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  Seth Burgess July 2, 2017 at 9:47pm

  Would a proper wheeled edger not be a better choice for such an amount of edging?  Such as this

  https://www.frjonesandson.co.uk/products/lawnflite-550g-lawn-edger-... Won't cost any more (actually less) than buying the stihl handheld.

  

  Lawnflite 550G lawn edger (9" blade)

  This 550G Edger features a 3.5 hp Briggs & Stratton engine with a 23cm/9" steel dual tip blade. It has a rotating head allowing three different angle…
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    Richard Gadsby > Seth Burgess July 2, 2017 at 9:58pm

    It could well be a better choice I suppose. I'm only thinking handheld as that what I've seen continental using this year doing the same thing!
    It's a huge job and when I say hundreds of meters I really mean thousands as it's over 400 areas of grass. Ranging from 2 by 2 meters to 50 by 20!
    I reckon 3 months work without some mechanical help!!
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      Gary RK > Richard Gadsby July 2, 2017 at 10:04pm

      Richard, we have a 3 wheel one similar to the above and also the Kombi Edger

      If you're just 'cutting' the edge grass they will work but you need to be accurate otherwise you end up cutting a "new" edge.

      If you use a turned around Kombi/Strimmer attachment that is probably the easiest and lightest with the cord easily cutting the grass, but not massively cutting into the soil.

      Look at KM94 as they are a new style traditional 2ST but is light and more than man-enough for those sort of tasks.
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        Richard Gadsby > Gary RK July 2, 2017 at 10:19pm

        thanks for that but I perhaps need to be clearer in what I'm doing! The cutting of "grass" without creating "new" edges is secondary.
        The job is to cut back verges to the curb line. This could mean taking the "grass/turf" back more than a foot in places as its overgrown massively over the years but they are keen to try and get it back in order after years of neglect. So whatever I buy needs to be able to cut turf/soil as its primary purpose (at least to start with for this job!)
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        Richard Gadsby > Gary RK July 2, 2017 at 10:22pm

        I also tend to use shears in gardens but do have a few that I never seem to have time to cut fresh edges in!
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          Gary RK > Richard Gadsby July 2, 2017 at 10:30pm

          Then the 3 wheel dedicated edger or the one wheel Stihl Edger attachment should fit the job well and get a long handled square mouth shovel - makes clearing path edges easier with less back strain
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            Richard Gadsby > Gary RK July 2, 2017 at 11:06pm

            Thanks for that. Long handle shovel sounds like a good idea!
            Think I might try and hire one to get an idea how quick it works because the next issue is price!!
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  Scott H July 2, 2017 at 9:54pm

  The KM90 4 Mix runs the edger just fine, so any of them will do it I guess.

  The edger blade is supplied with blunt edges, bit rubbish methinks, sharpen the edge and it does a great job.

  Think I would go with a wheeled unit too, for that length - I have a Tanka TLE 550, 280mm or something like blade 80mm drop, would make short work of it.
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    Richard Gadsby > Scott H July 2, 2017 at 10:03pm

    Thanks for that. What are they like at sharpening up edges on garden borders just out of interest?
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      Scott H > Richard Gadsby July 3, 2017 at 8:13pm

      I've found it pretty good and can be a timesaver.

      Have to go careful though, it is easy to  take a chunk out of a border.