In article , "John"
wrote:

I want to buy a lawn edger and I'm wondering if the electric models (about
$80) have plenty of power or would I be better off going gas as with some
other things. Having never used an edger before I'm not really even sure if
you NEED much power. Advice appreciated.

John

I borrowed a Black and Decker electric edger from a friend. When it
worked it worked well. However, it got clogged very easily with the clay
soil that we have and so hardly ran for more than 30 seconds before I had
to stop and clean out the clay. So it certainly does not have the power
to muscle through heavy clay (they claim it can act as a trencher too).

Based on my limited experience I would be reluctant to buy it.

Roland