Best battery long reach hedgecutter

[Mark Bolam]

My mate is in the market for a pro battery hedgecutter, long reach.

Most dealers down here are Stihl or Husky, and he’d like dealer back up.

 

What is considered the best out there?

 

I’m still a 2-stroke dinosaur, so haven’t paid any attention to battery developments.

 

He’s prepared to pay pro prices for pro performance.

[Dan Maynard]

I had a go with the husky one couple of years ago, it was smooth and extended well. I was just trimming limes though.

 

You'd have to check what is available, battery supply has been a problem.

[scbk]

Never used the stihl but the husky telescopic long reach is great, you can reach a fair bit with it

 

 

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[Stere]

Pellencs probably best id guess but they are  very  expensive.

 

 

[gand]

The husky long reach would be the way to go if he wants a telescopic one (although I do have the Stihl equivalent with no complaints) the gear seems to be more robust. If it's just a standard long arm, have a look at the HLA 135. The motor is at the back, has an actual drive shaft rather than a cable, and uses the same cutting head as petrol machines.

[jose]

only used the stihl ones. Brilliant bits of kit but for us dont last anything like what the petrol one did.

Most of mine die within a year or so. If i got 2 years id be impressed. since they came out ive gone through about 12 with a 4 man team, i watch over them so not abused. just seems the motors one day randomly pack up. The rest is fine, they have got better with refinements for sure ( especially the pole saw one). 

The batteries on the other hand have yet to die. Got the original ones from when they first came out still going strong! 

 

[nepia]

7 minutes ago, jose said:

 just seems the motors one day randomly pack up.

 

Are you sure it's the motors dying?  I have a Husky battery polesaw that packed up and 'dead motor' was the first and wrong diagnosis; it actually needed a new main loom which I guess had broken somewhere due to repeated folding and extending

[jose]

i dont know for sure but with down time and the cost the dealers charge to investigate for a bit more i can have a new one. 

they have gone up a bit now but back in the day a couple of new electronic parts were £120 or so, add labour in and your touching 200. new ones for the body (not batteries) were £350ish and your back to brand new, razor shape blades away you go. 

 

If i was a home owner id still have one but i could see it lasting for ever (more or less) as its going to have much less use and probably treated better. lets face it employees are what they are.

 

A bonus for me is i got the lawnmower which runs on the same battery.

 

 

[jfc]

Another vote for Husky extending one. Can reach so far with it, it has speeded up a lot of hedge trimming jobs.

[Con]

I've a makita that I'm pleased with. Nothing to compare it to though