Craftsman 17 In. 2.7 Amps Extended Reach Hedge Trimmer I bought this trimmer this afternoon and put it to work on forty feet of hedges, 1 bush and a hundred and fifty feet of running vines. An hour later I was done and all the vines were removed from my fence, like cutting butter and not a single snag. Then I attacked the wild roses at the back of the yard and if not for the extended handle I would have had a slew of scratches from the thorns. By changing the angle of the handle I was able to remove the roses at ground level. When I was finished most of the yard was finished. I was able to cut upto one half inch branches. I had 2 of the black and decker hedge hogs and I managed to destroy them in a couple of days so this stood up to some abuse and did a great job. It went together in about five seconds or so.