Makita RBC2500/2510

RBC 2510 - Good Value – Been using it for a year. Bought as it's a multi tool but haven't bought accessories yet......they're more expensive than the trimmer. Will eventually be my back up trimmer / pole pruner. Good value for a straight shaft trimmer. Bit underpowered for tough jobs eg thick overgrown kikuyu, but great around the home or as a back-up machine. Can… Read more

vibrate quite noticeably (not good over long periods) but OK if you use max 2.7mm line. Has stalled when used on an angle or when revs drop. Overall very happy with it.

Almost 3 years now and it still stalls and vibrates. I only use 2.5mm line with it. It's now my back up machine and if I'm not doing heavy jobs it's often my first choice. Also been using it with the hedge trimmer attachment and it's done what I've asked and been reliable.

The hedge trimmer attachment doesn't have a huge range of motion so if it's attached, you can't fold it back onto the shaft, for example, during transportation. For me this means I have to attach it onsite and detach it when I'm done. So smaller range of motion and a bit fiddly (compared to a dedicated pole trimmer eg Shindaiwa) but I'm used to that now.

Not heavy duty but both brushy and trimmer perform well.

I would buy them again. Good value & versatile. Light, easy to start & easy to use. Can vibrate intensely. Does stall in some instances. Underpowered for tougher jobs.

Awesome – I recently bought this two days ago on Sunday. It was pretty straight forward at putting it together. After it was built it took only three easy pulls to start it. Usually new things straight out of the box take a bit to start. It is so easy to start, after I put the choke on for a cold start when the engine was warm enough it would turn the choke… Read more

back off automatically. Which is very handy, it has plenty of power for today's work.

Love it!!!!!!! Reliable, easy to start, basic, plenty of power and inexpensive.