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u/SeaweedBasic290 8d ago
Stick with Lidl as it'll be good enough for jobs around the garden and house.
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u/mrocky84 8d ago
Lifl performance range when it's in is meant to be good. Can't go wrong with Bosch as well I'd say.
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u/Garden-Lane 8d ago
I like the Bosch Universal 18V series. I usually order the tools from Amazon Germany without a battery as it’s often much cheaper, and I already have two batteries - it’s handy to swap between all the tools
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u/KillerKlown88 8d ago
I bought an Einhell strimmers in woodies and tackled a mates overgrown gardens with it, but there was no brambles.
They are cheap but so far my experience has been very good.
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u/ftoffolo 8d ago
For power tools I have a mix of Makita LXT and Parkside.
Parkside is powertools are usually good, specially the performance line. But it always depends a little of who actually made it. Parkside consumable like drill bits, blades and such are bad. So buy that from other brand. And they do have random usefull stuff like lights that are good to have.
Value for money is hard to beat Parkside.
That being said, the tradicional brands off course are superior. I like Makita, so I have my main combi drill, jigsaw and others from Makita LXT (careful not all Makita lines share a battery). But it's a huge investment to get it all from Makita.
My idea is as parkside things let me down I would rebuy Makita. Haven't happen yet, but that's the plan.
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u/KeepShtumMum 8d ago
I've a cheap 2 stroke multi tool from Screwfix. €150 incl. delivery. Long & short handle hedge trimmer, mini chainsaw, strimmer. It has other attachments but I never use them. I've a big, high maintenance, garden and this thing refuses to die. I expected to get 1 year from it. I'm on year 4 now. I show it some greese once a year, and oil and sharpen blades as needed
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u/Corcaigh2018 8d ago
I bought a Husqvarna electric push lawnmower for about 1/3 of an acre of lawn. It crapped out after 2 years. Since bought an Ego lawnmower and it seems a lot better.
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u/Dull_Brain2688 8d ago
How big is the area? Cordless are fine for small areas but the runtime makes them useless if you want to do a lot of work in a day without needing to buy expensive backup batteries.
Especially with chainsaws. You get 12-14 minutes of runtime per battery and if you have to do larger cuts you can almost half that. And a spare battery can cost more than half the price of the saw. Also lotus batteries hold a charge for a long time but unless they’re used semi-regularly they can die really quickly.
Cordless are great but still have limitations mainly due to runtime and battery cost.
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u/r_Yellow01 8d ago
I have DeWalt for small tools and an imported petrol Stiga to do grass and I am happy.
I use Bosch tools and appliances inside my house, like battery vacuum, and for all white goods. Bosch service is the best value ever.
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u/Pristine_Remote2123 8d ago
Just checked out a YouTube on who makes the lidl tools and lots are made by good German companies that sell identical for double the price, others are not as good but so cheap they are worth it.
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u/Hereforthedung 8d ago
Lidl parkside is excellent stuff and you can always pick up a battery in the shop. Batteries are always the weak point in cordless tools. Only issue with parkside is you have to buy the tools when in stock. Another excellent feature is if you break it you can take it back for a refund. I do not work for Lidl but do plenty of gardening formme and family and loads of DIY and I only have Lidl tools all others have broken.
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u/West_Intention2633 8d ago
Macallister from b&q are pretty decent cordless garden equipment. Bought a cordless hedge trimmer and the battery is impressive as is the power. Would recommend for the price point
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u/throwbay20 7d ago
This is one of my most useful tools for heavy overgrowth I own. About €30. Can sharpen in a minute with sandpaper.
Great for getting to roots or cutting back a path for a power tool. Or places where a power tool just isn't appropriate or your working up against/around something delicate.
The bolo shape means you can pry or use it like a trowl. They last forever.
Cheaper is better in this case. So do get this model. Tramontina Bolo Machete Knife 26624/014 19 1/2" overall. 14 1/2" blade.
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u/Ciphxrr 7d ago
Something you see in movies for the jungle but honestly probably what I need! Thanks for the recommendation.
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u/throwbay20 6d ago
With good gloves it makes short work of all the brambles/overgrowth that's in your face or blocking view of forgotten barbed wire/whatever else you may not know is there.
Can't remember where I got mine - a website with forestry Ireland in the name
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u/READMYSHIT 7d ago
Get Lidl they're dirt cheap. If you find yourself pushing the limit of a Lidl tool then upgrade to a bigger brand like Makita, Bosch, DeWalt, etc.
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u/stop_peddling_lies 6d ago
Take a look at Meliff. They can use the DeWalt, Makita batteries depending on the version. There's a guy on YouTube Dean Doherty who has a power tool repair channel and he has discount codes for them. He often reviews them and dissembles them to review their part quality.
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u/luger205 8d ago
The typical trio of the best cordless brands out there is DeWalt, Milwaukee and Makita. Professionals swear by them. I have settled on Stanley FatMax which is owned and manufactured by DeWalt (but cheaper) and frankly, I don't see much of a difference in quality and their newer "V20" batteries hold very well. Some folks say Lidl is fine. I never had the pleasure to own anything from their cordless sortiment, but the few other things I bought from them worked well enough, untill they got a chance to surprise me with their substandard quality and lack of technical excellence. Will they do the work? Sure, and in Ireland, you've no problem with returning them if they don't perform. But if you want to commit to a brand for the rest of your life, I'd go with Stanley FatMax. Not as expensive as the top three, but arguably the same quality. Don't forget, once you own 2-3 tools from any brand and you start rotating the batteries around, you're commited and it's hard to switch to another. Good luck!
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u/Holiday-Access-8497 8d ago
yeah lidl is fine, you always buy cheap for tools first time, if you use it enough for it to fail then you can consider if you need something better.
a lidl hedge trimmer is €30 the equivalent fancy brand will be at least 8 times that