Here are LINKS to the EDGERS used in this video. Thank you for supporting the channel! 👍 👉ECHO PE-225 Lawn Edger amzn.to/4c4PnFc 👉McLane Gas Powered Lawn Edger amzn.to/3ymzoxW (For the Honda Engine Model with Metal Wheels, see the McLane website!)
Walk behind gets a laser line. I’m building a home and getting the Honda engine McClane - it’s a small front yard, but I want it to last. Cry now, spend now is my philosophy on things I use constantly. Love your channel!
I tried an electric stick edger, then I tried a gas stick edger. After several years with each I found that hiring a landscaper to do all of it worked best for me!
@@GarageGear To be honest, I did wait until I was retired for several years before giving it up. By the way, your videos on snow blowers are a great source as I still do that myself. My 21 year old Toro is the last of my gas powered tools since I gave away my tractor, lawn mower and string trimmer.
@@DavidStauffacher not much David for 2 cycle models. Changing blades/string out and proper long term storage procedures but other than those no much. 4 cycle engines will need oil changes and run them on ethanol free gas!
Love that you edge by the all the sidewalks in your immediate area JB. Those around you are blessed to call you a neighbour. Just as we are to enjoy and learn from @Garage Gear. Thanks for all you provide...in equipment and through your good heart.
JOE! Good to hear from you buddy! Appreciate you my friend! I have edging OCD! Cool fans like you make the world go round! Hope you have an awesome rest of the weekend 👍👍
I've wanted a walk behind for a while. Finally found one local that was used for $30 old Briggs flathead engine on it. This things older. I tell you it runs smooth and real quiet. I've got a smaller sidewalk but I also do my neighbors at times to. I am sold on walk behind edgers
I use a 20v battery B&D string trimmer for trimming and edging. It has a wheel to help keep it vertical and makes it easier to edge. I run it down the sidewalk and curbs weekly and it does a good job.
For me and my yard, a walk behind. Corner lot , sidewalk runs along the curb. So no curb hop needed. Only two very small curved sections. So I just quickly flip edge those. If you have lots of curves and you have to edge along the curb. You will be soooo much happier with a stick edger. If you've got straight lines and don't have to edge against the curb. A walk behind is great to have. Like someone else said, the tripointed blade on the walk behind is superb. It also makes it even worse on any curve too.
Hey JB, I always click the like button before watching your videos! The walk behind models are very nice, if you have a lot of edging to do. I don't, so I use a stick edger.
@@GarageGear The Milwaukee M18 with their "Quik Lok" system. I have one power head with the string trimmer, edger and pole saw attachments. They are not what I would consider to be professional replacements for gas tools, as I have hit thermal shutdown with all three attachments, but when these battery tools are used, they get used pretty hard and for Joe Homeowner, they work quite well. The Milwaukee tool has a high and low range, turtle or rabbit, with a variable speed trigger. When the motor stops, letting off on the trigger and pulling it again, generally gets the tool going again. When using the edger, putting it in the "turtle" mode or low range seems to work better for me. These tools are much lighter than their gas counter parts.
I've got a Black & Decker corded edger I've been using for 20+ years. Does a nice job and very easy to handle along the curb. Lot is 75' wide and driveway is about 60' long. Done in about 15 minutes.
I’ve been pro walk behind edger ever since I found out about them after struggling for a couple of summers with a string trimmer. My previous house I had a shorter driveway with maybe 14 ft of side walk in front and still used my walk behind. The house I have in the country I’m still rocking my walk behind trimmer.
@@GarageGear honestly I really have no idea. I can tell by the engine it’s a Briggs but the manufacturer isn’t on there, all it says is “all steel” on the handles
Got a 1994 commercial walk behind gas Little Wonder Edger the thing is a tank. Runs great doesn’t like the balancing act at the curb at all. Starts on 2nd pull every time. Definitely need ethanol free gasoline.
I have an echo PE-2620S. It wasnt cheap and i have enough edge to do that it is fatiguing on my back but it stores much easier than a walk behind in the garage. I only wish i had gone with the Echo Pas system before i bought both a trimmer snd edger. I guess theyll both last longer. I install hourmeters on everything and i only have about 3 hours since last year on the edger.
I have the edger attachment for my mantis tiller, I use it to cut edges first of the year it works amazing, then stri g trimmer to keep them in good shape
Ok, dumb question here: Do all weedwhackers use a plastic cord system for trimming? There's no alternative like a fixed blade, or a braided metal cord or something?
What about corded electric like the B&D edge hog? I've had mine for decades. I use it a couple times a season to cut the initial edge and then maintain it with my battery string trimmer. I will say I don't have that much to edge.
I bought a new Craftsman walk behind edger back in 1999. It has a 3.8hp Tecumseh engine and I still use it every 2 weeks during the lawn growing season. It spits and sputters, replaced the carb last year and still running.
I use a Stihl FS130 with an edger head. It has a lot of power and cleans up edges easily. If I'm defining a new planting bed pulling the stick edger backwards cuts a good sharp line in the sod quickly. After I cut the edge of a new bed I switch parts and turn it into a bed redefiner... All the parts are available from Sthil. I use the redefiner to cut the trench at the edge of the bed and use a sharp shovel to remove the sod. I don't know that a walk behind edger would lend itself to such planting bed use. I don't have the Kombi... They were new when I got the FS130 and just needed at heavy duty trimmer/brush cutter at the time. Other needs developed over time so I just bought various heads for the FS130 and change them out as needed. I have string trimmer, edger, bed redefiner, various brush cutter guards and blades, and an articulating hedge clipper for the 130. I have an HT131 pole saw and an HS56 hedge clipper also. The FS130 has proven to be very versatile but many would probably find the KS131 easier to use if they need to change heads often and need that much power! Regarding the "sharp shovel," I sharpen my garden tools with a mill file... various shovels, hoes, weeding hoops, machetes, axes, hatchets, loppers, pruning shears, etc. are easy to sharpen with a file. Hand saws can be hand filed also but require more steps and tools. Sharpening grass whips is easy with a file but scythes take a very different skill set and tools! Things like mattocks and picks are done on a bench grinder. Sharp tools are safer and easier to use!
The best edger to do everything is without a doubt the Atom edger we have in Australia.I think we export them to the Us.Get one, you won’t be disappointed.
I have Ryobi walk behind edger. It was 124.50 with battery and charger. Battery worth the price! My yard has always had some edging done with weed eater but I did my neighbors edging that has never been done and it did a wonderful job. Great for small to medium sized yards.
Nice comparison JB! I use the Ego stick edger for the first trim in spring. It does a pretty good job but is tough on your back. I also have the Worx battery (20volt) trimmer that flips and you can edge too. Actually works well and is easy on the back. (You’re welcome to borrow it to do a review if you’d like.) Nothing like a walk behind to do the edging when you have a lot to do! Sup for the weekend? Cheers my friend!
Awesome my friend! May take you up on that down the road. The walk behind makes easy work of it for sure! Filming today and hopping in the pool tomorrow most likely! How about you?
Echo also sells an edger attachment for their SRM straight shaft trimmers, and no I am not talking about the PAS system. It replaces the trimmer head on straight shaft trimmers but they do not recommend using it on 21.2cc trimmers as they say it may overwork the engine. That said I have been considering it for my 21.2cc SRM 2320T. It is priced about $140 and it has the all aluminum case and debris shield, not plastic like the PE 225
@@GarageGear I just posted the part number and UA-cam blocked my reply. I expected that and that is why I did not put the part number in my initial comment. If you go to Echo's site it is in the trimmer accessory's section. Both Home Depot and Amazon carry it
Stick edger that is part of a set of attachments on a 25.4cc 2-cycle power head FTW for me. The versatility of the power head being able to run the stick edger attachment (about 1x per month - use string trimmer to maintain the edge between bladed edges) and an articulating hedge trimmer attachment (about 2x per season) is a value option that has given me great ROI. My power heads are two Toro units that have 18" string trimmers that I have modified to speed feed heads as backups/loaners. These are unfortunately discontinued power heads but can be found on the secondary market along with attachments very inexpensively compared to Echo PAS and Stihl Kombi units and accessories. Are they as good? No...but for limited use by a lawn care provider or homeowner they are perfect secondary units to have in addition to a quality dedicated Echo string trimmer. Even if I had an Echo 2620X Series (25.4cc) PAS power head - it wouldn't be my daily trimmer unit for two reasons - the added weight of it as a PAS and 25cc vs say an SRM-225 for daily use AND the cost...you wouldn't want to wear that power head out any quicker than necessary. That's why I run dedicated string trimmers and keep attachment capable power heads in reserve for specialty tasks like hedges, edging, pole saw limbing, tilling, sweeping etc That's what works for me...I do agree with you JB about the efficiency of the walk behind power edger for a really long sidewalk run...maybe worth a rental at the start of the year and stick edge the remainder? Yours sure is a beauty tho!
@@GarageGear EGO multi head. EGO 765 blower for weekly maintenance. Gas mowers and Redmax 8500 backpack for the fall and spring clean up. Battery can't touch those yet... my mowers are 15-35 years old and run like the day I bought them! I was pro gas everything until I bought my house and no longer landscaped professionally. The 2 battery tools are fine for my 5500 sqft grass areas.
I don't have a sidewalk and my driveway has Belgian block borders on most of it, so I just use my trimmer. BUT I do have a manual edger that is a blade with a small platform you step on attached to a hinged handle. So basically, it looks like a giant ice skate with a handle on the toe. It's a little awkward, but she cuts a nice straight line! Hard to explain, can't find a photo online to link to....
I started with, ( and still have ) an Echo edger attachment for my Echo trimmer, ( along with a few other attachments, too. ) Once I saw another resident in the neighborhood with a walk behind edger, I knew that would be just the ticket for most of my yard edging needs. After some researching, I bought a Troy-Bilt TBE550 walk behind edger. I love it, but as you noted in your video, it takes more effort to work along my curved entry way side walk and along the outer/narriow street edge curb. I've never used both edgers together, but that looks like the best option for the edging job here. Very good video, BTW! 👍👍
Even though I'm not a battery power equipment fan in general, we have the Ego 3pc Multi Combo Kit which includes the edger attachment. It has a heavy duty attachment/blade and uses the same battery for the string head attachment. I don't know if it matches the torque of the 4 stroke edgers. It's blade does a good job but it's a heavy stick type that we use on our small lawn. Space for storage is an issue for us so a multi-use machine helps us conserve space.
In Florida the sand eats the wheels away in 90 days that's all we had was stand up edgers same with stick edgers the wheel wears with sand but about 6 months Florida sells more edgers than the whole country combined 😊
I think I have the same edger and basically the same situation - one side of a driveway, a very short sidewalk, and the walkway to the front door. The toughest part is the curbs, since we have sloped curbs with round tops on them so I have to balance the edger on it's two wheels closes to the blade. Works fine if I'm careful.
I grew up with wheeled edgers. I don’t have experience with stick edgers. I know that they are cheaper. Lighter. But, you’re dealing with a stick edgers a tiny 2cycle that revs fairly high and in hot weather it’s going to heat up pretty fast. So, I am not sure which is better for me.
I don’t have sidewalks on the street. I have about an average driveway. I have thought about it. And a stick edger would probably be the most cost effective option. The edger you have is probably the best period. Of the stick edgers; I’ve been debating on Stihl FS96. It’s straight shaft. And it’s a steel rod shaft. It has the 4mix engine which is a 4cycle that uses a gas/oil mix. The have a lot of torque. And don’t rev as high as a 2cycle. I’m still researching the repair records on this edger. It’s not cheap. So, I’m not a person who just runs out and buys the first thing he sees. Echo makes the best 2cycle going. I have a PB-770t blower (2023 model) which is the best one you can get. I don’t have any experience with Echo’s other products. I figure they’re right up with any other brand. I know that if I want a gasoline powered edger. Better buy it soon and buy a good one because I don’t think it will be very long before you won’t be able to get one.
Do you guys know of anything like a Darwin grip that is available in Canada? In order for me to get a Darwin grip the shipping is more that the value of it 🙄🤣
I have a dilemma. I need to edge a half mile long street side curb that has a high volume of traffic. I have a wheeled 76cc Powermate edger that has an adjustable setting for curbs but it requires the unit to run on the street which is not feasible because of traffic running at 40 mph. I have trimmers that I can use to edge but the city spreads a sand gravel (size between bbs and peas) during the winter on the iced street and it flings up and hits me when using a trimmer. I always wear goggles and I use a face mask but still get pelted on the arms, chest and stomach and it can be really painful. I've looked at using a handheld wheeled edger, either a curved shaft or a straight shaft but both would need to have the wheel running in the grass and not on the curb because that would put me on the street which isn't safe because of high traffic volume. Any suggestions on how to edge this half mile strip.
@@miker1448 hey Mike this is a tough one! Could you hold the unit stick edger in the opposite hand, not standing in the road but on the grass and edge that way?
@@GarageGear Thank you for the response. I just got a new to me (Facebbok MP) used Husqvarna 330LK combi with a trimmer and straight shaft edger (ESA850) attachments to try and use. Your suggestion makes sense, I'll give it a try. Thank you.
@@GarageGear Made my first run with the Husqvarna 330LK with edger attachment, which turned out perfect from not getting pelted by the pea gravel. For someone that has never run an edger I did okay. Was a little worried that operating it would wear me out because it is so heavy (they sell a harness to use it, which I got in the FB mktpl buy), turns out it is much easier than flipping a string trimmer. I managed to use the lull in morning traffic from 8:30ish to 10:00ish to edge. Found out that I can operate it from the normal side with one foot on the curb and the other in the grass with the cutting blade slightly tilted to the right. One note: The 28cc engine is definitely a better alternative to the smaller edger engines, saves having to backup and recut because the engine bogs down. I'm fairly certain that by the end of the season I'll be getting the hang of operating it like a pro.
I have a corner property and a lot of edging. It’s very time consuming. I have an Ego battery power stick edger now and I can’t keep up. I need to upgrade to a walk behind gas edger….but holy smokes is the McClane expensive (750 bucks). And its hard to find a used edger. I may get the Craftsman for 275 dollars.
I’ve watched a woman with a machete in another country edge her whole yard. It’s not that hard guys. Stick edger might take you a little time, but you will get it done
@@FaithwalkerTodd those are good if the lawn is maintained. For over grown lawns those engines can struggle. They are really only as strong as the echo engine mentioned in this video.
@@GarageGear you’re right, I just tried edging my yard with one of these 29 CC units and although it can do a square cut it’s pretty weak. Trying to cut through an inch of dirt.♥️👋😁
I've had McLane edgers in the past, but the company has completely gone down hill. Bought one last year and it never worked right and customer service is beyond laughable. Had to redo the throttle cable, misaligned belt and a total mess even to start up. I was hoping it would me with edging my front and side yard since I'm on a corner lot, but I've gotten it to work twice and the owner of the small engine shop I've brought my yard equipment to for the past few years noted several defects from the factory. $900 basically down the toilet
Here are LINKS to the EDGERS used in this video. Thank you for supporting the channel! 👍
👉ECHO PE-225 Lawn Edger amzn.to/4c4PnFc
👉McLane Gas Powered Lawn Edger amzn.to/3ymzoxW (For the Honda Engine Model with Metal Wheels, see the McLane website!)
Yea that’s all true even for commercial properties like McDonald’s, every point was hit on the head
Walk behind gets a laser line. I’m building a home and getting the Honda engine McClane - it’s a small front yard, but I want it to last. Cry now, spend now is my philosophy on things I use constantly. Love your channel!
Hahah like that line. Cry now spend now… but thank yourself later. Appreciate you Stan!
I tried an electric stick edger, then I tried a gas stick edger. After several years with each I found that hiring a landscaper to do all of it worked best for me!
Hahahah whatever works right?!?!?👍😂
What maintenance requirements are needed for gas edgers and gas trimmers? How does performances compare?
@@GarageGear To be honest, I did wait until I was retired for several years before giving it up. By the way, your videos on snow blowers are a great source as I still do that myself. My 21 year old Toro is the last of my gas powered tools since I gave away my tractor, lawn mower and string trimmer.
@@DavidStauffacher not much David for 2 cycle models. Changing blades/string out and proper long term storage procedures but other than those no much. 4 cycle engines will need oil changes and run them on ethanol free gas!
Love that you edge by the all the sidewalks in your immediate area JB. Those around you are blessed to call you a neighbour. Just as we are to enjoy and learn from @Garage Gear. Thanks for all you provide...in equipment and through your good heart.
JOE! Good to hear from you buddy! Appreciate you my friend! I have edging OCD! Cool fans like you make the world go round! Hope you have an awesome rest of the weekend 👍👍
I've wanted a walk behind for a while. Finally found one local that was used for $30 old Briggs flathead engine on it. This things older. I tell you it runs smooth and real quiet. I've got a smaller sidewalk but I also do my neighbors at times to. I am sold on walk behind edgers
Sounds like you got a deal my friend! NICE!👍
I use a 20v battery B&D string trimmer for trimming and edging. It has a wheel to help keep it vertical and makes it easier to edge. I run it down the sidewalk and curbs weekly and it does a good job.
Cool David! Thanks for sharing bud!
For me and my yard, a walk behind. Corner lot , sidewalk runs along the curb. So no curb hop needed. Only two very small curved sections. So I just quickly flip edge those. If you have lots of curves and you have to edge along the curb. You will be soooo much happier with a stick edger. If you've got straight lines and don't have to edge against the curb. A walk behind is great to have. Like someone else said, the tripointed blade on the walk behind is superb. It also makes it even worse on any curve too.
Thank for sharing this my friend! 🤜🤛👍
Hey JB,
I always click the like button before watching your videos!
The walk behind models are very nice, if you have a lot of edging to do. I don't, so I use a stick edger.
Appreciate you Patrick! Thanks for being a cool fan! What kind of stick edger do you have?
@@GarageGear The Milwaukee M18 with their "Quik Lok" system. I have one power head with the string trimmer, edger and pole saw attachments. They are not what I would consider to be professional replacements for gas tools, as I have hit thermal shutdown with all three attachments, but when these battery tools are used, they get used pretty hard and for Joe Homeowner, they work quite well. The Milwaukee tool has a high and low range, turtle or rabbit, with a variable speed trigger. When the motor stops, letting off on the trigger and pulling it again, generally gets the tool going again. When using the edger, putting it in the "turtle" mode or low range seems to work better for me. These tools are much lighter than their gas counter parts.
@@PatrickFaricy thanks for sharing brother! This is good info for the community!
I've got a Black & Decker corded edger I've been using for 20+ years. Does a nice job and very easy to handle along the curb. Lot is 75' wide and driveway is about 60' long. Done in about 15 minutes.
Not bad Ron! Thanks for sharing
I’ve been pro walk behind edger ever since I found out about them after struggling for a couple of summers with a string trimmer. My previous house I had a shorter driveway with maybe 14 ft of side walk in front and still used my walk behind. The house I have in the country I’m still rocking my walk behind trimmer.
Awesome thanks for sharing Tanner! What kind of walk behind is it?
@@GarageGear honestly I really have no idea. I can tell by the engine it’s a Briggs but the manufacturer isn’t on there, all it says is “all steel” on the handles
@@tannerc900 🤔 hmmm what color is it?
@@GarageGear Red! The bars leading up to the handle bars are sort of a sea foam green colour..
@@tannerc900 oh man I’ve seen those before can’t think of the brand though
Got a 1994 commercial walk behind gas Little Wonder Edger the thing is a tank. Runs great doesn’t like the balancing act at the curb at all. Starts on 2nd pull every time. Definitely need ethanol free gasoline.
I know how you roll Tom! You got a classic! Hope all is well bud!
I have an echo PE-2620S. It wasnt cheap and i have enough edge to do that it is fatiguing on my back but it stores much easier than a walk behind in the garage. I only wish i had gone with the Echo Pas system before i bought both a trimmer snd edger. I guess theyll both last longer. I install hourmeters on everything and i only have about 3 hours since last year on the edger.
Thanks for sharing this with the community! Three hours ain’t bad lol. They don’t rack up time very fast!
I have the edger attachment for my mantis tiller, I use it to cut edges first of the year it works amazing, then stri g trimmer to keep them in good shape
Like the plan Warren!
Ok, dumb question here: Do all weedwhackers use a plastic cord system for trimming? There's no alternative like a fixed blade, or a braided metal cord or something?
@@leyenda6149 you can buy a separate head with plastic cutting arms. Seen them before but how long they last is anyone’s guess.
What about corded electric like the B&D edge hog? I've had mine for decades. I use it a couple times a season to cut the initial edge and then maintain it with my battery string trimmer. I will say I don't have that much to edge.
Those are great for small lawns! Know someone else with one and they too have had it for a while as well! 👍
I've used both of them but I like the 4 cycle edger The best blade for the 4 cycle edger in my mind is the 3 Arch blade cutting system
Hey Robert! Those do work really well. Perhaps I could compare those in the future. 👍
@@GarageGear Go for it garage gear ✌️👌👍😎
I bought a new Craftsman walk behind edger back in 1999. It has a 3.8hp Tecumseh engine and I still use it every 2 weeks during the lawn growing season. It spits and sputters, replaced the carb last year and still running.
Thanks for sharing my friend
I use a Stihl FS130 with an edger head. It has a lot of power and cleans up edges easily. If I'm defining a new planting bed pulling the stick edger backwards cuts a good sharp line in the sod quickly. After I cut the edge of a new bed I switch parts and turn it into a bed redefiner... All the parts are available from Sthil. I use the redefiner to cut the trench at the edge of the bed and use a sharp shovel to remove the sod. I don't know that a walk behind edger would lend itself to such planting bed use.
I don't have the Kombi... They were new when I got the FS130 and just needed at heavy duty trimmer/brush cutter at the time. Other needs developed over time so I just bought various heads for the FS130 and change them out as needed. I have string trimmer, edger, bed redefiner, various brush cutter guards and blades, and an articulating hedge clipper for the 130. I have an HT131 pole saw and an HS56 hedge clipper also. The FS130 has proven to be very versatile but many would probably find the KS131 easier to use if they need to change heads often and need that much power!
Regarding the "sharp shovel," I sharpen my garden tools with a mill file... various shovels, hoes, weeding hoops, machetes, axes, hatchets, loppers, pruning shears, etc. are easy to sharpen with a file. Hand saws can be hand filed also but require more steps and tools. Sharpening grass whips is easy with a file but scythes take a very different skill set and tools! Things like mattocks and picks are done on a bench grinder. Sharp tools are safer and easier to use!
Thanks for sharing this John! Good info here!
The best edger to do everything is without a doubt the Atom edger we have in Australia.I think we export them to the Us.Get one, you won’t be disappointed.
@@Hahehhwgajshah72726.. I am definitely gonna check these out. Can you send me a link possibly?
My favorite is the Ryobi electric stick edger. I don't have a lot of area to edge and this works out perfectly. I love it!
@@DavidJones-fi2sl thanks for sharing david
I have Ryobi walk behind edger. It was 124.50 with battery and charger. Battery worth the price! My yard has always had some edging done with weed eater but I did my neighbors edging that has never been done and it did a wonderful job. Great for small to medium sized yards.
@@J-Colt thanks for sharing j
Well said. I have had both and your points about the Pros and Cons of each are 100 Pct. correct.
Appreciate you don!
Nice comparison JB! I use the Ego stick edger for the first trim in spring. It does a pretty good job but is tough on your back. I also have the Worx battery (20volt) trimmer that flips and you can edge too. Actually works well and is easy on the back. (You’re welcome to borrow it to do a review if you’d like.) Nothing like a walk behind to do the edging when you have a lot to do! Sup for the weekend? Cheers my friend!
Awesome my friend! May take you up on that down the road. The walk behind makes easy work of it for sure! Filming today and hopping in the pool tomorrow most likely! How about you?
Smoked some baby back ribs in between edging, trimming and mowing the lawn. Oh and sipped some bourbon after I hydrated of course!
@@jaybooth4815 what a day my friend! Happy Father’s Day to ya!
@@GarageGearthanks bud...Happy Father's Day!
Echo also sells an edger attachment for their SRM straight shaft trimmers, and no I am not talking about the PAS system. It replaces the trimmer head on straight shaft trimmers but they do not recommend using it on 21.2cc trimmers as they say it may overwork the engine. That said I have been considering it for my 21.2cc SRM 2320T. It is priced about $140 and it has the all aluminum case and debris shield, not plastic like the PE 225
Thanks for sharing this Eric! Good info here
@@GarageGear I just posted the part number and UA-cam blocked my reply. I expected that and that is why I did not put the part number in my initial comment. If you go to Echo's site it is in the trimmer accessory's section. Both Home Depot and Amazon carry it
Stick edger that is part of a set of attachments on a 25.4cc 2-cycle power head FTW for me. The versatility of the power head being able to run the stick edger attachment (about 1x per month - use string trimmer to maintain the edge between bladed edges) and an articulating hedge trimmer attachment (about 2x per season) is a value option that has given me great ROI. My power heads are two Toro units that have 18" string trimmers that I have modified to speed feed heads as backups/loaners. These are unfortunately discontinued power heads but can be found on the secondary market along with attachments very inexpensively compared to Echo PAS and Stihl Kombi units and accessories. Are they as good? No...but for limited use by a lawn care provider or homeowner they are perfect secondary units to have in addition to a quality dedicated Echo string trimmer. Even if I had an Echo 2620X Series (25.4cc) PAS power head - it wouldn't be my daily trimmer unit for two reasons - the added weight of it as a PAS and 25cc vs say an SRM-225 for daily use AND the cost...you wouldn't want to wear that power head out any quicker than necessary. That's why I run dedicated string trimmers and keep attachment capable power heads in reserve for specialty tasks like hedges, edging, pole saw limbing, tilling, sweeping etc
That's what works for me...I do agree with you JB about the efficiency of the walk behind power edger for a really long sidewalk run...maybe worth a rental at the start of the year and stick edge the remainder? Yours sure is a beauty tho!
@@kirkthebeerslinger that’s not a bad idea though renting one Kirk! Appreciate you bud!
Great video and tips JB!
Appreciate you Justin! Did Kress send you an edger lately?
@GarageGear Yes! They sent their commercial stick edger. It works much better than my old Toro edger.
@@TheLawnLover cool did you review it?
@@GarageGear I'm trying, been swamped lately lol
I have a multi head trimmer. Stick edger attachment for the first edge of the season then I maintain it with a string trimmer attachment.
Awesome Mike! What brand do you have?
@@GarageGear EGO multi head. EGO 765 blower for weekly maintenance. Gas mowers and Redmax 8500 backpack for the fall and spring clean up. Battery can't touch those yet... my mowers are 15-35 years old and run like the day I bought them! I was pro gas everything until I bought my house and no longer landscaped professionally. The 2 battery tools are fine for my 5500 sqft grass areas.
@@515Mike cool mike! Thanks for sharing my friend
Edger? I don't even know her!
Love me a good edge. How about a gas vs. electric edger comparison video, JB?
Like that idea! I didn’t really get into how well stick edgers handle curves… the right tool can handle them well! 😉
I don't have a sidewalk and my driveway has Belgian block borders on most of it, so I just use my trimmer. BUT I do have a manual edger that is a blade with a small platform you step on attached to a hinged handle. So basically, it looks like a giant ice skate with a handle on the toe. It's a little awkward, but she cuts a nice straight line! Hard to explain, can't find a photo online to link to....
Interesting Ben! If you ever find a photo and take a photo send it on over! 👍
Just picked up an edger attachment for my Ryobi 40v trimmer off FB marketplace for $25. First edge has me wondering why I waited so long!
Cool! Glad it worked for you!
I started with, ( and still have ) an Echo edger attachment for my Echo trimmer, ( along with a few other attachments, too. )
Once I saw another resident in the neighborhood with a walk behind edger, I knew that would be just the ticket for most of my yard edging needs.
After some researching, I bought a Troy-Bilt TBE550 walk behind edger. I love it, but as you noted in your video, it takes more effort to work along my curved entry way side walk and along the outer/narriow street edge curb.
I've never used both edgers together, but that looks like the best option for the edging job
here.
Very good video, BTW! 👍👍
Appreciate you Steven! Thanks for sharing this with the community!
Even though I'm not a battery power equipment fan in general, we have the Ego 3pc Multi Combo Kit which includes the edger attachment. It has a heavy duty attachment/blade and uses the same battery for the string head attachment. I don't know if it matches the torque of the 4 stroke edgers. It's blade does a good job but it's a heavy stick type that we use on our small lawn. Space for storage is an issue for us so a multi-use machine helps us conserve space.
Hey gpal! Thanks for sharing this my friend! I may be reviewing a combo string trimmer/edger next go around! Hope all is well on your end bud!
Darwin's grip 👍👍👍 for the Pe 225
@@harryerhart5978 yeah that would definitely help out a lot!
Very well explained, and I agree 💯 🇺🇲
ROCK ON Shane! Have a good week bud!
Walk behind but I see the advantages of the stick type. Thank you
@@woozin24 you got it wooz
Km130r with the stick edger attachment. Never had an issue with lack of power.
Awesome thanks for sharing Brian!
When you have a walk behind like do , you don’t mind being a good neighbor and get the neighbors too !
I hit theirs from time to time!
In Florida the sand eats the wheels away in 90 days that's all we had was stand up edgers same with stick edgers the wheel wears with sand but about 6 months Florida sells more edgers than the whole country combined 😊
@@harryerhart5978 wow Harry! Thanks for sharing this!
"Power is everything" ..... from Apollo 13....great movie.
Definitely a great movie Louie! 👍
lol me watching with my corded black & decker 😂💃🏼 annoying cord but all I edge is a driveway. We have no side walks
That’s a win right there for you rover! 👍👍
I think I have the same edger and basically the same situation - one side of a driveway, a very short sidewalk, and the walkway to the front door. The toughest part is the curbs, since we have sloped curbs with round tops on them so I have to balance the edger on it's two wheels closes to the blade. Works fine if I'm careful.
I grew up with wheeled edgers. I don’t have experience with stick edgers. I know that they are cheaper. Lighter. But, you’re dealing with a stick edgers a tiny 2cycle that revs fairly high and in hot weather it’s going to heat up pretty fast. So, I am not sure which is better for me.
Hey John do you have longer sidewalks?
I don’t have sidewalks on the street. I have about an average driveway. I have thought about it. And a stick edger would probably be the most cost effective option. The edger you have is probably the best period. Of the stick edgers; I’ve been debating on Stihl FS96. It’s straight shaft. And it’s a steel rod shaft. It has the 4mix engine which is a 4cycle that uses a gas/oil mix. The have a lot of torque. And don’t rev as high as a 2cycle. I’m still researching the repair records on this edger. It’s not cheap. So, I’m not a person who just runs out and buys the first thing he sees. Echo makes the best 2cycle going. I have a PB-770t blower (2023 model) which is the best one you can get. I don’t have any experience with Echo’s other products. I figure they’re right up with any other brand. I know that if I want a gasoline powered edger. Better buy it soon and buy a good one because I don’t think it will be very long before you won’t be able to get one.
Walk behind works great for me. Both types struggle with edge on asphalt driveway.
Thanks for sharing Steven! Asphalt driveways are tough!
I like the stick edger mainly due to how quick I can get the job done.
I bet you’re a stick edger world record holder Smallblock! Have an awesome weekend bud!
My weakness is edging I need the best one thinking toro edger good reviews.
@@markthemanhansen7024 is it a string edger or blade edger?
@@GarageGear I have string and ego blade edger I mow alot of yards hard to edge that much .
Toro has new blade edger you should do review;) might not be too new
I was waiting for a show about this thanks for the info
ROCK ON Allen! Thanks for watching bud!
Do you guys know of anything like a Darwin grip that is available in Canada? In order for me to get a Darwin grip the shipping is more that the value of it 🙄🤣
Wow. Thats interesting. Even on Amazon?
Not sure but I’ll look into it! 👍
Always providing entertaining and quality content!
Appreciate you DB! Thanks for being a cool fan
I have a dilemma. I need to edge a half mile long street side curb that has a high volume of traffic. I have a wheeled 76cc Powermate edger that has an adjustable setting for curbs but it requires the unit to run on the street which is not feasible because of traffic running at 40 mph. I have trimmers that I can use to edge but the city spreads a sand gravel (size between bbs and peas) during the winter on the iced street and it flings up and hits me when using a trimmer. I always wear goggles and I use a face mask but still get pelted on the arms, chest and stomach and it can be really painful. I've looked at using a handheld wheeled edger, either a curved shaft or a straight shaft but both would need to have the wheel running in the grass and not on the curb because that would put me on the street which isn't safe because of high traffic volume. Any suggestions on how to edge this half mile strip.
@@miker1448 hey Mike this is a tough one! Could you hold the unit stick edger in the opposite hand, not standing in the road but on the grass and edge that way?
@@GarageGear Thank you for the response. I just got a new to me (Facebbok MP) used Husqvarna 330LK combi with a trimmer and straight shaft edger (ESA850) attachments to try and use. Your suggestion makes sense, I'll give it a try.
Thank you.
@@GarageGear Made my first run with the Husqvarna 330LK with edger attachment, which turned out perfect from not getting pelted by the pea gravel. For someone that has never run an edger I did okay. Was a little worried that operating it would wear me out because it is so heavy (they sell a harness to use it, which I got in the FB mktpl buy), turns out it is much easier than flipping a string trimmer. I managed to use the lull in morning traffic from 8:30ish to 10:00ish to edge. Found out that I can operate it from the normal side with one foot on the curb and the other in the grass with the cutting blade slightly tilted to the right.
One note: The 28cc engine is definitely a better alternative to the smaller edger engines, saves having to backup and recut because the engine bogs down.
I'm fairly certain that by the end of the season I'll be getting the hang of operating it like a pro.
Thanks for taking your time to read and respond.
@@miker1448 awesome my friend! You got it! 👍
My lawns not fancy enough for a edger 😂
I’m sure it is! Every lawn loves an edge!
I have a corner property and a lot of edging. It’s very time consuming. I have an Ego battery power stick edger now and I can’t keep up. I need to upgrade to a walk behind gas edger….but holy smokes is the McClane expensive (750 bucks). And its hard to find a used edger. I may get the Craftsman for 275 dollars.
@@patrickkeschl596 give the craftsman a shot and see how it goes! 👍
A nice edge makes the lawn cut look complete.
Kinda like tire shine after a car wash! 👍
I’ve watched a woman with a machete in another country edge her whole yard. It’s not that hard guys. Stick edger might take you a little time, but you will get it done
@@seanhopkins6179 thanks for sharing sean
What about the 29 cc 4-stroke walk behind?❤🎉
@@FaithwalkerTodd by which brand Todd?
@@GarageGear craftsman and Troy Bilt.
@@FaithwalkerTodd those are good if the lawn is maintained. For over grown lawns those engines can struggle. They are really only as strong as the echo engine mentioned in this video.
@@GarageGear you’re right, I just tried edging my yard with one of these 29 CC units and although it can do a square cut it’s pretty weak. Trying to cut through an inch of dirt.♥️👋😁
@@FaithwalkerTodd been through those fights before. No fun! lol! Thanks for watching my friend
Im a stick edger!
Thought you might have mentioned this to me before! Hope all is well on your end Flint! 👍
Thank you for the video
@@liljoeii6091 you got it lil Joe!
Thanks for the info. Your always very helpful!
Appreciate you stephen! 👍
Is there such a thing as a corded, bladed stick edger? Somebody let me know a make/model of one please.
Not that I’m aware of
Just got the Milwaukee weed eater and the edger attachment. Worth every penny
@@GamerNxUSN thanks for sharing
Hey JB your grass looks EPIC. I wish you was my neighbor. Great video🙏👍🙏👍
It’s got its trouble spots like anyone else’s don’t you worry Ray but thanks bud! Enjoy your weekend with your family!
Hah, who has time for edging this day an age. Summer is way short as well.
@@JohnK-pb6mn summer is short but lawns look good with a nice edge!
You forgot one factor, JB, age! Which unit is the easiest to use for us over-the-hill folks?
Hey Yankee! I would say the walk behind! But you’re still a young sprout! 👍
@@GarageGear Lol My sprout days are behind me, lad. Thanks for the tip! (I've been waiting for this video)
@@swampyankee72 you got it Yankee! A lot people actually said the same which was pretty cool!
Can you add a shoulder strap? Cheers from South Tx
I’m sure there are ones you can attach but it doesn’t come with a hook.
@ thank you👍
Stick
I know how you roll! ROCK ON brother! 👍
I've had McLane edgers in the past, but the company has completely gone down hill. Bought one last year and it never worked right and customer service is beyond laughable. Had to redo the throttle cable, misaligned belt and a total mess even to start up. I was hoping it would me with edging my front and side yard since I'm on a corner lot, but I've gotten it to work twice and the owner of the small engine shop I've brought my yard equipment to for the past few years noted several defects from the factory. $900 basically down the toilet
@@DerpaDerpaDooo thanks for sharing
If you have a thick lawn resist the temptation of a cheap stick edger. Its not worth it.
RIGHT ON my friend! 👍
FJB
@@uan588 thanks for watching
Beware of the chinese built walk behind edgers, most of them run backwards.
Thanks for sharing