Zombi ZHT5817 24in 58V 2Ah Lithium Hedge Trimmer

I you could marry a chain saw I'd propose to this thing right now. I've only had one day of use thus far, but this is a superbly designed product that works absolutely as advertised and greatly exceeded all of my expectations. This product is transformational. This battery chain saw is to chainsaws generally what digital photography was to the darkroom and the aluminum truck frame is to pickup trucks. After just a few hours of use today I know that there will NEVER be a reason for me every again to pick up a gas powered chain saw and fuss with a clogged carb, mixing fuel, picky engine adjustments, cleaning the plug, and pulling forever without a successful start. This Zombi is a load and go product that is there immediately when you need it, but which waits patiently and quietly for you until you need it again. I did an initial two hour battery charge, poured in some chain oil, and then attacked trees and branches that had been intimidating me for several years. Over a three hour period I cut off branches, downed one tree, cleared some shrub stumps, and cut many 12 inch diameter pieces of very hard wood to fireplace lengths. The Zombi remained powerful even at the end of the three hours. If you're worried that using a battery chain saw will compromise your masculinity, forget about it. This thing is absolutely as powerful as a conventionally powered saw, is very easy to handle, and deploys chain oil sparingly and automatically without the slightest leak. Its a real honest to gosh power tool. (For size comparison, see the photo with the Zombi and my old, inoperative gas powered chain saw. The Zombi is not a toy.) The battery outlasted me. When I finally gave up, exhausted, the digital LED display on the battery pack still showed 15% charge, at which time it was still delivering total full torque. I have the 16 inch bar, 4 amp-hour version with the 58 volt battery. The saw, charger, and battery are all sold together and seem to me to be a tremendous value for the price. The product is out of the box and into field service within a couple of minutes after battery charge. Congratulations to the gals and guys at The Great States Corporation, Shelbyville, Indiana for a great piece of industrial design. The product looks and feels very rugged, and the design beautifully balances simplicity and functionality. I will only use this product in spurts, with months of dormancy in between uses when I am at my other house, so time will tell about the long term durability of the battery and charging system, but I believe that if you carefully follow the directions for proper care of lithium batteries that all will be fine.