And you don't like my suggestions because . . . ?
If you're referring to this suggestion...
Buy a 100 foot orange (outdoor use) extension cord at a big box store. Should be $20 or less. Slip the end of the cord from your balcony through one of the openings in the chain link, DOWN LOW. Walk around with your tool of the day (weed whacker, leaf blowe, mower) and 100 foot extension. Plug that in to the cord from the balcony. Now you should be able to move up and down to get the job done. You have to walk around anyway, just toting one extra item with you, not too heavy, and simplifies the job outside the fence.
...and I understand what you're suggesting, there still lies the problem that the grass I'm cutting or blowing is right outside that fence, so when I pull the cord in either direction of the opening in the fence where it passes through, I will have excess cable on the lawn, which is a hazzard when mowing or wacking.
I'm not sure if you understand what I'm explaining to be the issue with your suggestion, but to give you a better idea, here is the area I'm talking about:
Outside the yard, past the chain link fence, there is a strip of grass about 4-5 feet wide that stretches the entire length of the home, which is about 100 feet. If I'd load the extension cord into a hole at the bottom of the chain link, as I move further away from the exit hole on the fence, as I'm working my way along that strip, I'd be pulling the cord, creating a hazardous excess of wire that drags along the ground; I would need a way for the wire to retract itself when I get closer to that opening or I'd have to pick it up as I re-near that opening.
OR you can toss it over the fence while you are working on the end of the cord from the balcony, so it is there and waiting for you.
And I'm not sure what you mean by the above suggestion.
Ron, gas (or battery) isn't an option. I don't wanna spend on a new tool considering the tiny portion of grass this is, it wouldn't be worth it for me.
I'll play along. Get some schedule 20 pvc pipe and cut a slot in it large enough to accept the top of your fence inside it. Put this over your fence and watch the cord glide effortlessly along the smooth top of the pipe. Be advised: your neighbors may ridicule you for not getting a battery powered trimmer.
I must say, that's pretty clever, although I'd rather continue as I am, tossing it back and forth than have to go through the trouble of installing that pipe lol, not to mention the ridicule, like you say haha
Like I say guys, it's really not that much grass and that much of an issue to warrant a new tool or building a 100 foot stretch of PVC guard... I was just curious to see what kind of solutions you guys had.
