Black & Decker LE750 Edge Hog 2-1/4 HP Electric Landscape Edger

I was discouraged from buying this at Sears but after reading the reviews on Amazon I ordered one. It is exactly what I was looking for. It is very easy to use and works great on edging the flower beds. I'm glad I didn't buy one of the noisy gas ones that were recommended at Sears.

I bought this to edge my lawn - I think I should have bought a string trimmer instead. It does edge but I don't think it does that well with my kinda grass and my edges have some stones. You definitely need a soft grass and absolutely no stones.

I guess in my case, I just chose the wrong tool.

This product works great. I used it for over 2 years replacing the blade only one time. Plenty of power and adjustments for depth and angle are
good.

I have used this edger a couple times since I got it. It works much better than the previous one which is an older model of B&D I had for about 6 or 7 years. Compare with the older one, this Edge Hog is more stable, more powerful, hence can give better cut for the lawn edge.

Will do the work, it is light weight - however I wish it was sturdier.
For the cost, you can't beat it.

Despite getting some strange looks from my women friends, I requested this for my birthday. (Who says women don't need power tools?) It arrived in late fall and I have been able to make flower beds and borders look great. This tool doubles as a trencher, meaning it cuts a nice path a few inches deep into which you can run hose or water lines to the garden with ease. I intend to use this B&D edger next spring when I put in an irrigation system. It is easy to handle and powerful enough to penetrate the red clay crust in our yard.

I have had this product for over four years and it has worked great. I have no complaints about this product and would recommend it to my friends. This one replaced an old black and decker edger that I had for close to 20 years.

The price was right, super saving shipping was prompt and the unit works very well. Probably won't live long enough to wear ths one out but if so I would buy another one.

Out of the box I felt this trimmer was slightly cheap feeling. A lot of plastic...but what isn't these days? Assembly was pretty straightforward and easy. It took about 20-30 minutes.

I found the edger to be adequate but not great. It has a depth adjustment with three settings but never was I able to get those deep trench lines that I'm use to with my old gas trimmer/edger. But then again, my grass does sit well above my sidewalks.

It takes a little skill and patience to edge, especially if you have not edged in a long time. You really just have to let the blade do the work, and try not to force it. If you do force it, the motor will bog down.

There is a guide that helps you keep your lines as straight as possible but no matter how hard you try the blade will smack the concrete/pavement. The blade never seemed to do any damage, but it will wear itself down. The blade does have a wear indicator. New blades cost around $10.

I found this edger to work, but not like I was hoping. It was too time consuming for the results I was getting and I had my concerns as far as how long it would last. For these reasons I returned it.

Purchaes at a local retail store and used approx. a dozen times over the last 2 years. Last time I used it the plastic handle broke off AND the small front wheel broke off (plastic hole elongated). Bottom line...cheap plastic junk! This unit wasn't inexpensive...paid about $80.00. I'm going to spend a couple hundred and but a quality edger.

This is not a heavy-duty professional type edger but it's fine for me. I don't have a lot of edging to do and what I do edge is fairly easy - up a driveway and halfway around a pool and the 2 sidewalks leading up to the pool. Did it all the first time in about an hour and a half. Easy. Works for me.

this edger does everything we need it to. creates a fine edge and is super easy to operate.

My first time using the edgehog was a bit scary. I am in a newer community and I discovered that there are many rocks along the edge of the pavement and my yard. The edgehog threw one of these rocks toward my neighbor's house, and almost hit her and could have easily shattered a window were her car in the driveway. Note to new edgers: Watch for rocks - if the blade sparks, you may be hitting a rock. DIG IT UP FIRST. I just went back through after reading reviews here on amazon of other users and felt inspired to try it again. It worked beautifully and felt great. I got some goggles out, and whenever I hit a rock, I used a small garden shovel at that very moment to dig the rocks out from the immediate area in front of me and kept moving. I can't wait to edge it up again, it was enjoyable. Another note - edge shallow the first time, then go deeper later as you never know what's under your lawn edges.

I bought this edger along with the trimmer several weeks ago. See review on trimmer I posted if interested in seeing that review. Anyway, I am very pleased with the overall tool. The only part I find lacking is the edge guide. The blade sticks out further then the guide is and the blade is always hitting the walk way or drive way. Even when you adjust the setting to the least amount of cut. I would imagine this will wear on the blade quite a bit over time and bothers me but that is the only complaint I have. The power of the unit is good for an electric one in my opinion. I would buy it again if and when this one wears out.

I purchased this edger to replaced one like it that I used successfully for several years. It was light weight and easy to use with good results. Unfortunately, edgers like this were unavailable in the local market, so I bought one on line, refurbished with a 2 year warranty. After using it ,perhaps twice, the present edger resembled the old edger did...it did not edge. I contacted the shipper who directed me to Black and Decker who referred me to the agent in New Orleans who advised me to bring the edger in for repair. New Orleans is at least 75 miles from my home and it will be a pain in the neck for me to get there. Meanwhile, the grass is growing over the walkways. I am so disappointed.

This edger is easy to use, has plenty of power and does a nice job. It does clog with mud quickly when the soil is wet, and (probably unavoidably)wears blades fairly quickly. I recommend buying extra blades when you purchase one, you will soon need them.

This is a good edger if your yard isn't huge. But like my title says, buy it at Lowe's. Just got mine on Father's Day for $69. The list price on Amazon is a little ridiculous. Don't get me wrong, I love Amazon and you can get some great deals but always remember to shop around for the good price.

Great piece of equipment. Very well designed. 3 bolts to put it together out of the box and no tools needed. I am very pleased with its performance. I had several areas where the grass had overgrown the walk by 3 to 4 inches. In the thicker areas I had to stop occasionally and move the cuttings out of the way as they were so heavy they were blocking the guide wheels. Now that I'm finished and got the heavy work out of the way, using this again next month will be a piece of cake. My drive looks nice and neat.

I used this edger for exactly 20 minutes and the motor burned out. The funny thing is that I got this "Edgehog" as a replacement for an old edger - a much less powerful edger - that I had used for over 10 years in the same service. This thing is perhaps the last B&D product I will ever buy.

Like an idiot I threw out the box and receipt before I used it - because after all - it's a Black and Decker and I wanted it assembled and ready to use!

No refund, no replacement. A word to the wise -- especially if buying something with this name brand -- keep your receipts.

With products such as this being put out, is there any wonder that product loyalty is a thing of the past?

We bought this mainly for it's bedding trencher feature. Making a defined border around our many garden beds is hard manual work. The trencher feature on the Edge Hog merely cuts an edge rather than a wider cut I wanted for the beds to keep the grass from encroaching.
It does work nocely though as an edger.

The Edge Hog by Black and Decker worked very well for me. I had several years of thick over growth around my driveway, and this thing just tore through it. Plus, my driveway seems to have sunk a bit, meaning my yard looks like it's elevated an inch or two above the pavement. The Edge Hog was able to cut through both the grass and the soil and still made that little trench along the edge of the pavement. My edges now look very clean and manicured.

The only downside to my experience was the fact that I had to buy an extra extension cord in order to get to the far end of my yard to do the curb (I live on a corner lot). Otherwise, I was very pleased with the edger's performance.

The blade is now worn down significantly, but as I said I had quite a big job to do. I think now that the hard part is done, the remaining blade will last a while. Maintaining the edges shouldn't take nearly as much effort. The overgrowth was so heavy it was difficult to actually find the edge of the pavement, so I had a tendency to grind the blade against the pavement (a good way to wear down your blade).

Assembly was easy. All you have to do is attach the handle and put the pole together. The blade and wheels are already on there. It's not too heavy to carry around, but it has enough weight to stay in place and dig where you want it to. This is my first edger, and it's definitely a keeper.

The Black & Decker LE750 is a very nice machine. I found it to require a very short learning curve and worked very nicely on our lawn (read the manual). The lawn has lots of concrete to edge around the driveway, front patio and the back patio and pool with lots of curvature and corners. The lawn had a bit of overgrowth over the concrete and that requires a little more attention and care. I recommend it highly.

Been using the attachment weedeater edger. Killed my back for years. I'm over 6' 2" and the weedeater version killed my back and took almost two hours to edge with. This Black Decker version did it in 45 mins and better. It was a heck of a lot easier to use. Wish I bought sooner!

I have a lot of edging to do (corner lot, public sidewalks set in on both sides, driveway, my sidewalks, patio), and needed something that would withstand being used every week. As much as I didn't want to be dragging around 100 feet of extension cords, the fact is electric edgers have much greater continuous power than gas edgers. I picked one of these up when I bought my house, and have been pleased ever since. The blades easily last a season (I can usually get them to last a season and a half), and the adjustable height lets you edge nice and deep. I haven't used it as a trencher for my beds, but I imagine it would do the job quite well.

This is a very powerful edger, easy to set up out of the box, with good settings for depth, and does a very good job in my yard and gardens. I had a little trouble getting precision edge-lines since I was used to a single-wheel model that has been discontinued. This three-wheel model works great on straight-away edges, but is harder to use on curves. I discovered that if you tilt the edger slightly forward onto the single front wheel, you can get much better control, and the tight curves are much easier. I would like Black & Decker to make a battery powered cordless model just like this one since keeping the cord out of the way is a chore, and B&D makes excellent cordless tools.

This is an edger that will work great for maybe a season. Pay extra and buy a better edger from any other company.

My edger seems to have one fatal flaw. The unit tends to overheat. The brushings are held in with plastics. Run the unit hard for a bit on a summer day and the motor melts.

I smelled more burning plastic then cut grass when using this unit. The motor lasted long enough to show some spectacular sparks. If the grass was dry this would have been a fire hazard.

The repair costs about $20 for new brushings and shipping. They were out of stock and I had to back order. Few weeks later I had two new tiny bits of plastic attached to a thin strip of metal.

I cleaned the unit (disassembled and cleaned the blade) and was careful to run the unit for no more than a few minutes at a time with rests in between. The second set of brushings failed after a few uses. I gave up and have gone back to a 20 year old rusted edger that still soldiers on.

This will be the nicest looking piece of trash that I'll have had the pleasure of disposing of.

I am very impressed with this product. It is lightweight and easy to use. I am no lawn care expert, but I think this is a great fit for someone with a small area to edge.

The Edge Hog does everything your product description promised....and does such a good job! I am very pleased with it, all around.

Let's start off with the good:
-Well powered
-Easy assembly
-Simple and effective cord retainer

The bad:
-I'm 6'2" and have to stoop to use it. It's made for someone about 5'10" max.
-The edge guide does not follow the concrete. You have to use the left hand handle to pull the edger to the side so it stays in a straight line. So now I'm stooping and applying a force perpendicular to the direction I'm going.
-If the edge guide happens to follow the concrete, the blade is spaced so far from it, that it doesn't catch everything and you have to go back and forth over it until you randomly get it.
-I've been hanging it by the handle in my garage and the plastic is cracking under it's own weight.

The product is very light weight and easy to manage. Blade cuts well and is easy to manuver.

I am amazed how well this little machine can cut through the toughest overgrowth (6") on my driveway. I had no problem handling it. I was looking at gas edgers, and am so glad I bought this model. Just make sure you buy plenty of electric cord.

This edger works great and is inexpensive. Easy to assemble and sturdy enough to do the job. We had not edged for a while because we didn't have an edger. Used a weed eater instead to try to edge. First we found out that we had lost about 6 inches of driveway because of overgrown grass and second we realized we could not get as clean an edge as we did with this edger. It took awhile to initially edge since we were cutting so much grass but it was well worth it.

Pretty cheap item but does get the job done probably as well as an expensive edger.

I have used this product only once and it is far superior to the Ryobi that I had before it. It is easy to use and works very well. I use it on a small lawn but due to the electric cord attached to it I don't think it would be appropriate for a large lawn. My only concern is how well it will hold up over time. I had another Black and Decker product (a hedge cutter) and it was flimsy. I think that people who buy this product will find that it is good value for the money.

Great value. Edger works great. I got tired of buying gas edgers and having them break down. Plenty of power, works just like the product description.

It is not as easy to use as I expected but it does a fine job edging tough areas. The difficulty is in getting it lined up correctly so that you are cutting at the right place. This needs to be improved. It is easy to assemble.

Quiet, powerful, lightweight and easy to use. Does a fantastic job with regular edging; landscape edging is good but not great.

Superfast shipping....
have only used it once but it looks
like it was wort the money.

I had never owned an edger until I bought this one. Me and my wife had always used a hole to edge with. Boy waht a difference the edger made. What had been a chore for years turned out to be a short and sweet job to get the edging done and it looks a whole lot better than using a HOE. Thisedger works great and Iam going to use it for my flower beds and plan to use it to dig me a little trench to put in some lighting alon our side walk.

Although I have only used this tool for a few hours, my impression is that I will get a lot of good use out of it. Even at the end of an 150' extension cord there is plenty of power to handle the toughest jobs I could throw at it. There is no gas to mix, no cranking to mess with - just plug in and go. The adjustments are easy, the guide plate is excellent and I found it very easy to keep the blade away from the sidewalk and driveway.

My daughter also one and she is very pleased with its ease of use and durability.

It won't cut the grass, it just crush .. you won't get a fine cut .. it doesn't have enough power too, going for return to HD. Don't waste money ..

i have had this edge hog for a couple of years--and haven't written a review on same.
Great machine-works well==no complaints===would buy again if needed.
and as usual--great dealings with Amazon from start to finish.

Electric edgers have traditionally been the laughing stock of the landscaping world - but this one breaks that tradition. I have been using it for about a year now and it still does a great job. A few notes - Only use it when it is bone dry outside. If you try and use it after watering your lawn or after a rain mud will clump inside the edger and clog it up, resulting in you having to pull out large mud clumps from inside the edger every few feet. I have also found the first edge of the season, or the first time you use it if you haven't ever edged your lawn, can be challenging for you and the edger - but after that this edger can help you maintain your clean edge with ease.

In the end this is an electric edger that requires an electrical cord, so I could only recommend this for personal use on smaller residential lots. However for the average homeowner this is perfect.

I highly recommend this edger. I purchased my electric B&D Edge Hog in 2005 and decided to finally write a review on it.

I have been very satisfied with the product. I use it about 8-10 times a year. I live in Florida and have St. Augustine grass which is a southern species very similar to crabgrass in the northern states. It is tough. Many of the roots grow horizontally on the surface of the soil and creep over pavement edges. Trimming them is a challenge that the B&D edger handles quite well. Some escape the first slice, but backing over them usually wins the battle.

The guide works well for straight stretches of curbing/pavement, but the rounded portions are more of a challenge. Other than a few sparks, it does these with a few back and forth movements. I am still using the original blade, so nothing has been a serious problem. Compared with the manual edgers which you have to push hard and fast, this small electric model is a dream.

I have also used it to dig small trenches when I wanted to install some low pressure plastic pipe for watering a flower garden. The edger dug out a nice little trench that I could push the pipe into and then re-cover with soil and let the grass grow over it.

For the price, this edger is great for smaller, personal use. If I had a large area, I would get a larger, gas powered unit, but with my needs, this has been perfect.

This little edger is a work horse. Easy to handle -Cuts like a gem- actually fired the lawn man this make it so easy, Yeah for saving money on an easy to use lawn tool.

This is my second summer with this edger and i have no major complaints.Unit is easy to operate and it cuts thru the grass quite nicely.You should try and edge like every third cut to make it an easy task.

I've been trying to do this edging thing with a trimmer for 2 years now and never got very far. Always thought these edger people were fanatics until I had to shovel snow and realized there was a good reason for doing it. Divorce is such a lovely teacher . . .

Finally broke down and bought this, don't really like the cord, but didn't want to mess with mixing oil and gas, and I guess rechargeables aren't an option for something needing this much power.

Didn't really know what I was doing, though I got the hang of it in the end. I read the instructions but didn't do it for about a month after that. I had to switch the handle to the other side and stand to the right of it so I could see--which I think the instructions probably told me, but I forgot.

Once I got going, it was great. I did my driveway and the sidewalks all around my corner lot. Then I did the neighbors' driveways, which were much more overgrown than mine. Got through most of it, including the strips in between with weeds growing in them. That was the trickiest, a few sparks, well, a lot sometimes. Good thing I bought an extra blade up front :). I'm very satisfied. I could never have done it without this tool. It took much less time than I expected . . . until I hit the nasty neighbor's overgrown mess :).

I recommend this product. Happy edging.

The edger seems to work fine. I bought it to replace a much more difficult one to use, a gas-powered one from Sears. Even though it is electric and using a cord is somewhat more restrictive, it does a good job and is easy to use.

This was our second purchase of this edger. Our first edger lasted over 8 years and was used and abused until it finally gave up. After looking for other edgers, especially those without electrical cords we came back to this one. It is easy to use, not too large and not heavy. The only drawback is the cord, but compared to the weight and size of gas edgers the cord is minimal.

powerful, does a good job on edging with option to do flower beds.Wish it could be cordless then will be easy to handle.
good item.