Okay, the simple angle I have to hold while edging kills my back as well. Even with the strap I have issues at times. Course I have about 300-400 feet of edging to do in the front only. Wonder if I need a super wonder bar?
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So changing the trimmer balance, how does that take away back pain? That crazy small angle I have to stoop to kills me as well. My strap takes the balance out of the mix. Hmmmm.
It promotes better posture for tall people.
I bought mine to save my back. Being hunched over, while using
I’m 6’2” tall and it certainly makes me stand more upright. I have a good bit of trimming to do, before mowing. For folks who have weed whacker with dual handle bars, I don’t think the bar would be necessary. That’s where the shoulder strap comes in handy. For edging of my driveway and sidewalk, I use a dedicated Echo edger.
I’ve thought about adding the bar to the edger. The edger doesn’t really cause me any back pain.
I barely have to stoop over and kills my back. I've tried gas edgers and electrics. That straight cut looks terrible and doesn't last till the grass grows again. The way I edge with a trimmer puts a back cut towards the lawn to make the edge last a little longer till the grass grows again. You can adjust the McLane gas edgers to make a back cut but still didn't look right. A trimmer to me, gives the best edge look.
A weed whacker works well when edging flower beds. I can use the weed whacker to edge my driveway, sidewalk, and patio however, the edger is quicker for me.
tgzzzz
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I loves my edger attachment. As regards balance, you need not reach down to the D handle, this handle comes to you in an aspect that doesn't encourage weight bearing.
You are correct. The D handle forces the operator to hunch over. I might end up adding the Darwin Grip to my edger. It works wonders on my weed whacker.
tgzzzz
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I saw this and a couple of cheaper ones. This is where the rubber meets the road: will you pay extra to support American ingenuity, or save bucks by buying the obvious Asian copy? I bought American.
Okay for testing, one could move the D handle down to simulate that wonder bar? If that works, why are you guys buying another gadget that adds more weight to the tool?
I can't wrap my peanut head around changing the balance with another bar helping back pain. Moving my D handle down this weekend to test.
How far down should it go? Going to copy what you guys have with that wonder bar. Stay tuned.