Pole Hedge Trimmer

I've been looking at the hedge for far too long - so yesterday went to B&Q and purchased a Mac Allister pole hedge trimmer. I try to avoid any work which involves step ladders since the 'loft' incident.

It's a good piece of equipment - made quick work of the front hedge - some of which is about 8 foot tall - but by 'eck it's unwieldy.

Unextended it's twice the length of a 'normal' trimmer - but when extended - you have to be careful not to take out any upstairs windows.

I borrowed a friends battery hedge trimmer to 'finish' the hedge.

The moral of the story - unless you are a Schwarzenegger look a like - I'd avoid pole hedge trimmers .

 

Ha ha Clanless, sage advice! I also had a loft incident, and have had a mortal fear of ladders ever since. We just got a fixed one fitted in the loft and I'm even scared to use that (can't let the OH know as he didn't want one in the first place but I persuaded him I would use the loft again if we got one).

 

You can get harness to help.
RTS Super Harness for long reach hedge trimmers -

I normally just hold my hedge cutter and crack on but it takes it out of you and I’m getting to old for long hedge cutting sessions now.