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re: Do you guys use an edger or just edge with your weedeater?
Posted on 8/13/19 at 9:43 pm to hendersonshands
Posted on 8/13/19 at 9:43 pm to hendersonshands
Use edger every couple months. Use weedeater other than that.
Better at using a weedeater than edger, keep those edges sharp. Edger does a good job of not letting the dirt look all trashy and gives a dirt edge.
Better at using a weedeater than edger, keep those edges sharp. Edger does a good job of not letting the dirt look all trashy and gives a dirt edge.
This post was edited on 8/13/19 at 9:46 pm
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Posted on 8/13/19 at 10:00 pm to hendersonshands
The real question is how much edging do you have to do?
If it's alot definitely go with the steel blade edger with a wheel. It will save your back and arms and I find it quicker since it just rolls along the ground. You don't really have to support any weight.
If you only have a couple hundred feet of edging then this won't matter to you. I have probably 700-800 feet to do so the edger saves me alot of trouble
If it's alot definitely go with the steel blade edger with a wheel. It will save your back and arms and I find it quicker since it just rolls along the ground. You don't really have to support any weight.
If you only have a couple hundred feet of edging then this won't matter to you. I have probably 700-800 feet to do so the edger saves me alot of trouble
Posted on 8/13/19 at 10:08 pm to hendersonshands
Edge and weedeat with my echo 58v electric weedeater. Does great, even on my corner lot with sidewalks. I edge, if I had to guess, probably 350 ft of sidewalks and roads. The echo battery handles them well
Posted on 8/14/19 at 5:02 am to hendersonshands
If I have to really cut an overgrown edge, I use the edge attachment. If I'm just doing maintenance on an established edge, I use the weedwhacker.
Posted on 8/14/19 at 5:41 am to hendersonshands
I have the echo pas with the trimmer, edger and I have limb trimmer(pole saw) as well. Starts everytime. Meanwhile, the stihl blower I purchased and is only 3yrs old needed a carb replacement. It’s a finnicky fricker....
Highly recommend the echo, but don’t buy that bitch from Home Depot. Find a local place.
Highly recommend the echo, but don’t buy that bitch from Home Depot. Find a local place.
Posted on 8/14/19 at 7:13 am to hendersonshands
My weedeater has adjustable rotating head for edging. It gets the job done.
Posted on 8/14/19 at 7:41 am to hendersonshands
I have a black and decker with two rechargable batteries and it works great. Has a wheel to where you can rotate to weed eat or edge. Less than 100 bucks I believe.
It really depends on how much you use it or how much area you have to do. I don't recommend a weak battery powered blower, though.
It really depends on how much you use it or how much area you have to do. I don't recommend a weak battery powered blower, though.
Posted on 8/14/19 at 7:53 am to jimbeam
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Get it started with an edger. Maintain with trimmer. Touch up with edger if need be.
this
I use the edger about once a month
I mow/weed eat every week, so the other times I just use the weedeater to keep maintained till time I edge
Posted on 8/14/19 at 8:03 am to hendersonshands
But, he uses a weedeater and it looks fine.
Posted on 8/14/19 at 8:31 am to hendersonshands
I have both and always use the edger. It is SOOOO much easier than the trimmer.
Posted on 8/14/19 at 9:10 am to hendersonshands
Edging with a string trimmer is an artform. I'm not perfect, but I cut so many yards when I was a teenager I'm pretty good even now. Some people hack it up.
Posted on 8/14/19 at 9:17 am to dragginass
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Edging with a string trimmer is an artform
that's why I use an Edgit on my Echo SRM-230
Posted on 8/14/19 at 9:45 am to joeleblanc
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The only problem with a multi-attachment tool is if the motor ever goes out you are now out of all those tools until you buy another motor
Flip side to that is you're using it more so you're less likely to run into gummed up carbs. I used mine pretty much year-round.
Posted on 8/14/19 at 12:27 pm to hendersonshands
I've mastered using my weedeater as an edger, so I don't see a reason to incur the expense, even though I love buy new outdoor equipment.
Posted on 8/14/19 at 12:31 pm to hendersonshands
I have the Echo pas225 and I’ll use the edger every other month then the weed eater for my weekly trimming. Also Trufuel has worked very well.
Posted on 8/14/19 at 12:37 pm to hendersonshands
I own an edger that I got for free from my neighbor. It had a fouled spark plug and bad gas in it. Tried to give it back but he opted for a lawn service (he's an elderly man). I've run non ethanol gas since then, going on 7 years now, and there is nothing like the edge that a bladed edger can provide. I live on a corner lot, so I have plenty of street exposure to deal with. I suppose I could just run with the stringer edger once the edge is set, but find the strings get worn down a lot when hitting the pavement. Anyway, I opt for a separate edger.
Posted on 8/14/19 at 1:44 pm to hendersonshands
Used a stick edger on driveways and sidewalks when I was cutting grass professionally. I use my weedeater 95% of the time, and I have a walk-behind edger. As long as you keep the edge clean, you can do it just as well (and fast) with a weedeater
Posted on 8/14/19 at 2:30 pm to Hammertime
Appreciate everybody’s input. I ended up getting what I linked. Even if I only use the edger once a month, it’ll be worth it to me to clean up the look.
Posted on 8/14/19 at 4:39 pm to hendersonshands
It depends on the user. My neighbor only uses a string trimmer, and he puts a nicer edge than I do with my edger. I am rubbish with the string trimmer as an edger.
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