"they sure are, there is a difference however between the power needs of a cordless drill for example and a gardening tool however. But am open minded as to their ability as makita seem to get a lot from those 18v packs. i have one of the job site ra…"

"Thanks for the replies guys. 
Billy op, at least their 18 v site tools are well proven technology. "

"Very very nice!!!"

"I use the izy and it does quite a good job, tho I have upped the revs. Its does require regular cleaning of the deck as it gets quite thick with grass and the deck is steel so I give it a good dose of wd40. Keep the blades sharp too and it leaves a…"

"Anyone use a mulching izy 21 inch? It ticks all the boxes, lightweight, flap for stripes, duel use.£650 new."

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"I bought a Parker brand leaf blower for my assistant a few months ago. It was less than £80 and presumably made in China. It is well-made and is a very good leaf blower. It started second pull straight from the box. It is so far at least as good as…"

"There is nowhere to screw a grease tube on. That's why you need to take the gearbox cover off and apply grease directly.
 Suggest you take another look at the machine. We know this is correct thing to do as we have 4 of them. "

"I meant taking a screw out then screwing the grease tube on to top up, the battery hsa 86 does not have this
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"This is the battery hsa 86 Nick it only has 2 torx screws holding a plastic casing over the gearbox, the gearbox gets the odd bit of cuttings in which is not ideal as it is not sealed like the petrol ones."

"On ours there are a several torx screws on the casing of the hedgecutter head...not one single tor's screw...."

"Nick, I always keep the gearbox topped up with grease, these dont have a lot in to start with and can just be cmeared in, there is no torx screw to take out."

"I would grease the gearbox - it's only a few screws to undo the cover."

"Let me know how you get on with it am in no rush for my new roller i keep looking"