Pole Hedge Trimmer

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  1. clanless

    clanless Total Gardener

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    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 :biggrin:.
     
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    • Irmemac

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      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). :lunapic 130165696578242 5:
       
    • JWK

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      They are a bit top heavy, the trick is to keep it balanced using the shoulder strap to take the weight. Then just use your arms to guide it. It took me a while to find the best way and a lot of fiddling about with the straps to get them the right length.
       
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