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<blockquote data-quote="Simon Chiles" data-source="post: 5625912" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I started cutting hedges not that long ago, I find it easiest to chamfer off the shoulder first. Firstly it’ll allow you to see the height that the hedge has been cut at previously and secondly you can monitor the ground you’re driving on to make sure there aren’t any dips or lumps that might otherwise result in you mistakenly making a new gateway in the hedge. Next I cut the top fairly quickly a couple of inches above the final height and then cut the top again just taking off the last couple of inches, it makes a neater job if you cut the hedge at the same height every year. If you’re new to it it pays to reduce the revs of the pto for this last top pass so that the hedger works smoothly and use bottom gear, if the tractor speed is still a little fast you can swap to 1000 speed pto and run on tickover. I’d then cut the side and finally do a pass on the ground to chop up any bits that have dropped off and tidy the job up. It’s amazing how many don’t do the last pass on the ground yet it can make all the difference to the look of the job.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Simon Chiles, post: 5625912, member: 1233"] I started cutting hedges not that long ago, I find it easiest to chamfer off the shoulder first. Firstly it’ll allow you to see the height that the hedge has been cut at previously and secondly you can monitor the ground you’re driving on to make sure there aren’t any dips or lumps that might otherwise result in you mistakenly making a new gateway in the hedge. Next I cut the top fairly quickly a couple of inches above the final height and then cut the top again just taking off the last couple of inches, it makes a neater job if you cut the hedge at the same height every year. If you’re new to it it pays to reduce the revs of the pto for this last top pass so that the hedger works smoothly and use bottom gear, if the tractor speed is still a little fast you can swap to 1000 speed pto and run on tickover. I’d then cut the side and finally do a pass on the ground to chop up any bits that have dropped off and tidy the job up. It’s amazing how many don’t do the last pass on the ground yet it can make all the difference to the look of the job. [/QUOTE]
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