Well I bought the edger for $100 and I am very happy with it. The couple who I bought it off were very nice genuine people, and explained that they had bought it 15 years ago, but never used it. They had bought a farm and was wanting the garden turfing, but the turfing company's never wanted to do the job as the farm was well out of town. They ended up laying artificial turf and made the garden beds larger.
They had also recently changed the oil and fuel on the engine and tested it before listing it for sale.
When I got home and I was very impressed with it after doing my lawn edges. Also the engine starts easily and doesn't smoke which is a good sign. The drive belt was starting to crack as it was old, so I decided to change it. Along with the belt I also changed the belt tensioner bearing, and installed the bearing onto the old shaft and also reused the outer ring which was installed on the outside of the bearing.
I also noticed that the blades were loose on the blade holder. I have also removed the blades to check out the bolts, holder and blades for wear. They all look good, but I would like to know if the blades should be tight onto the holder, or slightly loose on the holder to allow them to spin if I hit anything solid?
Last edited by beantin; 14/08/17 02:57 PM.
