Used Professional Hedge Trimmers Buyer's Guide
There are many reasons to buy used professional hedge trimmers than brand spanking new ones. However, if you've never worked with hedge trimmers before, then you are best getting brand new ones with all of their warranties and instructions included. But if you are a lawn and gardening professional used to the wily ways of hedge trimmers, than looking for used hedge trimmers will save you money.
Take Your Time
Unlike many other kinds of power tools, finding used professional hedge trimmers can take a while. You will have to do some detective work as there are not websites or shops specifically set up for used or refurbished professional hedge trimmers as there are for power tools, exercise equipment or lawn mowers. If you need a hedge trimmer immediately, than you may have no choice but to get a new one.
Ideally, you should be able to inspect the used professional hedge trimmer before buying it. This means not using online websites such as eBay UNLESS there is a guarantee of some sort. Sometimes websites like Overstock.com get in refurbished professional hedge trimmers. Sometimes they even get combo sets or kits including hedge trimmers.
More than likely, you will be doing a lot of driving and hunting about garage sales, flea markets and auctions in order to find used professional hedge trimmers and whatever other gizmos you need for your lawn care and gardening business. Check out the local classifieds in your paper or online classifieds like Craigslist for any offers.
Check Out
When you do get to check out the used professional hedge trimmer in questions, take your time and inspect with a critical eye. Frown if you have to in order to get into the right mindset. Look for rust spots, a leaking gas or fuel compartment and if the device is too heavy or too awkward for you. Hopefully, you will be able to turn it on to feel how smoothly it runs and to see whether it gives off any sparks of funnels of smoke.
Check up on the laws regarding lawn care equipment for where your clients reside. Some states like California have environmental standards for hedge trimmers. Also, many townships will only allow such loud devices to be used on weekdays during daylight hours.
Worse comes to worse, consider getting professional garden shears for smaller jobs with thinner shrubs, and save the mechanical hedge trimmers for huge nasty shrubs that are more like a cactus than a bush.
