[Help] Hedge trimmer

[Cheshire Cat]

Now this is probably the wrong time of year, but somebody here must know a good make/model to buy.

I want a cordless extendable hedge trimmer that will reach at least 2 to 3 metres high. There seem lots out there, but I haven't heard of most of the makes.

I tend to be a bit rough with tools so it needs to be reasonably sturdy.

Any reasonable ones up to about £200?

All bad jokes about trim bushes welcome.

 

[PeterT]

Now this is probably the wrong time of year, but somebody here must know a good make/model to buy.

I want a cordless extendable hedge trimmer that will reach at least 2 to 3 metres high. There seem lots out there, but I haven't heard of most of the makes.

I tend to be a bit rough with tools so it needs to be reasonably sturdy.

Any reasonable ones up to about £200?

All bad jokes about trim bushes welcome.

I originally bought this one which was really good, very light but kept breaking down. I sent it back a couple of times for repair and it the end got a refund. Bosch customer services were hopeless, you get through to various surly Scousers who are paid not to help. Keep the box as they won’t provide you with another to send it back if needed!

Bosch 06008B3001 Cordless Telescopic Hedge Trimmer UniversalHedgePole 18

So I replaced it with this one:

Einhell GE-HH 18/45 Li T Power X-Change Cordless Telescopic Hedge Shears

It’s longer so reaches where the other one did not, and better made but after a while using it I must say I have found it extremely heavy and unwieldy and therefore a bit impractical.

So now I have ordered another one of the Bosch and will use both for different purposes as the hedges I have are all at very different heights, access points etc.

Got them both on Amazon, each was around £150, give or take.

 

[Arthur]

Now this is probably the wrong time of year, but somebody here must know a good make/model to buy.

I want a cordless extendable hedge trimmer that will reach at least 2 to 3 metres high. There seem lots out there, but I haven't heard of most of the makes.

I tend to be a bit rough with tools so it needs to be reasonably sturdy.

Any reasonable ones up to about £200?

All bad jokes about trim bushes welcome.

I got talked into buying a battery powered makita lawn mower a couple of years back by a mate who sells tools for a living. The batteries and the dual charger actually cost more than the lawn mower itself. So one bit of advice I would give you is look at the whole range of tools offered by the manufacturer as once you've bought the batteries the outlay for the tool shells isn't huge.

I now have a makita strimmer, hedge trimmer and drill and certainly wouldn't put you off going down that route.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Now this is probably the wrong time of year, but somebody here must know a good make/model to buy.

I want a cordless extendable hedge trimmer that will reach at least 2 to 3 metres high. There seem lots out there, but I haven't heard of most of the makes.

I tend to be a bit rough with tools so it needs to be reasonably sturdy.

Any reasonable ones up to about £200?

All bad jokes about trim bushes welcome.

I think I remember [MENTION=70]Easy 10[/MENTION] being the hedge trimming expert.

I seem to remember he had a hedge trimmer with an 8m long lead....then it was 5.5m long....then 3.75m....

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

I was hoping the thread title might be a euphemism.

 

[Icy Gull]

I was hoping the thread title might be a euphemism.

That makes two of us and from the replies so far NSC has disappointed me

 

[Blue&WhiteSea]

Haven't used the hedge trimmer but pretty happy with the Ryobi cordless tools I have

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Just for HWT

 

[Is it PotG?]

See, a lawn mower, chainsaw or whatever you choose.

 

[zefarelly]

 

[mikeyjh]

I got talked into buying a battery powered makita lawn mower a couple of years back by a mate who sells tools for a living. The batteries and the dual charger actually cost more than the lawn mower itself. So one bit of advice I would give you is look at the whole range of tools offered by the manufacturer as once you've bought the batteries the outlay for the tool shells isn't huge.

I now have a makita strimmer, hedge trimmer and drill and certainly wouldn't put you off going down that route.

This - I've also gone down the Makita LXT route, I probably have 20+ tools in this range but only 5 batteries, feels like a good deal

To add - Careful how long you go with the trimmer, 2 metres will start to get difficult to manoeuvre, consider a ladder!

 

[arewethereyet?]

Gtech cordless hedge trimmer 10 metre reach, I bought one and 100% delighted with it, cuts brilliantly cannot recommend highly enough.

 

[Jack Straw]

I bought one of these two years ago.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07C96GRKD/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Can't fault it.

 

[Easy 10]

I think I remember [MENTION=70]Easy 10[/MENTION] being the hedge trimming expert.

I seem to remember he had a hedge trimmer with an 8m long lead....then it was 5.5m long....then 3.75m....

We all hate leads
We all hate leads

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Gtech cordless hedge trimmer 10 metre reach, I bought one and 100% delighted with it, cuts brilliantly cannot recommend highly enough.

10 metres! Are you sure!?

 

[el punal]

I was hoping the thread title might be a euphemism.

Additionally stating that he’s “rough with his tool”. Here’s a man that goes in hard and fast.

 

[swindonseagull]

Just pick one up in the middle ailse @ Aldi when you get your milk.

 

[zefarelly]

Just pick one up in the middle ailse @ Aldi when you get your milk.

between the compressors and inflatable sheds?

 

[PeterT]

10 metres! Are you sure!?

He is in training for waving those big flags behind the goals at Arsenal

 

[arewethereyet?]

10 metres! Are you sure!?

Oops, thank you for highlighting, 10 feet that should have been.