power and by Makita standards this is a budget model but this trimmer has been perfectly capable of gliding through the first cut of the year with no problems at all. It is lightweight (great for my very old body), easy to hold and use and the battery life is great. Being double sided its is also very quick to use at any angle. Once I had finished the job I checked the battery and still had over 50% power. This is using the 5 amp batteries I use for my mower.
I’ve had a heavy duty petrol strimmer for years, I bought this because I couldn’t be bothered to get them sharpened and reset up properly. I sparked it up and it was so quiet I didn’t think it would do a good job – boy was I wrong!? This thing is ace! I even got an adaptor to use my Bosch pro batteries on it. I’m properly impressed and can’t wait to use it again.
Really good really light!at my age is just easy to use thanks Barry Hopkins
Lovely looking piece of equipment, unfortunately I did not read the description completely and did not realise this does not come with a battery pack nor a charger, so I have not tried to use it yet and it is just a pretty ornament in my shed, awaiting the delivery of said battery and charge station (which by the way will also charge my site radio, if I was an actual work man I might be excited about this) which cost a further 70 pounds, deffo not excited about that bit, Mikita are cleaver people. Please don’t make my mistake, speaking to a few people I am not the only plank about, its a common occurrence. can not wait to use it eventually, sure it is going to be amazing judging by the quality build
Lovely looking piece of equipment, unfortunately I did not read the description completely and did not realise this does not come with a battery pack nor a charger, so I have not tried to use it yet and it is just a pretty ornament in my shed, awaiting the delivery of said battery and charge station (which by the way will also charge my site radio, if I was an actual work man I might be excited about this) which cost a further 70 pounds, deffo not excited about that bit, Mikita are cleaver people. Please don’t make my mistake, speaking to a few people I am not the only plank about, its a common occurrence. can not wait to use it eventually, sure it is going to be amazing judging by the quality build
Really pleased with this I am female and found it very easy
Perfect and you don’t have to deal with cables, extension lead and sockets.
Nice light hedge trimmer for light work. However beware of 15mm cutting diameter. No way. In fact the instructions say and I quote “NOTICE: Do not attempt to cut branches thicker than 10mm in dia with this tool” Even 10mm is an effort. Ideal for say a privet hedge
With the battery in the weight distribution is good. requires little effort to use and cuts very easily within the thickness limits given in the specification. Ive had several corded cutters in the past which were all inferior to the makita cordless.
Turn it on and you think it’s quiet and not powerful, use it and it just cuts through like a mains cutter nice and easy. Battery exceeded my expectations. Jam it into a bunch of thick branches and it will stall. Like any would.
With a makita battery in my toolbox already it’s a bargain. Five stars. Value, function, weight. All great.
Had a few batteries for other LXT units and thought I would try this as well. Much easy than the cable version (I have now thrown out!) just grab it, install a battery and go hedge trimming. Much quieter than the mains one and battery like so far seems to be good. Great for the small odd bits I would normally leave until a “big trim session”. The blade is longer than I expected but not an issue. Quite well balanced once the battery is fitted. Have now also bought the edge trimmer which is also very good.
Had a few batteries for other LXT units and thought I would try this as well. Much easy than the cable version (I have now thrown out!) just grab it, install a battery and go hedge trimming. Much quieter than the mains one and battery like so far seems to be good. Great for the small odd bits I would normally leave until a “big trim session”. The blade is longer than I expected but not an issue. Quite well balanced once the battery is fitted. Have now also bought the edge trimmer which is also very good.
I was not convinced that it would be that powerful but I was wrong. It is powerful but quiet and cuts through hedges like butter. Since delivery, I have been trimming bushes and hedges like nobodies business. You just plug in the battery and go, no more leads to contend with and worry that you will cut the cable.
I am only just over 5 foot tall but have no trouble operating this as it is lightweight and with a longer cutting edge you can cut more hedge in one go.
At 1st I thought when I inboxed it, it would be rubbIsh as it seemed lack of power, but once I started using it, it wasn’t and surprisingly good, a lot easier then using cabled
I was not convinced that it would be that powerful but I was wrong. It is powerful but quiet and cuts through hedges like butter. Since delivery, I have been trimming bushes and hedges like nobodies business. You just plug in the battery and go, no more leads to contend with and worry that you will cut the cable.
I am only just over 5 foot tall but have no trouble operating this as it is lightweight and with a longer cutting edge you can cut more hedge in one go.
You don’t need to buy the 36v battery operated unit, this piece of kit will do the job you need…..
And the battery will keep on going.
Great purchase
Great for they money and will cut anything smaller in diameter than my finger. Battery life is great but more that this is a bare tool, no battery or charger is included.
These are great . Light weight , powerful, great that they don’t need a cable as I always cut it .i was disappointed that they don’t come with a battery so had to buy it separate. Fast delivery.
I bought this Item as I had a couple of Makita tools and have always been very pleased with them. It did not disappoint and is up to the standard that you would expect from this manufacturer. I use the 4 amp battery pack and it gives me all the power that I need so I am really pleased with this purchase.
Good value for the home gardener, works well and provides good battery life
Hassle free, no worries or problems regarding electrical lead to trail, trip on or ‘cut’. Suggest having two batteries for easy of use…
This is a great buy if you already have the battery charger and batteries. They fit all the appropriate Makita products but do check the specs.
It does everything my electric one did but with no lead and unbelievably quite for a hedge trimmer… Battery 4 ah lasts forever it seems
Just works great. Quiet and makes short work of my hedges without the agro of a power lead
So I do the hedges more often than before so it’s not a big job.
Light to use. cuts well and battery life is good
First class got lots of maktia products and this is easy to I use and goes for a long time .
Fantastic hedge trimmers not as lightweight as my old ones my arms get tired quicker but are compatable with the makita batteries which we have for other items and the battery life on the makita products are fantastic. They don’t start to jam up and slow down if you hit a tougher branch am impressed how easy they are to use.
Good name . And I already have a cordless chainsaw so I had the batteries . Very quiet and light .
Super bit of kit, works with the batteries I have for all my other makita gear. Very light weight and cuts with ease. Very pleased
Typical Makita product, light weight, easy to use and ensures that the battery does not run down too quickly. I highly recommend it.
The product arrived on time well packaged and exactly as described on the site.
In use it was quiet which delighted my wife she hated my petrol multi tool. The machine was well balanced light weight but extremely efficient. The dual control , one for each hand made for a safe working and the battery lasted for the entire hedge cutting and more. ( I have a 4.0 Amp)
As a professional tradesman (joiner) Makita is my preferred brand of power tool and this hedge trimmer once again does not disappoint. Very quiet, efficient and all the necessary power to trim a standard 15m hedge with no trouble whatsoever. Battery usage is minimal too. Wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this product as I wouldn’t any other makita product, your pretty safe with makita.
Arrived quickly as promised. Was a relief to find my Screwdriver batteries fit perfectly and cut my entire hedge without a problem. Nice blade length made for a swift trim.
When I first pulled the trigger, I though, oh…sounds powerless.
I was wrong, it glides through my leylandii with ease.
Very happy.
I’ve had this for about a month now and it’s great – been using it to trim all of the hedges in our garden. I got this as already have Makita drill with comparable battery and i wanted a cordless trimmer (have cut through the cable of a wired one before and didn’t want to make the same mistake). Would definitely recommend! (Please feel free to send me stuff Makita for bigging you up)
As part of COVID19 i have been taking more of an avid interest in the garden so splurged on the makita hedge trimmer. I had makita tools already so i had a few 5AH batteries. This thing is a beast it cut down anything i threw at it and by the time i had finished my garden 3 hrs later the battery was still on full bars.
Easy to use dual trigger for safety (both have to be pressed) i wish it was a tiny bit lighter but that might just be after 3 hours of work. Highly recommend it if you are in need of a hedge trimmer. I have no idea what the two big brothers of this one would do (the 36V ones) as this sorted out everything i threw at it.