How to Get Perfect Lawn Edges with a Weed Wacker
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- Опубликовано: 25 июл 2024
- Learn tips like how to stop blasting grass into your garden beds and learn how to use your string trimmer like a pro to get perfect edges. DIY & Easy
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Thank you for watching, if you are interested in the Makita trimmer I am using you can check it out here with free shipping and 4 batteries on a special promotional price. I love this thing! I love this one amzn.to/2FBlwGP
That's brilliant thankyou, am from UK so will see if any similar deals over here, many thanks again 👍
@@devon_rjh_photography9349 Very cool! You guys have some cool gardening going on there I really enjoy a lot of the UK videos myself. Glad to have you watching my channel. Best wishes.
@@SilverCymbal you guys have helped me a lot, Ryann, striperman etc have helped me with no end of advice for growing my KBG lawn which is turning out brilliantly 👍 have a peak at my video, would love to have your opinion on it, our gardens (yards) in the uk aren't as big as yours over there, mine takes up a lot of time, yours must be a full time job lol
Must be easy on the nerves. I hope Stihl comes out with an electric Kombi head that's practical soon. I predict most electric string trimmers will have pivoting heads soon. So you can adjust to the exact angle you need for your height. No reason not to since the motor is in the head. Have you noticed every pro demonstrating string trimmers on YT is bending over? I'm really curious if the trimmers Stihl sells in Germany have the same issue. They use average heights to develop products. American trimmers are no longer made for Americans. Once people figure out they are going to be very angry.
Who weed eats in shorts? Bad idea. Also if you are shooting grass towards you, doesn't that mean rocks can also shoot your eye out kid!
Somehow RUclips saw the terrible edging I did yesterday and couldn't take it anymore. Great tips that I'm sure to use next time!
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Thank you for all your tips!!! I'm surprising my husband by doing the lawn for him and I definitely needed these tips. After spending an hour trying to turn on the weedeater I realized I didn't know how to even use it 🤣 glad I found your video!
Let's work
I can bench press 585 pounds but I can't keep the weedeater steady.
U jerking off too much
You should work on your calisthenics
Can you whip you ssa?
Liar
I had a model older than this one that I love. My sister has difficulty with tools that are too heavy and she actually loved mine and found it easy to use ruclips.net/user/postUgkx_rBCFuDW1zD6blTGhLkvAkxU657uR_lG . This is a newer model but was even lighter which she really appreciates. She enjoys it and I no longer have to go to her house to trim as she can handle it fine. Haven't used it enough to comment on the battery life but lithium batteries last longer than the old style. Being cordless makes it easy to trim the far edges of the property. The entire yard can be trimmed with one charged battery.
my dad just bought a weed wacker and i'm totally in love with it, it sounds a bit weird but it is so soothing. And thank you for the awesome tips and tricks and the lovely voice over!
I wear shorts because I edge often. The best yet! Thumbs Up!
Outstanding, educational video. I learn a lot from you in 5-10 minutes where other RUclipsrs take 20 minutes. Yours are succinct and to the point; you don't waste time with superfluous information. Thank you & keep up the good work.
Thank you for this post! You've just made my life a little more stress free as my wife HATES the grass clippings in the planters.
I love your editing! I wish more RUclipsrs voiced over like this! It must take a lot of time!
Thank you very much for the kind comment. It does take quite a bit but comments like this and the nice responses that my videos help people really keep me going. Thanks again
Thanks for this video! Love the fact that you emphasis the importance of PPE.
Practice makes perfect I was crap now I'm not I done free lawns for 2 weeks then I started to charge them I couldn't charge people when I was learning I looked for people with overgrown yards because I done it this way it got me a lot of work
Thanks Glenn. I am new to using a string trimmer. My lawn has been shaggy all this time. I feel like I understand how this works now.
Excellent instruction for using Weed Wacker. I feel much more confident after watching. Will probably refer back several times for myself. Thank you.
Very precise, to the point, informative videos. I really liked it. Keep up the good work and Thank You !!!!
Thank you very much I appreciate it.
i think walking backwards is superior as you can continually monitor your edge line, walking forward you can lose sight or angle of what you have done behind you. same rationale that works with cutting hedges.
You rock! Great instructions! I haven't perfected the trimming technique yet but I'm better than I when I started 😊!
How did RUclips know my beds look like hell? Great upload, thank you!
bfjb70 I fought the lawn but the lawn won
😂🤣 damn government always spying 😂
Because google literately records EVERYTHING you say. Theres youtube videos on this where you can find the recordings of them recording you randomly. If you don't believe me just start talking about something VERY random. Start talking about buying a car. And buying a car lot. I give it less than a few days and you will see ads for cars.
Just read google privacy terms and agreement its all there unfortunately......The future......>Where there will be no such thing as privacy. Everyone will be alike.... #TheEndsNear
Really like your videos. Your property is amazing. Envious
Great tips. I bought the makita blower last year with the 4 batteries. The Makita weed wacker will be next. Nice to connect with you last week
Bro, you are doing it totally right. Excellent video. Keep it up!
Thank you very much I really appreciate it.
This is so helpful.
GREAT viedo! Learning so much from you!
Thank you for the very nice words. I really appreciate that.
I work in lawn care. I usually walk backwards around beds and fences rocks etc. For some reason it's just easier for me and it doesn't pull me into the wall when I'm doing it. My boss asked me wtf I was doing. But just because they were curious. They even said there's no wrong way as long as it doesn't go into beds, road etc
Nice tips, that flower bed looks fantastic! Since I started to learn how to use a straight shaft trimmer, the head turns the opposite direction from my old curved shaft so that was a learning curve. I found that I like to walk forward, left-to-right. It cuts using the right side if the head around the 2-3 o'clock position, throwing the grass clippings away from me. But it really depends on where I am in my yard and what I'm doing. Like you said there is no right or wrong way!
Spot on, thanks!
You can walk to the right, just tilt the trimmer to the left...
thats the way i do it
Yupp. That's what i do aswell. Walking left is extremely uncomfortable and my flat top is disgusting.
This ridiculously simple video just helped me big time! Thanks!
Very detailed. I have to do this same thing to my grass today. I will use your technique. Thank you🏡⭐
Thanks for making such a great video with so much useful information!
I don't care what anyone says, having perfect edges makes the whole yard look a brazillion times better.
I prefer to walk backwards because it allows me to see the full length of the cleaned line and allows for a better finish in one pass. I can go forward if its a touch up and the line is clearly visible but if its heavily overgrown backwards is a must IMO.
Great tips! Saves me a trip to Home Depot to buy a manual edging tool. Going to try it today hopefully before it rains.
Amazing knowledge and fabulous videos!!!
The angels are very useful and clear. Thanks for the helpful video
Great Demo. Just what I needed. Thanks
Great advice! 😁👍
You have one magnificent looking garden - the panorama at 4:30 is just perfection personified. Your edges are the neatest and the best I've ever seen; I congratulate you. Now, all I have to do is try and emulate the same with my whipper snipper.... I guess practice makes perfect! Howdy from Australia.
I appreciate this video and instruction!
Awesome! I’m gonna try some of these out tomorrow.
Thanks for sharing the knowledge sir.
Fantastic job, yard looks great! I also find walking backwards the best way for me when it comes to holding the trimmer to edge. I don’t know why but I feel much more focused and I am much faster
Thanks for sharing this, it's strange how people do this differently but I like backwards too, I have tried both and my results are always better
I walked backwards for years but I got tired of all the grass, dirt, mulch destroying my legs. So I tried walking forward with the trimmer while tilting the head to the right and stopped the flying debris.Best thing I bought this year was the leg guard gators from ballard products. They look kind of goofy but they work well!
Wonderful! Thank you.
Thank you
That's funny, I mow the lawn mostly backwards. It just seems easier. I haven't got the trimmer working yet. Thanks for the tips!
Thank you, will be thinking about you next project
You walk backwards when you're "edging"? Talent 🤣
If you don’t your weird😭😭
i can’t believe my problem with clippings going everywhere was just the direction i was walking. great stuff!
Sir , i watched your video a lot of times & I cant stop watching,,,,,,,,thank you Sir.....😀😀😀😀😀
Great short video. Right to the point. Thank you
Beautiful landscaping! Well done.
Nice looking peonies. Your talking about trimming your lawn and I busy looking at your plants. I walk backward when I trim its easier for me. Thanks for the video.
Thank you very much, my only issue is they get so tall that many fall over. I need to brace them or something. Any ideas?
@@SilverCymbal I use a pole of some kind like boom stick or bamboo stake and tie some green yarn around them to hold them up, but that some time won't help when they get too tall. For some reason mine like to out grow their stake and fall over. but its worth to me.
Thank you so much for the clarity, and ease of direction with this video. Your content is VERY "wife trying to surprise husband" friendly.
Awesome advice!!! This is my Achilles heel!! You made it look so easy 🤗 beautiful yard!
Thank you so much I really appreciate that. You can do it too!
Beautiful Yard!❤
Great tips .Thanks!
Awesome tips thank you
Thanks so much. My edges looked horrible last year because didn't know how to use a weedwhacker and had a hard time getting the correct angle. Your beds look perfect compared to my results so I'm sure your tips will help (and if all else fails, I can always use your handy shovel technique instead!)
Thanks for the video; it was instructive. I like this video because you aree using an electric trimmer rather than gas. I have post polio syndrome and lifting is a real problem and while I considered an electric trimmer I never got to it. What you did not point out was the nice "ditch" between the mulch and grass. You can cut that ditch with a sharp shovel and then pull tthe mulch back with a rake. Schneebor makes a great rake for the mulch. It is like most iron garden rakes but has fewer teeth so the space between the teeth is larger.
Thank you for the nice comment. In addition to the weight savings it gives me better control too since I am juggling so much weight on top. Try one out and see if it works for you and it may be much more comfortable for you . Thanks again, and I will have to check out that rake too.
Great video!
Great video!! 👍🏾👍🏾
I walk backwards and forward. It’s great to be versatile. I use The Edgit attachment.
Great info!
Thank you
Team walking backwards! 🙌
You have a really nice home and garden. I like the proportions.
Looks beautiful
Excellent video!!! Love your channel!!!
Probably should of watched this before I winged it yesterday 😂. Well I’ll fix it next week.
Great video, short and to the point.
You the man. Best wishes for your Subscribers and Yourself from the Uk. SW
great tips
Wow that Japanese maple looks amazing. I have Bermuda grass and I lost the battle with using a string trimmer only. All of my neighbors lost even worse. I had to install edging so that it didn’t crawl in and under. Your edge is nice though!
Thank you very much, that Japanese maple is about 20 years old. I hope it stays healthy but so far it's done well. Thank you for the nice comment too, sorry to hear your battle with the roots, sometimes the edging is all you can do if its too invasive.
Very pleasant presentation. Sensible techniques.
Thank you so much I may show video games on my channel I have a lawn care businesses if you will, I have always had the problem when you weed wack it goes in the plant area this has really helped. Thank you!
My new craftsman v20 trimmer flips upside down to edge I was actually very impressed it had that feature at the $99 price range for that and a blower!
I have the same brand. They have lasted 6+ years.
Greetings from Sydney Australia.One word....Atom edger.Nothing compares.Nice video.
I have seen that one, pretty cool machine. They import them here but they are not well known. I will have to try to check one out sometime,
I suck at edging i will try this when my yard grows again
I walk backwards too! It works best for me!
Thanks for the tip on walking right to left.
Just get some EverEdge, expensive but its the best and no more accidents with a trimmer, I wish I did it years ago
Awesome content very straight forward
I really appreciate it, thank you
I find that walking backwards works best for me as far as keeping debri off of me and cutting more precise. 3
Nice strimmer!
Great , well explained video
Thank you, I appreciate it.
One additional comment to be aware of. Pay attention to which direction debris is being thrown from your trimmer. That will help determine which direction you need to walk when you’re edging. Always keep people and pets and vehicles and anything else you don’t want to have damaged out of the direction of the throw of the trimmer!
Good vid!
Beau jardin. Belles bordures. Bravo. (Luxembourg)
Thank you
Thank You So Much ❤
Your videos are great. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you very much for the nice comment
@@SilverCymbal You're very welcome. I've learned a lot from you!
I appreciate that. Thank you
Hey there, thanks for the tips. I have a black and decker lithium ion string trimmer that is about 8 years old. Staring down at it, the trimmer part spins clockwise. Whether I walk from left to right or right to left, grass gets in my mulch. LESS grass gets in the mulch if I go left to right because the string is going clockwise, but still, grass gets in. Any other tips to keep grass out of the mulch ?
Enjoyed finding out the different names at the start!
Im American but I’m going to start calling these whipper snippers. That’s awesome! Lol
Walking backwards is the best way to see the results of edging as I go & is much more comfortable because the trimmer rests against my body. When walking forwards, I hold the trimmer away from my body which can result in an achy back. The only area that I edge while walking backwards is my long concrete drive and sidewalk. To each his own.
I am a bit to young to use a. Whipper snipper so I do old school a shovel
great video and tips, well done
Thank you
I spent over an hour trying to load the string...so frustrating. I like your videos.
Same with me, I've been landscaping a long time and many years on a trimmer and it's a matter of preference.. what is more comfortable for you on walking with the trimmer and also holding it. I walk backwards also and tried forward but most easy and comfortable for me the same way you do
I will now be referring to my weed wacker as whipper snippers because that’s just amazing 😂
Good Tip . Right to left ! Got it !
I know this is from 2019 but I'd like to say that walking backwards while cutting a vertical line has everything to do with which direction the head spins. Most trimmers spin to the left, thus allowing for a smooth, even approach to the grass.
Thank you for this. It's really been alot of help and it saved me from having yo call the husband and have him explain it to me on the phone...lol. I'm sure he'd be grateful too 😂