Bosch Home & Garden 36V Brushless Cordless Hedge Trimmer (Skin, 65cm Blade) vs Bosch UniversalChainPole 18 Cordless Telescopic Pole Saw / Tree Pruner (Skin)

Pros

• + 65 cm blade and 28 mm cutting capacity, the most branch any cordless hedge trimmer in this ranking will take
• + 3,200 strokes per minute, the fastest blade speed here, so a long boundary run goes quickly
• + Brushless motor with Anti-Blocking System and blades Bosch markets as Swiss-made
• + Shipped and sold by Amazon AU, so it is on hand before the September growth push

Cons

• − 36V POWER FOR ALL is a separate battery class - Bosch green 18V packs do not fit, so this starts a second and dearer collection
• − 3.5 kg bare before a 36V pack goes on, making it the heaviest hand-held trimmer in this ranking
• − A$369 is the top price in the category and it still arrives as a skin with no battery or charger

Pros

• + Bosch rates it to 14.5cm cutting diameter on the 20cm bar, enough for most overhanging suburban limbs
• + Head pivots through 120 degrees so you can angle into a branch rather than cut at whatever angle the pole sits
• + 60ml automatic bar and chain oiler, plus a shoulder strap included
• + Runs the same green 18V POWER FOR ALL ALLIANCE packs as three other picks in this ranking

Cons

• − Skin only - battery and charger cost extra on top of the A$239
• − The 2.1m to 2.6m figure is tool length, not overhead reach, and plenty of retailers conflate the two
• − 3.6kg fitted out is all held at arm's length once extended, so it tires you above shoulder height