Do you lubricate hedge trimmers? If so what do you use?

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I have a Stihl, and found that the best lubricant for the hedge knives, is the same long polymer grease I use to lube the fittings on my excavator. The product I am using, is made by Amsoil, and of all the lubricants I have used, for me, this lasts the longest. In the bottom gearbox, I use a mixture of synthetic moly grease, mixed with a bit of synthetic gear lube to improve the flow the gearbox gets warm, but does not get hot anymore, like I did when I bought it used. I was also using it like a sithe, to cut a lot of long grass, weeds, and blackberry canes, and even after 5 years, it is still doing great.
I just bought a 10 inch wheel, which uses square chisel 3/8ths cutters. I intend to use it for cutting the large blackberry canes, up to 1 inch in diameter, to see if it will speed up the clearing job.
 

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