Description
Ladders slip and cause severe falls when landscapers lean out to trim tall ornamental privacy hedges. The Stihl HLA 135 145 Degree Cordless Extended Reach Hedge Trimmer (Bare Tool) gives operators extended ground reach to square tall shrubs without climbing. It features an articulating 24-inch blade head. Front-heavy tool balance requires two hands on the rubberized shaft grips.
A commercial brushless motor links to a heavy-duty magnesium gear housing designed to dissipate heat generated during continuous reciprocal shearing. Double-sided laser-cut, diamond-ground Swiss steel blades feature sharp teeth designed to shear woody branches up to 1-inch thick. The articulating mechanism features case-hardened alloy steel gears inside a cast-magnesium housing that locks across 145 degrees without slipping.
Articulated Long Pole Hedge Trimming Matrix
The 145-degree articulating head allows crews to fold the cutter bar flat for transport or set custom angles for flat hedge top trimming. The extended shaft delivers reach up to 11 feet high from the ground.
- 36 Volt commercial brushless motor generates high torque output to shear branches up to 1-inch thick.
- 145-degree articulating cutter head mechanism adjusts across multiple detents for custom angle pruning.
- 24-inch double-sided cutting blades clear wide swaths on hedge tops and vertical landscape walls.
- Magnesium gear housing sheds heat fast and stands up to rough transport in open landscape trailers.
- Full-length pole configuration maximizes overhead ground reach up to 11 feet high without ladders.
- Three-speed electronic selector manages stroke rate to match branch thickness and extend runtime.
- Bare tool setup connects straight to Stihl AP battery belts or AR backpack battery packs.
Electric Motor Load Bench Telemetry
Pruning dense privet hedges at maximum speed draws 18.5 Amps from a 36 Volt AP 300S battery at 4000 strokes per minute. Magnesium gear casing temperature stabilizes at 124°F after 45 minutes of continuous hedge shaping. Blade friction drag consumes 660 Watts of power under heavy branch load. Sound pressure registers an ultra-quiet 81 dBA at the operator ear.
Commercial Grounds Pruning Field Directives
Landscape maintenance professionals and estate caretakers trim tall privacy screens and low groundcovers fast using this extended pole platform. Do not use this tool to prune dead hardwood tree limbs because heavy branch binding damages the articulating gear mechanism. Never adjust the articulating head angle while the blades are reciprocating.
- Apply aerosol resin cleaner to the cutter blades before and after each day of landscape pruning.
- Check the articulating pivot lock bolt for play and snug with an Allen wrench every 30 days.
- Blow grass clippings and shrub dust out of the battery dock terminals after every work shift.
Industrial Warranty Equipment Shipment Roster
Stihl backs this HLA 135 pole trimmer with a 2-Year commercial warranty covering the brushless motor, electronic controls, and drive housing. The bare tool package includes the extended pole hedge trimmer, blade scabbard, tip protector, and manual.
