hedge trimming

[fullburn]

Looking to purchase a trimmer that will handle 10'-12' shrubbery. I see tall shrubs all the time that are trimmed very nice, I doun't believe a ladder is used because of reach an depth issues. What tool works well for these taller shrubs?

[FIREMAN Q]

try one of the stihl or echo combi systems with an extension. You shouldn't have a problem. I have the stihl and wouldn't get rid of it for anything.

[fullburn]

how high or deep can you reach while standing on ground, do they telescope?

[lawnpro724]

I have Echo's HCA-265 and it does a good job on taller hedges although it gets a little heavy after a while. It has a 20" cutting bar that can be rotated to whatever angle you need to cut and the 25.4 cc engine is powerful enough to handle just about anything.

[jsw2008]

I have a Troy-bilt 4 cycle with a hedge trimmer attachment and an extra 3 foot extension that I have used for trimming tall hedges. It's not supposed to be commercial duty, but its held up fine for 4 or 5 years now . I have an echo sting trimmer also and I personally like the feel of the troy bilt so much I use mine daily as a string trimmer and the echo stays on the trailer. And it's a lot cheaper than the stihl or echo units. you can get the power head (with a string trimmer attachment) and hedge attachment for about $300 total.

[fullburn]

I wonder if power pruner has a hedge trimmer atachment, I'd like to get as long as possible for those tough to reach shrubs, hemlocks, upright arborvatie an such.