Before you can choose the best Petrol Hedge trimmer to make your shrubs look great, you first need to know a couple of things about what you are looking for in a hedge trimming. By asking your yourself the following questions, you will be able to pick the best Petrol Hedge Trimmer that will work perfect for your needs, you will also be saving money and time. You should always be wearing hearing and eye protection whenever you are trimming.
Weight
The weight of the tool matters a lot because you will be using it at different angles and sometimes you might have to be cutting for more than 30 minutes. So if you are not a very strong person, or you have lots of trimming to do then getting a lightweight one will be better. But if you dont’t have that much trimming then getting a heavy model might be what you are looking for. Just don’t get one that you cannot maneuver well since it will effect with making perfect cuts.
Power
How much power does your Petrol Hedge Trimmer need to cut the shrubs, hedges, and twigs? For instance if you are going to be cutting thick stuff then is would be best if you bought a higher powered engine. But if you are usually going to be trimming hedges that have small branches then a lesser powered one would be just fine. Hedge trimmers determine there power from how many cc’s they are outputing.
Action Blade
There are two types of action blades that you can select from – single or double. So what is the difference between the two? It is very simple; single only one blade that is single sided will be moving to do all the cutting; double, two blades will be moving to do the cutting, they will also be moving in the opposite directions. The double style will also reduce the vibration, which makes handling and cutting much easier.
Blade Length
The blade length of a Petrol Hedge Trimmer is determined with how much hedge you have to cut. The more you have to cut the longer the blade, the less the smaller. But you can also get smaller ones just for little touch ups here and there. Don’t forget that usually the longer the blade length the heaver the machine.
Blade Width
The blade width of a shrub trimmer is the spacing between them. So if you are cutting thicker branches, the wider the width; if you are cutting smaller branches, the smaller the width.
So know that you have some idea of what hedge trimmer might be right for you, below are some short reviews of Petrol Hedge Trimmers.
Makita HTB7600 Petrol Hedge Trimmer
This Petrol Hedge Trimmer has a rear handle that is allowed to swivel (180 degrees) that will make trimming vertically much easier. For safety reasons it will come with a blade guard. The length for the blade is 29.9 inches. The trigger control is very wide, with a soft grip, plus a reduction in vibration which will give you more comfort for making your lawn look more attractive. It features a new custom lightweight design. It has a 2 stroke unleaded engine with an electric ignition. The motor has an output of 28.3cc. The fuel tank can handle up to 0.5 liters.
Makita HTR5600 Petrol Hedge Trimmer
The Petrol HTR5600 Hedge Trimmer comes with a dual action blade feature that will make cutting much faster while still leaving you will a perfect cut. The trimmer will be supplied with a blade guard, spanners, and even goggles for protection. It has a blade length of 22″. This is also featuring one of their new designs that is suppose to be lightweight. It has an anti-vibration system, with wide trigger controls, and ending with a soft handle for super comfort. The motor is a 2 stroke outputting 24.5cc, 1.18HP. It can only take unleaded fuel. The fuel tank capacity is 0.61 litres, more then the HTB7600. The total weight of this trimmer is 11 pounds.
Makita HTR7610 Petrol Hedge Trimmer
The HTR7610 is featuring a single blade action, that is being powered by a 2 stroke 24.55cc engine. The engine is unleaded, with a tank holding of 0.61 litres. The length of the cutting blade is 22″. It has an offset handle that is soft. It has a trigger area that is wide. It also has an anti-vibration feature. Those things will add to your computability while using this hedge trimmer. This trimmer weighs close to 12 pounds.
Makita EH5000W 2-Stroke Petrol 22.2cc Hedge Trimmer 50cm
This Petrol Hedge Trimmer has a 2 stroke 22.2cc low centre gravity, floating structure engine that is only fueled by unleaded gas. The fuel mixture has a ratio of 50:1. Featuring a 500mm cutting blade length, with a cutting diameter of 21.5mm that makes 4390 strokes per minute and 10500 with no load. It has a new feature of forward exhaust that will make this trimmer actually healthier for you to use compared to others that have rear. The shear blade is made from stain-free glittering silver non-electrolyzed material that will give you very high anti-abrasion surface that will result in it lasting much longer. The soft rear handle has 5 different positions which can be locked at 0, 45, and 90 degrees, can be used for left or right vertical plus angle trimming. The weight of this trimmer is 10 pounds.