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  Colin Hunt March 22, 2013 at 10:32pm

  I suppose I am stating the obvious, but does it need to be 12' wide, can it be taken in a bit? Is it a double row? If so, cut a narrow path down the middle.

  On the odd occasion, I have fitted the hedge trimmer unit to our telescopic pole saw, would be very unwieldy and probably not suitable to use horizontally tho, but I think you can get a special harness which may help.
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  Stuart @ Eco Garden Maintenance March 22, 2013 at 10:48pm

  Pellenc do a telescopic hedge trimmer. You would have to buy a battery also...........
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  Nick @ NM Garden Services Ltd March 23, 2013 at 7:26am

  Stihl sell a telescopic chainsaw.
  
  The chainsaw head comes off and can be replaced with a hedge cutter head...
  
  It will after lots of use wreck the shaft (so I'm told) but is quite handy for emergencies.
  
  You also need to be very strong and have good footing to use it horizontally. It will give you a real workout!
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  chris March 23, 2013 at 7:50am

  What's the longest hedge trimmer you can get
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  phil@gardenchief.co.uk March 23, 2013 at 8:18am

  I've got a 1m carbon fibre extension for my km130 combi it's perfect to save the day, has paid for itself easily.
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  chris March 23, 2013 at 9:07am

  Was looking at the pellenc telescopic any views
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  Paul McNulty March 23, 2013 at 9:51am

  12' wide is always going to be the problem; why not reduce the hedge rather than buying equipment specially that will still leave you with a horrible job every year?

  How far back are the main trunks? Presumably either near the cliff, in which case you should be able to take it back nearly to the trunk as it's the sheltered side (can you hard-prune Oleria that much?). If it was planted away from the edge it might be possible to do both sides over a couple of seasons?

  I shouldn't be more than 3' wide, surely?
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  Chris Auld March 23, 2013 at 10:16am

  Crawl into the middle of the hedge and cut it from there?
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  chris March 23, 2013 at 10:32am

  Can't crawl into middle hedge to dense
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  Daniel Gillings @ DC inc March 23, 2013 at 12:06pm

  Bugger crawling into the middle anyway - on a cliff edge! Oo-er.

  I think your only real chance is going to be either a reduction (if they will go with it), an extension pole (which still may not allow you to do the job entirely) or some for of construction of ladder to create your own "step-ladder" with enough reach to use your existing long-arm cutter with. Either way the client is probably looking at a bill that is higher than he thought.

  I'd recommend the reduction, which whilst expensive this time round, will ensure a cheaper cut next time and so on...