My Weedeater Excalibur hedge trimmer is stipping leaves instead of cutting the branches. Does anyone know why?

Question

I have a WeedEater Excalibur hedge trimmer. Model GHT 225. It is stripping the leaves off of the branches instead of cutting the branches on my hedge. Does anyone know what would be causing this problem? Or how to resolve it. I have recently replaced the blade, and the new blade is doing the same thing.

Answer 1

Assuming the blade is sharp the only thing is can think of is the blade not tightened down properly and allows the small branches to get in between resulting in stripping the leaves and not cutting the branches.