In message , Baz
writes
"Bob Hobden" wrote in
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"Hugh Jampton" wrote
Getting just a little fed up with cheaper garden tools - Wife's
*second* Bosch cordless hedge trimmer packed up today - only a couple
of years old
:-(

Looking at Stihl/Viking. Silly prices but are they worth it ?

If they were not worth it then virtually every professional in the
country would not buy them.

Husqvarna may also be worth looking at. http://www.husqvarna.com/uk/

I read the OP to be a chap as a housholder and does not need an all singing
all dancing hedge trimmer, and was looking for an affordable cordless.
Then again I have been known to be wrong many times.

Stihl are wonderful tools no mistake, but how can we justify buying one to
trim our hedge?
Having said that if I had spare money I would replace everything with
professional tools, now that would be my dream....aahhhh

Baz

Much depends on the user's age. 8-)
I have a collection of garden tools, including mower, strimmer, leaf
blower/collector, shredder, hedge trimmer, power washer, etc, from
Flymo, B & D or K-Archer, all brands which have been sneered at here,
and all of which have performed satisfactorily. The B & D shredder
was replaced by a Bosch after some 20+ years, and I'm on my third hover
mower in 49 years.... I have a garden, not a small-holding, and
my previous Flymo hover mower was passed on to a lady friend about 10
years ago and must be over 20 years old and still in use. ;-)

Some of the tools will outlive me, for sure, and it would be ridiculous
to buy more expensive ones in my 70s.
I only wish ALDI had been around when I was entering marriage and the
D-I-Y phase of my life. I would have saved a fortune spent on
tools.
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Gordon H
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