Monday, December 10, 2012

Features To Look For When Buying A Lawn Edger Or Trimmer


For a person who owns their own home and does their own lawn, there are few things as satisfying as stepping back and looking at a nicely mowed and edged/trimmed lawn. The smell of the recently cut grass adds to the moment. But, what really makes the picture special is the neatly edged and trimmed grass. Mowing your lawn but not edging/trimming it is like washing your car but not waxing it. It certainly looks better but nothing special. A lawn edger/trimmer is the tool that can help you turn your lawn into something special.

Things You Want To Look For In A Lawn Edger/Trimmer

· You will want an edger/trimmer that will start easily (that is, it will start with just 1 or 2 pulls of the cord).

· You will want a gas powered push type of edger/trimmer. Other edgers (pole, electric, etc) will just not give you the speed, convenience, and quality of cut that a gas powered push edger/trimmer will.

· You will want an edger/trimmer with sufficient torque and horsepower to do the job. Usually an edger/trimmer with a 4.75 torque and 3.5 horsepower motor is more than sufficient for a normal yard.

· You will want to make sure the edger/trimmer has a blade disengagement capability. This capability allows you to disengage the edger's cutter blade from turning and is an important safety feature for every edger user to want.

· You will want an edger/trimmer that can maintain its balance when being used on curbs, uneven ground, etc. An edger with four wheels usually provides better balance than an edger with just three wheels.

· You will want an edger/trimmer that provides a neat, sharp, clean-looking grass cut along your sidewalks, driveway, flowerbeds, etc.

· You will want an edger/trimmer that allows you to easily and quickly replace the edger blade when it gets worn down and needs to be replaced.

· You will want an edger/trimmer that provides protection to the user (e.g., edger blade guard, rear edger/trimmer blade debris deflector, etc).

You will want an edger/trimmer that allows you to switch the edger into a trimmer and back again with little effort.

These are the important features that I look for when buying a lawn edger/trimmer and hopefully they will help make your own buying decision easier.

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