Ryobi ONE+ 18V OPT1845 Cordless Pole Hedge Trimmer, 45cm Blade (Body Only)

Heavy
The hedge cutter is very heavy to use, as mentioned by other purchasers. It also flexes in use, even without the additional extension. I am a woman in her 70s but am still quite physically fit. It did the smallish job for which it was bought but I wouldn’t like to use it on a long run of hedge.

Good hedge trimmer, could be better balanced
The setup of the device was easy (just slot in pole and tighten large screw) and the strength of the cutting blades is great.

The issue is with the placement of the trigger and the balance. I assume this is the same for most items of this type though. The trigger is at the bottom and the weight is at the top, so it’s like balancing an anvil on a long pole! When you’re leaning it towards the hedge, your arms are taking a lot of weight, even with the shoulder harness.

Still for the price (and good 3rd party batteries) it is a great buy.

Good, not grea
As with the other reviewers, I bought this to cut a large hedge about 2m high, 2m thick, and 30m long. I have the smaller hand-held Ryobi hedge trimmer and thought this would be a nice upgrade, as my hedge is now too large for it.

This does the job of cutting hedges. It’s pretty powerful. I had no cutting issues, and with a 5.0a/h battery, it lasted well over an hour, so there are no issues with battery life or performance.

The main problems are weight and ergonomics. It’s heavy even without the extension pole attached, and with it attached, it becomes almost unmanageable. Cutting vertically is fine. A bit heavy but gets the job done. Cutting horizontally, though, is another story. As it’s so top-heavy, the pivot point is so far up the pole you, if you can manage to lift it up you can hardly pull the trigger and manoeuvrability is very unspecific.

Overall you get what you pay for, and for 122, it’s fine. If I only have to use this once a year, it’s worth it. If you’re on the skinny/weak side (or possibly a female, sorry but my wife couldn’t manage it), you might want to consider otherwise. I used this for wellbover an hour, and I’m sore all over my back, shoulders, etc. It really gives you a workout.

Does what it should weighs a lo
Wanted a poke head trimmer as I have loads of Ryobi tools obvious choice.
Works great does exactly what you want, only criticism is weight, I’ve got old 67 now but big build this is a bit on the heavy side at full length luckily I only do a small amount at a time so just wouldn’t be able to use this for longer than 30 minutes. It does exactly what it should but will be a be last resort use by me when ladders and my other Ryobi head strimmer can’t be used. You definitely need to use the strap.

Hence removed star due to weight.

It is rather heavy
It cuts the hedges fine, but with the extension it is very heavy to handle. As I am elderly I find the extender very hard to handle so this gets most of its use without the lightweight middle extension. For me this limits this otherwise good product.

Ideal for awkward hedges
All telescopic hedge trimmers are ackward and heavy however not all cut well and this one does cut really well and the big 5.0 battery (it doesn’t come with a battery!!! So don’t forget to buy one separately) lasts really well which allows me to cut our hedge easily several times from one charge, as it is a relatively short hedge, 20mtrs or so but feel confident that the 5.0 battery could last most jobs.

Does the job.
I have eight Ryobi tools, including a short hedge trimmer. Each is excellent for what it does. My hedges are eight feet high so, to avoid using unstable ladders, I choose this. The handle mechanism is the same as the short chainsaw (which is great).

I was using it within ten minutes of unpacking, just with the battery and trimmer end, not with with middle extension section. It did a great job, cutting through thick branches of various hedge plants.

With the middle section included, it is obviously long and the business end, the trimmer itself, feels heavy. The strap supplied is not the best but, balanced carefully, it does the job. I usually dress the part for high hedge trimming, i.e. protected to avoid material going into shirts, hair, etc. Given the weight, usually take regular breaks but one benefit of the weight is that once the trimmer is positioned at the appropriate cutting depth, the weight of the cutter does a lot of the work itself but just be prepare once it nears ground level.

Great for cutting high shrubs
Bought this because it was the best one for reaching the height of the climbers on my house even though I had read the comments about the weight especially when fully extended. The supplied strap is useful when resting but is of no help when actually cutting.

That said, it cuts through the foliage without any problems even some of the thicker branches.

This this trimmer has certainly made cutting the climbers and high bushes a lot easier without the need for steps and ladders.

Oof
Yeah I read the comments, yeah I thought I’d handle it, now this does a great job, cuts like a dream for a battery operated, it’s just so heavy, front loaded so it feels like you’ve got a shark on the end of a rod. Sturdy, well built and does exactly what you need it to when you sort your angles out and learn how to hold the thing. No need for push ups and pull ups just half hour on this and you’ll need to start doing leg day to match

Switch is in the worst place
I have given this four stars because it does it’s job i.e. it trims hedges and I knew it was heavy before I bought it so I can’t complain about the actual weight of it. It appears to be well built, quite sturdy, pole doesn’t bend and it all seems to fit together well. It also cuts quite thick branches.

Now the downsides:

It is incredibly unwieldy, the vast majority of the weight being at the business end.

The switch is in the worst possible position being a long way behind you in use because the balance point is a long way up the pole, this means that your switch-hand has to be held at a very strained angle. Not only that, but while pressing on this badly mounted switch you have to also operate a switch lock. The trigger switch is underneath and the switch-lock is on the top and forwards. This is not a problem if you are standing next to the switch/battery compartment but that isn’t how it is used.

Because all the weight is at the top end it is difficult to manoeuvre so don’t try any fiddly topiary when the device is at full extension.

I shall be disabling the switch lock and holding down the power switch with some device or other so I can hold it nearer the balance point. This might be considered unsafe but you are a long way from the sharp end so you’re not in any danger but it will in the end make the device safer as it will be easier to hold.

The weight is a major factor unless you are strong. The hedge cutter would be difficult to use by any lightweight man or woman and I certainly don’t recommend it for a little old lady to trim her privet hedge (ooh er missus).

The harness is pointless unless you are holding the device vertically and your switch hand is in front of you, this would be a rare position; I stopped using it almost immediately.

All in all this device works, it cuts hedges and small tree branches, it’s as quiet as it could be and probably doesn’t fare worse when compared to other cutters with head-mounted motors. Better would be a system wherein the motor was in the handle and a cable drive drove the cutters, they probably exist but nowhere near this price. The battery is an adequate size because by the time it runs out you will really have had enough for this session.

I think this is as good as it gets for the price but be aware you will have to very strong to use it properly

Heavy and awkward at firs
Assembly was easy, but when I first started it up the 2ah battery makes the cutter sound feeble. However in use I was able to cut a large leylandii hedge without recharge. Its heavy and awkward to use at first but as I got used to it the better the handling became, its still heavy but I am 65 and not especially strong and got the job done. I think it would benefit from a stronger battery for speed but for occasional use it’s fine.

Very Happy
I wasn’t sure if I would use this Ryobi hedge trimmer very much after I bought it, but it turns out that I use it more than my Husqvarna petrol trimmer. It had a decent size bladed for cutting branches.
Overall I’m very happy with it and I would recommend one.

Another Quality Ryobi Produc
I have the standard cordless Ryobi hedge trimmer but the hedge is high now so bought this. It’s excellent lightweight sturdy and powerful anything that goes between the blades gets cut, adjustable angle on the triller and an additional extension piece uses batteries I already have, what’s not to like

Does the bob
Works ok for me but it’s not easy to use as a non telescopic. It doesn’t have just a handle you can put on. It’s always big even when on shortest it’ll go.
Slightly unwieldy to use.
I’m ok as a 6’2″ man but even with the strap it’s hard work. If I was a 5’2″ woman I’m pretty sure it would be very difficult. Like the distance from main handle means I can have to have my hand at a weird angle to hit the trigger.

All the above said – works as well as my corded hedge trimmer if not better so the tool itself works great. The ergonomics – I’d need some convincing

Super Ryobi Pole Hedge trimme
This item is a time-saver and maybe a life saver.
At 77 cutting and shaping a very big Clematis was getting dangerous off a ladder with standard trimmer, which took about 3 hours to complete, the pole trimmer took about 45 mins including clear up, its a bit heavy but th safety strap makes it easily manageable, very good buy.

Great piece of ki
Perfect for light to medium use, the blades won’t go through the thickest of stems but trims light foliage with ease, max cut would be approx 4-5cm…. I bought this with the pruner so have an extra 8 foot extension for hedge cutter or pruner if I need it…… trimmer run for 3 hours using a 4amp & 2amp battery

Does the job and powerful
Great for high hedges just top heavy but suppose it’s to be expected

Very heavy when using extendable
Good cutting but heavy. You find your arms aching after a while and im young and strong so wouldn’t recommend if you’re slight. The strap offers little comfort as where it clips is to close to the handle so doesn’t provide the leverage required.

Professional hedge cutte
Its big its pretty powerful
It is heavy you have to be fit to use it
it works well.

Versatile long reach hedge cutte
Well made and cuts well, but it is not very light. 20 minutes of overhead hedge cutting is enough for me to need a rest. With the extension pole fitted cutting requires a good deal of upper body strength and is very taxing. Learn to use it to suit your personal ability and it’s a great tool. Battery life is good.

long reach hedge cutters
here light weight until to put long reach all together then there are on heavy side but i use mine without mid bar and so easy to use battery last long time but i have put an 4amp in it i have cut black thorn to pivot with it can be a little rattly on hard hedges but what a tool it is also in the box you get a sweeper in it and that’s very handy this is one of the best cutters i brought to be fai

Roy I hedge/ tree trimmer , Cordless
Excellent and being able to angle device to shape is a bunus

Great device
Very pleased with this Ryobi tool – effective and easy to use hedgecutter. The only issue is the weight which can be a bit of a burden after a while, but it is ideal for my hedge length. So probably worth sticking to the 2 or 2.5 battery capacity as you may not actually keep going for an hour or more without a break.

Excellent at this price
Not used it enough yet to really comment but so far so good

Good machine.
Bought this for my sister to replace one I broke. She says this is a better machine and goes through her hedges easier than the old one. She is 58 and says it gets a wee bit heavy after a while but does the job great.

Time save
Great tool I am able to cut my large hedge from a distance with the extension, this means no irritation from pollen etc. With the extension it feels a bit too flexible and very top heavy but personally I’m so happy I bought it… No cables!!!!