shopping for gas powered hedge trimmers

[Kalabachi]

i know nothing about gas powered hedge trimmers. now using electric 20" & 24" to do the job.

any suggestions. thanks.
tom
Baltimore,Md. u s a

 

[duffer]

I've borrowed my neighbor's Stihl hedge trimmer for a couple of years now. Seems to do a good job. Thinking seriously of getting one since I have more bushes to trim now.

Will also look at Echo's. Had good luck with their stuff.

 

[RalphVa]

Hedge trimmers are great for making "meat balls" out of normal shrubs that are supposed to look like a shrub. You'd be kinder to the shrub by using some hand pruners.

One of Va Tech's people who's in charge of their greenhouses and stuff bought a house down there and a used JD tractor. The owner they'd bought from showed up back at the house for some reason when she was out on the JD jerking his meat balls out of the ground.

Shearing is an awful thing to do to a shrub. It causes extensive "lion's tailing" at the cut points and shuts down both sun and air flow to the inner part of the plant.

Ralph

 

[tomplum]

We actually have a 56 Volt Ego. Works great for blackberries! When I sold Echo, there was a divide between those who liked the double edged bar VS the single. Do I remember why? No, of course not. Like buying a line trimmer, stick with something like an Echo or Stihl.

 

[Kalabachi]

I've borrowed my neighbor's Stihl hedge trimmer for a couple of years now. Seems to do a good job. Thinking seriously of getting one since I have more bushes to trim now.

Will also look at Echo's. Had good luck with their stuff.

I brought a hs 46 c this morning by stihl. the dealer had a sale and gave 30% off. could not pass up on his 30th year in business sale.

thanks
tom

 

[Kalabachi]

House is the model in the development . Been trimming them for 18 years. cut them as low as the electric trimmers could cut. they have always came back stronger. got the gas trimmer to save time at 72 years old trying to make the job that would take two 6 hour days go faster. tomorrow should tell the tail. hoping for a 4 hour total man hour job.
thanks tom
baltimore, md.

 

[Kalabachi]

thank you for replying

tom baltimore, md

 

[rhunt]

Can't speak for others but I have an ECHO SHC-225/S hedge trimmer and it is THE tool for hedges. Pricy but it does the job quickly and neatly. Has long reach so it keeps me out of the bush. Bob

 

[Grumpycat]

Ditto the EGo 56V hedge trimmer. Friend and I use one to cut face-slappers on motorcycle trail. We have never had the energy to outlast the trimmer.

 

[Diggin It]

This works for me:

Attaches to most any power head.