Quality String Trimmers & Hedge Trimmers

[cole1980]

Has anyone heard of Muryama. or something like that. I saw them today. One LCO in the area was in the shop picking his up. He said has run it since '95 an never a problem. Said only in the shop because an employee dropped it and broke blade. Said never has to sharpen blades either.

[Scaper-S2k]

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For hedge trimmers, if he has had it that long and never needed to sharpen the blades, I doubt it got much use, and probalby why he's had it that long.

I purchase at least one new pair of Echo 1500's each spring and fall. We just keep moving them a step down on what we trim. They are fairly cheap ($260). What I mean is that the new ones are for trimming taxus and fine sculpted shrubs. The ones that are less than a season old get used for thicker stuff like burning bushes, and stuff like that. The ones that are over a year old get used for heavy pruning and fall cut back. Like cutting down forsythia or cutting back thick ornamental grasses. The engines keep going, but over a year, the dull out (with as much use as we give them). Being that we pass them down, I don't find the need to re-sharpen because they serve a new purpose when they dull slightly.


Husqvarna makes a hedge trimmer unit that has the normal design. I have one of those and didn't like it at all. (and I love Husqvarna!!). This year I bought one of their 'pole' hedge trimmers that are about 4' long, tip to tip. Absolutely great. But around $400. Now that will warrant sharpening at least once.

[grasshopper]

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I agree with Scaper here. After a year or so, depending on use, the trimmers dull out and your production slows down greatly. I just bought a new Shindawia, thing cuts through shrubs like butter. My older Echo barely even cuts anymore. Good for stuff that doesn't need perfect sharp edges. It works well after being sharpened, but not for long. I have found that with string trimmers and hedge trimmers, the life span is usually very short.

[Airborne]

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Maruyama uses the same gearbox and blades at the Redmax hedge trimmers. The only difference is the motors. The gearboxes and blades are very durable though. The blades need to be sharpened much more often than that though if it's seeing any real use.

[cole1980]

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I was told by the rep that they are self sharpening. He says gets alot of use. But I dont care, either way. If you guys dont reccommend it I will probably go with the a echo I looked at too. Thanks

[Sammy]

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<font color="blue"><font size="3">Take a look at Stihl if you have a dealer nearby.</font id="size3"></font id="blue">

[Scaper-S2k]

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Stihl seems a bit heavier...at elast the ones I looked at. Yeh yeh, they say "you can cut through bigger stuff with the bigger engine". But man, I've never had my brands bog down.


Cole, I highly recommend the Husqvarna long hedge trimmers. Sorry, not sure of the model #, but could find it. They do articulate and are weighted quite nice. It takes about an hour to get the hang of them compared to the 'normal type', and to realize your elbow should rest on the engine cover they put in place. But once you get it....no fatique from arms or (more importantly) your back.

The normal Husky type aren't good (at least mine wasn't). I swear by the Echo, and that new design of Husky. Now ranking the Husky better. Fatique factor plays a big part of that.

[indmowing]

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We are actually looking at getting one of your Stick edgers and trying it out here in Australia. To be honest I have never seen one being used, they did try to introduce them here some time ago but they couldn't sell them! Our friend and local Mower shop said that they can be a concern on overgrown edges, and you would still need the larger, three wheeled edgers we use here, but once they were under control the stick edger would be fine. Do you guys have much trouble on edgers that haven't been done for centuries lol - aka overgrown? Just curious!

Kind regards
Ebony

[cole1980]

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Ebony,
I use a 3.5hp Craftsman W/B edger. I has 3 wheels on it. I get my initial edge with that, then up keep with a weed-eater. Looks great for about 2 months. Then I deep edge again and so on.