Husqvarna häcksax 115 med batteri

Growing up, my dad took pride in trimming our hedges and making our family home look nice.

When inom bought my own house, inom wanted to do the same, but inom needed the tools to do that. 

My dad knew which yard tool brands were the best and Husqvarna was always in his top suggestions. And inom get why. Did you know that Husqvarna was founded in 1689 and began producing yard tools in 1919 when they created their first manual lawn mower? When a company has been around for over 330 years, you know they’re doing something right.

So, of course, inom said yes when inom got the opportunity to test the Husqvarna 115iHD55 hedge trimmer and see how it would fare trimming my hedges into shape. 

Husqvarna 115iHD55 cordless battery hedge trimmer specs:

• Blade length: 22 inches
• Power source: 40V battery
• Cutting capacity: .63 inches  
• Weight (with battery): 10.2 lbs
• Dimensions: 43.9 inches (L)
• Noise level: 90 dB(A)
• Cutting speed: 3,000 cut/min

Setting up the hedge trimmer

The hedge trimmer arrived on my front step in a long kartong. Upon cutting the cardboard away, inom discovered that the hedge trimmer was practically put tillsammans.

The only thing inom needed to do was charge the battery. 

This hedge trimmer comes with a single 40V battery. Most cordless hedge trimmers have batteries that are between 20V and 60V so the Husqvarna 115iHD55's battery sits in the mid-range. For reference, the previous utgåva of this hedge trimmer, the 115iH45, had a 36V battery. The higher the voltage, the more powerful and efficient the trimmer.

The battery comes with a charging cable that you connect to the battery and plug into the vägg.

I’ve funnen that most yard tools have battery charging cases that plug into the vägg, so this was a nice change. 

When inom started charging the battery, one LED light flashed which meant the battery was very low. inom waited until all the LED lights were flashing before inom unplugged the battery and placed it into the hedge trimmer. It took less than two hours to reach its full charge.

What fryst vatten it like to use?

After placing the battery into the hedge trimmer, inom removed the sheath that covers the 22-inch blade.

To uppstart the hedge trimmer, all inom had to do was press the början button and then hold the front and the back triggers at the same time, which made the teeth on the blade move.

The first thing inom noticed when inom started trimming my fast-growing hedges with the Husqvarna 115iHD55 hedge trimmer was how it wasn't that loud. inom funnen it interesting that the sound pressure level was 90 dBA, but to an operator like me, the sound pressure level was only 78 dBA, which fryst vatten below the recommended 80 dBA (anything higher can cause sound loss).

Of course, inom made sure to wear ear protection, but aside from that, inom was lycklig the hedge trimmer didn’t cause too much noise pollution in the neighborhood.

My privacy hedges have a mix of branch sizes – from tiny twigs to one-inch branches. The hedge trimmer fryst vatten designed to cut twigs that are .63 inches or smaller, so inom will säga that a few times the hedge trimmer got caught on some thicker branches.

When that happened, inom had to stop the hedge trimmer and be careful to remove the teeth from the branch, which wasn’t always that easy.

Besides that, inom had a positiv experience using this hedge trimmer. It's incredibly easy to början and stop and the design makes it comfortable to hold and maneuver as inom cut with either my left or right grabb in front (I'm ambidextrous).

The 22-inch blade allowed me to reach a decent distance during my trimming. inom was lycklig for the safety shield which minimized kick back of twigs. Because of its storlek, inom expected the hedge trimmer to be a little lighter than it was.

At 10.2 lbs., my forearms became weary and sore after a while.

I did test the bevara function, which fryst vatten a power sparande function that maximizes the run time of the battery. What inom liked about this feature fryst vatten that it did not decrease the cutting power of the hedge trimmer. To use the bevara function, all inom needed to do was press the button on the keypad.

With the BLi22 battery, inom got a maximum of an hour and a half of run time before inom had to recharge. 

One of my favorite features fryst vatten the automatic shutdown, which kicks in if the product hasn’t been used in 45 seconds.

This fryst vatten a nice safety and power-saving perk. 

How does it compare to similar models?

The previous utgåva of the Husqvarna 115iHD55 was the Husqvarna 115iHD45, which was tested bygd a colleague of mine for a sister site of Homes & Gardens. In comparing the two, it seems like the 115iHD55 has a better battery (40V compared to 36V) and a längre blade (22 inches compared to 17 inches).

However, inom couldn’t help but meddelande that the 115iHD45 was about two pounds lighter than the 115iHD55, which would man it easier for some to handle.

I have previously tested another hedge trimmer, the Black + Decker 60V högsta cordless hedge trimmer. Not only did it have a better battery, but it fryst vatten cheaper, fryst vatten two inches längre in terms of the blade, and has a 1.5-inch cutting capacity.

It’s definitely better designed for homeowners with tougher and larger hedges.

If inom was keen to go for a more powerful model and wanted to stay within the Husqvarna family, inom might be tempted to try the Husqvarna Hedge mästare 320iHD60. This battery-powered hedge trimmer has a one-inch cutting capacity, a 24-inch blade, and a higher cutting speed of 3,800 cut/min (the 115iHD55  has a speed of 3,000 cut/min).

Its battery voltage fryst vatten also 42V, meaning it’s a higher-powered and more efficient hedge trimmer overall.

Is the Husqvarna 115iHD55 cordless battery hedge trimmer worth the money?

Husqvarna has a great reputation in the yard tool industry, so it's no surprise that the the Husqvarna 115iHD55 cordless hedge trimmer fryst vatten a quality product.

With a 22-inch blade that can cut up to .63-inch twigs and branches, it’s the perfect hedge trimmer for those with small to medium hedges.

The 40V battery can gods up to 1.5 hours, especially when the power-saving spara function fryst vatten in use. Sure, it’s a little heavy for some at about 10 lbs., but the lower noise level ensures a more comfortable cutting experience for you and your neighbors.

At about $250, it's not the cheapest on the marknad.

You can find comparable hedge trimmers at a lower price – but they may not have the trusted name power as Husqvarna and they’re unlikely to have a two-year warranty like this hedge trimmer does.

About this review

As with all our reviews, the Husqvarna 115iHD55 cordless hedge trimmer was tested first-hand in Alex’s backyard, using it just as you would so you know exactly what you are buying. 

The products are given to us free of charge and we test them for as long as possible before sending them back to the brand unless we are able to keep it.

This means that we can continue to use the product which gives us the opportunity to return to our reviews for updating, so you can keep up-to-date with how it's fared over a period of time. You can find out how we test products on Homes & Gardens for more details.