Suggestions for edgers pros and cons

daganh62 · Apr 13, 2020

Edges and I have a rather unhappy history.

I had a black and decker edger trimmer in one when my wife and I lived in a townhouse with a 500 sq. ft. yard. You had to charge it nine hours to get fifteen minutes if that of use.

Then I bought a 4 cycle craftsman string trimmer and edge attachment after the second summer the edger went bad and it took me six months to get Sears to replace it and Craftsman refused to help resolve the issues. Also Sears didn't replace it they gave me store credit which actually allowed me to buy a small storage shed.

So I've been looking for a gas powered 4 stroke stick edger under 200. It doesn't seem to exist. So i would love to get some opinions on the best options out there. My budget will allow me to go over 200 but I prefer not to.

MasterMech · Apr 13, 2020

Does it have to be four-stroke? The Stihl FC56 is $260 and Echo has a little 21cc unit (PE-225) that sells for $250 at the Home Depot. Both are quality tools that will last.

FlowRider · Apr 13, 2020

MasterMech said:
Does it have to be four-stroke? The Stihl FC56 is $260 and Echo has a little 21cc unit (PE-225) that sells for $250 at the Home Depot. Both are quality tools that will last.

This. ^^^^

Get the Stihl, or Echo. Buy once, cry once, live happily ever after!

TNTurf · Apr 13, 2020

I use the Stihl Kombi and use the powerhead for trimming as well. If you buy a 6 pack of their oil at purchase they will double the warranty to 4 years for a homeowner. Pretty good deal.

Breebz · Apr 13, 2020

I am using my Stihl Kombi unit I purchased in 2006. I have the edger & weed eater attachment. Runs great.

JoeMcD · Apr 14, 2020

Stihl or Echo, don't even look at anything else! I have all Echo stuff, never lets me down, the edger is a touch underpowered but I just go slow!

Lawnguyland · Apr 14, 2020

I just got the Milwaukee string trimmer with the quik lok system and absolutely love it. It keeps up with my gas trimmer and I still haven't gotten used to how quiet it is when I let off the throttle. I haven't purchased the edger attachment yet but it is on my list.

For now I just use the trimmer to edge. It's balanced really well so it's easy to keep a pretty straight line. If you already have a Milwaukee battery, the bare trimmer tool is about $200 and the edger attachment is $100.

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