The best brush cutter kits (battery included)

How we picked

For this list we cared about one thing above all: what you actually get for your money on the day it arrives. A “kit” in our book means a battery and a charger are in the box, so you can charge up and start cutting the same afternoon - no second trip to buy a battery you didn’t know you needed. We weighed up cutting capability (line-only versus a real metal blade), how the battery platform holds up if you want to add more tools later, and whether the price still looks fair once you account for what’s included. Two picks here are sold bare rather than as kits; we’ve kept them because they’re strong machines that a lot of buyers will already have the batteries for, and we say so plainly in each write-up rather than let the “kit” framing paper over it.

Our picks

The EGO Power+ ST1400E is the benchmark ready-to-run kit here: a 56V ARC Lithium trimmer that comes complete with battery and charger, delivering near-petrol cutting power and a wide 35 cm swath straight out of the box. It’s line-only, so it won’t take a metal blade, but as a no-extra-purchases kit it’s hard to fault.

The Ryobi RBC36X26B also arrives complete, with a 4 Ah battery included, and goes a step further by bundling a hardened TriArc 3-tooth steel blade alongside the line head. That makes it the pick if your kit needs to handle light scrub as well as grass, not just lawn edges.

The Greenworks GD40BC is another true kit, battery included, built around a generous 40 cm line cutting width that clears open grass fast. It also opens the door to Greenworks’ wider G40 platform if you decide to add more cordless tools down the line.

The Einhell Agillo 36/255 BL is where we break from the strict “kit” brief: it’s sold bare (the “Solo” version), running on two 18V Power X-Change batteries you supply yourself. We’ve kept it on this list because it’s roughly half the price of the premium brands for similar on-paper performance, and Power X-Change is one of the largest battery families around - if you already own the packs, this is excellent value.

The Makita DUR369AZ is the other bare-tool exception, and the most expensive to actually kit out - budget for two 18V LXT batteries and a charger on top. What you get in return is professional build quality and near-petrol brushless power with a 43 cm cut, worthwhile if you’re already invested in Makita’s LXT ecosystem.

The Worx WG183E closes the list as the lightest true kit here, at just 2.2 kg with two batteries and a charger included. It’s a line-only grass trimmer rather than a brush cutter, so it won’t touch brambles, but for easy lawn edging with nothing extra to buy it’s genuinely pleasant to use.

Which should you choose?

If you want to open the box and start cutting the same day with no further spending, stick to the true kits: the EGO ST1400E for petrol-like power, the Ryobi RBC36X26B if you need a steel blade included, the Greenworks GD40BC for the widest swath, or the Worx WG183E if all you need is light, easy lawn edging. If you already own Power X-Change or Makita LXT batteries, skip straight to the Einhell Agillo or Makita DUR369AZ - buying bare will save you money over a kit you don’t need. Either way, check what’s actually included before you buy; on this list, that’s the difference between a same-day start and an unplanned trip back to the shop for a battery.