20 Most Recent Black & Decker 22" Electric Hedge Trimmer Questions & Answers

burred teeth on cutter? check for damaged teeth...if blades dont move it wont let motor turn over

False, almost everything can be fixed unless it is so old you can find replacement parts. However, seeing that you are talking about a $40 hedge trimmer it would probably be cheaper to buy another unit. Black and Decker parts are available online, search by the model number or product number, not the name.

Withou make and model it's tough to be accurate so I'll need to make a presumption that it's electric.

First clean the blades thoroughly then spray them liberally with a light oil like WD40

It sounds like the blades are binding and causing a thermal shutdown of the motor. Allowing it to sit over night resets the thermal circuit breaker