Lawn edgers enable you to clean up the perimeters around your home, outbuildings, gardens, walkways, and more. These simple tools can take your property from drab to fab. To get the best lawn edger for your landscaping needs, here’s what I would recommend you consider first: Size of your yard This Worx corded electric lawn edger weighs less than the other corded electric models we tested. Unlike those others, it trenched beds fairly well for landscape bed renovation, but it probably should not be used extensively for new bed construction. The handle and controls felt comfortable for extended use. This handheld edger is powered by a 21.2-cubic-centimeter (cc) high-output 2-stroke cycle engine equipped with the Echo i-30 spring-assisted starting system, which the company says reduces pull-start effort by 30 percent. It features a durable molded open-face blade shield that eliminates debris buildup, captive wheel mount hardware for easy height adjustment, and a curved shaft that places the operator closer to the edge line, boosting work efficiency and user comfort. The tool weighs just 13.1 pounds.

Keep in mind that gas-powered edgers are fairly pricey compared to electric and manual edgers but achieve great efficiency in trimming lawn edges. However, they also have high maintenance needs in terms of servicing and powering. 2-cycle vs 4 cycle engine edgers As you are sharpening, the blade may overheat. To avoid this, immerse the blade into the water for 5-10 minutes, then take it out once it has cooled off.However, if you are a manual lawn edger user, you need to sharpen the blades on a regular basis. How frequently should you sharpen the manual lawn edger blade? The frequency will depend on how you use the lawn edger. If you use it so often, sharpen it frequently and vice versa. Longer shafts are more suitable for tall landscapers. It’s best if an edger tops off around your waist, as this enables you to leverage the greatest proportion of your body weight. In our tests, the True Temper dual-wheel rotary edger did a fine job along the driveway, patio, and walkout basement pad. It was less effective along the curbless street gutter due to the rough edge of the concrete, and it was not really workable for the areas where lawn meets landscape beds. Where it worked, however, it worked well. Using the tool took more time than a powered edger, but it didn’t really require that much more physical effort. You don’t need to be super fit to use it.

So, apart from just edging, you’ll find this landscaping tool handy when digging trenches in your yard for planting bushes, installing outdoor lighting, and laying wires in your yard a much easier task to do. The Garden Weasel Edger Chopper is a good option for neatening-up around flower beds, lawn edges, etc. At 3 pounds and 38 inches, it’s made of a durable welded steel construction. It also has a carbon steel blade that can cut through difficult earth like clay and sod. You can use this tool to break up ice in the winter months, as well. The Truper’s rotating blade makes it incredibly easy to tidy up edges. You can gently nudge the edger along, letting it handle all of the hard labor. The edger’s pneumatic wheels offer superior traction on wet lawns.

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If you use the lawn edger for light-duty tools, you should ensure that the slope is at a 20-degree angle. For heavy-duty tools, increase the bevel angle. When Radius gave this edger the name “root slayer,” they weren’t kidding! The V-shape cuts through roots, where half-moon edgers tend to bounce off of them. You will not be disappointed! Before you start sharpening the blades, it is imperative to go through the owner’s manual of the lawn edger you are attempting to sharpen. It is important to note that some specific lawn edgers are self-sharpening and should not be sharpened. Given manual edgers are affordable, it might be worth it to have both styles on hand if you happen to stumble upon a large number of roots with your half-moon shaped blade. However, a more important consideration is the depth of the edger, which refers to the maximum depth the edger blade can penetrate the ground. Typically, corded-electric, gas-powered, and battery-powered lawn edgers have a blade depth of about 2 to 6 inches. This allows the blade to plunge into the turf to cut and remove deep root systems. Manual lawn edgers often have a limit of about 2 to 4 inches to the cutting depth, though this is still deep enough to cut through most root growth. Wheel Configuration