It is hard to find a grass edger [not motorised] with the handles out
to the side. The three
I saw at the shop are each with handels in line with the wheel at the
bottom and it would make so much more sense to have the handles out to
the side ie. balance, more downward force ,etc...

Can a designer please consider this as now I will have to cut the one
I have and rotate the shaft as I want it. I keep over balancing with
the handles inline. That is I cannot position my body weight over the
wheel if that makes any sense to a designer? More ergonomic if the
handles allow me to grip sideward handles and push down over the wheel
without having to twist my torso and end up losing balance.

Bunnings had a good design but...in no time it was sold out..it cost
the earth..but it need not cost the earth. Just keep the old basic
design and again - Handles to the side????

brookus wrote:
It is hard to find a grass edger [not motorised] with the handles out
to the side. The three
I saw at the shop are each with handels in line with the wheel at the
bottom and it would make so much more sense to have the handles out to
the side ie. balance, more downward force ,etc...

Can a designer please consider this as now I will have to cut the one
I have and rotate the shaft as I want it. I keep over balancing with
the handles inline. That is I cannot position my body weight over the
wheel if that makes any sense to a designer? More ergonomic if the
handles allow me to grip sideward handles and push down over the wheel
without having to twist my torso and end up losing balance.

Bunnings had a good design but...in no time it was sold out..it cost
the earth..but it need not cost the earth. Just keep the old basic
design and again - Handles to the side????

I don't see how having handles to the side will be less fatiging, I
think it would be more fatiguing... but, hey, no one is stopping you
from swapping the straight wooden handle for a style you like... mine
has two carriage bolts holding the handle, couldn't be simpler to
change handles. But regardless, those manual edgers are not intended
for jobs requiring more than like fifteen minutes, and they only work
on even surfaced concrete with nice straight sides.... I use mine
periodically for small touch ups on a a particular short concrete
walk... for regular full blown edging I prefer a string trimmer... for
edging blacktop driveways there's really no other way.