are hedge cutters easy maintained

f140

was thinking of buying a hedgecutter to do my own hedges. normally just get the local lad to do the roadside hedges and I would strim inside the wire every winter which is an awful task. was looking at spending 6-7k. would it buy a reliable machine or would I need to put another bit with it.


biggest question is- is there much to go seriously wrong if minded? stored in shed, greased correctly, flails changed etc.


another question- how does the tractor get on with them as in do they damage the paintwork from items flying?

barnaman

Not sure lad about what can go wrong. But decent sized farm myself and lots lads around me with large farms and only 1 has bought a hedge cutter. Need to be tasty at and if used on the road you may need contractor licence from council. Look into that first and your insurance.

Grueller

f140 wrote: »

was thinking of buying a hedgecutter to do my own hedges. normally just get the local lad to do the roadside hedges and I would strim inside the wire every winter which is an awful task. was looking at spending 6-7k. would it buy a reliable machine or would I need to put another bit with it.


biggest question is- is there much to go seriously wrong if minded? stored in shed, greased correctly, flails changed etc.


another question- how does the tractor get on with them as in do they damage the paintwork from items flying?

Have a bomford farmtrim here. Bought it for €2400 at an auction five years ago. Bushings in the head go about every three years and are €38 a set iirc. Everything else is very straightforward to maintain. Flails take a bit of minding too.

Mine is only small and will not reach across gripes but I dont have any on the home block.

I bought it on a whim as I was giving my contractor €600 a year and that was only doing half the place every year. I now do the whole place every year. It takes me about a week fitting a few hours in here and there around any jobs. I also use it twice a year to do under the electric fence.

I run it on a 90hp tractor and she is only ticking over at it. About €50 of diesel to trim the whole place. At 7k you will get a fair trimmer. It will be a lot morw advanced than mine which is a 1984 model and is as basic as you get. I think it is a hateful job but the savings involved and not walking the electric fence wiyh a strimmer make me tolerate it.

johndeere3350

How much is the contractor charging you

davidk1394

If buying a second hand 1. Make sure the head is still balanced and the bearings are good and theres no bend in the rotor. Very little to be maintained just change the oil filters for the tank of oil every so often