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How to Identify and Fix Common Gardening Problems ?
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With a severed cord, your hedge trimmer is virtually worthless. With a small amount of money and a little ingenuity, however, you can repair the cord and have the trimmer running. If the cord left attached to the trimmer is long enough to be useable, then you simply can add a new plug to its end.
General hedge trimmer maintenance: occasionally and as required. Sharpen the cutting blades and, when necessary, have damaged or worn blades professionally replaced. Using a hedge trimmer with blunt blades will damage your plants and make work unnecessarily difficult.
Trimmers Stopped working
If your trimmer won`t turn on, especially if it has not been used recently, you may simply have a drained battery. Plug your trimmer into your charger and see if anything happens. Ideally your trimmer will recognize it has been connected to a power source and charge its battery.
It`s not necessary to lubricate the blades of a hedge trimmer to prevent rusting because they are pre-hardened rust resistant steel. However, you can use a lubricant to clean the blades, we recommend a light spray on lubricant such as WD-40 to give a thin coating.
For best operation and longer blade life, lubricate the hedge trimmer blade with a lightweight machine oil before and after each use.
It is safe to say that your average cordless hedge trimmer will last for about 40 minutes to 1 hour, depending on how hard you are working.
Hedge trimmers feature a cutting bar, with lengths ranging from about 18 to 26 inches. Those with a longer cutting bar can tackle larger shrubs and clear more with each pass. But they`re also harder to use; a bar that`s too long can feel unwieldy.
Clipper manufacturers normally recommend professional groomers change their blade drive every 1-3 months, depending on use.
There are three major types of hedge trimmers: double-sided, single-sided and pole hedge trimmers.
Sharpening the blades on your hedge trimmer is going to be the most common type of maintenance that you`ll need. This is typically a very easy and inexpensive task. You can expect to pay anywhere from $20 to $40 to have the blades on your hedge trimmer sharpened.
For best operation and longer blade life, lubricate the hedge trimmer blade with a lightweight machine oil before and after each use.
“Not cleaning out the hair from your trimmer essentially leaves bacteria on the blades which can cause skin irritation and infection, just like with a razor blade.”
The truth is that, with proper care and personal use, your beard trimmer will last between 7 and 10 years.
A: The fuel-oil mixture ratio is 40:1. You can obtain this ratio by mixing 3.2 oz. of two cycle air cooled engine oil with one gallon of regular gas. Over a period of time oil will separate from gasoline.
Olive oil can also work as a WD-40 replacement for metal or plastic areas that need loosening. Plus, its light scent makes it a good choice for applications that might be sensitive to odor. Like vegetable oil, wherever it`s applied may call it to become a dust magnet, as well as being sticky.
Ideally, sharpening should be done before the blades show visible signs of wear – remember that the lifespan of your hedge trimmer is heavily dependent on regular maintenance.
When in use, you clippers produce a lot of friction. The heat this produces can damage them if oil is not used to keep them well lubricated. You will likely hear them rattle and the blades won`t cut as smoothly as they should – eventually, they might even seize up completely.
As such, we recommend sharpening after every 50 hours of use or so, to ensure consistent cutting performance and to enable you to enjoy your hedge trimmer for a long time to come. You can also find all the important information you need about sharpening your hedge trimmer in the operating instructions.
It is safe to say that your average cordless hedge trimmer will last for about 40 minutes to 1 hour, depending on how hard you are working.
If there is debris ensure the machine is powered off when removing any blockages. Check the blades for any damage as a damaged cutting blade could cause the machine to stop working. If the blades are damaged your local garden repair shop should be able to fix this for you. Ensure your blades are lubricated.
Ideally, sharpening should be done before the blades show visible signs of wear – remember that the lifespan of your hedge trimmer is heavily dependent on regular maintenance.
If there is debris ensure the machine is powered off when removing any blockages. Check the blades for any damage as a damaged cutting blade could cause the machine to stop working. If the blades are damaged your local garden repair shop should be able to fix this for you. Ensure your blades are lubricated.
Discover Relevant Questions and Answers for Your Specific Issue
the most relevant questions and answers related to your specific issue
How to sharpen stihl gas power trimmer
ANSWER : Sharpen with a flat file. Its a long process as each tooth has 2 cutting edges. There are companies that will do this properly at cost.
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How do you sharpen the hedge trimmer. It is the homelite handy hedge 2.7 17 inch blade
ANSWER : DREMEL STONE WORKS THE BEST. THEY SUGGEST TO REPLACE BLADES
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My trimmer slows down when applied to material to cut; on its own it runs fine. its electric & feels like its going to stall when you’re cutting. what gives?
ANSWER : Take it apart and clean the slip rings and brushes
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Baldes locked up – Remington At3017b Hedge Wizard
ANSWER : Ensure blades are sharpened. If there are burs on blades they can seize.Blades should be lubricated with WD40 , waste oil or other lubricant.The bolts holding the two blades together shouldn’t be too tight.
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Blades wont move when power connected. Stripped it down. Motor is fine. I think it must be the gears attached to the blade unit
ANSWER : Either the gears, OR SOME machines have a “CENTRIFUGAL CLUTCH” [a safety feature] between the engine and the blades.
IF your machine has this feature, then it’s possible that the clutch has worn out and is slipping so badly that the blade won’t move.
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My hedge trimmer will not start… Put in new gas
ANSWER : It’s not getting gas, due to being gummed up with old gas. Remove all of the old gas and mix up a batch of fresh gas&oil. Also get some carb cleaner. Put just a little of the gas&oil mix plus an equal part carb cleaner. Try to start it just to work the new mixture through the carb. You might use the spray start to help pull the new gas through. If it fires up on the new gas&oil&carbcleaner mix, shut it off and let it sit for an hour or two. Drain it out and try just a little gas&oiil without the carb cleaner. If all is well fill the tank. If not, repeat the whole process. If you can’t clear the gum this way you may have to remove the carb to clean it.
Good luck.
Good luck.
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Hedge trimmer put away for winter. will run but not stay running. put in new diaframs for carb . same results. i am questioning the gas cap now. is it possible that it can cause a problem with keeping this trimmer running Paul
ANSWER : YES, this system relys on pressure and the ionic nature of gasonline to pull the fuel through the system. If the gas cap is off or damaged where a seal is no longer possible, try taping it up with duct tape and see if that helps
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I have a stilh hl75 long reach hedge trimmer will not start plug is fine pull rope it will start sometimes but will not rev take choke off and it dies plug gets wet but still wont start seems to have a slite leak from the carb help please.
ANSWER : Sounds like a fuel problem, check the primer bulb, primer base and may possibly need a carb kit, gaskets and diaphragms can deteriate over time
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