On Sun, 30 May 2004 16:36:25 GMT, Timothy
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On Sun, 30 May 2004 00:58:28 -0500, RoyDMercer wrote:

"Timothy" wrote in message
s.com...

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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.

True, not much will beat a good steal blade edger. String straight
edging is not to replace a blade edger, but is to maintain the egde.
Whipping the grass that hangs over the bed line or sidewalk line is all
it's really good for. To be honest, I use a Ryobi 725 with a steel blade
edger attachment. This is a 100 dollar machine with a 50 dollar
aftermarket attachment ment for home owner use. Let me tell you, for the
price, it just can't be beat. This machine has lasted me for 4 years of
hard, commercial use. It has out lasted my first echo string trimmer.

I steel edge ever two or three months and straight edge the rest of the
time.


Thanks, Tim and Roy...

Tim: my trimmer doesn't have the U-handle...it's not a
brush-cutter...and, I won't be 'flipping the head' (just the trimmer,
as you mentioned/suggested

Roy: I have an electric B&D 2 h.p. trencher/edger, which I use in the
Spring and Fall (first and last 'trimming/edging'), and my string
trimmer to edge (and trim, of course the rest of the time.

I only have a residential property to deal with, so I don't think I'll
invest in the 'edger attachment' for the Echo...at least, not at this
time.

Thanks, again, guys, for the feedback/tips...appreciate your efforts
:-)

Jim K.