On 8 Aug, 10:22, (Andrew Gabriel) wrote:
Anyone any comments on the available long reach hedge cutters?
I currently have a fir hedge (fortunately not fast growing)
which is a very square cut 3m tall and 2m wide, which I cut
with a normal electric hedge trimmer whilst balancing on a
step ladder (quite a stretch to do the top). Was watching a
gardener with a long reach hedge trimmer doing someone's garden,
and thinking to myself, that's definately the way to go. I would
probably be after a mains electric one (installed outdoor sockets
for cutting the hedge ages ago).

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Andrew Gabriel
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Stihl make an excellent 4stroke general purpose m/c with a long (very)
'pole' handle. Several models. It takes various attachments including
a hedgecutter blade which can tilt some +90deg to - 45deg. You can
cut the flat top of a 2m high just by walking along. Higher if you
go for an angled top. Usual strimmer/brush cutter attachments + more.

Recommended with provisos - expensive (but quality high); weight is
near the limit of what I am comfortable with for lengthy use (?5Kg);
although 4 stroke it uses a 2 stroke mixture; can be more awkward to
use than the normal style hedgecutter for a length of plain hedge but
can deal with more awkward situations.

HTH