"Janet Baraclough"
Is this the place to ask questions about power equipment? Cultivators,
hedgecutters, saws etc.

Yes.

In addition you'll find discussions on that topic from past posters in
google/groups archive of this group. Click on "advance search", the page
that comes up is self-explanatory.

Thanks to all. I'll trawl through Google groups and maybe come back here
afterwards. I was looking for service/repair information on a Stihl
hedgecutter.

regards,
mutley