Just an update on my previous post earlier on in this thread.

I have not in any way suggested that these edgers are totally obsolete as there will always be some one that finds it suitable. My comments were a generalisation of how the current industry views them.

ATM many newbies are getting caught up with anything that has the Scott Bonnar name on it and feel that there's plenty of cash to be made out anything with the SB logo on it...............Wrong !!.......... that's a false ideology as plenty are getting their fingers burnt thinking this way.

I've watched plenty of newbies that have paid well over the odds for a Model 33 or Model 40 etc. thinking that they've bought something that will retain a huge value and could be easily flipped for a substantial profit and as such the Model 38 edger has fallen into this category. So I ask why does a Victa "Tilta a Cut" fetch bugger all (generally under $100) while many Model 38's are being flipped at $200 plus at the moment ???? it's simple. ........it's the Scott Bonnar flippin' craze that's running riot atm. A couple of years ago you couldn't get $20 for a 38. You be the judge.

Regardless of any Historical significance the Model 38 which will certainly suit some users and I don't dispute that, but as Admin CJ suggested in his post above, it most certainly is a "niche market" product for it's intended use as a tool and thus it's significance isn't reflected by many current gardeners ownership. Why don't most Lawn Contractors keep them in their trailers ??

Now as far as line trimmers are concerned there are good operators and then there are just very BAD operators. As previously mentioned I use my McCulloch straight shaft free hand and I dig no holes or trenches whatsoever and my edges appear as if I used a blade edger. I guess it's all about the operator blaming the tool I've always said. As Norm showed us above in that photo, the Jim's bloke is just a bad operator and it's just about making a quick buck with no effort or skill at all.

Truly the Australian way I've always said.

Cheers,
BB.

I live a 24 Hour lifestyle, but every now and again I seem to fall asleep, well at least that's what my wife tells me.