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    Default Cheap Petrol Hedge Trimmers

    ALDI has these on sale tomorrow:

    http://www.aldi.com.au/au/html/offers/2827_12694.htm

    AGR Machinery on eBay has these Baumr-AG ones:

    http://cgi.ebay.com.au/New-Precision...item20afe7a49e

    I don't have one and I need to get one so I can win a few more jobs and gradually I'll earn enough to afford a better one. I like the look of the AGR unit but it only has 3 months warranty whereas the ALDI unit has 12 months warranty.

    Has anyone had any experience with these cheapies?

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    Default Re: Cheap Petrol Hedge Trimmers

    The aldi one looks a lot like my Pope one not sure if it is the same with different sticker??? if it is it'll go alright.

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    For that price don't even bother about a warranty. Use it and if it lasts your in front. If it carks it you have lost 150 quid. Big deal. Buy it and do a couple of jobs and build up your cash for a better model and then have this one as a backup
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    Default Re: Cheap Petrol Hedge Trimmers

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    The one from Belic Tools above for $185 looks identical to this one from Princess_Trade on eBay starting at $85 and they both look identical to the bigger 26cc one in my original post. Gotta love China....

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    Quote Originally Posted by PaulG
    The one from Belic Tools above for $185 looks identical to this one from Princess_Trade on eBay starting at $85 and they both look identical to the bigger 26cc one in my original post. Gotta love China....
    You might like china now but half way thru a hedge and caput u mightnt like em so much. $200-$300 u will get a cheap Japanese one which will be 100% better.

    Old adage

    You get what ya pay for.

    Does your local mower shop do interest free,lease, rent etc

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    I bought a sanli pole pruner with a hedging attachment as well. Paid $499. It has more than paid for itself already and works on everything from diasma to conifers. May be a tad heavy and doesn't have as much grunt as I'd like but it gets the job done.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MowerRob
    You might like china now but half way thru a hedge and caput u mightnt like em so much. $200-$300 u will get a cheap Japanese one which will be 100% better.

    Old adage

    You get what ya pay for.

    Does your local mower shop do interest free,lease, rent etc
    My comment re China was very tongue-in-cheek . But I understand totally what you are saying. Might talk to a couple of the local mower shops in the morning about what they can do.

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    Proly give one of these a run.
    I need a small (non pole) hedgecutter 4 confined areas.

    $149, ya pay ya money & ya takes ya chances .
    Cheers Dean.

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    Default Re: Cheap Petrol Hedge Trimmers

    [QUOTE=PaulG]ALDI has these on sale tomorrow:

    http://www.aldi.com.au/au/html/offers/2827_12694.htm

    AGR Machinery on eBay has these Baumr-AG ones:

    http://cgi.ebay.com.au/New-Precision...item20afe7a49e

    I don't have one and I need to get one so I can win a few more jobs and gradually I'll earn enough to afford a better one. I like the look of the AGR unit but it only has 3 months warranty whereas the ALDI unit has 12 months warranty.


    The blade will be crap and tear instead of cut and open the plant to disease..I had a Viburnum with this problem and it came down to the crap hedger that was being used...

    The warrenty is only domestic not commercial use...Better off with a good second hand machine known brand with a descent blade.

    One more tip.. Do not use WD40 on the blade.. Use a lanolin spray.

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    Default Re: Cheap Petrol Hedge Trimmers

    Hmmmmmmmm, hate doing it but when a replacement pull start costs more than entire machine .
    When i go to the mowing shop only to be told " your a contractor, you only get 3 months warranty" after buying the quality stuff & then get told that it proly isnt worth fixing .
    Its a hard one, thats for sure. Usually if I cant fix it myself its all over
    Cheers Dean.

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    its hard one isnt it , if you dont have the bikkies to buy a good one then i suppose the options are limited....theres no worse than using a cheap machine that pack up during the job...the cheap hedgies give a crap finish and just tear the folliage in turn killing the hedge because of disease..better saying no till you have the money to buy a good one ...took me many years before i got one and used hand shears..boy the day when used the big stainless steel shindy i was exicited

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    Default Re: Cheap Petrol Hedge Trimmers

    Quote Originally Posted by PaulG
    I looked at these today when I was in Aldi, opened the box, pulled the plastic off (much to the annoyance of the staff).

    Don't even bother. Only good for domestic use and not much more.
    ~ Joanne ~

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mrs HMS
    I looked at these today when I was in Aldi, opened the box, pulled the plastic off (much to the annoyance of the staff).

    Don't even bother. Only good for domestic use and not much more.
    What was the prob????????
    Cheers Dean.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Adamandeves
    What was the prob????????
    Cheers Dean.
    It had a 'Made in China' sticker on it

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