Hedgetrimmer Recommendations

[Gumbo Robot]

My flymo trimmer has just packed up & its time to get a new one.

Just wondering if anyone has tried a cordless electric trimmer. I'm always a bit worried anything cordless isn't going to be man enough for the job but I really don't like cables and buying a petrol engined trimmer is overkill for what I want.

Basically I've got about 50 feet of frontage, a beech hedge, that needs trimming maybe 3 times per year & I need the charge to last 1 hour & I need to be able to cut up to about 10 mm or so.

The Bosch looks OK - in homebase for £74; 20% off. Unfortunately the goofy young floorwalker wasn't very knowledgeable. So I'm asking here instead

[Bacchus]

I think the cordless tools have come on a long way - I bought a cordless lawnmower last year (Bosch) and am surprised and pleased with it, although I guess a huge bush or hedge is a different ball-game

[DimPrawn]

I asked my head gardener, he sent me this photo.



HTH BIDI

[Bacchus]

I asked my head gardener, he sent me this photo.



HTH BIDI

You call that straight!!

I don't know about the bush-whacker, but I think you need a new gardener!

[Gumbo Robot]

I think the cordless tools have come on a long way - I bought a cordless lawnmower last year (Bosch) and am surprised and pleased with it, although I guess a huge bush or hedge is a different ball-game

May go for one of these:



£50 more than the Bosch but no charging to worry about & it cuts up to 28 mm so more than adequate.

[lexington_spurs]

May go for one of these:



£50 more than the Bosch but no charging to worry about & it cuts up to 28 mm so more than adequate.

Mantis UK ? Mantis Cordless Products

Bought a tiller/rotavator from these guys and it's immense. I intend to use their petrol long-arm hedge trimmer on my next office killing spree

[Gumbo Robot]

Mantis UK ? Mantis Cordless Products

Bought a tiller/rotavator from these guys and it's immense. I intend to use their petrol long-arm hedge trimmer on my next office killing spree

Yep, the long arm trimmer looks pretty neat. Sold out though. Didn't see a petrol version there.

[minestrone]

The Bosch looks OK - in homebase for £74; 20% off. Unfortunately the goofy young floorwalker wasn't very knowledgeable. So I'm asking here instead

I have a Bosch ahs 52 li and have absolutely no hesitation in recommending it, it cuts through our lime tree branches which are usually between 5 and 10 mil thick. it is probably the best gardening tool I have purchased.

On the strength of the product I went and got the Bosch rechargeable strimmer which is laughably poor, I probably should have taken it back.

I wouldn't touch flymo products again, I had to chuck out a lawnmower and strimmer recently after they packed in after only a few years,

[Troll]

I have a Bosch ahs 52 li and have absolutely no hesitation in recommending it,

+1 for a cordless they are very very good

I wouldn't touch flymo products again,,

yup

[MarillionFan]

My flymo trimmer has just packed up & its time to get a new one.

Just wondering if anyone has tried a cordless electric trimmer. I'm always a bit worried anything cordless isn't going to be man enough for the job but I really don't like cables and buying a petrol engined trimmer is overkill for what I want.

Basically I've got about 50 feet of frontage, a beech hedge, that needs trimming maybe 3 times per year & I need the charge to last 1 hour & I need to be able to cut up to about 10 mm or so.

The Bosch looks OK - in homebase for £74; 20% off. Unfortunately the goofy young floorwalker wasn't very knowledgeable. So I'm asking here instead

FOAD and not in that order.