pmackellow 2,738 #1 Posted May 31, 2014 Amongst the autojumble stalls at the Tinkers Park Steam Rally I found this All working with long cable, £5, its a Little Wonder hedge trimmer made in the USA and imported over here, it will look good on the 240volt Conyers generating set... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sten 84 #2 Posted May 31, 2014 Nice find Paul, would that date from the 60's ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rotoscytheben 94 #3 Posted May 31, 2014 Amongst the autojumble stalls at the Tinkers Park Steam Rally I found this All working with long cable, £5, its a Little Wonder hedge trimmer made in the USA and imported over here, it will look good on the 240volt Conyers generating set... is tinkers park this weekend Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pmackellow 2,738 #4 Posted May 31, 2014 Nice find Paul, would that date from the 60's ? About that era I think, or possibly into the 70's Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paul 64 #5 Posted May 31, 2014 That's nice Paul, isn't it funny how I put the petrol lawn edger on here then this appears from the same company. That's the only two items I have seen from them to date. Paul Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anglo Traction 1,016 #6 Posted May 31, 2014 That's nice Paul, isn't it funny how I put the petrol lawn edger on here then this appears from the same company. That's the only two items I have seen from them to date. Paul Nice find and good little tool Paul, As Paul mentioned above, a coincidence, and you are fortunate to have the User and Parts Manuals available online still. Age will be between 68 and 87, depending on the Switch type fitted. Units sent to England were sold with 25 feet of cable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pmackellow 2,738 #7 Posted May 31, 2014 Thanks for the information Richard Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve d 43 #8 Posted May 31, 2014 My dad sold quite a few in the seventies and eighties a very good hedge cutter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pmackellow 2,738 #9 Posted June 1, 2014 All seems to work ok so a good deal for a fiver methinks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wallfish 698 #10 Posted June 4, 2014 That's a neat little item! Here's a pic of the Little Wonder's gas version with an O&R engine 2 pmackellow and squonk reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pmackellow 2,738 #11 Posted June 4, 2014 Thanks for the photo Wallfish, yours looks neater !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pmackellow 2,738 #12 Posted July 17, 2014 A 12 volt version arrived today to keep the other one company... And yes I will look at the wiring before trying it !! 1 Ian reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Triumph66 1,256 #13 Posted July 19, 2014 I have used many Little Wonder Hedge Cutters during my time as a National Trust gardener and can vouch for the quality of this. They were light weight and wasn't too noisy to use either. In my ignorance I thought they were aBritish product as the label said Tavistock, Devon but they are American. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian 2,417 #14 Posted July 21, 2014 A 12 volt version arrived today to keep the other one company... And yes I will look at the wiring before trying it !! That's just the sort of thing I need, a 12 volt hedge cutter.. Plug it into a Wh, cut the hedge and let all the trimmings fall in a trailer behind 2 squonk and pmackellow reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pmackellow 2,738 #15 Posted July 22, 2014 I was more thinking of running it off the 12volt Conyers gensets but why not off a garden tractor ?? Providing the load is not too much it should be fine... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Mad Mower 64 #16 Posted September 20, 2016 (edited) Realise this is an older post but as a new member i have just found it - I got my 230v version back in 1988 second hand and still have it today .They cut anything and the length of the bar ( 3 foot ) gets the job done fast .The little motor is indeed a wonder as it cuts through privet and beach hedges without flinching . Edited September 20, 2016 by Mister Mad Mower Extra info on bar length 1 Triumph66 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wallfish 698 #17 Posted February 12, 2017 On 6/4/2014 at 11:24 AM, pmackellow said: Thanks for the photo Wallfish, yours looks neater !! Wish mine looked like this. That is a pic of webhead's rebuilt trimmer. Most of my stuff stays original unless they're in real bad condition. 1 pmackellow reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pmackellow 2,738 #18 Posted February 12, 2017 Most of my O&R stuff also stays original, just tidied up, the compressor needed a repaint as the unit was silver grey, not yellow as it needed to be... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
