Has anyone used a garden groom hedge trimmer?

tina · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 4

Hi,

I'm in need of a hedge trimmer & have stumbled upon a garden groom,
its an electric one where the blade spins round. It says it shreds
the trimmings as it goes, which seems a good idea.

I was going to go for a ryobi expand-it one but they are about £160
(as you have to but the engine (which come3s with a brusctuuer
attachment, then the hedge trimmer as an extra)

The garden groom's look to be about £80.

Has anyone used one? Are they any good.

The only as I see it plus side of the ryobi on is that you can also
get a cultivator attachmnt for £56 which may come in useful on the
yearly turning of the raised beds.

Thanks

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Thebellshouse · Joined: 25 Feb 2008 Posts: 1

tina;776004 Wrote:
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> Has anyone used one? Are they any good.
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> Thanks

I bought one a couple of years ago and used it about 3 or 4 times... I
found it far too heavy and difficult to handle. I only had the box on
the unit to collect the clippings and it was very quickly full. I
understand that there is a bag option.

My husband thought it was fine, however.

I ended up going back to a straightforward flymo hedge trimmer. It's
still a pain sweeping up but at least my muscles aren't aching when
I've finished.

Sal :-)

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Thebellshouse

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