Hard to manipulate. Needs to have battery weight lower to ground with front wheel to support cut and ease of use. Look at corded heavy duty edgers and put battery by ground and remove cord.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from greenworkstools.comBy Greenworks, Customer Care, June 20, 2022
Hello Terry71,
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us! Our Designers and Product Developers will occasionally read these review, so we really appreciate it when customers tell us what they think and share their experience with us. If ever you have specific questions or concerns about one of our products, please feel free to contact Greenworks Pro toll-free helpline at 1-855-345-3934.
I have a larger horseshoe driveway and curved sidewalk that hadn’t been edged in several years. This edger cut through the overgrowth of grass and sod without any issues and easily followed the line for a nice clean cut. All of the power of gas, but none of the smell, vibration or irritation of pulling a cord. Was able to edge all of the driveway on a single 4.0 amh charge.
This edger has a strong battery and motor that powered through my rough edges. After a year of borrowing an electric edger, Greenworks has made the job easy. And….. no cord to drag around.
I bought this Stick Edger to replace a 20 year old gas edger but it’s not the tool it could have been. First the good; It’s well balanced and not too heavy so it’s easy to handle. It uses the same 80 volt pro batteries as my mower. It has plenty of power and battery life. Now the bad; The worst thing is the 8” blade means that to get the maximum cutting depth of 1-1/2” you will have to be dragging the drive unit. Next the depth adjustment is for what, if it isn’t maxed out the blade depth is inadequate. Lastly, I’m 6 feet tall and the handle is about 2” too short so I have to stoop over to use it. GREEN WORKS this would be a great tool with a little redesign, #1 Lengthen the shaft 2-3”. #2 Switch from the 8” to a 12” blade. You guys make one like that and I will be your first customer!
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from greenworkstools.comBy Greenworks, Greenworks Customer Support, May 19, 2022
Hello BShelby,
Thank you for sharing your experience with this edger! We greatly appreciate your honest review as it gives us a better understanding of where we could make improvements moving forward. The satisfaction of our customers is number one! We are sorry to hear that the unit ultimately has not fully met your expectations. Nonetheless, it is great to read that you are enjoying aspects of the unit and we appreciate you taking the time to share your reservations with us directly.
Second edger I have bought. First one was a corded one and was hard to deal with. After buying greenworks this is the right choice to buy. Light,lasted long enough to get job done with battery charge, and easy to operate.