Ego pole chainsaw used to cut 1 metre off Lilly Pilly Hedge.

[@amosk2416]

Hi Scott, great video once again, good info. For the far end of the hedge have you ever tried a circular wood cutting blade for cutting back wobbly wood thats too big for the hedger. Its my go to for situations like that. you can scythe very fast through stuff like that and it can easily do up to 30mm. Also would really appreciate a real time portion within the video as its hard to do much evaluating of the tool performance and efficiency without it. Cheers mate love your work

[@1greenthumbgardeningtwba]

Ego Pole chainsaw to cut back overgrown hedge in real time kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppepm6V9Yr6anas

[@1greenthumbgardeningtwba]

Hi. Sorry for the late reply. Hopefully this video shows the time it took to do this section. I have tried a circular saw blade on the brush cutter which is great, but I wouldn't use it on this type of work as I feel it would be too dangerous, in case it bounces of a branch.

[@amosk2416]

Thanks mate fair enough. I don't think the blade poses any risk during a kick back as it's so far away from the body, however i guess it could be a risk of falling off the ladder.

[@garageblitztv3215]

Cheers … does it matter time of year when you cut back that hard? Should you not do a hard cut back in winter?

[@1greenthumbgardeningtwba]

Hi, that is the correct way to do it. I always advise customers that with hard cut backs coming into winter that the recovery is going to be very slow and it will be bald , in this situation 3 months before regrowth. As we are not cutting the sides hard back the hedge will still look ok The customer wanted me to do it anyway. Then it becomes case of if I don't do it someone else will. I appreciate your comment Thank you Scotty

[@obegaming5062]

Why use shade cloth

[@1greenthumbgardeningtwba]

It dries quicker than a tarp, cheaper and doesn’t rip as easy. Thanks.