the blades on my hedge cutter when running have started not crossing both the blades move at the same time shaking me and it almost apart its as if the teeth are bent but there not so the teeth dont cross to cut the bars both move in a stationary position up and down pleaser help im frustrated

chris wagg, May 2008

I HADTHE SAME PROBLEM,THE TWO BLADES ARE ON OPPOSITE SIDE ON THE DRIVE UNIT (TWO CIRCLES ON A SPINDLE) THEY HAVE SLIPPED ONTO THE SAME SIDE.FIRSTTAKEOFF THE BOTTOM COVER & BY PUTTING A THIN STRIP OF STEEL BETWEEN THE BLADES NEAREST TO THE MACHINE IT STOPS THIS HAPPENING.

SLIGO, June 2009

Hi Chris
I had the exact same problem recently i found that if you take the bottom casing of the hedgecutter where the blades are attached to the engine. On mine, the top blade was not turning with the engine so the whole thing was moving together at the same time, like yours. I had to bend the end of the blade down a bit to make it catch and it has worked ever since. An easy way to check it is to put a cordless drill on the shaft to turn the engine and this allows you to see if the blades are moving correctly.
hope this helps.

Glen, August 2008