The top part of the handlebars are green but have white paint underneath, my research seems to show this earlier series with the Kirby engine having white handle bars and the later series having a Briggs engine had green handle bar.
Well, I prepared to help clarify this issue.!
Best evidence suggests that Kirby powered edgers had white handlebars.
Green handle bars appeared with the Briggs powered machines.
At this time the handlebar lever lifter was removed as a feature.
Must admit that edgers are of no real interest to me personally as they are really out of date machines for the modern garden
Hello
Glo Mod BBThis is not my view at all.
For most applications, line trimmers are hegemonic in the modern era.
They do a good job - and are flexible in application.
But, Bladed edgers still remain relevant and are sold as such.
It's a niche market, sure.
Some modern, domestic, gardens can still use these, particularly
with the move to geometric conformity, a hark back to formal gardens
of yesteryear. Classic designs are enduring.
The bladed edgers of older times will deliver much cleaner cuts in straight lines.
This is why they still have a commercial market today.
I love Scott Bonnar's offering 'flexible wire blades' as an option.
This was a poor challenge to the emerging
line trimmers of the mid 1970s.
We know which technology won out there ...
Bladed edgers are not obsolete, but there is great ignorance out there.
So ... not an out-of-date machine to me, but one largely
misunderstood by many. That's a pity.
Bonn Scott, you know your stuff.
If this is a user, use it for clean, crisp, straight edges.
If your yard does not use pathway designs then preserve this
machine as a historical talking point.
The
Model 38 is a great machine, with useful relevance today.
Please keep us informed.
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Jack
