Pole/extendable hedge trimmer

I bought one of these last autumn and have found it excellent. Even with my back problem I've found it light enough to use. I've shaped three 15ft high conifers, cut an 8ft high privet hedge and been able to do the top without ladders by using the angle adjustment for the cutting blade, and cut a conifer hedge. It did a wonderful job but is not as sturdy as my old heavy duty cutter and won't cut through any wood much bigger than 3/8" - but regular cutting doesn't let the wood get that big. I've still got to see how it does the laurel hedges. All I now need is a servant to pick up all the clippings

 

It's still working brilliantly! Not to over-sell but I really would recommend these to anyone on a tight budget. When I was buying mine they did several different package too so you can buy only what you need

 

Quite amazing.

For getting off the clippings on my beech hedging I use a pole with a piece of wood fixed at 90 degrees, with a few nails banged half way through. Like a cranked rake. It's difficult to get them all off though.

 

Hey @Loofah, I used my Nordstrom today to cut all my hedges, it did the job in one day (it used to take two with my old electric one). The pole feature makes short work of it.

I've had mine just over a year now and today it started to go wrong, the engine would not idle, just kept revving up. I had a close look at it and a few bolts had come loose around the carb/starter pull area. A couple of bolts were missing too. Luckily I found some other bolts that fitted and tightened it all up and it now works as before.

Just saying in case you have the same problem, it might be worth checking the tightness of those bolts around the engine from time to time.

 

Oh good timing John! My hedge is about to get the short back and sides so will check the bolts first. Thanks

 

Fixed that for you...