Ryobi RXAHT01 Expand-It Articulating Hedge Trimmer Attachment with SmartTool Technology

I have owned this cutter bar for a year now. It is still going strong, but only because I have had to make my own modifications to it !!When first received, the cutters would not move unless i revved the engine. I loosened the bolts on the bar, which sorted out the problem, but then because the bolts were very short, they came loose and fell off. I bought some longer bolts together with double nuts so I could lock them together.The cutters now worked fine.The cutter bar only seems to fit to the power unit upside down ! I drilled a new hole in the opposite side of the attachment, so the sprung fixing peg could be inserted 180° round.The bar requires regular lubrication to keep running smooth.Overall a lot more hassle than expected :(

A replacement for an expandit hedge trimmer attachment which suddenly failed after several years of regular use. People have complained that the gears in these can suddenly fail under load - I felt lucky that I got reasonable service out of mine. Ryobi have changed the connection (due to now offering an electric power head?) and inexplicably now have the spring locking mechanism on the opposite side to the hole in the power head shaft. However this does not seem to matter. After a few cuts I can verify that this works as well as the last one did. So I'm glad I went for a replacement, rather than pay much more for a stand-alone petrol or electric trimmer, as the rest of the Ryobi gear was still working well. I bought mine as a much reduced Amazon returned item, at half the usual price. The trimmer was completely unused. I may have been more inclined to look at alternatives had the full price attachment been the only option.

Disappointed! I purchased this unit and its fit was a bit awkward onto my older Ryobi petrol motor unit. the additional port for providing it will an electrical connection meant that I had to effectively mount it upside down.As for the trimming unit its basically struggled. I do have a large amount of hedges and laurel bushes than many gardens but its not like Q gardens! they plants are not running wild and all of the stems I required the unit to cut are well within it prescribed cutting diameter range yet after just one day ( several hours work) the unit audibly and physically felt 'tired' its operational tone had changed and sounded but less smooth and was notably raspy as was the feel of the unit when running. I would liken it to it running the mechanics without lubrication.I followed all the instructions, limited the duration of each session of cutting (not using it continuously) and kept it clear of debris but in the end I had to cut short the job list for fear of it actually breaking down.Just deciding what to do with it next, but it was disheartening performance given its price.

On my second one and has failed but can no longer return. Used for light hedge cutting but the first ones gearbox failed and the second one just spins freely without blades moving so guessing the same problem. I would STRONGLY suggest looking elsewhere for a cutter or if all else fails hire one as there is a lot that can go wrong with this attachment and will end up costing you more in the long run.

bought last year for but only needed to clip hedge last week. after 20 minutes the middle nut and screw fell out and was lost completely in the hedge clippings. now need to find similar before i can use it. Now will not work at all even with new screw in, just runs on idle! Useless piece of expensive equipment. Will go back to the £35 electric hedge clipper still running after 8 years.

Having to pay VAT on an imported item was an unwelcome surprise but the tool is excellent

Quite heavy to use particularly with an extension pole, but does the intended job

Great bit of kit, as expected from this brand