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Stihl HLA150(B)
Thanks, overkill for what I want it for though!
Long reach hedge trimmer on a kombi with or without an extension pole?
Telescopic, cordless Tim its only for light work. Probably end up with Stihl HLA 40 it does not have the motor at the handle end but only weighs 3.5kg with battery so may be ok. Apart from the Stihl 150 that Billybop suggested I can't see anything, not prepared to spend hundreds.
I use the Sthil combi unit with the henchmen harness it's a excellent combination you can hedge cut all day with no fatigue
I use a tripod ladder with a stihl hs87t 40inch bar. Makes a far superior job than long reach I hate those bloody things horrible to use
quite fancy that Stihl 150B looks good but £700 would only use it very occasionally on the jobs I have already (due to lack of time had to cut down on existing work and not really taking on new jobs) Had the HLA135 for a few seasons now which is a powerful non telescopic battery long reacher with the motor at the back, for tops of hedges, I prefer the controllability of a normal trimmer where I can though , also bought a Makita 40 Volt trimmer with a 75cm bar which gets a lot of use, far more than I expected as it's versatile on all types of growth
Update - well took myself off to dealers to try the aforementioned Stihl HLA 40 and found it to be totally unbalanced front end heavy with the rubber sleeve for your supporting arm too far away from the trigger basically a design disaster. We know Stihl can make hedgecutters with the motor at the trigger end which begs the question why not on all?
I know it's not just me - numerous commentators/ reviewers bring up the front end heavy/balance issue which applies to all makes across the board from the cheapest chinese brand to high end machines from the major makers.
Finally tracked one down Echo have semi long and long with the motor at battery end . Very very nicely balanced and relatively light and 2yr pro warranty