Best cordless tool system - garden and DIY

Spiderroo

Eldi_Dos said:

For the garden I would not bother with power tools if its a medium hedge in good condition a set of garden shears and a file for keeping them sharp would do a better job and as it is a small lawn a push mower would do,especially if previous owner has left it in good order, all you would need to learn is setting the correct height of blades to suit conditions and time of the season.
If you use a strimmer to do the lawn you will create conditions that favour low growing weeds and moss at the expense of the grass.

I didn’t know any of this, thank you - I thought it just had to be cut. The garden was the previous owner’s pride and joy so it’s in great order, we’re just a bit clueless. I’ve got house plants but that’s it! Can’t wait to be able to sit outside but we’ve got a lot more to care for than our friends who just have a patio or strip of grass. 

fenwick458

I'd have to recommend Makita as I have 10-15 batteries and about 20 tools that I use professionally 5 days a week  and they are mostly fine. some fail from time to time but the 3 year warranty is good and I can honestly say I've never had a tool fail that was barely used, the ones I go though are multitools and SDS hammer drills but they get used flat out for hours at a time so I am not surprised. they do even have a decent rate on fixing out of warranty stuff, I paid £40 for a new motor in an SDS drill that I burned out on a 10 year old drill. I have a spreadsheet listing the batteries I have bought and when, to my surprise I still have a 10 year old one on the go, and the majority of the rest of them are not far behind at around 8-9 years old. ever since the 5A batteries came out I have wanted to get some but thought I cant until some of the old ones die, they still haven't died

JohnnyB70

I’ve a mixture of DeWalt and Ryobi, and both are very good for DIY.

Within them there’s still a range of quality, and I prefer their higher-end ones. This means with DeWalt getting the brushless versions, and also getting the better and larger capacity batteries for the bigger jobs.

Prices do vary a lot, so look around, and be ready to jump straight in if you see a good deal.

Remember too that the kit comes with it without batteries, so don’t make the mistake of thinking it’s a great price by comparing a pack with a battery and charger to a bare tool.

knightstyle

I have used Lidl Parkside battery tools for some time now and they stand up well to heavy use whilst being affordable. for the garden I have a Swift battery mower and strimmer both use the same battery and 1 charge is OK for my small lawn, strim edges then cut.