Bosch UNIVERSALHEDGEPOLE P4A 18v Cordless Telescopic Pole Hedge Trimmer 430mm

Richard 18/06/2018 10:10:10

Purchased this as we have several very deep hedges around the property so needed a greater reach. Also I have already got a bosch drill with 2 lion batteries so can use them on this hedgepole. First thought is the motor is located at the far end of the pole so it's quite unwieldy to use. The shoulder strap does help to counter balance to some degree, but it is still very heavy. It does however reach as far as I need it to and does the job, it cuts very well, no problems with any branches, and the performance and battery life on a small 2Ah drill battery is excellent. Never ran out of power despite cutting a lot of hedges. Good performance and battery life, cautious about the weight especially on full extent.

Ian 15/05/2018 16:00:34

Excellent product, great price and very prompt service from Tooled- Up. Battery lasts at least 3 times as long as my previous hedge trimmer. Would thoroughly recommend this product and Tooled-Up.

John 01/05/2018 19:53:09

I bought this product partly because it used the same 18V battery as my drill, but also because my old hedgecutter had NiCd batteries that were always flat when you needed them. This product has very sharp blades, but is a little unwieldy to use because it comes in 'Long' and 'Very Long'. Great for high work but you need some muscles to use it at normal heights. One annoyance is that whilst the cutting head can be angled back and forth, it doesn't fold down for storage. At £105 it was acceptable value but I wouldn't have paid RSP for it.

Aaron 09/11/2022 15:21:34

Product was as described and delivery was very fast, all in all good service and would purchase other products in the future.

Ken 15/09/2022 17:41:42

Early days yet have used it only once, so far so good.

Tim 16/06/2022 11:27:21

Unfortunately, these hedge trimmers are very disappointing for the following reasons .... They are too heavy, especially top heavy and very unbalanced. They are also not very powerful and even though they are only being used to trim new growth from a conifer hedge, they struggled to cope. They are very noisy and 'rattle' in use. Very poor battery life, despite the battery being fully charged.

Rich 30/08/2021 19:49:06

The balance of the product means that it is hard to use at full extension. The shoulder strap doesn’t take the weight as other machines. Also the safety button is hard to depress meaning your hand gets tired very quickly.

anthony 22/08/2021 12:55:32

it does not cut through thicker stems on a hedge

Lawrence 02/10/2020 11:24:39

The hedgepole is fairly heavy and quite unwieldy to use in confined areas, with an awkward on/off switch at the bottom end. I am in my 70s and not as strong as I used to be ,with a dodgy right shoulder, so it is quite an effort to use for long periods. It also seems somewhat underpowered compared with my old corded trimmer and I don’t think it would be much use on rough, poorly maintained hedges. I very nearly sent it back as not being fit for my purposes but I have persevered and have decided to keep it for my straightforward, easily accessed and well maintained, taller hedges. Because it is cordless, it is flexible to use for short periods without having to lay out cables and extension leads and I am getting used to handling it. I am hoping , therefore, that I have made the right decision, but overall I am , at the moment, a little disappointed.

Paul 07/07/2020 21:07:18

This product is poorly designed it needs to be light, the result is a product which will not last. The slightest bend on the blade will cause it to jam and then it does not work. The probability of this is high when it is fully extended and you cannot see it getting caught in a thicker branch. I know other comments say build quality is good and this is my experience with manufacturers such as Bosch but they would be better off not selling this product.

Stephen 28/05/2020 19:10:02

Made in China - enough said, and poor quality considering Bosch (Germany) have had a long period of good quality products. Globalisation may make the production costs cheaper, but the quality goes down with it! As I already had Bosch garden and power tools, some of which use the same batteries, all of which perform well, I had hoped that this would not be as bad as some reviewers have said. BUT...it is blade-end heavy (why they haven't provided weight to the handle end to balance it better, I do not understand), making it uncomfortable and tiring to use, even for short periods. My arms found it tiring to sustain a long cut period (so much so, my neighbour had to complete the job with his Stihl petrol trimmer!). The blade teeth are not separated wide enough to fit even the advised widths of branches (my corded standard Bosch trimmer would deal with them easily). The unit sounds SO under-powered (is this a defect of the European regs which down powered everything electrical in a vain attempt to reduce energy use? Instead it means you end up taking longer to complete a task and probably end up using as much - if not more - energy PLUS you are completely brassed off with the whole thing!); NO power meter, which would help with monitoring the power usage - as seen on the cordless drills and circular saws I have. I will need to use my loppers to reduce the thicker stems even more, and hope next time I use it (next year?), it might just cope with the job better.

Adrian 30/08/2019 15:08:59

Exceedingly disappointed with the strap that broke on the first use! A better attachment from strap to machine would make the machine become a 5* item throughout. Company replaced the item FOC.

Cassie 19/08/2018 20:20:18

Not bad and does the job but with a hell of a lot of effort... it's SO hevay and the motor is on the end rather than the base. We have a very large and very high hedge and it was too heavy for me to do the top I had to get my husband to do it and even he admitted it was hard work.

barry 04/05/2018 07:40:53

Bosch have given it the looks, in use it feels as if it is going to collapse with every cut. The power is hopeless and it struggles with slightly thicker branches. Basically battery power is supposed to be the way forward, but, in my experience not for me. Its a gimmick.