Many people would consider around £360 to be a lot of money to pay for a pair of hedge cutters.
This piece of equipment however is well worth the money if you are using them commercially or have more than 30ft of hedging in your garden and don't want to pay someone else to cut it.
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A review by rob221184 on Stihl HS45 June 14th, 2007
Author's product rating:
Performance
Excellent
Durability
Long
Maintenance
Easy
Safety
Safe
Advantages:
Light, good cut
Disadvantages:
Bit pricey for a smaller garden
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
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Many people would consider around £360 to be a lot of money to pay for a pair of hedge cutters.
This piece of equipment however is well worth the money if you are using them commercially or have more than 30ft of hedging in your garden and don't want to pay someone else to cut it.
If you are looking to cut privet hedge or conifer these cutters are ideal as they will go through around 20mm branch thicknesses fairly comfortably and leave an excellent finish without too much repeat cutting.
On larger leaves such as lorrell the finish isnt quite as good as the cutting depth of the teeth on either side of the blade isnt quite enough to make a clean cut of an average sized lorrell leaf. This can mean the finish has more of a "ripped" through rather than cut look.
For prolonged periods the trimmers are reasonably comfortable to use periods as the weight is distributed almost perfectly towards the guiding handle, so you are unlikely to let the blade dip and ruin whatever it is you are cutting.
The blades obviously lose sharpness with use but deteriorate no more quickly than any other cutters I have used. If oiled after each use (just a quick spray with WD40 or something similar) then there should be no problems with sticking or excessive wear and tear on the blades.
Generally the motor on these will start after two or three pulls with the choke engaged on a warm day. On colder days three presses of the fuel pump and three or four pulls with the choke on should do the trick.
Overall these cutters are worth the money if they are going to be used frequently. For small hedges it is probably better to buy something a little cheaper and having a bit more patience to achieve a good cut.
make sure you always wear good ear protection with these.
Advantages: FREE FROM WIRES Disadvantages: NONE SO FAR
Stihl HS 45 are one of the best buys that I have made they are Light for garden trimming. With Elastostart for comfortable starting. Available in two blade lengths; 45cm/18" or 60cm/24".
Stihl is a well reccommended make and all I buy.
HS45 Specification: Displacement 27.2 cm³ Power output 0.75/1.0 kW/bhp Weight with cutter, without fuel 4.6/4.9 kg Bar length 45/60 cm I bought my HS 45 about two years ago for about £245, which they are about the ... ...blade for the extra reach. They do not need a lot of maintenance a quick spray of oil after use, and a service once a year, I sharpen mine with a dremmel. I would reccommend the hs45 for larger hedges, as they are well up to the job, I have used them on my conifer hedge, where it gives a really nice finish, privot hedge are a blast and im sure i will be turning my hedge into a work of art soon. ...
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