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    [Tight lines there,nice work.
    Those shindys give a brilliant precise cut.

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    I've got a Shindy extension pruner. I'm a bit disappointed with the cut. is there anything in the setup I can do to improve it? It hasn't done much.

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    Great finish Glenno!

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    Um mah for taking a photo! Truly excellent work tho. Nice to see the preparation pay off eh?

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    Quote Originally Posted by TomSizer View Post
    I've got a Shindy extension pruner. I'm a bit disappointed with the cut. is there anything in the setup I can do to improve it? It hasn't done much.

    Tom
    Tom, sometimes it might not be the equipment but the type of hedge and how often it is trimmed. The hedge I posted has been worked on a lot, in august I gave it a hard cut back in some areas to the point there was basically no foliage left and still a lot of holes that I'm working on to get them to fill in. Since September I've gone over the hedge every 2 weeks so only giving it a light trim each time but still pruning fine stems to get them to divide and fill in.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cranbourne Lawnmowing View Post
    Tom, sometimes it might not be the equipment but the type of hedge and how often it is trimmed. The hedge I posted has been worked on a lot, in august I gave it a hard cut back in some areas to the point there was basically no foliage left and still a lot of holes that I'm working on to get them to fill in. Since September I've gone over the hedge every 2 weeks so only giving it a light trim each time but still pruning fine stems to get them to divide and fill in.
    Thanks for the tip. I've only used it on new jobs up till now. I'll do a regular hedge soon and have something to compare it to. I used the Makita up til now until it did the gearbox, and bought the shindy because I thought it would be better, but cuts both the fine stuff and the big stuff poorly in comprison. Also the blades seem to bend inordinatly easily.

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    Inspired by some of the great hedging (should that be sledging) photos on this thread, I quoted my first ladder based hedge last week and of course I won the job. Mine was huge in my mind (but I know it is small compared to many of yours). 50m in length. All Murraya. To start a variable 2.7 to 3m high x 2.7m wide for 30m length (the other 20m no ladder required). Finished job at 2.5m high x 2.3m wide. Thought it might take me 5 or so hours. $26 to hire the 8ft high platform ladder. Green waste turned out to be pretty minimal (1/5 of my trailer). Asked for $300 and was happy with that. Took 6 hours including some getting used to my new Shindy M230 (which worked a treat).

    Not as straight as some (although the wavey brick edging makes it look worse in the photo - we all need an excuse!) but the customer was happy and so was I! Thanks for the tips!

    I wonder how quickly I might be able to do a hedge like this with practise? The sides didn't take long (probably 30-40 mins each) but I guess there is probably a limit to how fast the top can be done due to moving the ladder and up and downs?
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    One more photo mid-job.
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    looking good, I never had to do anything this big...........your gonna make it for sure!!
    Quote Originally Posted by ollie up View Post
    One more photo mid-job.

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    I find moving my platform ladder is the most time consuming part of jobs like these.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ollie up View Post
    Inspired by some of the great hedging (should that be sledging) photos on this thread, I quoted my first ladder based hedge last week and of course I won the job. Mine was huge in my mind (but I know it is small compared to many of yours). 50m in length. All Murraya. To start a variable 2.7 to 3m high x 2.7m wide for 30m length (the other 20m no ladder required). Finished job at 2.5m high x 2.3m wide. Thought it might take me 5 or so hours. $26 to hire the 8ft high platform ladder. Green waste turned out to be pretty minimal (1/5 of my trailer). Asked for $300 and was happy with that. Took 6 hours including some getting used to my new Shindy M230 (which worked a treat).

    Not as straight as some (although the wavey brick edging makes it look worse in the photo - we all need an excuse!) but the customer was happy and so was I! Thanks for the tips!

    I wonder how quickly I might be able to do a hedge like this with practise? The sides didn't take long (probably 30-40 mins each) but I guess there is probably a limit to how fast the top can be done due to moving the ladder and up and downs?
    Painters put up 2 ladders and a plank when doing tall eves,watch my father do it for years now being a retired painter.
    That way you cover more ground.

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    Great Job Ollie up

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    As long as the client is happy, your happy, you dont hurt yourself and you make a buck its happy days.. Good one Ollie up...
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    Quote Originally Posted by PaulG View Post
    I find moving my platform ladder is the most time consuming part of jobs like these.
    ^^^This^^^
    I'd love to spend a day with someone like Fred who specialises in the big hedges.
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    Top one Ollie.
    Hedges that high are always hard to handle.
    How long have you been doing hedges?
    And what a great idea to hire the proper hedge ladder. (they cost a fortune to buy)
    As AJD said, be careful on these high hedges mate.
    heard lots of stories of people falling off ladders with hedger full revs swinging in the air or even worse,,, chain saws.
    i fell only 1 foot off the ground and broke my wrist. lucky it wasnt my head. i hadnt even started the machine...
    i believe hedging the tops is better done by eye. taking wide levelled sweeps.
    another trick is to hedge small bits and let them drop into the hedge and for the sides, a tarp or trim smaller bits. easier to clean up or blow under the hedge for mulch...
    Everything looks good with a haircut.... ɐuıɥɔ ɯoɹɟ pɹɐoqʎǝʞ ɐ ʎnq ı ǝɯıʇ ʇsɐl ǝɥʇ sʇɐɥʇ

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