MakitaXMU04ZX 18V LXT® Lithium-Ion Cordless Grass Shear with Hedge Trimmer Blade, Tool Only

Very nice item, works smooth and doing the job!

Perfect size and cuts well. Like that it takes the same batteries as my other tools.Easy to use and the safety shield is well placed. Would recommend when string trimmer is just too big for trimming. I also like the interchangeable small hedge trimmer attachment.

I like that Makita doesn't paint the blades of either the grass shears or hedge trimmer blades. Most everyone else does that, which makes the blades dull right out of the box and it's impossible to remove from every sharp cutting edge to fix. These Makita ones will dull quickly over time anyway, but at least brand new, they aren't worthless. Just keep them oiled during use for better wear.The build quality of the unit is much nicer than Ryobi and other brands. The drive mechanism, although it makes it slightly difficult to swap blades, is much more robust. It also doesn't let the blade unit loosen during use like the Ryobi version does. I will probably leave the hedge trimmer attachment on anyway. If I swap, it will be a good time to re-grease anyway.I also suggest that you use lithium-based EP #2 grease that contains moly in the spinning drive mechanism. There are sliding parts and moly is better at protecting those parts from wear.My only gripe is that I didn't receive the grass catcher attachment. It does show in the product's picture here, so I assume it comes with it. That's why I gave a one star hit, for the seller sending me an item with a missing attachment. It's not worth it to return it for that one missing part.

I just love this Makita with the hedge trimmer blade attachment. So much so that I purchased a second one for use in our Local Forest Garden. It does the heavy work around trees and bushes that we can't get into with our weed whackers. That way we can protect that drip irrigation lines. I use the hedge trimmer attachment for heavy grass. BUT BE CAREFUL. This is not a toy, and it is very easy to injure yourself if you don't pay close attention. The blades are extremely sharp. I managed to almost cut the tip of my thumb clear off. Battery life is super. Weight makes it easy to handle for long periods of time.

Have had Makita cordless tools for years. Like them and use them a lot. Have some plants away from the house and this tool is just the item I need for trimming.

I have many Makita 18 volt power tools and find them to be the best I have ever owned. What happened with this design is a mystery. I only wanted it for the small hedge trimmer to cut back my soft stemmed plants like Spider Wort and Lilies. First I had to change out the grass trimmer to the hedge blade. All went well until I went to "slide/rotate" the cover back on. Nope it would turn. Turned off very easily but wouldn't go back on the hedge blade until I found a way to push down as hard as possible and tap the push marks with a small hammer and that's how I finally got it back on. I will not be looking forward to ever taking that off again. Now for the 'beef" part. Why in the world would Makita underpower this thing so much? The big hedge trimmer uses the same 18 volt battery and works amazingly well. This thing crawls compare to that while using the same battery. For what I am using it for it seems to work ok but not very well. Better on my hands (tool is light) than having to use a pruning tool. I suspect that if the tool was appropriately powered it would cut much better. Makita needs to redo the power performance of this handy little tool or people will just stop buying it as word gets out.Update: I sent an email to the customer service email asking them why Makita decided to make this tool to underpowered. The response I got was "I have no input as to the design of this machine". Duh. Typical "not my job" reply. I sent back a reply suggesting they forward my query on to someone who DOES have input into the design decisions. I don't expect an answer but I have now been very informed as to how Makita feels about after market comments, complaints and suggestions from it's loyal customers and it is not a good thing.

I love this product. Notice how many blades it has. It has double the cutting area of the other products that I researched. It runs on 18V battery which gives it plenty of power.