I'm wanting to cut weeds on a steep hill. Will this work on dry land, or would it be too dangerous to use?
1817961
Very intriguing idea. It would not be too dangerous if you dragged it up hill. You would not be in the path of gravity. If you stand below it, most people would say it is dangerous. I would be willing to do it by being vigilant and nimble.
1817962
If you are cutting weeds on a steep hill, I would not use the Lake Rake. It's extremely sharp and if you aren't careful, you could really hurt yourself. Best bet. Hire out a professional to do it.
1734536
I dont think it would work well at weeding gardens.Not shaped right and the extension is made from light weight material.
1085597
no problem. best weeding tool I've ever owned. extremely sturdy, like a shovel which has been ground down into shape, only even more stout. once you get the 'hang' of using it (and it is always best to wet the ground a few hours before weeding), there isn't any weed which will survive...
1594730
I wouldn't use it in my yard, I just use it to kill weeds around our 4 acres, but not in the yard, it would kill your grass also!
207734
I suspect it could. Of course this depends on the coarseness. I haven't tried it on gravel. I use it on my lawn to smooth out the underground tunnels and the pushed up dirt piles. It does a great job especially after a good rain. It will not work as well if the ground is dry. At least on the sandy type soil I have here in southwest Michigan. The stress is really on the mower. The roller rolls nicely.
1330299
The only way I have used it as a trimmer is with the string whip in the normal position with a slight tilt and working to the side. Essentially it completely removes all above ground grass from the border you are working against to several inches back from the border. Not the best of solutions for this use! My daughter has a less expensive brand with a flexible drive shaft that you can shift the head so it is vertical. That works better obviously but it is not as rugged as the Husqvarna with the solid drive shaft.
471667
I use my lawn cart on a long sidewalk. I couldn't really say if it would work well on inclines or bumps. I've used it on the lawn by the sidewalk and it's fairly manageable. I'd think something sturdy with bigger wheels would be more appropriate. Hope that is helpful.
939757
I have cut grass and weeds up to 3 feet and had no problem. We have a lot of russian thistle up here in North Dakota and it goes through it like butter. I love this machine.
1618562
There are probably better tools out there for what you described, but the Kukri will serve you well. It comes out of the box very sharp, but if you do a bit of a touch up, the grass won't be a problem. Thick vines and small saplings will present no problems at all!
1879366
It works great on hedges, but if there is a slightly larger limb, it doesn't do very well..so, I would not use it on a ladder to trim the higher limbs b/c they would be larger and it will jam....as it did to me.
1411632
I would say that it depends on what you call "grass". If it is deeply rooted and the soil is dry and hard, maybe. If it is a relatively soft area that can be torn up with a boot heel, yes. My small garden is very soft and this tiller works it like magic. If I were busting up clods of dry dirt I am not sure it could handle it. Best answer I can give you!
2246431
Check out my review. I was wondering as well but i tried the thicker line and i had no problems using it. Actually i think it cuts through weeds better than the thin stuff.
851710
We used our green works tiller the other day with a 100 ft cord and it worked just fine going through the grass and dirt. It shoud work fine. Remember to keep cord away from tillers.
234399
I haven't done that, but I suppose if the grass was long and fairly dry it would work. I wouldn't do regular clippings--that would likely clog the mechanism.
36709
It will definitely mulch and chop up dry leaves. I tried some slightly wet leaves and it worked so so depending on how wet and heavy the leaves were. I trimmed my shrubs and tried to suck up and mulch the clippings. If the clippings were short it worked just fine, even tough they were still green. The bigger twigs with sticks and leaves would get sucked up but NOT mulched and eventually plugged the input. Thus I would like to modify / sharpen the blades to cut up small fresh cut and still green shrub clippings. I will need to research this option further.
1365375
That thing throws out a lot of heat. I used it in my garden and I have lots of mulch. You just have to be careful not to keep the flam too long on the weeds. You don't have to burn the weeds, just scorch them and they'll die, just have a water hose handy in case you touch something unintentionally
543152
I have a steep hill in my yard. My previous electric mower weighed 90 pounds, so this is a huge improvement (at around 30 pounds). I find it very easy to handle on my hill, but know that it is NOT self-propelled.