Great video for us DIY Stihl users who can't easily find local service shops! Thanks
Thank you so much. Very informative and easy to understand and follow. Great work! Claire
Just purchased this trimmer based on your review and will use this video come maintenance time. Thanks.
Great to here Rosco. Hope you are enjoying it. Just stay on top of maintenance, and it will work like a dream.
Thanks for the support. 😀
Great vid, there lad , and very helpful , you sure know what ya talking about . hope you and your family enjoy the weekend...
Fantastic tutorial Brother. Thank you so much for uploading the video. Very informative and I'm going to give it a go myself. Thanks so much. Best wishes Lee
Hey Lee
no worries at all. Glad it was helpful.
Have a great rest of the week 👍 😃
Thanks for this! Bought a second hand trimmer that performed so poorly. Keen to sharpen it up and give it another run!
Definitely could help you out mate. Can make a big difference.
Have a great day mate.
Ben 👍 😀
Best video I’ve seen regarding maintenance of a hedge trimmer. 👏👍🏻
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Thanks got a WORX hedge trimmer and love it. Need to sharpen it.
Hi Anita
No worries at all.
How are you finding the WORX trimmer?
Have a great day.
Thanks
Ben 😃
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Helpful video mate. Might try a dremal on my next sharpen. Been using a small grinding disc up until now. Cheers
Thanks legend.
Ye I used to do that to. Dremel I find such easier to handle and with all the attachments you can sharpen/grind/polish/cut out etc it’s great.
Hope all is well on your end mate 🙂👍🏻
Hi could you use the telco diamond sharpener to sharpen the blades? Thank you for sharing your knowledge around cleaning and maintaining tools.
Hi Peter
No worries at all. Glad your found it helpful.
Yes, you certainly can. Just will be a slow process.
Have a great day.
Ben 👍 😀
How often should you be greasing the gearbox? I've just bought the Milwaukee quik lok hedge trimmer, doesn't say anything in the manual about greasing.
Hi
Depending on the frequency of use. If used regularly, I would be greasing every 1-2months.
Thanks
Ben 😃 👍
Great vid mate. Well explained and illustrated. Easy to follow. Just one question, heard a bit about having to spray some garden friendly cleaner after the hedging is done to prevent the plants from getting an infection from the blades. Would that cleaner you showed do that ? Cheers
Thanks mate.
No, that cleaner won't disinfect.
It's a good idea to disinfect them if you are trimming/pruning plants with a disease on a regular occurrence to prevent transferring it.
Something like Isocol will do this. Just spray on, leave it a bit than wipe off.
Hope that was of some help.
Have a great day mate.
Hola,yo tengo el modelo HLA,es la misma pero extensible y tienen un problema,el agua entra en la caja de coronas y diluye la grasa que sale liquada por la barra,no se puede utilizar con vegetacion humeda,un gran defecto de disño,no la recomiendo.Saludos.
Thanks for the vid didnt know I had to grease the gearbox. What speed setting do you have your dremel on?
Hey mate
Ye, super important in maintaining longevity, and keeping your blades running smooth.
I run my speed on 10-15 normally.
Have a great day 🙂👍🏻
Great video where does the wd silicone come into the cleaning sequence is it used instead of the stihl superclean
Hi
Yes, it does the same as the super clean. I just keep WD in the shed at home and keep the Superclean with me in the Ute to use on site.
Have a great day 🙂👍🏻
Great video. How many times do you think you can sharpen the blade until you can't no more and it's time to purchase a new trimmer blade set?
Hi Emanuele
Thanks very much.
You should be filing off only a very small amount. I’ve never filed down to a point where I have to change the blades personally. I wouldn’t go to far as you might end up changing the horizontal blade angle.
Check with your local shop after a few sharpens.
Sorry I couldn’t be of more help.
Have a great day
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Is the wd40 specialist lawn & garden cleaner only available in your part of the world. I am in the US, midwest ,Illinois. I don't find it on amazon or any of my hardware stores apps. Thanks
Hi Robert
Apologies for the delayed response. I am not sure sorry. I thought WD 40 products were sold worldwide. Maybe the garden care products are specific to Australia. Maybe reach out to who owns WD40 product and see if they can give you some better answers than I can provide sorry. There are always plenty of other alternatives lubricants though to cleaning and maintaining your tools. Let me know what you find out. Sorry I couldn't be of much help.
Have a great day.
Thanks for the support.
Ben
Electric vs petrol.....no competition
Especially when it comes to hedge trimmers. Used a Shindaiwa hedge trimmer for years that just screamed day in day out next to my right ear. So glad thats not the case anymore. 😃 👍
@mowtime helps with the tenitis in the ears right! We use stihl electric everything now. Chainsaws hedge trimmers ect. Plus the early morning customers are thankful 😅
Very helpful video, thank you so much. Question: My hedge trimmer hasn't been used in years and the blades are corroded with rust in parts, the blades don't move! What should I do and use?? Thanks in advance.
Very complete, clear, helpful.
Hi
Thanks. Glad it was helpful for you.
Have a great day. 👍 😀