Hedge trimming with a Bomford hedge cutter

[@andrewlloyd8988]

Thanks for this. I’ve bought an old McConnel last weekend. I’ve never used a trimmer before and I’ve got two years growth. I am expecting a mess but sometimes you gotta just jump in and have a go 😂👍

[@thefunkyfarmer]

Great to hear!

[@MyDANIELFORD]

Brilliant bit of work there, done my fair share of hedge cutting the past few days

[@thefunkyfarmer]

Cheers, trying to get it all done by the end of Feb. Usually have it all done by now but the wet weather has delayed me

[@xr8brisbane]

really interesting video's you put up and love the way you present them. Great job

[@thefunkyfarmer]

thanks

[@madmurphy3955]

Nice vid and nice hedge cutter

[@chrishicks9372]

You wont to use a lower gear your just in to much of a hurray especially on two year growth

[@Callum_7810]

Decent job there mate when we cut hedges around our area in doncaster we have to cut around a boundary

[@thefunkyfarmer]

thanks Callum, glad to get it done this year as at one point i didn't think i'd finish it due to the wet weather

[@Callum_7810]

yea the weather has been a pain in the ass in doncaster

[@johnypc2008]

Thanks for showing this, great job.

[@logster04]

Are you going to put any more videos up

[@thefunkyfarmer]

yes i will. watch this space

[@niallcounihan7983]

brilliant video like the way you control it with the 3 levers how do u find the bomford hedge cutter thinking of buying one undecided about make do have a mf 390

[@thefunkyfarmer]

Hi. I've had this cutter for about 20 years. It seems to work well but as it was our first hedge trimmer I don't have anything to compare it with

[@MyDANIELFORD]

Yes the wet weather has caused me a bit of trouble lost my tractor and span down the field as it was saturated with water

[@neusac4590]

nice job, mate...

[@chrishicks9372]

I see you don't brother with the stabiliser bars on that trimmer or window guards

[@thefunkyfarmer]

Chris Hicks ive never used a stabiliser bar because i didn't know it needed one. As for the window guard, ive been hedge trimming for 15 years and haven't had a problem, although i could be just lucky i guess

[@kevinb204]

How could you tell that the barb wire was tangled round it? Love the vids btw.

[@thefunkyfarmer]

You can hear the wire clattering against the side of the trimmer

[@MyFarmerguy]

You really should get a go pro richard

[@thefunkyfarmer]

maybe for xmas!

[@LuvingToryChristman]

thefunkyfarmer plus a head strap so you can film handsfree! It's like sex on a stick! :D

[@kubotaman9947]

Why do you have the hedges around your fields?

[@thefunkyfarmer]

They were planted hundreds of years ago to keep cattle in

[@MultiRob789]

Do you do any road side hedge cutting?

[@thefunkyfarmer]

Yes, not so keen on doing it though ad its quite dangerous with all the cars driving by

[@Masseybritainssiku]

Do you have a McCormick cx95 and cx 105.

[@thefunkyfarmer]

yes we do

[@kubotaman9947]

Ok where I live we don't have them .

[@charliegardiner505]

again amazing vid well done

[@iancoupe20v43]

why do you cut the hedge rows so low ? why dont you let them grow higher and give the birds some where to nest

[@andrewlloyd8988]

It would ruin the hedge if they get too high as it would become all stalky and not bushy. Bushy protects the nests far better and produces more berries etc

[@spencersanderson1894]

I think he cuts these hedges every 2 years because he’s on a stewardship scheme. Cutting them low keeps them bushy like matey above me mentioned. He could cut it a little higher every year to stop those knuckles forming that you see on a lot of hedgerows, they are bad for a hedge and eventually it will cause it to die out and become gappy when the stems become too thick. To counter that you could cut it a little higher every year like I mentioned and also every 15-30 years you could lay the hedge to help rejuvenate the hedge and keep it thick! Laying a hedge is how it was done back in the day, before mechanical flails keeping a hedge trimmed to the same height every year with just had tools would become very time consuming and difficult, so the hedges would grow a little bit year by year (still being trimmed but allowed to grow slightly) until they were ready to be laid.

[@elnueste]

nice work

[@halmain7406]

good video

[@jamessparrow6549]

Top job

[@stubarry3206]

I Cut hedges for a living , one you always cut the side first , two your going to fast bud , three you cut the top twice ,four your using grass flails on the head not hedge cutting flails, Five your making a right mess, Six you roller is set to low on the head ,Sorry Rich

[@thefunkyfarmer]

I'm afraid I have to disagree with you on most points here Stuart. I've been cutting hedges for 20 years. I don't think it matters whether you cut the tops or the sides first, the end result is the same. Speed wise, yes I might be going too fast but possibly because I was trying to film at the same time. I cut the top several times, this is because this is a hedge that is only trimmed every 2 years under a stewardship scheme, therefore its needs several passes to cut it properly. Not sure about the roller but its not been a problem in the 20 years I've been using this trimmer. Your wrong about the flails.. Yes the finish on the hedge isn't great but this is because of the the 2 year cut which leaves a poorer finish

[@deathmetaldude468]

thefunkyfarmer looks as good as you'll get for a 2 year hedge, stuart must be cutting garden hedges for a living

[@stubarry3206]

Stuart cuts around 2000 kilometres of farm hedges matey and does know what he's talking about

[@deathmetaldude468]

Stuart Barry put your money where your mouth is and put a vid of you doing some hedges then, if you can make a 2 year growth hedge look any better, i'd like to see it

[@stubarry3206]

Oh bless , I have neither the time or the interest in making a video for you to see a decent hedge cut ,

[@joeholgate9445]

Why do you cut them every to years and not one, because they look nicer every one year?

[@thefunkyfarmer]

+Joe Holgate its better for wildlife

[@joeholgate9445]

+thefunkyfarmer ok