It was delivered within a few days to nearest Home Depot.. Not heavy like others, easy to use and dis-asemble....glad i googled this article and found Sun Joe.... my cedar hedge is now trimmed & ready for winter.
This trimmers ample power and with the telescope can reach areas without a ladder. The telescope can be connected or disconnected quick and easy so it can be changed without any tools. It take me less then half the time then my old one.
Works great, seems rugged but heavy when extended. I have used this hedge trimmer with the extension and without. It fulfills all my expectations but a bit too heavy.
It's a hedger, so it cuts brush fine. I like the interchangeable handheld vs. pole configuration. When on the pole, it is quite heavy and really strains your back, but being able to reach heights without a ladder is great. A feature that I had on my old Black-n-Decker unit that is not on this unit was to lock the trigger in the handheld position. This means you have to hold the trigger for the unit to run. Having the feature to lock the trigger on lets you switch hands easily and extend to reach out further. This feature should be considered for improvements.
I had a less powerful pole trimmer that wouldn't cut through the thicker branches so I replaced it with this one. Have not had any problems with insufficient power with this one. I have a number of tall evergreens and other tall shrubs and this one eats right through them, where as my old trimmer had to gnaw on them for a while before making any progress. I have another trimmer that I use for shorter bushes and only use this one for tall bushes, since this one is considerable heavier. This trimmer is heavier than my old pole trimmer and I do notice it, especially when I have to use a ladder and extend the trimmer out to maximum reach, but it has reduced the time it takes to get the job done. Now that I'm in my late 70's, I probably notice the weight more now too. I'm sure I wouldn't have noticed it 10 years ago, but it becomes very noticeable now after two or three hours using it fully extended. Since I only have to do this 4 or 5 times a year, I can put up with the extra weight. Anyway, its a wonderful trimmer and it has reduced my cutting time in half. I give it a big 2 thumbs up.
I have used this trimmer with the extension and without. It is just the ticket. It reaches far enough for me to keep the trees trimmed up far enough so that I can get my suburban in and out of the garage. The blade accepts thicker twigs than my old trimmer making it more versatile when trimming shrubs along our front walkway and in our backyard.