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Hedge trimmers: safer, powerful electrics.(Buyers guide)

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| June 01, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

The top gasoline-powered hedge trimmers are still fastest at buzzing through thick, dense shrubs. But this year's best plug-in trimmers perform nearly as well, cost far less, and offer more safety features.

Wider gaps between the blade teeth helped our top-scoring gas trimmers cut thicker branches and take in more smaller ones with each pass. But the wider spaces also make it more dangerous if you contact the blades. A voluntary Underwriters Laboratory standard requires that the gap on electric trimmers be small enough to keep out a 34-inch finger-sized probe. But gas trimmers sold in the U.S., which are used more by landscapers, lack such a standard. Putting ...

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