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Step 1
Consider a manual, hand-held hedge trimmer. This kind is adequate if you have very few shrubs. Manual hedge trimmers actually look like a giant pair of scissors with wood handles. The blades are thick and sharp. Some of the hand-held trimmers have a notch in the back of the blade for cutting bigger branches that may have grown out of control.
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Step 2
Buy an electric hedge trimmer if you want to spend a little more money and make your job quicker and easier. These hedge trimmers are lightweight. You can maneuver an electric hedge trimmer easily over your bushes. Electric hedge trimmers normally have a trigger to activate the motor, which makes it easier to operate. The only drawback is the extension cord that you must pull around as you work.
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Step 3
Look at a gas-powered hedge trimmer as another alternative when you want to buy a hedge trimmer. These gas-powered trimmers make work easy and quick, too. This kind of trimmer has a two-cycle engine. In these engines, you must mix gas and oil together in order to operate the hedge trimmer.
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Step 4
Think about another aspect of the decision if you are in the lawn-care business. Gas trimmers are a must. They run on high RPM's and make cutting easy. The cutter blades come in extra-long lengths. On gas-operated engines, the blades are self-sharpening.
