I have used the hedge trimmer to trim the thin branches off the top of
my 40 feet long (18 trees)Leyllandi hedge , it is now down to 9 feet
high i want to cut it back to about 7 feet. During the 14 years i
have lived in this house the hedge has bean cut back three tmes each
time to about 7 feet so some of the branches at the top are are fairly
thick.
My Question is
Has anyone used a electric (reciprocating) power saw with the saw
blade that is about 10 inches long for cutting back leyllandi hedges,
if so are they easy to use and do they do a good job. I am 70 years
old and i am trying to avoid using a bow saw because of aching joints
after using one. If they are any good, which one would you recommend.

Thanks Alan