I bought a craftsman "heave duty hedge trimmer" that has been awful. It says it can cut through 3/4 stems, but it has been awful cutting through my ivy.
My neighbor has an old school Craftsman from 20-30 years ago that works great.
I'm curious if there are any other brands that will cut through stems greater than this, although all electric ones I've seen say 3/4 at most. Do I need to buy a gasoline powered one instead ?
Thanks
says it can cut through 3/4 stems,
It's going to be tough finding one that will cut through ivy because it is so flexible. Try sharpening the blades with a file.
Well, the black and decker 24" hedge trimmer (#HS2400) claims it can cut 3/4" stems. Since they're claiming a "patented blade design", I'm guessing that it saws through them like an electric carving knife, rather than chopping them like a sickle-bar... whoops, nope. I just zoomed in on the photo. It *IS* a light-duty chainsaw, or something very similar.
Shred 3/4" stems perhaps but it will never cleanly sever them. You are attempting to push tools beyond their physical limits. Forget the advertising hype. If you want a decent electric trimmer buy a litle wonder, but you will still need to spend some time with lopping shears first.
Since when was Ivy a hedge?
yes. And it will say Stihl on the side of it.
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