EDGING WITH A WEEDWACKER QUESTION!

[ScagRider03]

I don't have an edger (yet!:laughing so I "edge" with a weedwacker. I do it by holding it sideways. But I see some people holding it upside down. Which way is better.....advantages???? Pics of both ways are attached:
SIDEWAYS: <img src="http://www.lawnmowerforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8374"/>
UPSIDE DOWN: <img src="http://www.lawnmowerforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8375"/>

I do it both ways I find it easier for reverse Mexican hat stand witch is upside down but it's all about personal preference

 

[ScagRider03]

I have been edging with a weedwacker for years and have always had good results but I sure go through a lot more line using it for this purpose. I held mine sideways and was able to get a good looking edge on the grass but it never really got far down like an edger does. Recently I purchased an Echo PAS 230 with several attachments including a straight shaft edger. After using the edger for the second time I will not go back to using a weedeater for edging as there is just no comparison. The first time I used the edger I didn't tell my wife and when she pulled in the driveway and got out of the car she mentioned that the "grass" looked so much better this time and wondered what I did different. I never had a problem getting a straight, good-looking edge with the weedeater but the edger gets down below the surface and gives it that manicured look. As far as which way to hold the machine is better depends on the particular style weedeater you have and how comfortable it is for you to hold in that position. If you get better results holding it sideways the by all means hold it sideways and if you get better results holding it upside down then by all means hold it upside down. The end result is what matters.

Get a more powerful weed whip like my stihl fs 90 shes a digger lol

 

[Lawnranger]

Get a more powerful weed whip like my stihl fs 90 shes a digger lol

I don't have to, I now own an edger and there's no looking back.

 

[Ric]

Never have used and never will use a trimmer to edge a driveway or sidewalk. I've always used the correct tool for the job. Always used the work ethic, If you can't do it right don't do it at all. The thing I've learned in business is people prefer to see the job being done the right way not someone taking a shortcut.
I've always found if you use the edger on a flowerbed if you pull the edger backwards you'll leave a better edge. As far as the Bed Redefiner as someone else said it takes it to the next level. The only problem with the Bed Redefiner is its weight, between 18 and 20lbs it's a little on the heavy side.

 

[lawn mower fanatic]

I am planning on getting an edger probably by next season, but I tried out edging with a weedwacker by holding it upside down....I like it better that way...it is more precise than holding it sideways. In the future, I will only use a wedwacker to redefine and edge, not to make one, but I just wanted to try the other way of holding a weedwacker...... I like it! :thumbsup:

 

[exotion]

Ya gives you more control that 90 degree angle is very important and if you go slow you get a nice clean straight edge especially on beds without black edging and asphalt

 

[lawn mower fanatic]

The thing I didn't like about holding it sideways was that you could sometimes only edge one direction along the flowerbed because the head of the weedwacker is at an angle with the shaft so you either had to be in the mulch or out in the grass and sometimes you couldn't be in the mulch because of bushes or something. If you don't understand what I said look at the 1st picture of the 1st post!:tongue: