- Self-sharpening, heavy duty 9-inch triple-edge blade
- 6-position edging depth up to 2-1/4-Inches, 3-position adjustable bevel for easy edging along walks and flower beds
- Premium 7-inch front and 8-inch rear steel ball-bearing wheels
- 3 position bevel setting
- Non-CARB Compliant/Not For Sale In California
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For over 60 years, Troy-Bilt has been working with gardening experts and lawn care enthusiasts to design, build and continually improve our products. They are proud to make the top-quality tillers, mowers, tractors and yard tools that demanding homeowner's like you are looking for. Troy-Bilt lawn and garden equipment is designed to last a lifetime. Troy-Bilt offers a complete selection of premium quality outdoor power equipment, including garden tillers, lawn mowers, and riding mowers. Every Troy-Bilt machine, from the smallest cultivator to the largest tractor, is built to last, for a lifetime of lawn and garden care. Get the perfectly manicured look that makes you proud, all around your property -- from edge to edge. With variable edging depths and bevel capabilities, this gas edger is perfect for cutting a clean edge along driveways and walks, beautifying lawns and flower beds. The Troy-Bilt lawn edger has a 158cc Briggs & Stratton engine, a 9-Inch steel blade with plastic blade guard, a 6 position edging depth from 1/4-Inch to 2-Inch, 3 position bevel setting, and four steel wheels. This item has a 2 year limited warranty.
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TROY-BILT" EDGER/TRENCHER 4.0HP B&S 9" steel blade with plastic blade guard 6 position from 1/4" to 2" Trenching kit included 2 year limited warranty Boxed
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51 of 53 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Edges well.. but hard starting,
By jerwig "jerwig" (Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Troy-Bilt TB554 9-Inch 158cc Briggs & Stratton 500 Series Gas-Powered Lawn Edger with Curb Wheel (Lawn & Patio)
I just purchased a Troy-Bilt 4HP triple blade Edger at Lowes yesterday. The unit edges well. We have a long driveway (500 ft.) with lots of curves, and I believe we can keep grass from growing into the driveway with this unit. On the downside, I've only tried to start it a couple times, with poor success both times. Right out of the box, it took about 15 pulls to start the first time. After running for several minutes, I released the safety bar, which kills the engine (there is no clutch to stop the blade... releasing the bar kills the engine). Then, with the engine already warm from just runing, it took another 10-15 pulls to re-start. The unit has no choke, only a primer bulb which I believe contributes to hard starting. Zapped by "big brother" again!
UPDATE: After using this edger for about 2 months, I believe my rating to be a little to hard. The problem is that the number of pump primes needed to start the machine cold is considerably more than stated in the instructions, at least on my edger. The instructions written on the edger say to pump it 3X. The instructions in the users manual say to pump the primer 6X. By experience, I've learned that if I pump it 12X, it usually starts on the first pull. As long as I know this, it is not really a problem. Our driveway is 450 feet long, so requires 900 feet of edging total (because there are two sides). The edger does a good job. However, it will only dig a maximum of 2 1/4". This is lower than other edgers I've used. Because the edge of our drive is higher than the ground, if I edgw with the wheels on the hard driveway surface per the instructions, I can only dig less than an inch deep. If I want to edge deeper (up to 2 1/4"), I have to have the wheels on the ground. This is contrary to the instructions, but works. Because I'm satisfied with the edger, and have overcome the initial starting problem, I would change my rating to a 4.0 if amazon allowed that.
20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing Product,
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This review is from: Troy-Bilt TB554 9-Inch 158cc Briggs & Stratton 500 Series Gas-Powered Lawn Edger with Curb Wheel (Lawn & Patio)
I purchased this unit at Lowes on 3/18/2009 to replace a worn-out Craftsman unit that was 20 years old. I purchased the Troy-Built because of prior satifaction with another Troy-Built product, a backpack leaf blower.
I was disappointed with several features of this product after I got it home and tried to use it. 1) As others have commented, the engine is quite reluctant to start, requiring much more priming than the manual would lead you to believe. 2) There is no choke or throttle control. 3) There is no blade clutch which means that the bail has to be held at all times for the engine to start or run, and the blade is turning at all times that the engine is running. 4) The blade turns forward which means that it tends to pull the tool away from the operator, making control more difficult since the operator is pushing the tool at the same time the blade is pulling it. 5) The first time I used the tool, it threw the belt; re-installing it was more tedious than necessary. 6) The right rear wheel is intended to be height adjustable so as to control the angle when edging along a curb. This adjustment requires pulling a metal finger in-ward with one hand while the right rear of the tool is raised off of the ground, presumably gravity would then pull the wheel downward to the proper placement. My example, required a hammer to attempt to knock the wheel into the next notch. This technique also requires either two people or three hands. It cannot be done two handed. Overall, this was not what I expected from a company with a reputation as good as Troy Built. It is possible that I just got a bad unit, but having successfully returned to Lowe's with no hassle at all, I think that I will shop around some more to find the features that I think are necessary.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Received DOA (dead on arrival). Ouch baby...,
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This review is from: Troy-Bilt TB554 9-Inch 158cc Briggs & Stratton 500 Series Gas-Powered Lawn Edger with Curb Wheel (Lawn & Patio)
I purchased the Troy-Bilt 158cc Briggs & Stratton 500 Series Gas Powered Lawn Edger. The order was fulfilled by Amazon. When it arrived, the box was a bit banged up but not bad enough in my opinion to refuse delivery. A day later I opened the box...
I was shocked how badly it was packed. No filling, no stuffing, just the bare edger floating in a thin box with no paperwork (no owners manual, no warranty, nothing). I also noticed the pull start assembly on top was deformed - most likely due to the packaging, no telling how many times it bounced around on its way to me. So I attempted to dry start the unit; shocks; it wouldn't even turn. When I contacted Amazon, they told me no return on this unit. I attempted to argue that it was DOA. They said they would not accept return of hazardous materials. Interesting take on their part... It was okay for them to ship out hazardous materials but not accept the same in return - though no oil or gasoline was ever poured into the unit. Since they would not reconsider, I did the next best thing I could - I contacted my credit card company and disputed the charge. We'll see where it goes... All in all, I cannot rate the edger because I could never start it. It may be a great unit. I can certainly rate Amazon, and it's not looking good for them.
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