Cutting a hedge top with a chainsaw

[zeroluke]

How many of you have gone to do a hedge that was to be lowered and found 3-4 inch thick stems growing away? The old 048 and its 25 inch bar I bought off mendip made it quicker going. Thanks john.

[mendiplogs]

How many of you have gone to do a hedge that was to be lowered and found 3-4 inch thick stems growing away? The old 048 and its 25 inch bar I bought off mendip made it quicker going. Thanks john.

 

HI LUKE just like say nice one but i sold you a saw NOT A HEDGE TRIMMER MATE KEEP SAFE JON

[zeroluke]

HI LUKE just like say nice one but i sold you a saw NOT A HEDGE TRIMMER MATE KEEP SAFE JON

 

Haha I have done. I had 10mtr along or so of thick stems to get through on the top and it cleared them all. I'm ordering some new tank caps with seals today. I noticed it has started leaking pet and oil a bit. be about 12 quid for them as I remember.

[Steve Bullman]

Never. I hate seeing chainsaws used to cut hedges. It leaves a scruffy and very unprofessional looking finish

 

 

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[mendiplogs]

Haha I have done. I had 10mtr along or so of thick stems to get through on the top and it cleared them all. I'm ordering some new tank caps with seals today. I noticed it has started leaking pet and oil a bit. be about 12 quid for them as I remember.

 

HI LUKE thats a good old saw that mate well don mate jon

[Joe Newton]

Never. I hate seeing chainsaws used to cut hedges. It leaves a scruffy and very unprofessional looking finish

 

 

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Loppers and Silky normally, although the 150t does a remarkably tidy job too.

[Le Sanglier]

Never. I hate seeing chainsaws used to cut hedges. It leaves a scruffy and very unprofessional looking finish

 

 

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Well how do you lower a hedge, as opposed to trimming it?

[Steve Bullman]

Well how do you lower a hedge, as opposed to trimming it?

 

Come on....we are clearly talking about the finer growth here. Obviously a chainsaw is used for the main stems. Loppers or hedgetrimmer after the thick stems are dealt with

[skyhuck]

Well how do you lower a hedge, as opposed to trimming it?

 

Take the centre out, leaving the outer foliage, which is then trimmed with hedge cutters.

[zeroluke]

I used loppers where possible, as for a silky, well I don't have one as I haven't really needed one. The main objective was to get the height down and tidy it up, as he put it. It stands nearly 3 mtr tall now, it will grow back soon. It looks well on the sides and not bad on the top. I would charge more next time, though..