04-19-2007, 04:47 PM
Garage sales. For just a dollar or two, you can get some really good tools for the basic shovels, rakes, hoes, loppers, diggers, etc. For the nice stuff like high end weed whackers, then retail is about the only way to go. I do have a beauty Makita weedwhacker which did appear from a yard sale. That was the best spend $20 on yard tools we had done in awhile. We tried replacing the Makita with a Shindowa and several other brands, but the Makita is still my favorite. It was $70 to repair it after stripping out the head by putting a solid blade on one end and a high school kid on the other, but it is still my favorite weed whacker. Strong and light, durable to an extent.
For actually taking down the serious grasses (since my DH won't let me have a sheep or goats - the meanie!) I generally use a scythe. That's got some serious cutting power.
For actually taking down the serious grasses (since my DH won't let me have a sheep or goats - the meanie!) I generally use a scythe. That's got some serious cutting power.
Kurt Wilson