I myself am an edger person, I currently use a Rover edge runner as my daily machine to do all my edges. I currently have a square15m X 12m straight edge along a paved patio and a concrete runway boat ramp in the backyard I'm also doing a new double 12m long concrete driveway in the front yard next month. I'm not a fan of lots of designed edges or noks that are time consuming or hard to reach. My lawn is about 1"- 2" above the concrete so it looks nice when done and creates a nice border around the concrete. I can't do the edges with my brush cutter as I got a Honda gx35 handlebar type so turning it on its side is difficult to do all those edges plus my medical condition doesn't allow me to use my arms in that position reason why I have handle bars with a full harness.
I only picked up the model 38 mainly because it had the Kirby engine and thought it was cheap enough for parts in case i needed them for my 45, the only downfalls I can see with using the 38 edger is that it's a right sided blade so I would have to run it the opposite direction to the Rover and that it doesn't seem to have an increment height adjuster instead having just all the way up or down. If I do decide to do this one up I can't see me spending the $$$ I did on the 45 for it instead maybe just cleaning it up and giving it a quick paint job (the financial advisor has already given me the look of death). I know it runs so this is my plan I don't want to be tearing the engine down and having to source rings gaskets and that damn pto seal again. I still have plenty of hammer paint left over from the 45 restoration so maybe $50.00 worth of engine enamel and my time and passion which is priceless.
Weather I use it after that or it sits next to the 45 as a matching pidgion pair is yet to be decided. these restorations are now becoming more of a hobby for something to do as well as helps with my theropy which is more satisfying than building a plastic or dicast model kit you buy from a hobby store that sits on a shelf collecting dust and has no purpose.
