Flymo SabreCut XT Corded Telescopic Hedge Trimmer, Cutting
Flymo SabreCut XT Corded Telescopic Hedge Trimmer, Cutting Blade 48 cm
Cutting
Teeth opening 25mm
Blade Length 48cm
Equipment
Power 500W
Cable length 4m
Weight 4.1kg
 |  |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 500 W | 500 W | 500 W | 500 W | 20 V | 20 V |
| Blade Length (cm) | 45 | 50 | 60 | 48 | 42 | 42 |
| Blade Gap (mm) | 19 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 16 | 16 |
| Blade Tip Protector | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cable Length (m) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | Cordless | Cordless |
| Extendable Reach Handle | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Weight: | 4 kg |
| Size: | 48 cm |
| Dimensions: | 210.5 x 11 x 4 cm; 4 Kilograms |
| Model: | 9670799-01 |
| Part: | 9670799-01 |
| Colour: | Orange |
| Pack Quantity: | 1 |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Manufacture: | Husqvarna Group Ltd |
| Dimensions: | 210.5 x 11 x 4 cm; 4 Kilograms |
| Quantity: | 1 |
| Size: | 48 cm |
Perfect length for most hedges,plenty of power,a good tooth gap will cut most hedges ,any bigger you need a chain saw.This is a Husqvana at Flymo price.The only nitpicking fault is the cable feels about 2mtr long,but just add an extension of 10mtr,perfec
The appliance arrived in good time and well packaged. It is simple to assemble and I have found
more effective than I had perhaps expected from critiques I have read though of course I have only been using it for 2 – 3 weeks and the blade is at its sharpest. It has given a smooth cut on a conifer hedge without getting locked or stuck and the battery duration has been as stated. At this stage I would say that I am very pleased with this purchase.
Very fiddley to put together, takes up a lot of room in the car, with the back seats down. Charges in about an hour. Telescopic rod to about ten feet. The more I gave it height to trip the top of a bamboo hedge, the heavier it feels to use. It made pruning lavender and parsley a doddle, only taking seconds. I would recommend this product, which does have some drawbacks, such as the flimsy plastic cover over the blades.
Although I already have another brand hedge trimmer, I bought this specifically to deal with the top of a seven-foot tall hedge, which it’s great for. The telescopic handle is more than long enough, so there’s no more balancing on step ladders or garden chairs. But I’m glad I have both trimmers because the other one is easier to handle at low level.
It actually arrived with a dead battery which refused to charge, which was probably due to it being in storage for a very long time. I didn’t want the brother of sending it back but I was able to recover it by following advice from a Youtube video, which was childs play, and it’s now charging properly. The battery is the same type used by my lawnmower.
Needed a hedge trimmer that did not require a cable. It does the job quite well. A bit heavy but you would expect that. Got it on prime day for good price. Battery life is quite good too. A job we can now do ourselves without the cost of a gardener. So, should more than pay for itself.
It can cut up to 16mm thick growth and makes a good job of trimming shrubs, conifers , trees etc. Battery life over an hour. Not lightweight but manageable for a reasonably fit person but lighter than other pole trimmers. As usual with Flymo , good quality manufacture and handles well. I thoroughly recommend the Flymo Pole trimmer.
Corded version, very powerful , cuts well but it is heavy . As a reasonably fit 63 year old I struggled to use for more thar 30 minutes at full extension taking the top off a hedge. Having said that was able to get the job done with a few breaks.
An excellent hedge trimmer with the power to cut through my hedge with no difficulty. Easy to extend and tilt to cut high up and on the top. A little heavy but certainly manageable
This piece of equipment was easy to assemble and easy to adjust in use, both the length of the pole and the angle of the cutting blade. Inevitably, if you put a hedge trimmer on the end of a long pole, it’s going to feel heavy and rather unwieldly to use but I was expecting that and the cutting blade coped very well with a laurel hedge.
Very easy to put together and easy to use, including changing the angle of the cutters. The only downside is that as the motor is at the cutter end, rather than at the handle end as with petrol units, it feels very heavy when using straight out from the body. You don’t notice it so much if using vertically on a high hedge. To be better it could use a harness and a counterweight at the handle.
My only issue with this product is that it is a tad heavy and has no shoulder strap. It isn’t a major issue for me, but could be for some.
As other reviews state, it isn’t light! But the you have to expect this as it has a powerful motor mounted on the end. I’d say it was comparable to my standard size petrol hedge trimmer.
As I have a lot of hedge to cut I decided against the battery version as I’d be forever recharging the batteries.
I’d recommend this trimmer for anyone with large and tall hedges as you can adjust the angle of the head allowing 90 degree cuts whilst staying on the ground. No need for ladders.
The cutting length is also quite short, so “just running it over the top of the hedge” won’t actually cut all of it (you’ll need another run from the other side, and maybe some tidy ups to get it all). Somewhat due to the nature of telescopic trimmers, the weight is quite hard to manage, although I didn’t find this too heavy, it does get a bit much after a while. The weight isn’t balanced, so you’re constantly having to hold them up (again, somewhat the nature of the beast), but as I say, gets a bit tiresome.
In use, there aren’t too many interlocks, so it’s easy to get going pretty quickly. The height and angle adjustments are easy enough to use too. I think I’d prefer a sort of clip for the height adjuster rather than a sort of twist to hold, but it’s fine either way. Getting the battery on and off is easy, and the blades have a decent plastic cover.
The battery takes hours to charge fully, so if you’ve just bought it, or used it all, then put the battery on charge, tidy up the trimmings, have lunch, possibly take the trimmings to the dump and then come back for a bit more. A ‘quick half hour’ charge will give you a few extra minutes if you’re close to finishing though. The trimmers slow down a bit as the battery gets close to empty, so it gives you some warning of your impending break time (contrast to the Makitas that somehow keep going and then then just stop completely – but only take 20-30 minutes to charge fully). The battery charger is basically a ‘wall wart’ with a cable, so it’s about as cheap as they come, so I wasn’t expecting much ‘fast charge’ capability.
All in all, they’re not going to be the only trimmers you’ll want to use around your garden, but they are very competent, especially for the price.
This does what it says it will do outstandingly well;
Pro’s;
Lightweight compared to others, very easy to handle.
Runs for ages on a charge, approx 45 to 55 mins
Cuts through everything up to about 8mm thick.
Nice long reach
Excellent price.
Packs away to a very neat size.
Cons; none really, but one should consider;
When at it’s full extension it will make your arms ache after a while, but they all will..
Don’t expect it to easily munch through thick 15/16mm branches of trees, it won’t and it isn’t made for that.
Keep the blades oiled with a very thin oil, it will stay sharp longer.
In short, it does what it was made for extremely well and I am very happy I bought it.
I was paying 50 a throw to have my 12 foot Pom-Pom tree trimmed twice yearly, I did it myself with this in 20 minutes, so I will be in pocket after a year.
A nice machine does the job, but still far too heavy when extended. OK for about 15-20 minutes, but then it is just too heavy. I wish some one would make these machines where the battery is on a belt or holster. All the weight is in the battery really!
Arrived sooner than originally expected so pleased about that and so is doing a good job of trimming hedges and bushes that we’re getting a bit out of control. A bit on the heavy side when fully extended but you get used to it. Battery life is good for the time I use I.E. 45-60 minute sessions and charges up again quite quickly. Overall pleased with this purchase
Update 10 Oct 17: Now three months using this machine, I made the right decision in buying it and feel very happy after making the last cut of the year today. I’ve a monster privet hedge here which stands at around 10 feet high and in length, possibly around 100 feet. The cutter coped admirably, the hedge looks great BUT I feel sure only because I’ve been using it to trim every 4 weeks or so. As I mentioned in my initial review, it will never be able to cope with the first cut of the year. I’m OK with that though because after that is done by an external contractor in the spring of 2018, I will continue trimming monthly. The battery still takes around 3 or 4 hours to charge which allows me to use the machine for about one hour.
Pros:
* Relatively light
* Cuts most hedges and bushes well
* The lack of cord, the extensibility and the angling of the cutting head all make it very usable in many situations
* The charging and attaching of the battery pack is a breeze – and it lasts a pretty reasonable amount of time. I’ve never timed it, but it allowed me to trim a 60ft* 8ft hedge on on side and the top (I stopped because my waste bin was full, not because of the trimmers).
Cons:
* Despite it not being very heavy, when reaching for higher branches for a significant period of time, it’s still hard. This could be improved by the addition of a shoulder strap to take most of the weight.
* There’s always a balance with cordless hedge trimmers between the power and the weight. This product strikes a decent balance, but you will come up against branches that are too thick for it to handle and have to reach for the loppers instead. It would be great to be more powerful, but that is being picky.
This replaced a previous Flymo model where the batteries had died after a number of years. The cost of replacing the batteries was only marginally less than replacing the entire cutter – hence the purchase.
Most of the important points have been covered by previous reviewers. As someone has already noted, this is more a trimmer than a cutter and on that basis performs well. However, it is no match for the previous model which was much more robust and able to cut through thicker growth. Apart from this limitation, it is certainly easier to use than the previous model where the (very heavy) batteries were contained in a separate pouch slung over the should in a canvas carrier.
I bought this for my 86 year old father who loves his garden and is still very fit . He loves it although did say it’s a bit heavy but if younger wouldn’t notice it as much. It’s 30min battery life is long enough for what he needs it for and said couldn’t use it for longer in one hit anyway due the to the weight. I did some research and this is one of the lighter ones so glad I chose the flymo. Pleased with the purchase.
I’ve read reviews from people saying it’s heavy. All of these types of tools are heavy. At one end you have a battery about the size of a laptop battery. At the other end is the metal of the cutters and the motor. And fully extended, all these products will feel ‘top heavy’.
It’s really easy to use. Unlike in a video I saw where you have to squeeze one thing, then the button at the top followed by the trigger, with this you don’t. One top slider to click, and then the trigger. But you can then let go of the slider. So you are “controlling” the device with one hand, and the other is free to support it.
I find the means to extend and contract pretty easy. Smooth in fact.
The head can be moved fairly easily with big buttons, and it can be moved to some significantly free-to-use positions. ie. not just 45 degrees etc. Virtually limitless.
It is delivered in a box box, and you just slide it together. It comes apart with a big plastic bolt and just unhook it. So good to store in smallish places. Corner of a small shed etc.
My only negative is that the cutter doesn’t feel to be “really gunning” it, like my electric Flymo hedge cutter does. However, it’s done all the work of my goat willow. I needed to take a few breaks, because it does ache the supporting arm quite a bit. But you can reach out, move the cutter and I have a very nice result. And now I can do it all without needing to go next door. They can do their own side! Mine, and the top look just right. And being cordless, I can trim bits at height (without the ladder) without having to get out the extension.
I saw some for 69, but didn’t come with Amazon’s support. And others for well over 100. So I feel this price is good. Would cost me 65 to have my tree cut professionally (had it done last year), so doing it myself will pay for itself inside a year (as it grows about a foot in a week on many top branches).
Reason for four stars and not five – I wish it would cut thru the branches with a bit more “umph”. Maybe that’s down tot he Volts. I don’t know. But it’s done the job!
It would have received 5 stars if it had a second handle mid-way along the pole. It would also be a good idea to add a small extension to the main handle to that it would fit into a belt similar to those used by flag bearers. These additions would help distribute the weight. That said, I am a 72 year-old male of average stature and fitness and do not have to struggle to use the trimmer at full extension.
I previously had a sabre cut with the heavy battery that was worn in a bag. With this version you are not “tethered” to the machine, the small 18v battery fits into the handle, No waiting for 24 hours to charge, an initial 6 hour charge then 180 mins. thereafter. Do be aware that it is recommended that the machine is never completely run down as this affects battery life. It is still heavy when fully extended, but anything will make your arms ache when at full stretch, even manually operated loppers. The cut is nice and even, did a good job ona holly tree.