On Sat, 03 Aug 2019 07:59:39 +0100, thescullster wrote:

Hi all

Yes I know there are numerous "reviews" that can be Googled, but I am
hoping for relatively ubiased opinion from real world users.

Can people please recommend a suitable trimmer for a mixed hedge?
It comprises escallonia, cotoneaster, honey suckle, eleagnus and
ceanothus (with the odd photinia and viburnum birwoodi).

To date I have been coping/battling with a seriously old B & D jobbie.
But it is becoming increasingly unreliable and only has a 500mm blade.

I am quite happy to continue with a corded model and would certainly
prefer that to a heavy battery unit.

The hedge size is about 35m long x 2.4m high and clearly from the
constituent shrubs has "branches".
Ideally I would like a device that could be used to reduce the height,
but suspect that such an animal may be too heavy.
I am an aging office boy, so cutting this is quite an effort these days,
hence the weight consideration.

Not sure that this warrants a petrol driven item.

My old (ancient) B&D chainsaw had a hedge trimming attachment which was a
coarse comb which bolted to the blade (if that is the right term) to stop
branches whipping about too much.

It was very good at reducing the height and width of hedges so that a
lightweight trimmer could be used for maintenance.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/McCulloch...ttachment-for-
MAC12-MAC120-Chainsaw/382890671469?hash=item59260ffd6d:g:2cIAAOSwi5dcqzt 1

is the nearest I can find with a quick search.

You do, of course, need a chainsaw!


Cheers



Dave R


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