hedge trimmer advice!

FreeBear

I'm afraid I'm a bit of an animal when it comes to pruning hedges - A 16" (400mm) chainsaw is my weapon of choice. Goes through the big limbs quite nicely too.

jusferbrowsing

I got an Argos cordless one for about £80 and would never go back. Takes seconds to set up though the two gardens I use them on are a long way from plug socket and long extension was required. I'm certainly more inclined to trim more frequently meaning each time the job is easier than it used to be.

tetrarch

I bought a Ryobi corded one and promptly chopped through the cable twice in 40 minutes!

I recently bought a DeWalt cordless and it is terrific. It was my choice as my DIY tools are all DeWalt so I was in the battery ecosystem already

Regards

Tet

casper_gutman

Soot2006 said:

Given the affordability of battery trimmers these days, I wouldn't go back to a corded one. The freedom of movement without a cable is very useful + I find I keep on top of it more, as it's less of a faff.

For a tool I use literally once a year (beech hedge) I wouldn't go with a battery one. The battery would be deep drained just through self discharge any time I wanted to use it and I like being able to tackle such jobs on the spur of the moment when an opportunity (and suitably dry weather) arises at the right time of year.

victor2

Must admit I don't believe battery ones are up to much these days. Only cut the cable on my mains powered one once in a few years! Worth buying a little connector box with any mains powered one, because you know you'll need it just when you're halfway through the job!
Probably better to only use it on an RCD protected circuit too.