Cordless Electric Pruning Shears for Makita 18V Battery, Brushless Electric Pruner Tree Branch Cutter 2.4″ (60mm) Cutting Diameter w/LED Display, 4 Wrenches (Battery NOT included)

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!