SigForum friends, please recommend to me a "Good" medium to heavy duty one if such a thing exists. Thanks in advance, John

Wireless or wired? Generally wired are more powerful and cheaper than battery powered ones.

Stihl makes a good heavy duty one that is electric. I believe they also have a battery powered one as well. Stihl products are top notch.

When I get out to the shed and I'll see what I have. It's withstood almost a decade of keeping tough and woody wild honeysuckle knocked back at all sides of our property.

What I can tell you now is make sure to have a good quality extension cable rated for what you get. It might cost more than the trimmer, depending on how much you need.

Depends on how big the stuff you are cutting - I just replaced a 5 yo Black and Decker 18" Electric with the same for ~$40 bucks - the old one was good enough for the rough trimming, but my wife uses the new one to "sculpture" the holly bushes out front

The bigger B&D go to 22 or 24", but get heavier also - a consideration if yo9u are up on a ladder using it one-handed

I have a b&d and a sears.
They have not been used in years.
What is fantastic is the Ryobi with the 18 volt battery.
The Ryobi runs circles around the others I have.

I bought a B&D HedgeHog trimmer some years ago - it cut through EVERYTHING!

The Mrs. wants wired over battery. Thanks so far for the help guy's. John!

The pros use either Little Wonder's (gas, or electric, not cheap!) or those that attach to a weed whacker power head (gas, not electric). Either of these are going to be much more capable than the typical 18-24" electric corded homeowner machine.

I bought a 9 y.o. sears job , 6 years ago at a garage sale for $7.00.

we trim 35 feet of yews , twice a year, I get it sharpened every 3rd year , its corded.

she's a dan dan dandy

hedgehog

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Originally posted by SigSAC:
I bought a B&D HedgeHog trimmer some years ago - it cut through EVERYTHING!

This is what I have, with the longest bar I could get. Worked hard, a little lube on the bar too infrequently, cheap and light.

I have a bottom of the line B&D. Worked for over a decade. Does fine with everything that will fit between teeth.

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Originally posted by GotDogs:
The Mrs. wants wired over battery. Thanks so far for the help guy's. John!

I had a wired. Note had.

I cut the cord on more that one occasion. No one to blame but myself.

I would go with battery power.

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Originally posted by SigSAC:
I bought a B&D HedgeHog trimmer some years ago - it cut through EVERYTHING!

Agree 1000%. We trim about 50 bushes each fall and this little tool always performs.

Mike

Little Wonder. Look no further. I have one 25 years old and it still runs like new and will cut 3/4 inch stuff no problem.

A

I have a cordless B&D model, it gets the job done for pruning and keeping up the hedges, its limits are the size of branches it will cut and run time

The only drawback on the B&D is that it has been prone to run out of power before finishing the job at times depending on the amount of work needed.

When I need a new one I"ll go with the EGO model at Home Depot as I've got the EGO blower and Edge Trimmer, this will give me three 56v lithium battery packs ready to go so I can swap between units.

The quality and power from the EGO units I have now far surpass the B&D and other lines at HD or Lowes.

Finally broke into my dad's stash of 40 year old B&D stuff.....the old (yes, heavy as a Surge with a power cord!) trimmer worked well enough but was dull...hard to find someone to sharpen it....

Hunted down all the current possibilities & settled on a new B&D that weighed a mere fraction of the antique steam-powered one.

On sale last fall at Ace for about $22. Meanwhile, the old one got sharpened anyway. Compared side by side, the new light one cuts better/easier than the old heavy one.

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Originally posted by Sig Sauer Kraut:
Wireless or wired? Generally wired are more powerful and cheaper than battery powered ones.

But also 100% more likely to allow you to accidentally cut the extension cord.

(Ask me how I know... )

After years of dealing with a corded model, fighting with the extension cord while dragging it all over the yard (and even cutting it on one occasion), I recently went with a Black & Decker battery model. I used to dread trimming the hedges, but without the cord, it's much less of a hassle.

My next one will be the Ryobi 40 Volt.