Wolf Creek 58G Multi-tool 58cc 2 stroke 5 in1 Long Reach Hedge Trimmer, Strimmer, Pruner Chainsaw, Brush Cutter & Extension Pole

I had been looking for a petrol driven multi tool for a while and settled on this one, perhaps lured by the price which was £200 or so down from £600. Naturally I was sceptical when it arrived thinking it was bound to be cr@p but if I get a few summers out of it I'd be happy. I couldn't have been more wrong. This is a great tool. OK there are probably lighter ones on the market and easier to assemble ones, but those two points aside, for the money this is great value. It looks durable to me and if treated right, has the look of something which will last. The hedge tool made mincemeat of massive laurels we have and the little chainsaw is super effective. The brush blade is amazing too on long/thick grass and weeds. This tool is so good I've had neighbours asking to borrow it and passers by asking whether I was a pro gardener! We live near some cycle ways and it's so good I've even found myself maintaining the hedges along them as it's minutes work not hours. Take the time to set it up properly and not rush through the instructions. It doesn't come with oil either which isn't immediately obvious but as I have a motocross bike I had high performance two stroke oil in the garage.

0 stars for this piece of rubbish, nothing but trouble, from the day it arrived, out of the box the handle was missing as well as a foam piece for the shaft. Fair play to the seller they sent out the missing bits. After its second use, it wouldn't fire up, a new spark plug sorted that, but after less than 8 hrs use, it shouldn't need a new plug. So used again today and the pull start disintegrated. It leaks petrol/oil from the crank, the attachment poles turn when in use, so have to keep switching off to re aline.This item can not be returned, and I'm at a lose of nearly £200.Anyone thinking of buying, don't bother. Save up and buy a decent one.

I picked this because it seemed to be very good value for money, I need a strimmer and brush-cutter, and the occasional access to hedge trimmer and chainsaw is useful. I am an experienced user of 2-stroke garden power tools so although I have never used any Wolf Creek equipment, I expected to be able to deal with this.The equipment arrived promptly, and was not too difficult to assemble; however if you are not competent at DIY you may not find it so easy. The manual describes how to fit the throttle cable and assemble the trigger mechanism, but this was already in place. The manual is unfortunately a bit sketchy in places!I spent ten minutes trying it out as a strimmer, then thought I’d test the hedge trimmer attachment with extension, so fitted that. Now I couldn’t get it to restart. After much trying, and contact with Equipmart’s tech support, I noticed that the primer bulb wasn’t filling with petrol and not pulling fuel into the carburettor. This isn’t immediately obvious as the siting of the bulb is on the underside of the carburettor where you can’t see it without a bit of effort. Further discussions with tech support suggested that the plastic feeder tube in the petrol tank was either kinked or the filter dislodged or blocked. After emptying the tank, I managed to get the tube hooked out of the filler cap and was able to see no problem with the filter on its end. Finally I was able to obtain an endoscope camera to see into the petrol tank and confirm no kink. Someone I know who maintains such machines thought there might be a problem in the carburettor. At this point, tech support promised me a new engine, gave me advice over the phone as to how to remove the drive shaft from the current engine, and told me to package it ready for the courier to collect this when they delivered the new one. Happy to report that the new engine was delivered next day, I was able to fit it and test it with strimming and hedge-cutting, and it works fine. Overall I consider the problem unlikely to be of Equipmart’s making, and to give them credit, diagnosis over the phone is hard, and when they determined no resolution was possible by me they addressed and solved the problem quickly, albeit needing a fair degree of technical competence on my part.So, what is it like in use? I find that now, this new engine starts very well both from cold and when warm, and unlike some of these tools I have used, doesn’t sulk if partly cooled down from earlier use. The strimmer and bump head work well, but I haven’t refilled the strimmer line yet so cannot comment on this. The hedge trimmer is ok, but not as effective, the angle gearing is a bit bulky and tends to drag on the hedge below the blade. Changing the blade angle is pretty easy once you’ve worked it out – it isn’t like the manual, there is a spring bolt to pull out that releases two levers that you squeeze together to release the angle (a third hand would be useful here!). I haven’t yet tried the chainsaw attachment. Overall impression: not the best but reasonably well built, competent enough and excellent value for money.A few points to note:1. Like any 2-stroke tool this is not low maintenance – it’s not plug in and use like an electric hedge trimmer or strimmer. In addition to this kit you will need to obtain the petrol and 2-stroke oil, a mixer bottle so as to get the proportion right easily, a bottle of chainsaw oil, some lithium grease and a grease gun. Look after the kit and it will give good service.2. It is apparently important to USE ONLY RED (SEMI-SYNTHETIC) 2-STROKE OIL, NOT THE GREEN OIL, irrespective of whether the bottle of green oil claims to be suitable for garden 2-stroke engines. Failure to do this apparently causes deposit to build up round the spark plug and will result in the engine no longer starting. Beware!3. When starting a warm engine you need the choke open, but it is very easy to catch the choke lever as you pull the starter, inadvertently closing the choke and making it harder to start until you notice what has happened.4. It is also very easy to nudge the Stop switch as you handle the throttle trigger during starting (though not during normal operation). If you do nudge it, and it’s easy not to notice, then of course it will not start until moved back to the ‘run’ position.5. Changing attachments, or inserting the extension shaft, is quite easy once you work it out – here the manual is nearly useless. When the plastic knob on the female part of the join is loosened, a spring loaded cover opens, and under is a spring catch you press to lift a flange which engages with the slot on the male shaft. When you push the shaft into the female socket, it can take a bit of jiggering to get it all the way in, as the drive shaft in the centre of the tube needs to seat in the relevant socket inside the female tube. Once it is fully in, twisting the tube to either side enables the flange to locate in the slot, which you will be able to feel. Then push the spring cover shut and tighten the plastic knob until it is finger firm. To remove again, undo the plastic knob to release the spring cover, and press the catch until the flange lifts enough to pull the shaft free. It’s awkward the first couple of times but does become routine!

What did we learn ????The assembly is greatly reduced on that advised in the manual. Most of the assembly is now completed pre-sale leaving only an hour of work that most people will accomplish easily.I had a minor hiccup when one of the drive shafts remained fixed at the wrong end. A quick call to Jonathon at Wolf Creek confirmed it was a very quick fix and only caused by newness. (When two ends "mate" one will always be a little tighter than the other....... I freed the wrong end, inserted it again in the right one and all systems were go.I fueled the system as directed, primed it, pulled the cord and it fired first time (something of a miracle with two stroke !!!)I then tackled the biggest bramble bush ever seen and it dealt with it with ease.Lessons.Assemble it with care, allow an hour. Fuel it correctly, MOST important, spend a little time adjusting the shoulder strap....it really does take all the weight off the operator.Practice inserting and releasing the various tools prior to use, surprisingly, that is not covered in the manual.All in all a wonderful addition to a domestic work shop.... I dare say there are others more robust and more suitable for commercial applications, but for us DIYers this is an excellent addition.And thanks to Wolf Creek for actually answering their phones with human beings.All in all a very happy bunny.

Works well easy to swap attachments but very heavy especially with extending pole and hedge trimmer

Bought this as a gift for my stepson who absolutely loves it. The attachments are very robust.

Easy to use, we're very pleased with this product and it did everything we wanted it to do. A little heavy.

Rubbish! Engine wouldn’t start