Hedge Trimmer

In cutting your hedges and shrubs, a hedge trimmer is the perfect garden tool to use. Hedge trimmers can either be stand alone or tractor-mounted. The type of hedge trimmer to be used will depend on how large the area is. Stand-along hedge trimmers can be powered by gasoline, electricity, batteries even manual with the use of man power. The manual hedge trimmer is the cheapest and safest to use. It is also the easiest to operate but requires much effort.

In contrast with this, hedge trimmers powered by gasoline are the most expensive, more powerful but it is more difficult to start. Also, it is heavier than the manual hedge trimmer. For electric-powered hedge trimmer it is less powerful. It is less polluting, and doesn’t make much noise but requires electrical cord. Also, it is lighter than the gasoline-powered. The battery-powered hedge trimmer is lightweight, designed for safety purposes for it will not work if you don’t use both hands. It also creates less noise and with a zero exhausts emission, vibration and maintenance is also reduced. It is cheaper compared to filling the tank gas. 

​The average price of a hedge trimmer is from $80 up to $500. It is suitable for cutting wide shrubs. Another type is the tractor-mounted hedge trimmer, this may not be common. It is a machine with a large head trimmer attached to its head and movable arm. It is best used on a wider hedge. It requires an operator to control the movement of machine. There are also special machines that can be used to easily trim your plants whenever needed and whenever you wanted to. The use of hedge trimmer not only speeds up the work, if properly used, the result of the trimming would be wonderful because of its outstanding power to weight ratio feature and the clean lines, uniform precision and defined edges.