Sun JoeGTS4001C Garden Tool System, (Hedge Trimmer, Pole Saw, Leaf Blower)

Just received this item. Tried each attachment and they all work well. This is lighter than I thought which makes it pretty good. I also purchased a Sun Joe corded hedge trimmer that is very top heavy, but between the two should make for some interesting trimming.The battery appears to be pretty good , did not use it that long to see how long it will last.I did go to Sun Joe's web site and registered the products and they had a 5.0 AH battery on sale I purchased two of themnormally a $99 a piece battery for only $39 a piece was a Great dealThe oil that came with the system is thin and not chainsaw bar oil, appears to be for the hedge trimmer so one will have to buy bar oil to use the chainsaw attachment., which btw works really well and is not very heavy at all .But trimming and pruning season will be a real test for this system and once I use them for awhile I will see just how well it lasts and how well the battery life is. Will update this review after it is over . Hopefully it will not wear me out as much as my other sourced equipmentUpdate 9/27/23got to use this tool system . First used to cut/prune an old apple tree and Cherry tree that needed some real cutting. Had dead limbs and some large limbs that needed removed. I must say the pole saw with this unit cuts very very well . Cut a few limbs that were over 6 inches in diameter . IT cit them very easily and very smooth . I must admit I was surprised at the power this battery operated pole saw has. I still have more cutting to do,but now I know what it can do, it will make the rest of the job much easier.Next was the hedge trimmer, used on some Hemlock trees and they are very tall, way to tall to cut them with this telescopic hedge trimmer, but reaching up as High as I could I trimmed a little over 1/2 way up the tree's , I am impressed also how light this tool is and how well it cuts . I have no complaints about this tool system, IF i had one grip it would be I wish the pole was able to extend further than it does, but still a pretty good reach as is .The battery I purchased a 5.0 Ah SnowJoe battery worked for over 2 hours before the first light went out, I estimate had I continued using it and allowed it to entirely run down I assume I could have gotten 4 to 5 hours or more on one battery and that is with heavy use ( pole saw and hedge trimming work )I have more such work to do and I will update again and let everyone know a more precise time on the larger battery . The 2.0 battery it cane with I would assume would last at least a couple hours or more, but these 5.0 batts i purchased are far more than enough to get most all jobs done and have battery left .further updates soon

tl;dr; We've had these tools for a year now. They aren't the greatest yard tools, but they are a good value for the price and work well for small to medium sized jobs. We haven't had any problems with the tools breaking or battery charging, like some of the other reviews. However, most of the reviews about the tools breaking are about the pole saw, which we haven't needed to use yet. (Read further down for a recommendation on replacement trimmer line.)Pros: (mostly) light weight tools; able to edge, trim weeds, and trim hedges all on a single battery charge; very nice adjustability (length, angles, etc.); edges surprisingly well; easily trims hedge branches up to 1/4"+; great reach for tall hedges; very easy to change out tool heads; battery is interchangeable with other Sun Joe 24V toolsCons: included weed trimmer line breaks way too easily; weed trimmer auto-feed is very hit or miss (often gets caught and requires manual feed); hedge trimmer is a little heavy, even with the pole at the shortest lengthWe have a small yard that takes about 30 minutes to mow front and back. We use the weed trimmer weekly to edge the front yard along the driveway and sidewalk and trim the weeds around the edge of the back yard. We've used the hedge trimmer 4 or 5 times to trim a handful of bushes around our property and it has easily cut branches up to 1/4". We have not used the pole saw.I wish that we had paid attention to the reviews stating that there isn't a replacement for the trimmer string. First, the Sun Joe trimmer string breaks very easily and the auto-feed is very hit or miss. Sun Joe includes multiple spools in the original package, but you can't find Sun Joe replacement line anywhere. It's not on Amazon or at any other stores and it's constantly out of stock on the Sun Joe website.However, I measured the Sun Joe spools and found that some of the replacement spools that Amazon sells for Worx weed trimmers do work in this Sun Joe weed trimmer model. We purchased the "YWTESCH Weed Eater String for Worx" spools on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D56VBD9). The outer diameter of the spool is slightly smaller than the Sun Joe spools, but the important parts are the height, diameter of the hole, and the pattern of the teeth on the bottom of the spool. All three of these aspects fit the Sun Joe trimmer. The auto-feed does not work very well, but it didn't work that well with the Sun Joe spool either. The nice thing is that the replacement line breaks much less often than the original Sun Joe string did and because of that, I'm actually manually feeding the line less often than with the original spools.The hedge trimmer has worked well on the bushes around our yard. Many of our bushes are waist height though and it would be really nice if the hedge trimmer could be used without the pole, because it does get a bit heavy trying to wield the trimmer at the end of the pole for the shorter bushes.

First off. This is a tool for LIGHT yardwark, not heavy duty landscaping projects. If that is what you're doing then this is the wrong place for you. Second, it is NOT heavy at all. My Weedeater brand curved weedeater (smallest you could get) is three times this tools weight, so it is light. If you think it is then you probably shouldn't be doing any yardwork.The trimmer works. I'd say the only bad part is the auto feed feature. It pays out line each time you stop the motor. So if you stop and start all the time you will use up the spool quickly. The line is thin but it does cut and, yes, the spools are reloadable and. 055, .050, .065 line IS available.The chainsaw is going to leak bar oil, all chainsaw bars are designed to dribble oil onto the bar. So, for me, it's working fine. It will probably cut up to 2.5 to 3 inch branches, but I wouldn't go much further than that. The chain, as with all chainsaws needs proper tensioning or its going to slip off.I haven't used the hedge clipper yet. I have a wisteria arbor that needs a haircut every so often so that will be a good test for it. And that's what it's designed for, hard to reach places, if you have waist high hedges, you'd be better using a regular hedge clipper.I can't say too much about the battery lifetime because I just got it. I can get about a half hour out it before changing batteries. And the batteries need proper storage in the winter. If they go bad and I have to replace them, so be it, with the price of gas and oil these days, it will probably balance out.Now, the tools are ok, but they are NOT pro grade equipment. Don't expect that if you purchase it. So, as with everything, use common sense when making a purchase on anything.Be safe, and enjoy.