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Old 30-05-2004, 08:06 AM
RoyDMercer
 
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Default Edging, with an Echo string trimmer...how?

"Timothy" wrote in message
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Ok, just right before I hit the send button, I looked up the echo model
that you have. It wasn't comfortable with the post due to the model
number. I looked it up and all of them show a U handle. These are brush
cutters and are not for straight edging. If you flip the head as you
suggested, you may very well bust the gear in the end of the shaft. This I
really don't know for sure. Still, edging with a U handle with the head
flipped would still be a bit of a chore. Imho, this may not be the trimmer
for you and your needs.


Edging with a string trimmer sucks. Even those that are designed to be used
for the purpose. There's some people who get the hang of it and can do it
quite well, but I was never one of those people. I have an Echo split-boom
with trimmer and edger attachments. Echo also sells stand alone edgers for
a couple of C notes or so. If you have a lot of driveway and sidewalks to
edge, it's really worth getting an edger.