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Best professional battery hedge trimmer at present?

Posted by Rob on October 23, 2026 at 1:48pm in Machinery

I have been using Stihl hla 86's for the past 5 years, but I am finding I am replacing them every 1-2 years. Are there any better alternatives at the moment?  The only annoying thing is that I have all the AP batteries and chargers so changing brand would mean also changing these as well.

Some people dont even rater the stihl  line as professional machines. What would be the difference between that and a professional machine if not?

Thanks.

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    Adam Woods October 23, 2026 at 1:59pm

    If I had the batteries I'd be upping my rates to buy a new bare unit each season. The batteries (IMO are the expensive part

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