The downside of which means I had loads of clippings to rake up. I found this Hedge Cutter very easy to use, I was climbing up and down my step ladders with ease and quickly and happily cutting away, I only had the intention of giving my hedge a light trim before the winter, but I ended up reducing the height of the hedge on my side. There are the usual dead-mans switches fitted so you cannot start the cutter with out both hands firmly on the handles, there is also a switch lock that prevents unintentional button pressing. There is a battery lock which lets you store the battery within the hedge cutter without the fear of it falling out, or being accidentally started by small persons who often ‘want to help’, you just have to push the battery in further until it locks into place before it will start. The Hedge Cutter overall weighs 4.1kg which is the same weight as my usual electric jobby, but of course the Stihl HSA 56 has no cable attached for me to have to keep feeding around objects such as garden furniture, my pond and the cat which is a usual downside of corded equipment. There is also the option of a AK 20 battery with a run time of 1 hour 20 mins, which is 0.4kg heavier, again depending on the thickness of the stems you are cutting through. However I managed to trim the side and top of my back garden hedge with battery power to spare. The battery took 45 minutes to charge, the battery I had which was an AK 10, and had an average run time of 40 minutes depending on the thickness of stems you are cutting. I found this was quite a powerful cordless hedge trimmer that cut quickly and cleanly on my large hedge, the 45 cm long blade length made it very manoeuvrable on smaller, tight angles on my hedge and it’s also light and comfortable to use. ![]() I usually tackle both of my hedges with an electric hedge cutter jobby, which requires an extension lead to an outdoor socket, fitted with RDC (residual current device) which should prevent me from blowing myself up if I should happen to chop through the electric cable. ![]() I normally cut my Privet hedge 2 – 3 times a year depending on how much growth it puts on, I also have to climb up step ladders to trim the top, I have a shorter privet hedge at the front of the house alongside my driveway. I had to wait for a dry day as I hate cutting in the wet, I find I mostly end up wearing all the trimmings, which is not a good look. Recently I was contacted by the nice people at Stihl to see if I would like to try out their new battery-powered compact HSA 56 Hedge Trimmer, and as one entire boundary of my garden is privet hedge I jumped at the chance. (Disclosure: I was sent a free Hedge Trimmer to try out and Review.) We are happy to recycle your old batteries and battery powered products through our WEEE Recycling Programme.Product Review: Stihl HSA 56 Battery Hedge Trimmer Tags, battery hedgetrimmer, battery trimmer, cordless strimmer, stihl cordless, stihl li ion cordless hedgetrimmer, cordless shears, cordless trimmer Blade tip protectorThe tip protector comes as standard and makes cutting near the ground or along walls easier while protecting the special cutters from damage.Hanging eyeThe hedge trimmers can also be conveniently hung up on the wall with the practical hanging eye.The two handed design is suitable for both left and right-handed users. The cutting speed is continuously variable using the rear control, for a fine and precise cut. Two handed designThe tool is easily started by activating both switches on the loop handle and the rear handle at the same time.Soft grip with control leverThe soft grip with its control lever for switching on and off and control lever lock absorbs some of the vibrations and is extremely easy to grip.In the second locking stage – the operating position – the battery is completely inserted and touches the contacts in the device. In the first locking stage – the intermediate position – the battery is secured in the device but does not touch the contacts in the device. ![]()
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