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Weed Eater Poweredge 22cc Gas Powered Lawn Edger #PE550
Get the look of a perfectly manicured lawn without hiring a service. This gas edger has a gear drive for better performance and torque than belt-driven models without making a lot of noise. Not available for sale in California due to new emission control standards.
Weed Eater's Poweredge edger is a compact and easily maneuverable way to keep your lawn edges clean and precise. With a gear drive for more torque and performance, the 22 cc, two-cylinder engine has a remote air intake for a longer life. We're especially fond of the Poweredge's Comfortouch antivibration T-handle--it makes operation much more comfortable for long jobs. Offering three cutting depths and a stabilizer arm for consistently straight edges, the Poweredge's 8-1/2-inch blade cuts a variety of clean, deep trenches. Designed for both safety and precision, the blade retracts when the T-bar trigger is released. Two-year limited warranty.
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Weed Eater Poweredge 22cc Gas Powered Lawn Edger #PE550 Reviews
A problem I had is that the hoses going to the gas tank to the carb have crumbled. The good things: Light, easy to use, compact. First off, the gas tank doesnt come off easily. I havent been able to put this back together yet so the thing is useless because of cheap plastic gas hoses. This of course starts to wear out as you use the machine.
Once (If) you get the tank off, apparently their is some sort of filter thing inside the tank and once you pull the hoses, this filter comes off. They become gunked up and or might crumble after awhile. (Unless your not sliding ton concrete or install a wheel or slide guard yourself). This is actually a nice edger for a smaller, lighter duty yard. Bad things; Loud and it has a plastic piece (Where a wheel ought to be) that you drag along the ground. Replacing these hoses is not as easy as one would think.
Im going to work at putting it back together but just FYI, watch those gas lines. (Fell apart).
So even though I had reliable service from this unit for almost three years, I don't think its a good value at todays price of $150. I checked the unit, and it was getting spark, plug was new, and clean. I've had my unit now for 3 years and never had any trouble with it. DUH. Its also going to sound like a chain saw because its the same motor thats in a chain saw. I also didn't have $299 on up, or the room, for a big full sized edger. The unit has a two cycle enging, its going to need its fuel mixed with oil. It always cut the edge just fine and would only bog down when I ran it into the deep grass by mistake, or tried to rush the job.
So old betsy is going out to the trash, and a new 4 stroke Troy Bilt is com'in in. I took it in to Suburban Lawn Equipment in Delaware, and they chraged me $25 to tell me it had low compression and that the cylinder was loose. At $99 I think it was on the edge of being overpriced, but still disposable if presented with a situation like mine. I even neglected to clean the air filter and plug the first two years, and never had any difficulty. So the Weed Eater model fit the bill. Duh. Starting was not one pull, but 8 presses on the primer bulb, choke full on, two or three pulls and it would fire.
Air filter was clean, and it was getting gas. I didn't want to have to drag electrical cords all over the place, and then have to wind them up later. I have 3/4 acre with long walks on the frontage, and a long turned drive. Then the last use it started to sound like it was suffocating, and I needed to keep the throttle full open to prevent it from stalling. Eventually, not even that worked and it died with about 6 feet of edging to go. I assumed it got debris in the carb as it would run if I poured gas into the spark plug hole and held the throttle wide open.
Half choke and full throttle, and she always sprang to life no problem with one pull. Its a compact unit that does not weight much or take up much room, which is what I was looking for. The manual, if you read it, recommends full throttle for edging especially the first time.
So now I have a unit thats $150 new, and I think thats WAY too high as I can get a nice 4 cycle Troy Bilt for $199. Try tightening it morons thats why I brought it to you. Performace was perfectly fine.
I purchased the Weed Eater 22CC lawn edger at WalMart a few years ago when they were $99. I've read the reviews here and elsewhere, and wonder if people read about and understand what they are buying. Anyway, in my third season it started fine after the long cold winter, and I used it three times without any difficulty.
Not a recommended shop except to buy parts. Remember, this is a small 22 CC motor, not a 3 HP Briggs & Stratton.
Great product for under $200. Light on the back compared to the more expensive models.
Highly recommended. I wonder how much truth is in the statement. The engine is powerful enough to easily handle my edging job and is easy to start. The weight balance of this unit is excellent and it is easy to be lifted even with one hand. One reviewer indicated that the engine can get covered with dirt and mud and eventually failed the engine. My lawn mower has been constantly clogged by cut grass and dirt all the time but never had any problem once the air filter is replaced. The clutch is located right under the handle and the blade can be easily tilted up for starting. We recenlty moved to a coner lot and edging requires significantly more effort than my old weedeater combo trimmer/edger can handle (well, it is too harsh on my back, not really a problem of the trimmer/edger combo, which I has been using for 7 years).
I bought this unit since my experience with the Weedeater trimmer/edger is very good and has been using it for 7 years without any problems. Anyway, only time can tell its durability, but so far, I like it a lot. The engine indeed is located very close the ground, but the blade and the engine are separated by the blade cover/protector. After three times of use, I would say this is a very capable edger.
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