"boombangabang" wrote in message
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A word of warning -
using a hedge trimmer off ladders is not to be recommended, particularly
if the hedge is 100 cms thick in places.

What has the thickness of a hedge got to do with a ladder. You should
not be using a ladder anyway, you should on steps.

If the hedge is very wide, you should be using a pole trimmer

Out of interest...

Has anyone here used the Stihl pole pruner that's in the combi range? I was
wondering if it worked on smaller branches that were just too big for a
hedge trimmer? or do they "run off the end of the saw"?