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I had an HS56 for about 12 months until it was nicked a couple of weeks ago! (my fault.... forgot to lock the van) Lovely machine, easy to start, low vibrations, very light.... a pleasure to work with. Decided to try replacing it with the cordless HSA86 as I needed something a bit quieter at the old folks home I maintain. Still miss the HS56 which seemed to have a bit more power though this might be an illusion as the cordless is so quiet.
i replaced my 45 with 56 in spring the 56 is alot lighter and vibes are less
Had mine for around 2 yrs and carnt fault it.....would defo buy again, light powerful enough, well balanced, And can use it all day long at 4.5kg.....I have a 81t also but don't use it any more since I brought the 56.
Harry, So you don't use your HS82? I'm surprised. Since I bought mine it's never gone more than a day or so without being used. Its pretty much all I ever use- well, that and the Kombi which is lighter and well balanced, which gives the old back and arms a bit of a break! . But the 82R is a beast that flies through hedges, so if there is any long lengths of hedge involved I just crack on with it.
Thanks for this topic, handy for me as i'm planning to buy a new small cutter for the spring and this is helpful. I use the small length cutters for shaping shrubs etc.
What surprises me though is how many seem to get by with just 24" hedge cutters. What do you all cut big hedges with? I'm not talking about enormous hedges that are 12 feet high or anything, but maybe even around 5 feet high but really long. I use a 30" Shindaiwa, which is an excellent machine, but i'm considering upgrading to a 40" Echo HC-341ES to save time. Doesn't doing all your hedges with a relatively small hedge cutter just take absolutely ages?