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TheChief wrote:

What I think we need is:
A longer blade
Adjustable length
Angleable head
Probably a bit thicker branch capacity

The concerns:
Machine weight - neither myself or the Mrs are body building types.
Machine "balance" in use.
Cost - not so concerned but want vfm


I do *a lot* of hedges (I do two neighbours' as well as my own
collection).

I use the Bosch AHS 55-26 (the 55 is the length in cm. The 26 *may* be
the branch diameter in mm!)

This is so good for my purposes that when my first one stopped dead two
years ago (no apparent reason) [1] I bought another, which must have
cut miles of tough hedges by now.

It's not light (but I am not a heavyweight), but it has very good
balance.

I always buy Bosch these days using, I'm ashamed to admit, Amazon -
where the details and comparisons and reviews are always so well laid
out.

You need to have a feel of one though -- the "sheds" like B&Q are a good
place to go, because they usual have them all lined up, out of their
boxes -- and they also have keen prices.

Good luck
John

[1] Despite my allegiance, I have to say Bosch UK were useless at
helping me when I reported the mysterious dead stop. I thought maybe it
was a common fault like a microswitch that I could replace. I took it
apart (to a certain extent!) twice, but found nothing. It's still in my
garage, waiting for a round tuit. Far too valuable to junk it. (BTW I
haven't found anyone who fixes electric tools -- petrol, yes, electric,
No.)

Despite all that, I still say that if you want value for money, Bosch
tools are the best (for amateurs like us.)