Medium-duty long-reach hedge trimmer recommendation please.

[GrumpyGregry]

I don't want to shell out on something semi-pro like a Stihl as the length of hedge doesn't justify.

The battery powered Eckman thing I bought three years ago will now only run in three seconds bursts. Even on a brand-new battery.

Ideally I'd like one with multiple attachments, i.e. that can double as a strimmer and/or a pruner, but that isn't a deal breaker. Needs to be long-reach as it is a tall hedge. Would prefer battery but can live with mains power.

What brands/models does the gardener part of the hive mind recommend please? I've have half an eye on a Bosch AMW10 but the online reviews are mixed to say the least.

Should I just hire a gardener and make it their problem, as frankly, I'd rather be building bikes and riding them.

 

[roadrash]

I think your last sentence wins the day

 

[Dave 123]

If you don't buy decent kit like Stihl then I doubt it would be up to much, plus it's a bit of kit you'd only use one day a year.

Get a man (or woman) in.

 

[Levo-Lon]

I got this a few months ago..very happy with it.
Easy to use and good cutting performance.
Far better than most B&Q offerings..dont bother with a battery job..mains is best for a domestic user

http://www.eckman.co.uk/shop/p-286-...tm_source=GoogleBase&utm_media=Product+Search

 

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[Levo-Lon]

Dig up the hedge and put up a fence. Liberate yourself from this pointless topiary.

Hmm...No RSPB mebership there then..tho i can see your point..pita job

 

[albion]

Bought an Aldi one that uses a Samsung battery. I am very impressed though I had nothing to compare it to.
The batteries normally fail if you drain them below 30%.
Use them in short bursts and, combined with a quality battery, they should last.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/Gardenline-Li-ion-Pole-Hedge-Trimmer/934884022
The company is known for selling Aldi returns/excess.

 

[rualexander]

I've got one of these, http://www.gtech.co.uk/garden-tools...Vx2MPFB-bez55H1El3vUixGburgiyY60aAlQoEALw_wcB
Had it about ten years, great bit of kit, no problems with the battery so far, gets used/charged maybe twice a year.
Was only about £70 when we got it though.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Dig up the hedge and put up a fence. Liberate yourself from this pointless topiary.

It is for the birds.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

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The boundary is a rather nice Victorian brick wall, though next-doors ugly outbuildings rise above it. The hedge is made of hedgerow plants and is there mainly for the benefit of the local wildlife.'Lots of birds feeding off it at this time of year.

It used to adjoin a mini-wild flower meadow but then the late Aged P, whol ived with us at the time, could not countenance such an affront to his Parks & Gardens style planting that he strimmed and mowed the wild flowers to death despite being told the final third of the garden was out-of-bounds to him. I suspect he'd would have loved that wall.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

I got this a few months ago..very happy with it.
Easy to use and good cutting performance.
Far better than most B&Q offerings..dont bother with a battery job..mains is best for a domestic user

http://www.eckman.co.uk/shop/p-286-...tm_source=GoogleBase&utm_media=Product+Search

Sorry but based on my experience of Eckman I'd rather eat worms.

 

[Levo-Lon]

No prob

 

[Basil.B]

I got a Ryobi hedge trimmer, good bit of kit.

 

[petek]

GTech cordless trimmer here with a spare battery.
It extends.
Does the job pretty well albeit I need a stepladder to do the tallest hedge.
Not heavy either.

 

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The boundary is a rather nice Victorian brick wall, though next-doors ugly outbuildings rise above it. The hedge is made of hedgerow plants and is there mainly for the benefit of the local wildlife.'Lots of birds feeding off it at this time of year.

It used to adjoin a mini-wild flower meadow but then the late Aged P, whol ived with us at the time, could not countenance such an affront to his Parks & Gardens style planting that he strimmed and mowed the wild flowers to death despite being told the final third of the garden was out-of-bounds to him. I suspect he'd would have loved that wall.

It's very "Ministry of Works, isn't it? Quite hideous.