On 22/11/2019 22:00, Vir Campestris wrote:
The one I've got makes a really fast job of a light cut. But whenever it
meets something meaty it just stalls - which happens annoyingly enough,
especially during the winter cut back (I try not to trim much in summer
because of the birds nests)

I just borrowed another - and it's the same.

Which ones have you tried? All the rubbish ones they sell in the DIY
sheds are pretty much rubbish and will only take on new growth without
stalling. I could typically burn one out in a season.

Both of them move their cutters really fast - then stall on anything big

Does anyone make one with a lower gear? I'd accept a couple of minutes
more on the hedge so I didn't have to keep stopping and getting the
secateurs out.

Bosch make decent hedge trimmers that do eventually wear out but will
cut 20mm stems provided you are able to handle it.

Must be battery.

Andy

That rules out almost any kind of workable option.

The only decent hedge trimmers that have enough power to get the job
done in a sensible amount of time are either petrol or main powered.
Battery ones are OK for a light summer trim but nothing more.

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Martin Brown