Favorite Hedge Trimmers

[Peter 1955]

9 hours ago, AJStrees said:

This is an old thread but, I was using my battery husqvarna professional hedge trimmer yesterday long reach and getting a better cutting result through thick branches than my echo long reach hedge trimmer. The hedge was low level so could have used another hedge trimmer but didn't have it with me. What do you find is the best hedge trimmer not long reach for cutting through thicker stuff? Apart from a chainsaw.....

I recently got a Stihl 82 RC-E, which is supposed to have a lower speed gearbox, enabling it to cope with thicker stems. So far, I like it a lot, and it seems to handle thicker stuff well. I got the shorter bar, a colleague has the longer one, which looks imposing, but too long for what I want. 

[AJStrees]

14 hours ago, Stubby said:

I have one of the older Husqvarna  3 series single sided cutters that is very good . A mate who I was working with ( cutting yew for a french pharmaceutical company ) said he thought , from the sound that I was using a chain saw so he came to check !

Interesting thanks Stubby I was wondering about those. 

[AJStrees]

10 hours ago, Peter 1955 said:

I recently got a Stihl 82 RC-E, which is supposed to have a lower speed gearbox, enabling it to cope with thicker stems. So far, I like it a lot, and it seems to handle thicker stuff well. I got the shorter bar, a colleague has the longer one, which looks imposing, but too long for what I want. 

Thanks Peter will have a look at that. 

[Dan Maynard]

The 82RC also have wider fingers so you can get thicker stems in. They stand up well to hard use by tree surgeons.

[Mark Bolam]

82RC is the best we have found so far for thicker stuff.

It’s hard on the gearboxes ragging through inch thick stuff though.

 

Something that would cut through thicker stuff more easily would be a Godsend.

You know that point where you just have to switch to mini-topper, loppers and silky.

Then the reach becomes an issue.

[Dan Maynard]

Super light 18v battery Makita, put those loppers back in the van!

[peds]

5 minutes ago, Dan Maynard said:

Super light 18v battery Makita, put those loppers back in the van!

 

I run DeWalt batteries so I'm looking at this thing, but after 2 days wrestling a 4m griselinia down to shoulder height and another 2 in the near future, it's moving up my shopping list quickly. 

 

[Mark Bolam]

We’re seriously thinking about adapting some similar Amazon cheapo ones that you can fix to a pole.

Or 2…

[AJStrees]

15 hours ago, Dan Maynard said:

The 82RC also have wider fingers so you can get thicker stems in. They stand up well to hard use by tree surgeons.

Interesting. I have a similar husqvarna equivelant which is good for the thicker stuff, I guess there isn't an easy solution to it. I was looking at similar by Echo 75cm blade.

[AJStrees]

14 hours ago, peds said:

 

I run DeWalt batteries so I'm looking at this thing, but after 2 days wrestling a 4m griselinia down to shoulder height and another 2 in the near future, it's moving up my shopping list quickly. 

 

Yes the pruners are brilliant. I bought a pair for £80 on amazon, they fit makita batteries. They are excellent and cut through 40mm stuf no problem. I have lots of gear, I was just hoping to find something that makes doing whole yew and other woody hedges easier in winter time. I have used the makita mini top handle for thousands on cuts reducing an old beech hedge. But obviously that takes hours.