Hedgecutters

[WesD]

What are we all on? My hs81r’s have packed in so time for some new ones, husky/stihl/anything else??

[spudulike]

Most of my local customers are on HS82/HS86 units. Bit more of the same in your case!

[Conor Wright]

19 minutes ago, WesD said:

What are we all on? My hs81r’s have packed in so time for some new ones, husky/stihl/anything else??

My last stihl proved unreliable so I took a chance on an echo 171, secondhand but with little use. It may be a touch slower to rev out than the stihl but it's light, powerful and has good anti vibe. 

I'm so happy with it I replaced my stolen stihl pole trimmer with an echo pas 280. Also very pleased with that.

I then went out and got an echo 501sx, also a good machine so far. I would give it a year or two before I'd say for certain that they remain reliable but so far all have been faultless.

[Stere]

Just got a makita battery one so far its working well:

 

DUH601Z - 18V Hedge Trimmer 60cm BL LXT

WWW.MAKITAUK.COM

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Product

 

With a 5.0 ah battery

[Dan Maynard]

I'm interested in this, not quite convinced on longevity of battery stuff.

[Jack.P]

Got several Stihl ones .hs82 ok but personally find it bit heavy so usually only comes out for the thicker stuff ....hs45 ok with good power to weight ratio but downside is bit shaky and fuel tank small so will only run about 20-25minutes .been impressed with the hsa 86 with ap300 battery only downside though can’t be used in the wet but will run for around 3-3.5 hrs when fully charged.probably done around 150 hrs on it still running fine so far .

[Stere]

Yeah its to early to say about durability but its works about as good as HSA 86 i reckon   4,400 spm & anti vibe very good.

 

Aprrently same motor as in a makita impact driver

[Blah]

On 03/07/2019 at 22:36, Jack.P said:

been impressed with the hsa 86 with ap300 battery only downside though can’t be used in the wet 

Why not? I run mine in the wet quite happily.

[Jack.P]

29 minutes ago, Blah said:

Why not? I run mine in the wet quite happily.

The Stihl dealer told me on several occasions don’t risk it .

[Steve Bullman]

I killed a husky top handle running in the rain