Echo String Trimmer Alteration

[StarTech]

We have the same edger. It came with a guard. I wouldn't use it without it. It clamps to the straight pipe, and should be available on the Echo site.

Here's the difference/ What you have is the edger what the OP has is a string trimmer setup and trying if is possible to add a wheel to it.

 

[rhkraft]

I never served in the military but I was a carpenter most of my life and I'm a tough ol' bird.

I'm 89 and still pretty active, play bogey golf, mow an acre of lawn, garden, and service all my machines. Getting up and down is a problem, I use a 3 Inch foam pad for kneeling. My advice is keep doing it. If you stop, pretty soon you won't be able to! Do it with more breaks. Sit in the shade and have a cool one more often. The work will still be there; it won't go away!

 

[Tiger Small Engine]

Good day y'all. I've had this Echo straight shaft trimmer for quite a few years and she's still going strong, unlike me. I'll be 71 my next birthday. I've always stood it up vertically to edge the driveway and sidewalk but I'm getting weaker. Has anybody ever been successful in mounting a wheel to make this task less physical? Home Depot has an attachment but it's too costly for me.
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You buy a dedicated edger with a metal blade and wheel if you want this ability. Some commercial guys use edgers, very few home owners. Most people turn the trimmer at the desired angle to achieve a good edge on sidewalk, etc.

If you are only mowing a few lawns a week, then stamina and energy levels should not be a problem at 71 years old. If you are mowing all day, 5 days a week at 71, then it can get more difficult. I am 59 and can outwork many people in their 20’s. I mowed commercially for 10 years and it is a tough, relentless business.

You can rig a trimmer with a wheel I guess, but why would you. The first thing any commercial guy does that mows is take off the guard on the trimmer. Let the line out, and let that dog hunt. The extra line increases productivity. Always, always wear safety glasses when trimming.
Merry Christmas !

 

[StarTech]

It would be nice all us had at least a shoestring budget but some of us have a sewing thread budget. Until I got on SS I was on $300 / month budget for nearly 10 yrs. So many things I needed that just had be to forgotten and lived without so $1300 / month seems like a small fortune.