hedge trimmers and lawn edgers ?

05-13-2012, 10:56 AM	#1
Fix'n it Member   Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: far sw sub chicago Posts: 1,802	hedge trimmers and lawn edgers ? i have one hedge, about 15"ish long. it needs to be trimmed. i am all about gas power tools. but idk if i need something that expensive for just this one bush. $150 gas, $50 cordless. what do you think ? lawn edgers. yeah, gotta be gas. i have never owned one. so please school me on em. thanx __________________ DIY'er, out of necessity. if i did this for a living, i would make about $3.50 an hour To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. i didn't make this world. i just live in it. be careful of whom you make fun of. one day, that could be you...

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05-13-2012, 11:05 AM	#2
joecaption Member   Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Hartfield VA Posts: 18,284	hedge trimmers and lawn edgers ? I have both and an electric one will work fine, there also far lighter. We also have an electric B&D edger that works just fine. Just do not try and save a few bucks and buy the smallest one.

05-13-2012, 11:06 AM	#3
Fix'n it Member   Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: far sw sub chicago Posts: 1,802	hedge trimmers and lawn edgers ? the hedge is at the top right. and i may, some day, take it down. idk yet. but i am also thinking that i may use it for some form of art = trim it out to something like a sculpture or something. Attached Thumbnails   __________________ DIY'er, out of necessity. if i did this for a living, i would make about $3.50 an hour To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. i didn't make this world. i just live in it. be careful of whom you make fun of. one day, that could be you...

05-13-2012, 12:09 PM	#4
TarheelTerp MarginallyQualified   Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Winston-Salem NC Posts: 2,558	hedge trimmers and lawn edgers ? Quote: Originally Posted by Fix'n it i have one hedge, about 15"ish long. what do you think ? Hire it done. Quote: lawn edgers... so please school me on em. the best lawn edger I've used was a big kitchen knife. Did a beautiful job. No gas and no batteries either.

05-13-2012, 12:30 PM	#5
Canarywood1 Member   Join Date: May 2012 Location: Sarasota,Florida Posts: 957	hedge trimmers and lawn edgers ? Quote: Originally Posted by Fix'n it i have one hedge, about 15"ish long. it needs to be trimmed. i am all about gas power tools. but idk if i need something that expensive for just this one bush. $150 gas, $50 cordless. what do you think ? lawn edgers. yeah, gotta be gas. i have never owned one. so please school me on em. thanx Electric for the hedge,gas for the edger,Echo or Stihl.

05-13-2012, 01:04 PM	#6
Jeeps Member   Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Ky Posts: 230	hedge trimmers and lawn edgers ? No more gas for me. I trimmed a 70 ft. fence row of honeysuckle one side only with some branches being 5/8 inch in diameter with this B&D 32 Volt lithium battery hedger with one hand, the other holding on a 8 ft stepladder, in less than 30 minutes. ...... Same battery for string trimmer, both fine tools. Last edited by Jeeps; 05-13-2012 at 01:06 PM.

05-13-2012, 08:52 PM	#7
Fix'n it Member   Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: far sw sub chicago Posts: 1,802	hedge trimmers and lawn edgers ? today i borrowed my MIL's trimmer and went at it. it looks better now, but is not an evenly growing bush. so i have some time to decide. __________________ DIY'er, out of necessity. if i did this for a living, i would make about $3.50 an hour To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. i didn't make this world. i just live in it. be careful of whom you make fun of. one day, that could be you...

05-14-2012, 04:14 AM	#8
chrisn paper hanger and painter     Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Hagerstown MD Posts: 5,746	hedge trimmers and lawn edgers ? This brand is not that well known and might be a bit much for that small of a job but I used to be in the tree trimming business and we had this brand ( which I still have and use yearly almost 30 years later) http://littlewonder.com/lw-trimmers_single_edge.asp __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

05-14-2012, 10:35 PM	#9
Fix'n it Member   Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: far sw sub chicago Posts: 1,802	hedge trimmers and lawn edgers ? thanx, but i hate cords for lawn equipment. __________________ DIY'er, out of necessity. if i did this for a living, i would make about $3.50 an hour To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. i didn't make this world. i just live in it. be careful of whom you make fun of. one day, that could be you...