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2025-08-27 11:41:51
I was getting tired of hand trimming bushes and pruning trees around the yard. I also own a variety of Makita battery-powered tools. I then happened to see a You Tube video of someone using a battery powered trimmer and thought what a great idea! My initial search revealed Makita does not make a battery powered, hand trimmer. Bummer. Then I came across this one that was highly rated, had a reduced Black Friday price and used my Makita batteries. My main concern was this product being a cheap, Chinese-made, knock-off that breaks down during its first use. Luckily there were several large bushes to trim and immediately after it arrived, I ended up using this power trimmer for approximately 6 hours over three days.Pros - Good build quality. Decent balance and not that heavy even when a battery is in place. I used one of my smaller 3.0Ah Makita batteries and used up only 30% of the battery capacity after constantly trimming for 2 hours. It cuts fast, the trigger is very easy to pull and the blades are sharp. (There are wrenches and a sharpening stone included in its box to remove and keep the blades sharp). It easily went through 1" diameter bush/tree branches. Its capacity is probably 1.25" to 1.50" diameter wood. Using this trimmer versus a hand trimmer probably took me 70% less time to get the job done and resulted in little to no later hand discomfort.Cons - As reported by others, my Makita battery does not slide easily into and out of the tool's battery holder. It takes about 40% more effort than sliding a battery in and out of one of my Makita hand tools. There are also no extra blades included in the box and no apparent way to order another set. Sooner or later the one set of blades already on the tool will get dull and be past the point of being able to be re-sharpened. I guess at that point it has to be thrown out? Last but not least, this tool can easily cut off one or more fingers if you are not careful! When you pull the trigger, the blades close fairly quickly, which is what you want when trimming. However, this speed also means taking the time to make sure you know where your other hand is located. I would never let any child near these things much less use them. Before I pulled the trigger, I always took an extra second to make sure that my other hand was well out of the way from where I was cutting.Would I buy these again.........absolutely!
Jim
2025-08-17 18:45:43
This is a bad-ass trimmer. Powerful, cut thru fresh branches like butter with no effort required. Please have the highest respect for the power of this unit as fingers could easily be lost. Please remove the battery from the unit when not in use in case a youngster get access to it. It has a "Makita" build and feel to it which is great.
Russellhaus
2025-04-22 16:40:46
Worked perfectly for my project. Was cutting white pine branches, after taking down the tree. Up to 1 3/4 inch branches cut easily. One battery lasted the whole project. Caution recommended, as this pruner will cut off your finger if you're careless. This is an essential tool everyone needs for shrubs, limbs, and basic yardwork ... See pic ... worked flawlessly ...
denslat
2025-04-13 17:54:14
The product is very well made and charged readily upon receipt. It has plenty of power to cut up to 1/2 inch branches. The charge last quite a long time. Would recommend to others.
Deaup
2025-03-31 17:18:54
Amazing! I had a hillside of 35 year old rosemary that had to go. These shears were perfect, they cut large branches very quickly. Makita batteries worked perfect, one charge went all day cutting. I'm a retired General Contractor, so I know tools. Instruction book says, "If you need service contact us with the information below", then its a blank page! I would buy again, but might get one with a long handle for upper tree work.
Les F
2025-02-05 11:14:06
I ordered and received the Zuyiyi "Cordless Electric Pruning Shears for Makita 18V Battery, Brushless Electric Pruner Tree Branch Cutter 2.36“ (60mm) Cutting Diameter w/LED Display, 4 Wrenches (Battery NOT included)". The instructions are awful. If you ever want to change the blade you had best make a copy of the video attached to the product listing so that you can see what to do. The blade was very sharp and the tool seems well built.While I was unboxing the product I noticed that the box lists the cutting diameter as 40 mm, not the 60 mm stated in the Amazon product title quoted above. I reviewed the Amazon listing and sure enough one of the pictures shows a capacity of 40 mm. That was disappointing and I was still going to keep it, but...I inserted a battery into the tool and activated the cutter. It opens to 1.25 inches, or just over 30 mm. I was aware that the cutter opening had two settings, accessed by a long trigger press. The second setting only opened to 1 inch, or 25 mm, so I switched back to the first setting. Looking closely at the tool I do not believe there is any way it could open any farther than it does without breaking the plastic. Therefore, I have to assume that the actual capacity of the tool is 30 mm. Not 40 mm, and certainly not 60 mm. The tool is going back ASAP.There is an identical tool under the brand TengXcel: "Electric Pruning Shears for Makita LXT 18V Li-ion Battery, Cordless Pruner with LCD Display&SK5 Titanium Blades, 2.4" Cutting Dia. Brushless Shears for Gardening Tree Trimming (Battery NOT included)" that also exaggerates the capacity, but if a 30 mm diameter cut works for you I'd buy that one over the Zuyiyi version because it says it comes with an extra set of blades and those are around $20 by themselves.*** It seems that between the reviews of both identical tools there is agreement that you can shove a 1.5 inch branch into the cutter if you push hard enough. That is definitely not going to happen with my Zuyiyi. Yes, I'm aware they sell a smaller one, but I bought the larger one and it matches the pictures closely. I'm starting to wonder if the slave labor in the Chinese factory installed the smaller blades on some of these by mistake. I've ordered the TengXcel version of the tool to compare it to the Zuyiyi that's going back and will update this review in a couple of days.UPDATE: 04 August 2024The TengXcel is exactly the same except for the brand label. Furthermore, it did not come with the promised extra blades and their listing has now been changed to reflect that. There was no way to request the missing parts without sending the whole thing back, so I sent it back.I would have been perfectly satisfied with either of these products if the vendors had just told the truth to begin with.
Rachel B
2025-01-06 14:22:58
I am very impressed with how well these work. Very powerful jaws that easily cut through shrubs and small branches. Running a 5.0 battery will last for hours of use. Although this is not Makita brand, it feels like similar quality. This was a great purchase, especially for the cost.
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