Best light weight hedge trimmer.

anotherquestion

Hi folks,
I have had a Stihl petrol hedge trimmer for years and find it quite heavy and tiring to use, as I am getting older its getting a lot harder as I tire quickly.
Is there any light weight hedge trimmers do you think that would be more suitable such as an electric one that wouldn't cost the earth, probably would need one with a long blade as well to reach hard to get to places in top of hedge about 7ft high.
Also any pro's or con's and any advice appreciated.
Many thanks.

TELLIT01

Have a look at the various cordless options.  Stihl have a range as do Ryobi.  I have a Ryobi cordless and I'm very happy with it.

neilmcl

Depends what you call "lightweight". I have quite big hedges too and use a Bosch AHS 70-34 which is the only electric cutter I've found with enough grunt to the job probably, as the name suggests it has a 70cm blade but just as important it has 34mm teeth spacing which is ideal for larger hedges and bushes with thicker growth. It is 3.9 kg though which I find manageable but it takes over 3 hours to do my hedges so you do feel it afterwards.

A cordless would run out long before I completed my hedges.

EssexExile

I'm old and decrepit too, I've had my corded Bosch for decades & it's still working fine. With a cordless you have the weight of the batteries too to contend with. I also have a long reach one but it's really too unwieldy for me with all the weight at the end of a long stick! I work from a hop up to get across the top with the Bosch & only use the long reach for a few very awkward places.

anotherquestion

Well I just had a look at the spec of my Stihl trimmer and its 4.9kg, probably was never that great at cutting hedges as I have a low stamina threshold.
 Looks like I probably will have to do a quick trim each year and get someone in to do a proper cut every two years or so.

twopenny

I've had a couple, Black & Decker and a Bosch that were lightweight and electric both about £50.

I found the only way was to go round the suppliers and pick them up. Both were bought at a local hardware which I found cheaper than the bigger places and more helpful in looking. Used it on a 10ft hedge no problem apart from I shouldn't have been up a ladder with it lol.

greatcrested

I have a GTeck Ultimate which is great. It's lightwieght, extends decently and has a good lithium battery.

Only drawback is it struggles with larger hedge branches.

https://gardenpowertools.co.uk/hedgetrimmer-review/gtech-ht05-plus-hedge-trimmer/

Davesnave

We have a Bosch, about 65cm, battery powered and OK in the hands of my OH who has carpal tunnel. She spreads the load of doing large hedges over several days and the Bosch copes because she does them annually without fail. I find it a bit wussy, but for town rather than country hedges it's fine. About £110 if I recall accurately. V good value if it keeps her going!!!