put your trimmer on wheels!!!

[david griggs]

http://www.trimmertoad.com/index.htm this is gonna save my elbows this summer!

[wmsland]

It might save your elbows, but it seems to me that it will take twice as long to trim because you'll be dragging that big wheel around. Where do people come up with these ideas?

[2 man crew]

This would be nice if you are a 90 year old home owner. I hope you are kidding. But if you need one of these and you do lawn care for a living:rolleyes:

[summitgroundskeeping]

Ya real nice... what happens when your going along and that wheel hits a bump and the trimmer scalps the grass:(
Dumbest thing I even saw.

[E-man]

Now thats being lazy.:)

[Harvestman]

A good trimmer only weighs 10 pounds. Come on

[14yearoldcutter]

Thats a heck of an idea...I think I'm goin to try it out...










Just Jokin.
Doesnt look very manuverable to me.

[siclmn]

Do you think that you could put a chair with a little motor with that wheel and make sure that the chair is padded. Then I might look at it.

[ShortCuts]

I hope your kidding :rolleyes:

[bubble boy]

just stoopid

[SLS]

Man! That is TOO funny! :D

I tried to visualize using the thing...and burst out laughing...out loud!

A real handy item...that "Trimmer Toad". :D

[mdb landscaping]

maybe it would work doing a slope, but you are going to work at least twice as much doing straight lines like sidewalks, cause not only will you have to hold the weight of the trimmer, but now youll have the weight of that dumb wheel.

[ronslawncare]

what kind of **** head came up with this one how are you going to edge.

[proline32]

If your gonna do that you might as well buy a DR trimmer/ mower with a 6 horse motor. You can get a real good redmax commercial trimmer that only weighs about 8 lbs. That wheel seems bulky to me.

[linky]

I prefer to trim while riding my unicycle.

[jeffyr]

Originally posted by linky
I prefer to trim while riding my unicycle.

I thought I was the only one !
What will be next.....a backpack trimmer ?
Too Late !

[Fantasy Lawns]

I took off my training wheels when I was 5 ;->

[yardmonkey]

I didn't look at the link, but it sounds like an impractical idea. It is interesting to hear about though, as I do seem to have problems with my arms/hands/fingers/wrists/elbows/ shoulders as a result of using weedeaters, and I'm sure many others do or will have problems as well. One thing that can help, which I have been very lazy about doing, is to use a shoulder strap. As far as the weight of the trimmer, can someone say specifically what commercial-quality trimmers weigh 8 or 10lbs? I have an Echo 2100, a Shindaiwai T230 and a Robin BH2500. I think these are all around 14lbs. I chose the 4-cycle Robin over the Honda because the Honda weighs an additional 5 lbs or so. Its not so much that 15lbs is a huge amount of weight - its the way you have to hold it combined with the vibration. But I think lighter weight can be helpful for many people.

The next step in trimmers will be all 4-cycle engines. The exhaust from 2-cycle engines is a major factor towards our destruction of the planet. As of now, there are no commercial quality electric trimmers, but I have heard about some in development. And these will have backpack batteries. It is conceivable that all gas-powered lawn care tools will someday be illegal. Give me a minute to take cover before responding...........

[yardmonkey]

The future:

http://www.powerexperts.com/Press_Room/Apr_1__2001/Apr_1__2001.htm

[FrankenScagMachines]

what a joke! bright idea huh....;) :rolleyes: :D :alien: :blob1:

i wouldn't be caught dead using one of those..

there's a thing called EZ Edger (dont' have website handy) for string trimmers that has two little wheels for edging, and it says you can use it for trimming along a vertical surface like a building too. that might be handy but these are like 1" dia. wheels or smaller and i'm afraid they would get lost in the bricks or aluminum siding or whatever on most buildings around here. Sounds good though if they floated over the sides of buildings.

But the trimmer toad is dead meat in the commercial market and probably residential.

[yardmonkey]

OK I went and looked at trimmertoad.com and that thing actually looks interesting. My preferred approach to my own physical unsuitabillity to using weedeaters has been to get stronger and improve my posture, which in my case has been a long and complicated journey.... Anyway, I can imagine the Trimmertoad as being a useful tool for many people. I can also imagine it as just a rip-off money-making gimmick. Probably we really couldn't say unless we actually tried it. So if David or anyone tries it, I would love to hear about it.

[gogetter]

Forget the trimmer toad, here's the way to go:

http://cgi.compuserve.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2020843913

[jeffyr]

That's great.

.....even works in the snow.

jeffyr

[digger1]

You've got to be kiddin!!!
What planet in our solar system invented this thing. If I used this contraption the neighborhood Old Folks Home would send the guys with the white coats after me. They would think that I escaped from the Home with some sort of motorized cane!!
Wonder if an off-road traction tire is available???
ROFLMAO

[Bob Minney]

I don't know- I was kinda a lookin for a self propelled model, maybe add a velke and I'd be set.

[captdevo]

what's next...chrome wheels and curb feelers

[Fantasy Lawns]

"A fool has the sixth sense. but not the other five." - Red Skelton

[hardscaper]

If you're really lazy try one of these for trimming/edging http://www.lawnvac.com/z-trimmer.htm

[david griggs]

it should be here any day. ill let you all know how well it works. or dosent.

[HOWARD JONES]

Hey, Remo - I can go you one better than that - there's one company that mounts a trimmer head on your ZTR - do everything in one easy pass! - I'm not really sold yet.

[jdjoe_97]

My Husky's weight 8.4 lbs. dry and right at 10 loaded. I had an Echo SRM 2400 hated it I bet it weighed 16 lbs. I love my trimmers now have 4 of them and one is 6 years old and never been touched. Joe