My first full year of grass cutting went well, except for getting my edging down. Here's my dilemma. I cut some very high end yards in my neighborhood, so all are trimmed and sidewalks/driveways are edged. I have a gas edger (stick type with blade) that does a beautiful job. Looks perfect after I get done. Here's my problem though. Almost all of my jobs in this neighborhood, have irrigation systems and when built, the irrigation contractors put the spray heads dead against the concrete. I'm afraid my edger blade is gonna hit one of those units and tear it all to hell. So I decided to not use a blade type edger and go to a trimmer. Well, my trimmer is a Husqvarna 128LD which if you own one, you know it is a manly unit. I can't no more edge with that thing than a man in the moon. Looks like total crap when I get done. It just seems too big and bulky for that type application. Soooo, I decided to give my old B+D battery pack trimmer a try. Light and easy to maneuver, but the problem there is yeah, you guessed it, BATTERIES. I'm wasting too much money on these batteries. I just bought one of the 40 volt lithiums which works OK but I have a feeling it's gonna cost me in the long run. So here is my new plan. I want a gas trimmer that is not as heavy, manly and bulky as that Husqvarna, and nothing against that trimmer, it does the job on HEAVY trimming great. Can anybody suggest a lighter version which would be easier to handle and give me better edging quality than what I have. OR if somebody uses another method. Like I said, I'm worried about tearing up a spray head with a stick edger blade so that is why I am set on using a trimmer turned up to edge. Thanks for any input.