Customer Reviews

McLane 101 9-Inch Gas Powered Lawn Edger

5 star:		(26)
4 star:		(18)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(8)

 

 

Excellent edger. Minor assembly. Easy to start. Engine has sufficient power. Blade makes a nice cut. Blade can be tilted for an angled cut. You can stop the blade without having to shut off the engine.

I'm glad I bought it.

For years I would just use the string trimmer on its side to edge my lawn and although that works I always wanted a better and safer edging system. A year ago I purchased and attachment for the string trimmer and this gives you a better edge but still can be dangerous and can pull when it digs into the dirt. The blade has worn down so I went and purchased a new blade even though my thoughts were to start looking for better alternatives, I could not get the old blade off the attachment after several different ways of trying so I thought to myself, this is a sign that I should get a stand alone trimmer. (Of course my wife wasn't thinking along these lines). I took a look around the standard places, Home Depot, Lowe's and Sears prior to looking on Amazon, which always seems to have the best deals. I read all the reviews for this model and decided to purchase it; I received the product faster that the expected date which was a bonus. Assembly was easy and the engine started up on the first try. I took it out for a trial run and like all the other reviews this product worked great, it gives you a nice clean edge and will save you a ton of time if you have a large area to edge which I do, I have over and acre and I have a lot of flower beds to edge around. I do not anticipate and kick-back or pulling from this machine which eliminates any of my safety concerns. Although you can use this as a trimmer, I don't think this will save you any time, I tried it out but don't think I will be using it as a trimmer, you will still need to use your trimmer to get close to areas which are against vertical items such as foundations or any other structures.
The only issue I have is with the throttle cable, it is very flimsy and actually broke away from the engine area (a plastic piece that connects the cable). I can probably fix this myself as I am pretty handy but it is brand new so why should I have to. The alternative is to just manually adjust the throttle that is located above the choke, in my opinion this is just as simple to do as pushing the little red throttle cable lever. I will give McLane a call to see what they have to say but over-all this is a great edger. I would have given this a 5 star rating if it weren't for the throttle issue.

Received McLane edger today -- very fast shipping. Edger does a good job bur the throtle cable assembly and the recoil starter cover are a little "cheesey". Throtle cable broke the first tiem I tried to use it and I had to remove the cover for the recoil starter and bend it back out so the rivets wouldn't rub against the flywheel. Probably are better edgers on the market for the same money. Will think twice before I order from McLane again.

Works well for maintaining lawn edges but it is not a commercial duty edger. I have used it several times and it performs well for what it is. Definately much better than the "stick" type lawn edgers in all the home improvement stores. Seems quality built, starts very easy and the blade clutch is a great safety feature. I definately would buy it again.

This edger for $299.99 including shipping is the best that I could find for the money. It was very easy to assemble and started on the second pull. It is very easy to use. I have a bad back and the walk behind type of edger is about all that I can use on our 400 foot drive. The engineering on the Mclane 101 edger is vastly superior to the similar looking Sears model that I just got rid of. The lower mounting position of the motor and the quality of construction have a lot of influence on the balance and ease of handling. The plastic wheels must have a better quality of ball bearings because you can roll this edger on the concrete drive with 2 fingers rather than the 2 hands and considerable effort that are required to keep the Sears edger moving in the correct direction. I have only 2 suggestions for the manufacturer. Place a small amount of grease on the throttle assembly at the carburetor to eliminate jamming of the throttle control and do not ship via Fed-X to reduce damage.

After unpacking, the assembly was very easy and fast. The performance is outstanding and this product is the best I have ever had. I will look at this unit for replacement. Bottomline: it now takes less than 20 minutes as opposed to over an hour with my previous edger- an attachment for a line string trimmer.

Does a good job but cable broke on the first use and can't find anyone in area to do warranty work. Using a string to hold throttle open. I read other reviews about the same problems so I thought that McLane's would have solved this issue by now but I guess not.

We love our McLane edger. The entire purchase process was wonderful. The product was delivered as promised and, after slight assembly, worked as advertised. Having used McLane products 20 years ago, we were pleased to see the product quality had not diminished through the years.

The McLain trimmer is so much better than the very best Sears ones. If more people knew this, Sears would start buying from McLane instead of from China or wherever; or they would discontinue the product. This is one great reason to buy American products.

I have used a string trimmer add on for edging in the past and found it clumsy to handle. I looked long and hard at dedicated edgers but wondered if the price difference is worth it. It is. The McLane trimmer is easy to manipulate and is well built. I'm sure I will get many seasons use. It is metal where others are plastic and is well balanced. I'm not sure how to use the trimming feature as the guard covers the blade parallel to the wheels when in trim mode.