Black and Decker Edger – Gives Your Lawn a Sharp, Clean Look
Written: Mar 28 '01
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Pros: Easily gives a neat edge to a lawn, no gasoline needed
Cons: Electric cord can get in the way, works best in one direction.
The Bottom Line: Easy to get a neat looking lawn especially if you edge ever time you mow.
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| colleenmf's Full Review: Black & Decker 2.0 Hp Heavy Duty Edger |
When we bought our current house the previous owners had lived in it only 18 months. Unfortunately, I do not believe they had ever once edged the lawn in all that time. Parts of the back lawn had grown 6 to 8 inches over the sidewalk. We had had good luck with our Black and Decker hedge trimmer and so we bought this Black and Decker edger to tackle the mess.
The first thing I noticed is that this edger seems a bit cumbersome. It stands about 4 feet tall and weights about 10 pounds. Luckily it has two sturdy wheels on the backside so that you may roll the edger along the sidewalk.
To use the edger, attach a long heavy-duty extension cord to the handle. Be sure to use the cord catcher so that if you tug a little the cord will not get pulled out of the edger. The edger works best when the grass is to the right of the edger and you push the edger along. This way the wheels stay on the sidewalk and can roll freely. Keep the cord behind you at all times for safety’s sake.
The edger leaves a neat, clean, perfect cut and if you edge every time you mow it goes very smoothly and quickly. If, on the other hand, you have the problem that I did with the lawn grown over the sidewalk, you may find that the edger keeps hitting the sidewalk while trying to find the edge of the lawn. I actually needed a shovel and wheelbarrow to complete the job.
Because there is a safety guard on the front of this edger it cannot get all the way up to an obstacle like a fence or a building. There will be about 4 inches that must be done by hand.
Sometimes you may find it convenient to go in the other direction but this edger is made to go in one direction only, forward with the grass on the right and the sidewalk on the left. Near my front steps and back patio there are times when I wish I could turn this thing around. Just to make it less cumbersome and to get into some of the tighter spots. Occasionally, I do turn it around and run the wheels on grass but I must be careful to not let the edger slip out of control.
We have a line of bricks dividing our flowerbeds from our lawn. It is one brick wide and curves around a bit for aesthetic reasons. I do manage to run this edger around the bricks but since the brick line is so narrow the wheels must roll either in the flowerbed or on the grass. The wheels do not roll as well here and I must work harder to get a good edge around these bricks. Also, it’s harder to keep the wheels under control when they aren’t on concrete. It’s easier for them to slip farther than intended.
To store our edger we must lean it up against the garage wall and a shelf. It really doesn’t stand very well on its own. The cutting blade is touching the ground during storage and if we bump or move the edger the blade tends to scrap along the concrete floor of the garage dulling it a little each time.
Overall, this edger does a fine job giving a neat edge to the lawn. We must be careful of the electric cord and we sometimes must run the wheels along the grass instead of the sidewalk to get the best angle on the lawn. If you have ever tried manually edging even a small yard, you will find this piece of equipment a major convenience.
Recommended:
Yes
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