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I have searched the net and this site and read all kinds of threads about this product. I am hoping that since this product has been out a few more years that some of you have purchased and utilized it. If you haven't used it please don't slop up this thread. I want good useful information.

I have to trim approximately one mile of 12' plus wax myrtles along a highway twice annually. I have a stihl extendable trimmer and proper ladders to do the work but the trimmer is heavy as heck and wears my guys out pretty quickly.

Some place I read that you can't/shouldn't lean forward while wearing it. Is this true? I would think that you would have to while on a ladder to reach and shape the top of the hedges. I am trying to make the work safer, not add another unsafe work practice.

Anyway hopefully there are some guys with practical experience with the harness. Thanks in advance.
 
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RussellB said:
I have searched the net and this site and read all kinds of threads about this product. I am hoping that since this product has been out a few more years that some of you have purchased and utilized it. If you haven't used it please don't slop up this thread. I want good useful information.

I have to trim approximately one mile of 12' plus wax myrtles along a highway twice annually. I have a stihl extendable trimmer and proper ladders to do the work but the trimmer is heavy as heck and wears my guys out pretty quickly.

Some place I read that you can't/shouldn't lean forward while wearing it. Is this true? I would think that you would have to while on a ladder to reach and shape the top of the hedges. I am trying to make the work safer, not add another unsafe work practice.

Anyway hopefully there are some guys with practical experience with the harness. Thanks in advance.
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Russel, If you were closer I would bring one over for you to try. Just so you know the ELH can be used from the ground, and from a level platform such as a scaffold or a bucket. I actually have a customer who has configured his JD Gator with an Aluminum Scaffold to Shear 20" Conifers in the UK. This particular job took him with out the ELH 7 days and since he incorporated the ELH last I checked he was down to 5 days. The key when using the ELH is that the operator must be on level surface. No ladders at all. The ELH is designed to promote proper posture for the user so leaning forward while using the product is a non starter. PM me for more details or I can also be reached by phone or Skype.
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Thanks Easy. I have seen pics of the gator with scaffolding added. Quite impressive but he is on absolutely the flattest earth on the planet. Part of my problem is the terrain. From the roadway the ground slopes off into a swale to a berm that is approximately 5' high and the Wax Myrtles are on the berm. 75% of the berm has Juniper planted between the Myrtles and the swale. I think the harness will help us with 50% (backside of the Myrtles) of the work but I'd like to hear from some of the users.

I have been though the purchasing of the wrong mower, wrong yard vac ect and took a beating reselling them. Luckily your price point pretty much eliminates any big loss if it doesn't work out. I just want to be somewhat confident that my guys can/will utilize it.

On flat ground while cutting 12' -20' hedges how exactly do you trim without looking up and most likely leaning back? Is that different than leaning somewhat forward on a ladder? Hope that made since. Also seems like one could stand on a ladder trimming and not lean forward especially if the weight of the trimmer is suspended. Thanks
 
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At 6'3" I can reach with my Stihl extended hedger to a height of 10' with no problem. Any taller and I would use scaffold or the configuration that my customer has in the UK. The ELH actually requires the operator to stand tall while using any of the implements shown on the videos from my site, or YouTube. Looking up is really not difficult and usually cutting at more than a 45 degree angle from the ground is unproductive. If one was to try and use the ELH from a ladder which I would never recommend the operator would throw his center mass gravity out and not be able to stand straight while on the ladder. Although the weight is still suspended one would almost need two extra hands in order to work with the implement and hold on to the ladder at the same time.
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I was 66 when I bought the easy lift. I was doing hedges with the regular hand held and it was just too much. I am too old for this. I came across the easy lift and bought it. I also bought a pole hedger too. I seldom use the little hedger since purchasing the easy lift. Hedges are Soooo much easier now. It takes just a short while to get use to. Put it on and walk around while practicing, checking the adjustments for best pos. for you. For really tall hedges and if there is room I get in the back of my pickup. I also have a rack to go across the bed. I have no regrets at all for buying it. Wouldnt do hedges with out it.:weightlifter::usflag::clapping:
 
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