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Edging along paths

Posted by Ross Stuart Mckinlay on May 11, 2013 at 8:42am in Machinery
Hi everyoneI have been looking at a number of commercial sites where the are a lot of concrete paths bordering the lawns which all need to be edged.There is about a 10mm gap between the path and the lawn not enough for shears.Does anyone have any ideas what the best way to cut these is ? There is about 1000m in total so there is a lot to cutThanks Ross
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  • Benedict Simmons May 11, 2013 at 9:42am

    You can get a roller cutter from wolf. http://www.garden-goodies.co.uk/acatalog/Wolf_Multi_Change_Tools_RB... I havent used one but it looks good for what you need.

    Ben

  • Dan Frazer Gardening May 11, 2013 at 1:15pm
    With that cutter you'll still have to go along with a hoe and cut out the strip. I'd use a vertical strimmer and keep on top of grass growth that way. Have you got a photo at all?
  • Ross Stuart Mckinlay May 11, 2013 at 5:29pm

    Thanks guys i will look at the wolf tool. I haven't seen a vertical strimmer though but will check that out too.I think the previous contractors have been using a mechanical powered edger as its a very uniform knife cut right along the edge of the paths. Funnily enough i saw a farmer using one when i visited recycling centre after posting the discussion but he didn't know who made it and i never got a chance to look at it. The search continues!Sorry Dan i don't have a photo

  • Anthony Toop May 11, 2013 at 5:47pm

    Ross, I believe Dan means use a normal strimmer but held vertically.

  • Ross Stuart Mckinlay May 11, 2013 at 6:03pm

    Silly me!

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    Brian www.mibservices.co.uk May 11, 2013 at 7:06pm
    Hi Ross, I recently bought a Tanaka petrol lawn edger as I have 000's of meters of edging to do on my commercial sites. Great bit o kit and worth looking at. Powerful two stroke engines and perfect clean edges, check them out.
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    Robbie May 11, 2013 at 7:20pm

    There are powered lawn edgers and a tool called a Reciprocator

  • Dan Frazer Gardening May 11, 2013 at 7:22pm

    If you have a mantis tiller you can get an edger attachment that works quite well. one disc is replaced with a wheel and the other gets the straight cutter.

  • gary newton May 11, 2013 at 7:38pm
    I have a edger attachment for my echo multi tool
    Great bit of kit
  • Ross Stuart Mckinlay May 11, 2013 at 8:45pm
    Hi thanks to all for your help and advice I will look into the various options and let you know
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