56V professional hedge trimmers with extremely low weight - from 2.9 kg

Ergonomics at the highest level with ECHO hedge trimmers

ECHO, when developing new 56eFORCE professional 56V battery-powered tools, takes the characteristics and performance of the gasoline motor variant as a basis to make a switch from gasoline to battery as easy as possible for the user.

With the new release of the DHC-2200R and DHC-2800R, you can recognize this: a very low weight, similar balance, swivel handle, integrated anti-vibration system and similar knife sets. These models are also enhanced with many improvements.

The new models are about 20% lower in weight compared to similar other machines in the market. The DHC-2200R weighs 2.9 kg without the 2.3 Ah battery, including this battery the weight comes to less than 4 kg.

The transmission of power is done in an aluminum housing with bearing gears. As a result, there is much less friction loss on the connecting rods thanks to the caged needle bearing.

This aluminum housing can be filled with grease through a grease nipple or through a plug opening, without having to disassemble the machine.
To optimize the life of the gears, the direction of rotation of the DC electric motor is reversed with each action on the throttle lever (trigger), ensuring an even load on the gears.

The blades can be easily sharpened without disassembling the blades. The blades can be moved slowly through an opening in the aluminum gear housing, in which an M6 bolt should be mounted.

Two models are available:

• DHC-2200R with a blade of 600 mm (effective cutting length: 562 mm) and a weight of 2.9 kg (without battery).
• DHC-2800R with a blade of 750 mm (effective cutting length: 714 mm) and a weight of 3.1 kg (without battery)

Both hedge trimmers can be set to a speed for coarse trimming of up to 3,200 cuts per minute, and for "shaving" a hedge a cutting speed of 4,600 min^-1 select.

The hedge trimmers have an IPX4 protection rating and can therefore be used during wet conditions.

The knife set is laser-cut, sharpened on 3 sides and has a nose guard.

Also, the blades have a new patent which ensures that in the event of an unplanned jamming of the blades, the chance of breaking teeth is greatly reduced. The system absorbs the shock in a metal "bridge" that was integrated into the blade set.

Thanks to the rotatable handle in 5 positions (-90°, -45°, 0°, +45°, +90°), the two selectable blade speeds and the low weight make these machines very pleasant to use. All features are present in order to use these professional machines for a long time and continuously with the least possible burden on the user.

The ECHO 56eFORCE hedge trimmers are now available from the ECHO dealer from€495.04 excluding VAT (Supplied without battery and charger). 

You can find an ECHO dealer via www.echodependonit.com.