petrol or battery hedge trimmer?

[Steven P]

I got a couple of Stihl petrol ones cheap from e-bay. A bit of a project to get them cleaned and working (no new parts needed though) and cheap enough. if you are using them domestically vibrations and so on shouldn't make a huge problem.

 

I think the answer would be do you have other domestic power tools? Go with the same power source if you can - pointless having a 5l petrol can full just for a hede trimmer if everything else is electric, similarly if everything is petrol then you are set up to use it (and domestically might be god - get through the petrol and use it all in a season, I sometimes cannot use 5l in the garde in a year so it gos in the car in November)

[Stere]

I would of gone with the max blade size also but thought cutting might of being weaker with a longer blade to power, but its got a load of power so get the longest one i reckon.

 

Prices have shot up abit  since I bought it. I got 2 5ah batteries to use with it.

 

Makita also got a  whole load of brand new garden cordless models out: alot of mowers  hegde trimmers strimers etc

 

 

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[doobin]

What's nice about the Makita is that you can speed it right up for fine work. Possibly it produces more torque at slower speeds too for thicker stuff- not sure but the brushless grinder have an extra torque mode when you bog them down enough.

[Stere]

I just tend to use the middle speed as reckoned it increases battery life over the top speed