Thank you for the tips you did a great job!!! I will copy everything you did in my house too. Looks like it’s working very well. Again, thank you and keep up this great job!
Thanks for the tip of going backwards to watch the straightness of the cut result vs the forward imagined future cut. It makes so much sense that it is amazing why I did not think of it before.
Thanks for encouragement, If you think to use them for youreself home, they work good, especially if you have one line of tools that have the batteries, makita/Milwaukee/ Ryoby etc If you do professional work, no, I do not recommend them. A waste of money... I am forced to use them, since many clients I have don’t like the noise the gas machine makes, but I lose money each time I use them, since I can do the job twice as fast in gas powered tools. The battery technology is not at the place it needs to be for it to be better than the old alternative.. That’s the pure truth to it...
Hi, looking at how well your trimmer cuts. I bought a new mains powered this week. And it is terrible, but it does feel sharp. It's rated to 14.5mm max, but that's dreaming. Even 5 mm is difficult. The machine isn't jamming. Run it through bush, and bugger all gets cut. I also have a small hand-held battery, and it's brilliant.
Great work I have just purchased one of the the new stihl battery long reach hedgers and have been looking for help on getting the hedges cut the right way so thanks for your video
thank you, you deliver a technically comprehensive guidance and its good info for me as i venture to asist in trimming an overgrown ficus nitida privacy hedge.
great video... thank you .. my beech hedge is 18'-0' high and I have 300 feet of hedge,,, very helpful.. I was using a laser level l to establish the top of the hedge
I always face the direction I am travelling when cutting the sides. Cutting a hedge is a bit like plastering a wall; if you are right-handed, start on the right, then travel left. If you are left-handed, it is the opposite.
Thanks mate! Send some sunny weather Up to Denmark. 😃😃 I love Australia,never been visiting but because of the internet I visit virtually quite often! 😃😃 All the best!
Really great video - I learnt a lot - I've just bought a Stihl HS 82 RC-E hedge trimmer and will follow your video ! Many thanks.....all the way from London.
Hi Paul, Great to hear that,I think the HS 82 is buletproof, i used to have 2 of them,as long as you use good non-ethanol petrol(I personally only use Aspen 2,highly recommend it),+change the sparks plug every 100 hours, you can own it for a very long time. Take extra care at trimming the top,it is harder to achive a level top compared to the stang trimmer, still possible but more tricky. Congradulation on the purchase,it´s a good one!
@@benjaminsagau Thank you for your detailed and helpful reply. If I find out I need a long reach trimmer I'll just buy one of those as well. I have a neighbour who I hate so I'm always buying the biggest, most powerful stuff that makes a lot of noise...! I like the Made in Germany Stihl stuff - The made in China and USA not so great. I sometimes use Motomix - the other trick is that here in the UK Mobil / Esso super unleaded is ethanol free. Add Stihl Ultra and it has worked out well. For winter storage time I add Motomix , run them to pump it through the carburettor and then store for a few months. Once again thank you for a most helpful & detailed video.
@@paulwharton1850 that’s great to hear,made me laugh hearing about your neighbor, I wish I could do the same to some of my clients neighbors,but I am forced to mostly use electric when working for private clients 😃
Thank you -Great presentation. Even thought I have been trimming hedges, etc for over 77 years I learned a couple new tricks from it. Can you advise the model number of the battery pack and how long it runs before needing recharging?Thanks again
@georgebarnes1373 : I use the top tier professional model from Stihl HSA 130 R, I used to have a few Stihl HSA 86(a great machine for home use ), but they have a weak spot where the blades meet the body, and had all of them broke in the same spot. No problem yet for the one I work now with. I use the Stihl AP 300 S battery packs, and the Stihl AL 500 FastCharger for battery charging. The battery charges faster than the time I use to cut with the one on the machine,so it’s very dependable from that perspective. On the downside, the battery on its prime , holds charge for 1 h for the way I cut,small pauses ,adjusting etc And obviously, with the time battery will lose vitality, and the charging time will drop with time, until the battery dies completely. So if I work on a place without a electrical outlet, I can’t use the electric trimmer.
Nice tips ty im petrol guy for life i wont make the switch to electric, i noticed that you sweep downwards with the hedge trimmer i have always sweep upwards to get the drooping branches, also afterwards i also use the leaf blower to blow any remaining leafs under the hedgerow to mulch and feed it.
I love the petrol, my electric machines had a very tough time this year starting , because of the sticky blades making a lot of tar and locking them up. Petrol-never an issue. I cut in both strokes so I use both sides of the blade, efficiently wearing out the blades on both sides, and not lifting the machine twice as much on the same day. The blowing under the hedge is a tough one, because I got called back few times to clean , because of the high winds we have in Denmark. You clean, blow under, and 2-3 days after , all the yard is full of leaves again. So I don’t do it ,unless I get permission from the client, or specifically asked to..
@@benjaminsagau sweet ty for the tips I'm in uk so maybe I'm dealing with different bushes but when i sweep down the branches just get deflected downwards so i have to sweep back up anyway, i basically sweep up take a step sweep up again and repeat, i will sharpen/replace my blades and try again see if that makes a difference.
When I trim hedges, I make sure they are wider at the bottom than at the top, at about a 10º angle. That way it looks straight still, yet bottom branches get light too at all times of the day. So less die-back at the bottom.
In the old times, when there used to be a lot of snow, people here in Denmark used to cut the hedges like you say, some even sharper up to 20-30 degrees incline on both sides of hedge, it was done that way due to the snow, if it was trimmed small at the top, the snow would not have place to settle. If the snow settles, the hedge sometimes falls on its side. It’s very rare to get request to cut that way tough. Most people want it level. To the point they bring the spirit level to check before paying. That’s why, I showed the way it’s done in 99% of cases in my experience.(this is the easiest for me anyway)
@@benjaminsagau Spirit level? Holy moly... I'm sure you're paid more than I, but at least I don't have to put up with that lol I see your point though. If that's what the customer wants, that's what the customer gets. I trim city owned hedges that cannot be done with a machine. They don't really care if it's completely straight, they want it done cheap. But I do care. I can't use a rope to get it perfectly straight, but I'm doing my best eyeballing it, taking a few steps back now and then to see if it's straight. And the sides at an angle is pretty much muscle memory now.
I compliment you on a nice jog. One thing I like to do is turn my shears upside down and trim under the shrub to easily allow air to flow. Trimming under the shrubs makes it easier to rake out fall leaves and other debris that blow under the shrub. Also I do a slight angle cut on the top edge, and for some shrubs exposed to snow, I slightly round the top of shrubs. It seems to holdup to snow better. And for shrubs next to a home, I always like to get the shrub away from the home to keep it so insects can’t easily get into the home. Interestingly, for lots of shrubs, as God designed them, the terminal bud controls the lateral buds, so once the terminal is trimmed, it gives permission for the lateral to grow. And then it can be some shrubs called fire bushes especially can get a growth that needs to be hand thinned to allow the shrub to be trimmed, or the hedge trimmer will have a difficult time going below this growth. Hope this helps. JCM
Thank you for the kind words, I personally do not trim under the shrubs, it is because in the area we have 2 invasive species: Ground elder and horsetail., if they are covered with shade, it is hard for them to get sunlight,and the leaves stay better on the ground working as a cover for the sunlight too.So it keeps them on check very well. As for the top, I do cut it on a 45 degree angle, but only for some clients that like it better without a sharp edge.It is very rarely we get snow here,and when we do,it is not more than 3-5 cm(1-2 inches).This hedge, is able to hold a lot more snow without any problem.As for bugs, never a problem, since the walls are solid brick , no way there will any bugs have a chance get into it.And a more dense hedge is always sought after for better privacy.Hope this answers your concerns . 🙂
Hi Paul, Glad you liked the video.Thank you for the encouragement 🙂 The scaffold is made in Denmark by a company called Jumbo. It’s called “Lille Foldestillads Jumbo”(little foldable scaffold Jumbo). It’s one of the most practical scaffold I own.I can get it trough doors very easy inside a house I don’t know if you can get it outside Denmark but you can try. I bought it with 1700 danish krones but now it’s around 3500-4000 since last year shenanigans in the markets 😔
I use a Stihl KMA 130 R It’s a good machine for around the house , but for professional use, I don’t know, I prefer the KM 131 or the HS 82 RC-E. The most money I ever made with the KMA 130 R with the strongest battery from Stihl , the AP 500 S it was 70 % less compared to the most money I Ever made after a day of work with KM 131 R.(I used that day 8 litre of gasoline Aspen 2 Alchelyate Benzin) Even after I payed for the gasoline it was difference day and night. The KMA 130 R will not even start if you tighten the bolts on the knife just a little too tight,the book says to tighten them at 8NM, I always need to tighten them 6-7 Nm otherwise it won’t budge… So yeah, I use the electric machine only on private clients and hourly rate.
I am complete novice and getting into hedging . Your video is excellent. 2 Questions 1. Can you explain again how to use line at top of hedge. What measurement do I take at both ends to get straight hedge at top? 2. Any idea roughly what hedging pays for say a 50 meter long beech hedge and 3 meter high.. Thanks.
Hi Francis, Glad you found the video useful, 1.Take the smallest height you have and keep that parallel with the ground,it makes your job so much easier.You get a reference point on your body and keep the machine at the same height in reference to your body all the way on the length of the hedge.As opposed to perfectly level where you need to adjust the height of your machine every few cm...up or down. 2. If you never did hedge trimming before,try doing it on an hourly basis.You won’t get burned if you do so,and you get to learn the technique on your own terms. If you know and did hedge trimming before,take into consolideration that working on a scaffold or a ladder will slow you down by 50% compared to the case where you don’t need a ladder/scaffold.Plus the extra precautions you need to take regarding safety. I myself have an extension for my combi trimmer and I can reach all the way up to 3,5 m high from the ground, And I have a little Gigant ladder (7steps,extendable to 14 )for the top with adjustable leg heights... 2 hours and 15 minutes alone,including removing the clippings, for once in a season cut(one year old).If the hedge was last time trimmed 2 years ago,that’s 5-6 hours.and of course double the price. The price depends also on 3 other factors: I have 3 steps where the clients can choose: 1 Basis cut: I just cut and leave the leaves on the ground(cheapest) Usually diy kind of people or pensioners( some commercial clients too)..that are too intimidated of not destroying the hedge or are affraid of getting sued by neighbours if they do something wrong(that is more common than people realize).I use only gas powered( much much much faster) 2.Premium cut: I use extra caution and patience to make a really nice job and get the clippings away ( moderate price).Electric machines( very slow but very quiet) 3 All inclusive: Newly sharp blades on the trimmer(that takes time in my free time-but it gives a very nice and healthy look), removing the weeds from the bottom of the hedge with the roots, plowing under the hedge,trimming the edge of the grass,removing the clippings,blowing the clippings/vacuuming everything that did not get collected from the first 2 steps.(the most expensive) I use ONLY electric machines for the all inclusive clients. If you did read everything hope you did not get bored...
@@benjaminsagau Benjamin I am very grateful for the time you took to answer my questions. If the land is gently sloping, and the existing hedge Is 5 ft, and the lowest point is 4 1/2 , do I just cut all the hedge to 4 /12 ft or as I would think to do, do I make the top of the hedge level using a line. So to the naked eye the top of the hedge would be dead level across the full length of the hedge? Thanks again. Francis
@@murtaghslawncare. Always glad to help.. Try doing it level at 4 1/2 with a line, as shown in the video,or if you have a green laser level you can try cutting in an cloudy day,or as I do on an early morning with the electric hedge trimmer.(the sun rays overshadows your laser beam) The green laser is 4 time stronger than the red,and its best seen on green surfaces(with the green glasses).if you don’t have one,try lending one from a friend or a rental place. Just don’t drop it,under no circumstance.I did not show the laser method because I am sure 95 % of the people seeing my video won’t have/use one.. I recommand Dewalt DCE089D1G, had 2 of them one Got broken After i dropped it From the scaffold. I also had the Bosch GLL 3-80 G,But haven’t been so impressed with it as with the Dewalt. Please let me know how it went for you.Courious how it will go..
@@benjaminsagau hi Benjamin, you are a great help and it inspire me to keep on going into this new field. I have only recently started a lawn care service here in Ireland and a customer asked me to trim their hedge. I’m a trier! I made a mistake however cutting the top but thankfully I was able the next day to bring the whole hedge down and with the help of a line I straightened it out. I was sick with worry for a day. But thank God it all worked out. Now you know why I’m paranoid about the top, but the laser could be a game changer for me. Thank you again. Francis
Fantastic job! I'm cutting someone's hedge tomorrow. What do you do about the possibility of snow bunching on the top? Some say leave a pointed tip instead of flat.
Depends on the hedge type, if it’s a hedge with flexible branches, than, I recommend you cut it as you said, if not, than flat is fine. We don’t get a lot of snow in Denmark, so I cut everything flat anyway ..
I start at dusk by setting up a green laser to cut the top, and cutting in the dark is no problem. I like mine level so it follows the roof line of the house seen from the street.
Very nice looking job, thank you for sharing. Do you use single use tool's, hedge trimmer, or the combination tool that can be used with attachments, or a combination of them? Thank you John
Hi John, I use the combi Tools from Stihl as primary the KM 131 R is my favorite,that’s what I use 80% of the time with various attachments . Also I use the KMA 130 R as the electric one ,and the attachments are interchangeable with the KM 131 R . I used to work a lot with the Stihl 82 HC gas powered ,had 2 of them and Stihl HSA 86 but now I only use the combi systems and Stihl HSA 94 T, I found that this is the best combination that works for me. I find them the most reliable and robust. Many of other people I’ve worked with in the green branch here in Denmark complain about the connection on the combi systems,but I never had any problems,I take good care when I attach the implements(align them properly and set them all the way in,that is really important) I Also lube the machine and the implements once every season,never had any issues.
it's hiberno English similar to Scotland rather than standard English, some areas are more gaelic leaning than others and other places can be hard to understand even by Irish people living in another county haha
95 percent of the times I cut parallel with the ground.It looks better and it is very fast.If you cut perfectly level,you might have a hedge on a slope where on one side it’s knee high and on the other side is 3 meter high (10 foot).There are also regulations what tells minimum and maximum hedge height,(there is a long list of laws how hedges need to be cut in Denmark,very funny I know,but it’s true) and most of the time if cut perfectly level, the height interfere with the law.. Only exception is on a perfectly flat land or if the hedge is around a house or under a advertisement or something. The rest of the times is only parallel with the ground. Of course if the ground drops in a spot by 1 m or so, you just ignore that part and cut parallel with the most ground parallel.Hope it makes sense
nice work, choosing whether to follow the ground level or perfectly level is a hard choice that must follow your lot particularities and common sense.. personally I prefer to identify the lowest point and continue at level from there, I have a fairly flat lot, the white string helps maintain a straight line, happy trimming!
@@markq23 Sorry Mark, just seems your comment now. I cut liguster for private clients twice a year , Start of May and beginning of Octomber. For companies I usually do it only once a year in July when everyone is on holidays ( July is the holiday month in Denmark) Parking spaces are all empty so it’s very easy.Also because it’s middle of the season,it stays relatively nicely cut all year round. Hope it helps! 🙂💪
@@benjaminsagau thanks for the reply 😊👍 Whats the model numbers for the blower and telescopic trimmer? I have the normal hedge trimmer with the batteries and Charger. Thanks again 😊
The hedge is 15 m long and 2,3 m high. I do it in around 1 Hour and 30 minutes if i dont need to film and re-film 🙂😀. That is a slow pace still. The fastest I ever done a hedge 55 m long, and 1,80 high was 2 hours alone,top and sides and removed the clippings as well. “Easy money” 😛
If it’s an old hedge, sometimes it helps to cut it very much, like to the point you almost think it will die ( ONLY IN WINTER TIME).The time for the hedge to get back to looking nice is 3-4 years tough. I had very good results with that on beech(if that’s the hedge you think about) Another tip I could give you is to give special designed fertilizers in the autumn and spring. Also, if you want to have the best hedge in town, instead of 1 cut a year try to do a cut every 2 months. The nicest and most dense hedges I maintain are the ones that are cut multiple times a year. The reason for the hedges dense growth is that the plant always tries to find new areas to grow if a branch gets cut regularly.
I am not sure which one you mean,the one I cut was a beech hedge,15 years old,planted on one row. The small bushes you can see when I explain about the top are called Thuja and are planted on one row.
The “Hedge Law” in Denmark states that as a property owner, you are responsible for half of the top part of the hedge. If you do it that way, there is almost impossible to drop klippings on the neighbors yard. But if you have a good relationship/want to be nice to your neighbor, you cut it all, If you don’t have a good relationship with the neighbor , probably not the best thing to do, you can get sued (small claim court). If you do him a favor and is a nice neighbor, he most likely bring you a gift of some sort( a wine bottle/ candy/ 6 pack beer/ beverages/ or cakes) regardless if he will have some gree garbage on his yard after doing HIS work . So depending on your neighbor, the results may vary greatly. Hope it answers your question.
Benjamin, good work but what about the other side of the hedge, the road or the neighbours side, if as you say the hedge is yours should you not cut that as well as your side. The other side of the hedge might not have your cutters to complete the task to your high standard. Will you help them out or is that someone else’s problem.
@@benjaminsagau Once a year? Wow, that would be a huge job unless that a slow growing hedge. I would never wait that long. Your side sure look nice when you're done with it.
@@jnicksnewstart when I bought the house it had not been trimmed on the top and my side for 10 years, it was around 7 meters high. I took around 4 trailers (3,5 tones) of branches and leaves. Now it definitely looks better .
Best hedge trimming video in the archives of RUclips. I copied you EXACTLY and it's perfect
Thanks,that’s great to hear 🤗
Videos like this are why I love the internet.
Thankyou for sharing your tricks of the trade. You have saved me countless hours in trial & error!
Hallelujah - Your lines are PERFECTION! Wish you could teach a class for all beginners! Congratulations on a job well done~
Stringed Rake in the bush for the top level line. Excellent idea! I'll try it out next time.
Thank you for the tips you did a great job!!! I will copy everything you did in my house too. Looks like it’s working very well. Again, thank you and keep up this great job!
I hate cutting my hedge but after watching this I can't wait to get on with it 😂
That’s great to hear! Hope you will do well! 💪
Great video, very useful, thank you, Sir.
Good videos, thank u for the tips it really helps.😊
I saw him at the Comedy Bin. Super cool to see him in character. His impressions are impeccable. Thanks “Ben.” Lol
Wonderful job. Many Thanks.
Thanks for the tip of going backwards to watch the straightness of the cut result vs the forward imagined future cut. It makes so much sense that it is amazing why I did not think of it before.
It helps if you have the pole trimmer , but it works with the regular machine too,just little more difficult..
Wonderful work! Hedge looks perfect after it's "hair cut"!
Excellent vedio presentation.
This is awesome results.
Thanks for sharing this video.
Nice video. I'm getting ready to trim my hedge and this is very helpful. Thank you.
Very nice! Thanks for the tips!
Used to landscape..never had any luck with ropes...after a while the eyes became the rope😎
Cool thank you for the tips
Like it ! I‘m really the same guy like you, getting me so well and down when I‘m using all my Stihl toys!
I learn a lot with your video.
Thank you -Great presentation. Can you recommend the battery tools. Thank you.
Thanks for encouragement,
If you think to use them for youreself home, they work good, especially if you have one line of tools that have the batteries, makita/Milwaukee/ Ryoby etc
If you do professional work, no, I do not recommend them.
A waste of money...
I am forced to use them, since many clients I have don’t like the noise the gas machine makes, but I lose money each time I use them, since I can do the job twice as fast in gas powered tools.
The battery technology is not at the place it needs to be for it to be better than the old alternative..
That’s the pure truth to it...
Great video, great advice ❤️❤️
Hi, looking at how well your trimmer cuts. I bought a new mains powered this week. And it is terrible, but it does feel sharp. It's rated to 14.5mm max, but that's dreaming. Even 5 mm is difficult.
The machine isn't jamming. Run it through bush, and bugger all gets cut. I also have a small hand-held battery, and it's brilliant.
Jut for the algo. Looks great.
Good job!!
Awesome finishing job. 👍
Thank you! 🙏🏻
Great work I have just purchased one of the the new stihl battery long reach hedgers and have been looking for help on getting the hedges cut the right way so thanks for your video
thank you, you deliver a technically comprehensive guidance and its good info for me as i venture to asist in trimming an overgrown ficus nitida privacy hedge.
Glad it was helpful! 👨🌾
Some great tips, I can tell you are a pro but you do a great job explaining
i was looking for a video like this and you''re the only one i found , thanks
Nice to see how it's done! Thank you
Awesome tips. Great work brother thanks for the video and all the effort to make it and share your knowledge with us.
Thank you for the encouragement!
Viewers already know it all through many other RUclipsrs. It's more important to show how interesting you are than to explain, and I'm curious.
Super video , Thank You 👍
Great video thank you, I really like the scaffolding,
Thank you for this video! Really interesting content and it's going to help me ensure i do it right!
Way to go keep up the good work.
I like your work.
great video... thank you .. my beech hedge is 18'-0' high and I have 300 feet of hedge,,, very helpful.. I was using a laser level
l to establish the top of the hedge
That’s a huge hedge! Glad you managed to make it nice 💪
Thank you, lots of useful advice
Fantastisk udført arbejde 👌
I am in learning proces, but your vid helps me a lot ! Tanks
👍💯
This was very useful. You still make it look easy but I got some nice tips from watching this. Thanks 👍🏻I'm now a new follower
I always face the direction I am travelling when cutting the sides. Cutting a hedge is a bit like plastering a wall; if you are right-handed, start on the right, then travel left. If you are left-handed, it is the opposite.
Well done
Thank you h for sharing your great skill : >
Great video!
Nice job buddy...From Blacktown Australia
Thanks mate! Send some sunny weather Up to Denmark. 😃😃 I love Australia,never been visiting but because of the internet I visit virtually quite often! 😃😃 All the best!
Myself got the big petrol Stihl 130 and not bother with putting up a line as its easy to keep it straight without one
Great video! Useful tips and tricks
Really great video - I learnt a lot - I've just bought a Stihl HS 82 RC-E hedge trimmer and will follow your video !
Many thanks.....all the way from London.
Hi Paul,
Great to hear that,I think the HS 82 is buletproof, i used to have 2 of them,as long as you use good non-ethanol petrol(I personally only use Aspen 2,highly recommend it),+change the sparks plug every 100 hours, you can own it for a very long time.
Take extra care at trimming the top,it is harder to achive a level top compared to the stang trimmer, still possible but more tricky.
Congradulation on the purchase,it´s a good one!
@@benjaminsagau Thank you for your detailed and helpful reply. If I find out I need a long reach trimmer I'll just buy one of those as well. I have a neighbour who I hate so I'm always buying the biggest, most powerful stuff that makes a lot of noise...!
I like the Made in Germany Stihl stuff - The made in China and USA not so great.
I sometimes use Motomix - the other trick is that here in the UK Mobil / Esso super unleaded is ethanol free. Add Stihl Ultra and it has worked out well. For winter storage time I add Motomix , run them to pump it through the carburettor and then store for a few months.
Once again thank you for a most helpful & detailed video.
@@paulwharton1850 that’s great to hear,made me laugh hearing about your neighbor, I wish I could do the same to some of my clients neighbors,but I am forced to mostly use electric when working for private clients 😃
Your expertise makes the work look easy. But, I know it's tedious🌳Especially like the sequences for trimming.👍
Great job
Brilliant ❤
Thanks very much for this video, it has helped me a lot!
Verry nice job man! It looks fantastic.
Any tips on how you clean the blades and lubricant used for after you cut the hedges?
I will make a video about it, probably..
The juice ain’t worth the squeeze when it comes to RUclips tough...
I enjoyed your sincere and clear explanations with visuals!
Agree 💯
Thank you -Great presentation. Even thought I have been trimming hedges, etc for over 77 years I learned a couple new tricks from it. Can you advise the model number of the battery pack and how long it runs before needing recharging?Thanks again
Technology steps forward! Equipment with a cable. 😂
@@darrendavidson8122 Makes the trimmer lighter and better balanced with the battery offboarded
@georgebarnes1373 : I use the top tier professional model from Stihl HSA 130 R,
I used to have a few Stihl HSA 86(a great machine for home use ), but they have a weak spot where the blades meet the body, and had all of them broke in the same spot. No problem yet for the one I work now with.
I use the Stihl AP 300 S battery packs, and the Stihl AL 500 FastCharger for battery charging.
The battery charges faster than the time I use to cut with the one on the machine,so it’s very dependable from that perspective.
On the downside, the battery on its prime , holds charge for 1 h for the way I cut,small pauses ,adjusting etc
And obviously, with the time battery will lose vitality, and the charging time will drop with time, until the battery dies completely.
So if I work on a place without a electrical outlet, I can’t use the electric trimmer.
@@benjaminsagau Thanks for the battery pack information response and keep up the great work as you help a lot of subscribers like me.
Thanks for the tips 👍
I use the lawn mower to gather, clean up and it mulches the residue that I put in the compost.
That is great,and if you trim often,you never need to even use a rake at all 👍
Thanks for the tips mate ,I like your aluminium platform ,jimmy Australia
beautiful work
Nice tips ty im petrol guy for life i wont make the switch to electric, i noticed that you sweep downwards with the hedge trimmer i have always sweep upwards to get the drooping branches, also afterwards i also use the leaf blower to blow any remaining leafs under the hedgerow to mulch and feed it.
I love the petrol, my electric machines had a very tough time this year starting , because of the sticky blades making a lot of tar and locking them up.
Petrol-never an issue.
I cut in both strokes so I use both sides of the blade, efficiently wearing out the blades on both sides, and not lifting the machine twice as much on the same day.
The blowing under the hedge is a tough one, because I got called back few times to clean , because of the high winds we have in Denmark.
You clean, blow under, and 2-3 days after , all the yard is full of leaves again.
So I don’t do it ,unless I get permission from the client, or specifically asked to..
@@benjaminsagau sweet ty for the tips I'm in uk so maybe I'm dealing with different bushes but when i sweep down the branches just get deflected downwards so i have to sweep back up anyway, i basically sweep up take a step sweep up again and repeat, i will sharpen/replace my blades and try again see if that makes a difference.
When I trim hedges, I make sure they are wider at the bottom than at the top, at about a 10º angle. That way it looks straight still, yet bottom branches get light too at all times of the day. So less die-back at the bottom.
In the old times, when there used to be a lot of snow, people here in Denmark used to cut the hedges like you say, some even sharper up to 20-30 degrees incline on both sides of hedge, it was done that way due to the snow, if it was trimmed small at the top, the snow would not have place to settle.
If the snow settles, the hedge sometimes falls on its side.
It’s very rare to get request to cut that way tough.
Most people want it level. To the point they bring the spirit level to check before paying.
That’s why, I showed the way it’s done in 99% of cases in my experience.(this is the easiest for me anyway)
@@benjaminsagau Spirit level? Holy moly... I'm sure you're paid more than I, but at least I don't have to put up with that lol I see your point though. If that's what the customer wants, that's what the customer gets.
I trim city owned hedges that cannot be done with a machine. They don't really care if it's completely straight, they want it done cheap. But I do care. I can't use a rope to get it perfectly straight, but I'm doing my best eyeballing it, taking a few steps back now and then to see if it's straight. And the sides at an angle is pretty much muscle memory now.
good job 🙂
I compliment you on a nice jog. One thing I like to do is turn my shears upside down and trim under the shrub to easily allow air to flow. Trimming under the shrubs makes it easier to rake out fall leaves and other debris that blow under the shrub. Also I do a slight angle cut on the top edge, and for some shrubs exposed to snow, I slightly round the top of shrubs. It seems to holdup to snow better. And for shrubs next to a home, I always like to get the shrub away from the home to keep it so insects can’t easily get into the home. Interestingly, for lots of shrubs, as God designed them, the terminal bud controls the lateral buds, so once the terminal is trimmed, it gives permission for the lateral to grow. And then it can be some shrubs called fire bushes especially can get a growth that needs to be hand thinned to allow the shrub to be trimmed, or the hedge trimmer will have a difficult time going below this growth. Hope this helps. JCM
Thank you for the kind words, I personally do not trim under the shrubs, it is because in the area we have 2 invasive species: Ground elder and horsetail., if they are covered with shade, it is hard for them to get sunlight,and the leaves stay better on the ground working as a cover for the sunlight too.So it keeps them on check very well. As for the top, I do cut it on a 45 degree angle, but only for some clients that like it better without a sharp edge.It is very rarely we get snow here,and when we do,it is not more than 3-5 cm(1-2 inches).This hedge, is able to hold a lot more snow without any problem.As for bugs, never a problem, since the walls are solid brick , no way there will any bugs have a chance get into it.And a more dense hedge is always sought after for better privacy.Hope this answers your concerns . 🙂
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@@benjaminsagauwhat is that shrub called I like it it’s dense but still a lot of green not brown hard wood growth.
@@Theno1ChatmanHave you ever seen a beech tree? That's the shrub.
Great video, Benjamin! Can you please tell me about your scaffolding? Looks like a safe way to trim across the top of the hedge.
Hi Paul,
Glad you liked the video.Thank you for the encouragement 🙂
The scaffold is made in Denmark by a company called Jumbo.
It’s called “Lille Foldestillads Jumbo”(little foldable scaffold Jumbo).
It’s one of the most practical scaffold I own.I can get it trough doors very easy inside a house
I don’t know if you can get it outside Denmark but you can try.
I bought it with 1700 danish krones but now it’s around 3500-4000 since last year shenanigans in the markets 😔
Good job. Thanks. (No.1)
Thank you, it means a lot for me you think that ! 👍
brilliant 👏
Agree
Thank you so much my friend.
Great video Thanks for sharing! Can I ask which Stigl pole trimmer your using and do you like it?
I use a Stihl KMA 130 R
It’s a good machine for around the house , but for professional use, I don’t know, I prefer the KM 131 or the HS 82 RC-E.
The most money I ever made with the KMA 130 R with the strongest battery from Stihl , the AP 500 S it was 70 % less compared to the most money I Ever made after a day of work with KM 131 R.(I used that day 8 litre of gasoline Aspen 2 Alchelyate Benzin)
Even after I payed for the gasoline it was difference day and night.
The KMA 130 R will not even start if you tighten the bolts on the knife just a little too tight,the book says to tighten them at 8NM,
I always need to tighten them 6-7 Nm otherwise it won’t budge…
So yeah, I use the electric machine only on private clients and hourly rate.
Excellent
Nice job
I am complete novice and getting into hedging . Your video is excellent.
2 Questions
1. Can you explain again how to use line at top of hedge. What measurement do I take at both ends to get straight hedge at top?
2. Any idea roughly what hedging pays for say a 50 meter long beech hedge and 3 meter high..
Thanks.
Hi Francis,
Glad you found the video useful,
1.Take the smallest height you have and keep that parallel with the ground,it makes your job so much easier.You get a reference point on your body and keep the machine at the same height in reference to your body all the way on the length of the hedge.As opposed to perfectly level where you need to adjust the height of your machine every few cm...up or down.
2. If you never did hedge trimming before,try doing it on an hourly basis.You won’t get burned if you do so,and you get to learn the technique on your own terms.
If you know and did hedge trimming before,take into consolideration that working on a scaffold or a ladder will slow you down by 50% compared to the case where you don’t need a ladder/scaffold.Plus the extra precautions you need to take regarding safety.
I myself have an extension for my combi trimmer and I can reach all the way up to 3,5 m high from the ground,
And I have a little Gigant ladder (7steps,extendable to 14 )for the top with adjustable leg heights...
2 hours and 15 minutes alone,including removing the clippings, for once in a season cut(one year old).If the hedge was last time trimmed 2 years ago,that’s 5-6 hours.and of course double the price.
The price depends also on 3 other factors: I have 3 steps where the clients can choose:
1 Basis cut: I just cut and leave the leaves on the ground(cheapest) Usually diy kind of people or pensioners( some commercial clients too)..that are too intimidated of not destroying the hedge or are affraid of getting sued by neighbours if they do something wrong(that is more common than people realize).I use only gas powered( much much much faster)
2.Premium cut: I use extra caution and patience to make a really nice job and get the clippings away ( moderate price).Electric machines( very slow but very quiet)
3 All inclusive: Newly sharp blades on the trimmer(that takes time in my free time-but it gives a very nice and healthy look), removing the weeds from the bottom of the hedge with the roots, plowing under the hedge,trimming the edge of the grass,removing the clippings,blowing the clippings/vacuuming everything that did not get collected from the first 2 steps.(the most expensive)
I use ONLY electric machines for the all inclusive clients.
If you did read everything hope you did not get bored...
@@benjaminsagau Benjamin
I am very grateful for the time you took to answer my questions. If the land is gently sloping, and the existing hedge Is 5 ft, and the lowest point is 4 1/2 , do I just cut all the hedge to 4 /12 ft or as I would think to do, do I make the top of the hedge level using a line. So to the naked eye the top of the hedge would be dead level across the full length of the hedge?
Thanks again.
Francis
@@murtaghslawncare. Always glad to help..
Try doing it level at 4 1/2 with a line, as shown in the video,or if you have a green laser level you can try cutting in an cloudy day,or as I do on an early morning with the electric hedge trimmer.(the sun rays overshadows your laser beam)
The green laser is 4 time stronger than the red,and its best seen on green surfaces(with the green glasses).if you don’t have one,try lending one from a friend or a rental place. Just don’t drop it,under no circumstance.I did not show the laser method because I am sure 95 % of the people seeing my video won’t have/use one..
I recommand Dewalt DCE089D1G, had 2 of them one Got broken After i dropped it From the scaffold. I also had the Bosch GLL 3-80 G,But haven’t been so impressed with it as with the Dewalt.
Please let me know how it went for you.Courious how it will go..
@@benjaminsagau hi Benjamin, you are a great help and it inspire me to keep on going into this new field. I have only recently started a lawn care service here in Ireland and a customer asked me to trim their hedge. I’m a trier! I made a mistake however cutting the top but thankfully I was able the next day to bring the whole hedge down and with the help of a line I straightened it out. I was sick with worry for a day. But thank God it all worked out. Now you know why I’m paranoid about the top, but the laser could be a game changer for me. Thank you again.
Francis
Fantastic job! I'm cutting someone's hedge tomorrow. What do you do about the possibility of snow bunching on the top? Some say leave a pointed tip instead of flat.
Depends on the hedge type, if it’s a hedge with flexible branches, than, I recommend you cut it as you said, if not, than flat is fine.
We don’t get a lot of snow in Denmark, so I cut everything flat anyway ..
Thank you!
Subbed, good video
I start at dusk by setting up a green laser to cut the top, and cutting in the dark is no problem. I like mine level so it follows the roof line of the house seen from the street.
What battery pack is that? I was looking for one with a traditional plug.
Great job.😅
Some great tips. Hope they work for me 😂
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Very nice looking job, thank you for sharing. Do you use single use tool's, hedge trimmer, or the combination tool that can be used with attachments, or a combination of them? Thank you John
Hi John,
I use the combi Tools from Stihl as primary the KM 131 R is my favorite,that’s what I use 80% of the time with various attachments .
Also I use the KMA 130 R as the electric one ,and the attachments are interchangeable with the KM 131 R .
I used to work a lot with the Stihl 82 HC gas powered ,had 2 of them and Stihl HSA 86 but now I only use the combi systems and Stihl HSA 94 T, I found that this is the best combination that works for me.
I find them the most reliable and robust.
Many of other people I’ve worked with in the green branch here in Denmark complain about the connection on the combi systems,but I never had any problems,I take good care when I attach the implements(align them properly and set them all the way in,that is really important)
I Also lube the machine and the implements once every season,never had any issues.
Best trimming
thank you very much
Bros English is better than most people's in Ireland
it's hiberno English similar to Scotland rather than standard English, some areas are more gaelic leaning than others and other places can be hard to understand even by Irish people living in another county haha
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Thannk you sir
did you say it looks better if the top line of the hedge is parallel to the ground or if it is level even if the ground is not?
95 percent of the times I cut parallel with the ground.It looks better and it is very fast.If you cut perfectly level,you might have a hedge on a slope where on one side it’s knee high and on the other side is 3 meter high (10 foot).There are also regulations what tells minimum and maximum hedge height,(there is a long list of laws how hedges need to be cut in Denmark,very funny I know,but it’s true) and most of the time if cut perfectly level, the height interfere with the law..
Only exception is on a perfectly flat land or if the hedge is around a house or under a advertisement or something.
The rest of the times is only parallel with the ground. Of course if the ground drops in a spot by 1 m or so, you just ignore that part and cut parallel with the most ground parallel.Hope it makes sense
nice work, choosing whether to follow the ground level or perfectly level is a hard choice that must follow your lot particularities and common sense.. personally I prefer to identify the lowest point and continue at level from there, I have a fairly flat lot, the white string helps maintain a straight line, happy trimming!
When do you usually start cutting liguster hedges?
@@markq23 Sorry Mark, just seems your comment now. I cut liguster for private clients twice a year , Start of May and beginning of Octomber.
For companies I usually do it only once a year in July when everyone is on holidays
( July is the holiday month in Denmark)
Parking spaces are all empty so it’s very easy.Also because it’s middle of the season,it stays relatively nicely cut all year round.
Hope it helps! 🙂💪
@@benjaminsagau thanks for the reply 😊👍
Whats the model numbers for the blower and telescopic trimmer?
I have the normal hedge trimmer with the batteries and Charger.
Thanks again 😊
Great Tips! How long are the hedges, roughy 12m? How long does it take you to do this at a normal pace?
The hedge is 15 m long and 2,3 m high. I do it in around 1 Hour and 30 minutes if i dont need to film and re-film 🙂😀.
That is a slow pace still. The fastest I ever done a hedge 55 m long, and 1,80 high was 2 hours alone,top and sides and removed the clippings as well. “Easy money” 😛
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What do you do if you dont have dense growth ? @Benjamin Sagau
If it’s an old hedge, sometimes it helps to cut it very much, like to the point you almost think it will die ( ONLY IN WINTER TIME).The time for the hedge to get back to looking nice is 3-4 years tough.
I had very good results with that on beech(if that’s the hedge you think about)
Another tip I could give you is to give special designed fertilizers in the autumn and spring.
Also, if you want to have the best hedge in town, instead of 1 cut a year try to do a cut every 2 months. The nicest and most dense hedges I maintain are the ones that are cut multiple times a year.
The reason for the hedges dense growth is that the plant always tries to find new areas to grow if a branch gets cut regularly.
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Can you please tell me the name of the bushes In your yard? And if it’s 1 or 2 bushes in a single row?
I am not sure which one you mean,the one I cut was a beech hedge,15 years old,planted on one row.
The small bushes you can see when I explain about the top are called Thuja and are planted on one row.
What type of bushes are those?
Beech tree hedge
How do you stop leaves dropping over your neighbours side ????
The “Hedge Law” in Denmark states that as a property owner, you are responsible for half of the top part of the hedge.
If you do it that way, there is almost impossible to drop klippings on the neighbors yard.
But if you have a good relationship/want to be nice to your neighbor, you cut it all,
If you don’t have a good relationship with the neighbor , probably not the best thing to do, you can get sued (small claim court).
If you do him a favor and is a nice neighbor, he most likely bring you a gift of some sort( a wine bottle/ candy/ 6 pack beer/ beverages/ or cakes) regardless if he will have some gree garbage on his yard after doing HIS work .
So depending on your neighbor, the results may vary greatly.
Hope it answers your question.
Why not use red string instead of green?
Benjamin, good work but what about the other side of the hedge, the road or the neighbours side, if as you say the hedge is yours should you not cut that as well as your side. The other side of the hedge might not have your cutters to complete the task to your high standard. Will you help them out or is that someone else’s problem.
What about the bottom edge?
Do you ever clean up the other side of the hedge?
No,That is the responsibility of my neighbor, he cuts it once a year 🙂
@@benjaminsagau Once a year? Wow, that would be a huge job unless that a slow growing hedge. I would never wait that long. Your side sure look nice when you're done with it.
@@jnicksnewstart when I bought the house it had not been trimmed on the top and my side for 10 years, it was around 7 meters high. I took around 4 trailers (3,5 tones) of branches and leaves.
Now it definitely looks better .
@@benjaminsagau Oh my gosh.😲 What a mess. I hope you had help with that.