I only buy the star edger blades. They seem to give a cleaner edge with less effort and that's important enough for me to justify the cost difference. I don't know that the extra cost is worth the price difference on small properties, but it sure makes up for it on large properties when you have a dedicated edger man running for 8-10 hours straight on one job.

 

i use both, the star blades dont jump out of your edge near as bad

 

Where are you guys purchasing these star edger blades?

 

http://www.texasmowerparts.com/catalog/products.asp?ds=SIMPLE&category_id=73

 

Have you seen the Trenchblade. It is an awesome addition for your stick edger blade arsenal.

 

Is the trenchblade just basically the same thing as a normal edger? Whats the difference?

 

i get the star edger blades from my dealer

 

Is the trenchblade just basically the same thing as a normal edger? Whats the difference?

It is a specialty edger blade that will fit onto most any stick edger. It is flailed in opposite directions on each end that will give you a 2" wide trench as opposed to a standard flat edger blade only making a .125" grove in the soil. there are a few pictures on our website that show the shape and the demo video shows what kind of trench it will make.

 

damn i wish i would wave had one of those last week!

 

damn i wish i would wave had one of those last week!

Order some now and you will have them next week. It is a big time and money saver.

 

Does it suck much power being that much wider? How well does it work edging a new line in virgin grass?

 

Does it suck much power being that much wider? How well does it work edging a new line in virgin grass?

It mostly depends on the soil and your edger. If you have a decent edger it will pretty much rip right through most anything. We have a lot of hard red clay down here and it rips it up. As for making new bed lines, you will have to work it back and forth a little bit, but it still works very good for new bed lines too.