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Husqvarna

Husqvarna 520iHT4 Battery Pole Hedge Trimmer (Bare Tool)

A professional battery pole hedge trimmer with an adjustable cutting head.

$499 Typical price. Retail prices change, so check today's price before you buy.
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  • Battery-powered pole hedge trimmer
  • Articulating head for tops and sides of tall hedges
  • Bare tool: battery and charger sold separately
  • Quiet enough for noise-sensitive properties
  • No mixing fuel or pulling a starter rope

GroundPro grade

The Husqvarna 520iHT4 is a professional battery pole hedge trimmer with an articulating cutting head for reaching the tops and far sides of tall hedges. This listing is the bare tool, so you bring your own Husqvarna battery and charger.

Where it earns its keep

Tall privacy hedges and long screen plantings are slow, tiring work from a ladder. A pole trimmer with an adjustable head lets you stand on the ground and cut the top flat, then angle the head to work the far face without moving the ladder every few feet. For crews that also do tree work, that means less time on ladders and fewer fall hazards.

Battery power suits residential and commercial properties with noise rules or early start times, and it removes fuel mixing and pull starts from the day. See other battery-powered equipment that runs on the same platform.

For tree crews, a pole hedge trimmer also handles low hedges and screen plantings around the drop zone, so a clean-up visit can include hedge work without a second crew or extra gas equipment on the truck.

Buying the bare tool

The bare tool makes sense if you already run Husqvarna professional batteries in other tools. If not, budget for a battery and a charger, and match battery capacity to how many hours of trimming you do in a day. Check compatibility with the seller before ordering.

Wear eye and hearing protection, gloves, and keep a clear zone around the cutting head. Keep the blades clean and lubricated, and never reach toward the cutter while the battery is installed.