Best Stihl Cordless Hedge Trimmers
Stihl HLA 65
This is a toy! – Stihl make toys and then do not honor their warranty! A six-months old cordless hedge trimmer, used on nothing except hedges...no fences here, no… Read more
metal. Nothing that my last hedge trimmer didn't handle for 10 years or more. They tell me it is basically totally kaput and I will need to buy a new one. Plenty of other places from where to buy all my gardening gear in future.
Stihl HSA 45
Battery and electronic products have lower dB noise than petrol ones. So th there is less damage to your hearing and it is easier on the neighbours… Read more
too. Recently there was a commercial gardener trimming a neighbours hedge at 9pm on Sunday night!
The HSA 45 easily cut through the growth in our pitostrum hedge. We only needed a few minutes with a pruning saw to tidy the remainder.
Also consider the plug in version of this at around $149.
Stihl HTA50
Tree pruner excellence – Great tool, comes with a shoulder strap and 10" bar. The AK10 battery only gives reduced performance and about a dozen cuts of 10". Get the AK30S battery for more power that lasts. Show details
Stihl HLA 56
Excellent pole hedger – I purchased the entire STIHL AK 36V battery system with 3 x AK30 batteries and fast charger which includes this BGA 57 leaf blower. This replaced my… Read more
7 year old Victa Vforce mower, trimmer, hedger, leaf blower/vac, pole hedger and pole pruner. Prior to that I have had numerous brands and models of petrol powered garden tools.
The first thing to say about the STHIL AK garden tools range and this pole hedger is the build and manufacturing quality is excellent, the best of all the battery gardening equipment I looked at and researched. Ryobi, Victa, etc are poorly made, plastic crap compared to the quality of STHIL.
I use this HLA 56 pole hedger together with the HSA 56 hedger to maintain several hedges of box and Lilly Pilly totalling probably over 200m.
The HLA 56 is a two piece unit, the battery holder and trigger unit can be separated from the hedge cutting bar and motor. It's really easy to connect the two units using a nice large thumb screw.
One thing to note about his pole hedger is that the motor is located on the cutting bar, this makes the hedger top heavy. I moved the rubber pole grip down towards the trigger switch and D grip more towards the pole connector. This gave me the best balance of the unit. Once you get used to it and set up correctly for the job, I found the HSA 56 easy to use. The adjustable cutting bar angle and long reach means I never have to use a ladder to trim the top of my hedges again, which makes for a much safer way of pruning my hedges. You can get an optional accessory 50cm extension pole/shaft to give a higher reach. I don't have the extension pole and can't comment on its use with this.
Don't be put off by the top heaviness of the HLA 56 in the shop, it takes a bit of getting used to, but once setup correctly and with practice, this hedger makes pruning the top of hedges and high hedges a breeze. Once again STHIL have put a lot of development and engineering into this pole hedger to make it one the best pole hedges I have ever used.
The 55cm cutting bar is adequate, but I wish it was a little longer, 65cm would be perfect. It cuts through my hedges with ease and makes a very clean cut of up to 15mm branches. The cutting bar blades appear to be a unique design with a droplet shape and does a far better job of all the hedge trimmers I have had previously. I am really impressed with the ease and quality of cut, my hedges look like they have been pruned by a professional.
Battery life is excellent.
The cutting bar doesn't get clogged or jammed up and is easy to clean. I use a stiff scrubbing brush and the must have STHIL cutting bar cleaner and lubricator which comes in a spray can.
What would make this pole hedger the perfect garden tool would be the optional accessory of a pole saw pruner. The 2 piece design and extension pole accessory makes this HLA 56 perfect to also use as a pole saw pruner. If you are reading this, please email, write, call your local store and STHIL head office and ask them to develop and add a pole saw pruner attachment to the HLA 56.
Stihl HSA 86
I would hate goin back to petrol – I love these hedges lighter and extendable. But there are issues with switches and overheating. Hope stihl do more to fix these as in the industry know of them failing often. Thanx Show details
Stihl HLA 66
Powerful-Light and Quiet – Its been over 10 years since I purchased the Stihl HLA 66 pole hedger when my 55M long hedges grew above a height that the petrol hedger could reach.… Read more
What a fantastic machine!! First thing I appreciated was the lack of fumes in my face, the lack of noise for me and my neighbors but the performance was also a pleasant surprise. With the standard battery I can cut all of my hedges at least twice on a single charge with some charge remaining, that equates to over 4 hours of cutting. The battery will charge in about 30Min and hold charge for weeks over winter. Cannot fault this tool and will follow up with a Stihl battery mower when my petrol one dies.
Stihl HSA 66
Stihl Electric Hedge trimmer – I have had this Stihl HSA 66 Trimmer for about 6 years now, it has never given one problem. The battery is strong and last easily for about an hour's… Read more
trimming. It is very capable and chops easily through hedging plants like camellias, etc. I went to the Stihl shop to buy a petrol one, but the dealer said don't worry about petrol take this older used loan one home for the day and tell me when you come back that it cannot do the job. Well I was so impressed I went back to the shop and bought a new electric one the same. Mine has now a couple of broken teeth, (this always happens when you loan it to the kids aye? ) But the lack of 2 teeth don't affect its performance much that I can tell. Make sure you oil the blades thoroughly before and after use, and you should have no problem with it.
