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The Latest in Outdoor Power Equipment
ELECTRICITY MAKES PRUNING EASIER
Bahco’s new four-model BCL
electric secateurs range are
robust yet lightweight and comfortable to use with their brushless motors and perfect for a variety of extended or heavy-duty pruning tasks.
Blades are of high quality SK5 Japanese
steel, so they retain sharpness and are resistant to wear and rust, while the BCL secateurs’ progressive cut with two blade openings is adaptable to a variety of uses.
Top of the range, the BCL24 secateurs offer a 45mm max cutting capacity to cope with cutting and pruning very thick and hard wood.
Next down, the BCL23 is a 2022 Red Dot Award and iF Design Award 2022 winner and comes with a 35mm max cutting capacity for intensive vine pruning.
Both the BCL24 and BCL23 have been designed with separate batteries that are carried in a comfortable carrying harness, the BCL24 with a 294 Wh unit, BCL23 with 147 Wh.
The other two models, the BCL25IB and BCL20IB, are cordless, with integrated removable batteries of 54 Wh and 36 Wh respectively.
BCL25IB was designed to prune fruit and large or mature ornamental trees, has a run time of 3-4 hours and can be extended with an accessory aluminium pole to reach up to 4.3 metres.
The BCL20IB compact electric secateurs have a 32mm max cutting capacity and are for light pruning of vines or shrubs and small ornamental trees.
• Supplier:SNAEurope
• Phone:092734650
• Website:www.bahco.co.nz
Sprayer joins 18V LXT system
Part of Makita’s expanding 18V LXT
System, the new Makita 18V LXT 15L Sprayer (DUS158Z, tool only) delivers mist or jet spray quickly and easily. With a motor that delivers immediate and consistent pressure
up to 72.5 PSI, you can spray up to 300 L with one 18V LXT 5.0Ah Battery (sold separately).
Select between one nozzle head for targeted
spraying or two to cover a wider area, spraying
is controlled with a paddle switch under
the grip, the wand stores on the sprayer for
convenient transporting and a shoulder strap provides convenience and comfort.
The sprayer is IP54 rated, features the exclusive Extreme Protection Technology (XPT), which provides increased dust and water resistance in harsh conditions and can also
be powered by Makita 18V LXT Li-Ion batteries with the star symbol on the battery indicating Star Protection inside.
• Supplier:MakitaNZ
• Phone:094798251
• Website:www.makita.co.nz
More new Husqvarna Automowers
With the addition of new models, Husqvarna now has a total of 11 Automowers in
its line-up with a cutting capacity of 600m2 to 5,000m2.
The new Husqvarna Automower 405X is suited to smaller, complicated lawns up
to 600m2, using systematic passage mowing for perfectly cut narrow passages and easily handling slopes with an incline of 40% (22˚). Including electric cutting height adjustment, TargetHeight function, frost guard and weather timer, 405X is also suitable for all weather use (IPX5).
Husqvarna Automower 415X is for midsized lawns up to 1,500m2. With systematic passage mowing for perfectly cut narrow passages and easily handling slopes with
an incline of 40% (22˚), the 415X also features electric cutting height adjustment, TargetHeight function, frost guard and weather timer, and is also suitable for all weather use (IPX5).
The area capacity of both the 405X and 415X is 63m2 per hour and typical charging time is 60 minutes, offering mowing time on a single charge of 50 minutes.
• Supplier:HusqvarnaNZ
• Phone:099202410
• Website:www.husqvarna.com/nz/
HELP WITH HILLS, EVEN LOADED
Designed and assembled in NZ since 1975, the Greens
Wheelbarrows range now includes the E-barrow barrow, which has a 48V Lithium-Ion battery powering a 500W motor in the hub.
Based on the Tradesman wheelbarrow, press the thumb throttle
and the E-Barrow will power up steep hills and ease down tricky inclines, even when fully loaded (160 kg max), thanks to its fully sealed motorised hub.
The 48V 10Ah Li-ion battery can be charged in place, or removed for charging off-site, and can last several days on a single charge, partly thanks to E-Barrow’s regenerative braking feature, which recharges the battery when travelling downhill on the brake.
Built tough, the 90 litre polythene tub exceeds the highest drop test standard for plastic trays, while the hot-dip galvanised steel frame is paired with non-slip handgrips, a flat-free tyre and large, free-running, high quality, precision sealed ball bearings.
• Supplier:RiverleaGroup
• Phone:0800438652
• Website:www.riverleagroup.co.nz
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