Advice on Hedgecutter

[tractorboy1]

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Surely somebody can tell me how well the big Echo hedge cutters deal with farm type hedges??

thanks in advance

 

Echo HC-331ES will deal with farm hedges fine, best cutters on the market IMO

[woodyguy]

Thanks, that's reassuring to hear.

What is the advantage of single sided over double, as I've always valued the flexibility of double sides?

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Echo HC-331ES will deal with farm hedges fine, best cutters on the market IMO

 

[tractorboy1]

Thanks, that's reassuring to hear.

What is the advantage of single sided over double, as I've always valued the flexibility of double sides?

 

Personal preference really. single sided i find are much better for thick stuss as more power going to one side.

[doobin]

Personal preference really. single sided i find are much better for thick stuss as more power going to one side.

 

You what? Single sided machines are trimmers for cutting fine stuff like yew and cypress hedges. They have faster gearboxes and less gap between teeth.

 

Double sided have slower gearboxes and more torque and even if it didn't it would be just as powerful as the single varient.

 

That Echo HC-331ES is a single sided trimmer machine, and no good for farm hedges. The dead givaway is the plastic catcher for all the tiny little bits of leylandi it's designed to cut.

[tractorboy1]

You what? Single sided machines are trimmers for cutting fine stuff like yew and cypress hedges. They have faster gearboxes and less gap between teeth.

 

Double sided have slower gearboxes and more torque and even if it didn't it would be just as powerful as the single varient.

 

That Echo HC-331ES is a single sided trimmer machine, and no good for farm hedges. The dead givaway is the plastic catcher for all the tiny little bits of leylandi it's designed to cut.

 

The catcher comes off in 2 mins, I find mine great for think stuff. As I said its personal preference.

[GardenKit]

Most manufacturers actually have slightly larger engines on the single sided ones, the Echo for instance, has a 23.6cc, 0.66kw engine as opposed to 21cc, 0.63kw on the largest double sided and exactly the same 35mm tooth spacing.

 

Stihl offer single sided and double sided cutters in either trimming or pruning form.

 

I guess the choice is down to personal preference, but I find that most really professional hedgecutting customers prefer to buy the single sided.

 

I only cut hedges at home, but cannot use a single sided any sense, so I hack away with a double sided one.

[miker]

i use single side for fine hedges and double side for rough hedges,i would go for stihl 81r, for rough work but dont expect it to cut thick gnarly blackthorn etc,as others have said half inch max else they will be foobarred in no time

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

You what? Single sided machines are trimmers for cutting fine stuff like yew and cypress hedges. They have faster gearboxes and less gap between teeth.

 

Double sided have slower gearboxes and more torque and even if it didn't it would be just as powerful as the single varient.

 

That Echo HC-331ES is a single sided trimmer machine, and no good for farm hedges. The dead givaway is the plastic catcher for all the tiny little bits of leylandi it's designed to cut.

 

Stihls big tooth / slow gearbox model is single-sided tho..

[doobin]

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