Aldi Garden Multi Tool

PGE1970

Folks,

Aldi have a petrol garden multi tool out this weekend:

https://www.aldi.ie/5-in-1-petrol-garden-multi-tool/p/701991331010200

I would need this mainly for the extendable hedge cutter.

Has anyone ever bought this or any thoughts/comments?

Any advice appreciated!!

PGE1970

PGE1970 wrote: »

Folks,

Aldi have a petrol garden multi tool out this weekend:

https://www.aldi.ie/5-in-1-petrol-garden-multi-tool/p/701991331010200

I would need this mainly for the extendable hedge cutter.

Has anyone ever bought this or any thoughts/comments?

Any advice appreciated!!

My thoughts:

-It looks heavy and awkward
-Multi tools or combos rarely work out.
-Spend the same money on a decent hedge trimmer
-Is there a specific reason you want a petrol one?

PGE1970

Thanks for reply, appreciate it.

I need an extendable hedge cutter as the laurel is about 8 feet high and about 2/3 feet deep.

I'm on 3/4 acre so when I use an electrical hedge trimmer, I use 3 extension leads joined together!!

Could you recommend something suitable?

magicbastarder

beech.

con747

PGE1970 wrote: »

Folks,

Aldi have a petrol garden multi tool out this weekend:

https://www.aldi.ie/5-in-1-petrol-garden-multi-tool/p/701991331010200

I would need this mainly for the extendable hedge cutter.

Has anyone ever bought this or any thoughts/comments?

Any advice appreciated!!

Most of Aldi's petrol equipment is good for normal usage, I have used the multi tool from there before for an acre perimeter of laurel and leylandii and it done the job. The only downside is the weight of the fully extended hedge trimmer. It can be 8 kilo's or more fully filled. But for quality I found it good enough. Just keep your receipt in case you do need to bring it back.

PGE1970

Thanks Con.

Your usage seems similar to mine.

Discodog

Deleted User wrote: »

My thoughts:

-It looks heavy and awkward
-Multi tools or combos rarely work out.
-Spend the same money on a decent hedge trimmer
-Is there a specific reason you want a petrol one?

Most professionals would disagree. My Stihl Combi is used every day. The secret with long hedgecutters is balance. Wear the harness short so the pivot is almost in your armpit. Move the attachment point on the hedgecutter so that it balances when attached to the harness. I added a second attachment point to mine as the balance is different with a strimmer head fitted. Then let the harness take the weight & let the cutter see saw on it's pivot. I can cut a long hedge in no time & with minimal effort.

The Aldi/Lidl versions are fine for occasional use. Just ensure that the gearbox in the hedgecutter is always well greased.

Hocus Focus

PGE1970 wrote: »

Thanks for reply, appreciate it.

I need an extendable hedge cutter as the laurel is about 8 feet high and about 2/3 feet deep.

I'm on 3/4 acre so when I use an electrical hedge trimmer, I use 3 extension leads joined together!!

Could you recommend something suitable?

Spend €25 on a decent sized extension lead on a reel. It would be much safer than a daisy chain of short leads, plus it will be sheathed in a more visible colour.

spose

For that price it’s worth a shot. Odds are it will be the gearbox on the hedge trimmer that will go but the rest will still be usable. I burned out similar trying to cut griselinia but still have the machine probably 6 or 8 years later as a strimmer.

MR-KNOW-IT-ALL

I bought one of these. It seemed OK for trimming the 3 bushes I have in the front garden.
However, when I went to use the chainsaw attachment yesterday it disintegrated. Once it got up to speed the chain snapped and pulled the head apart. It was fulled oiled and with a full chain oil reservoir. I rang customer service and they offered a full refund. I have just returned from getting said refund. Even with yesterdays experience I would have preferred a replacement. For the limited use it got, it seemed like a fairly robust machine - given the price - and leaving aside the faulty chain I would recommend.

cpb

Bought one of these and used it for the first time a couple of weeks ago and no problems used it yesterday no problem starting it and after 5 mins it keeps cutting out when I want to use it at full power
Any suggestions thanks

Hocus Focus

cpb wrote: »

Bought one of these and used it for the first time a couple of weeks ago and no problems used it yesterday no problem starting it and after 5 mins it keeps cutting out when I want to use it at full power
Any suggestions thanks

I have a similar one bought on eBay. It has given no problems in five years, when used with strimmer, brushwood cutter and hedge trimmer attachments, but when using the lopper it kept stalling, until I realised that the chain was adjusted too tight.
Apart from that the only other comment I can make is to ask did you open the choke about 30 seconds after it had started, and then allow it to warm up at tickover, before attempting to open the throttle?

cpb

Hocus Focus wrote: »

I have a similar one bought on eBay. It has given no problems in five years, when used with strimmer, brushwood cutter and hedge trimmer attachments, but when using the lopper it kept stalling, until I realised that the chain was adjusted too tight.
Apart from that the only other comment I can make is to ask did you open the choke about 30 seconds after it had started, and then allow it to warm up at tickover, before attempting to open the throttle?

I tried that last night, let it warm up for a least a minute but i could never go full trottle or it would cut out probably got to about 80%. Do I need to look a adjusting the carburetor screw?

Hocus Focus

I'm sure there people on here more qualified to give advice on the carbuerators of small petrol engines, but first (carefully !) try opening the throttle with the lid of the petrol tank partly open to see if the breather hole is working ok. If it runs properly with the lid unscrewed this is where your problem lies. Apart from that, take out the spark plug and check the colour; sandy-coloured is good, black means too too much fuel, i.e. air filter is dirty. Check the plug gap, you'll need a feeler gauge. Info on the gap will be in your manual.
Also if it hasn't had its annual change of spark plug, try a new one.

cpb

I got a pac man screwdriver and adjusted the screw and the engine ran well for a minute, didn’t have anymore time but will run it for a while this weekend and see how it goes