Black & Decker HH2455 24" Hedge Hog Hedge Trimmer
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Black & Decker HH2455 24" Hedge Hog Hedge Trimmer
Customer Review: Great Item at a great Amazon price
Summary: 4 Stars
Great item with a nice long blade for a better reach. With the Free Super Saver Shipping the overall price was better than I could have gotten locally. The only complaint is that Black and Decker should include a blade cover.Customer Review: Great Product
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great hedge trimmer and a good value at Amazon.com. I am very impressed with how well it cut compared with my old (20+ YEARS) Black and Decker hedge trimmer. I can finish in an hour what used to take me2 or 3 hours. I highly recommend it.Customer Review: Great Tool, Great Reach
Summary: 5 Stars
I was originally thinking of going with a 2 cycle gas powered trimmer, but several things pointed me to this unit.
1. Weight. The weight of all of the gas trimmers I looked at was prohibitively heavy. This B&D trimmer is nice and light, which, coupled with the D handle, makes it very easy to handle for cutting at all angles. I would not have this ability with a heavy gas trimmer, which would have fatigued me in short order.
2. I am using this for Home use. I have just over an acre of property, and I purchased a small B&D Inverter which converts DC to AC power and produces about 3.8 amps of AC Power. I can clamp my inverter onto the battery of my tractor with the alligator clips provided, and a 50 foot cord is all I need to go anywhere.
3. Hedge trimmers are tools that generally see only occasionally use. The gasoline available today, which includes ethanol, clogs carburetors very fast leaving a sugar based resin. Put this stuff in a carburetor with jets the size of a blonde hair, and let it set for a couple of months. When you go to use it again your carb will be useless.
4. This tool has much better reach than a gas model owing to its design and light weight. It is so light that you ca extend your arm with it for short periods of time. Try doing this with a gas model. If you are the Hulk, or Rocky,
5. One reviewer said they used this machine for several seasons and it failed in the third year. I wonder if they lubed the blades? When you cut branches, you get sap of some kind, which is again sugar based, you know, like gum. I wonder if her blades were all gummed up? You need to clean and lube blades that rub together. I would have thought this to be common sense, but as I hear more and more frequently, common sense ain't all that common anymore.
6. I still have the original B&D electric Trimmer that I bought about 24 years ago and it still runs fine, I just needed one with more reach.
The bottom line is that this is a good machine that handles very well, has very good reach, and is light enough to use for extended periods without your arms falling off. Couple it with a properly sized inverter and you can easily go remote for half the price of a gas job.
Customer Review: Great Trimmer
Summary: 5 Stars
The B&D 24" trimmer works like a charm. I am a 5'2" petite woman and am impressed with the ease of handling - it is light weight and well balanced. I especially like the 24" reach - efficiently cuts thru all types of hedges.
Highly recommend.
Customer Review: Great Trimmer
Summary: 4 Stars
Black and Decker make great products! This is the latest in my armamentarium, and of course lives up to the name!
Pros:
- light, easy to use
- fast
Cons:
- wish it was cordless!