Hound Dog Products Steppin' Edger #HDP6 4 :: Education by Design Store

Customer Reviews

I LOVE this thing!!!!!

2008-06-26
A few years ago, I got my first house and the yard desperately needed to be taken care of. My old man was such a nitpick when it came to his yard and I never saw much point in that. That is, until I got my own yard. Edging was always one of those things I thought was worthless. Again, until I got my own yard. I happened to run into this while at Home Depot and it looked rather interesting. It was on sale, so I bought it and immediately jumped on my yard. This little guy did a BEAUTIFUL job on my sidewalks and front walk. So much so, I got a lot of my neighbors starting to ask who did my yard! It provides such a clean cut and doesn't take a lot of effort to use. What a backsaver! I just got though using it on my mother's yard and was still happy 4 years later! The blade periodically needs sharpening to give a nice clean cut and the step pivot needs to be oiled every now and then. Aside from that, this thing needs no attention. The blade on mine has a lot of scuffs and nicks from scraping the side of sidewalks with it, but it has no rust or corrosion of any kind on it. Pretty surprising for the abuse I've put it through. So if you're thinking you want a nice clean edge on your property and don't want to spend a lot doing it, this little guy is a good way to do it. It's a lot better than spending hours breaking your back with an old-style blade or worse, paying someone else to do it...

be cautious

2008-06-18
I sort of like this product but don't love it. It does as promised to a point -- you step on it and it edges -- but i had to go back over my grass with a power edger to clean up what i missed with the steppin edger.

The nice thing is it requires no gas, makes no noise and emits no smoke. The bad thing is it just doesn't work as well as a power unit.

Edging Made Easy

2008-05-27
Very user friendly-no pressure on your back or shoulders. Creates a very nice professional looking edge.

Good product

2007-10-30
I bought this edger because I HATE string trimmers for edging. It did a very good job, although I had to get "into the groove" of using it. Much easier than a shovel and the results are great. You may find it challenging if your grass is significantly overgrown, but otherwise it does fine.

It works great!

2007-10-26
This edger works great. I weight 145 lbs and still can use this to complete my lawn edges that has not been edged for about 2 years in about half hour. I highly recommend this edger.

The only drawback is, of course, it cannot be as fast as the edging machine.

a product that does what they say

2007-07-12
The Hound Dog Products "Steppin' Edger" edging tool creates the perfect edge to your lawn. Its unique rocker blade system uses a natural walking motion to cut a clean edge, comfortably and easily. A blade window allows you to accurately position the tool for more precise performance. The edger features durable steel construction, rust-proof finish, and a stainless steel blade for long-lasting performance. Its long-handled, patented design allows use from a standing position for greater comfort while gardening; it also features a large, footstep and comfortable grips. The edger locks into an upright position for easy storage. Use it on your lawn, on sidewalks, curbs, and more. It comes with a limited lifetime warranty.

35 NEGLECTED FEET IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES

2007-05-26
We had not edged the lawn along our driveway for over 10 years. I bought this tool and was able to edge about 35 feet in less than half an hour. We have very stony glacial soil in our yard and have neglected edging it for over 10 years. I would say that our situation was about as challenging as this tool will normally face. I was truly amazed that it was so fast and effortless to take care of this neglected chore. I will do it every year from now on and I am sure it will take even less time. A winner of a "gadget".

35 NEGLECTED FEET IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES

2007-05-26
I am NOT a company hack. I am a homeowner in Missoula, Montana. I subscribe to a number of gardening magazines and saw that a tester at one of the magazines said this was a remarkably effective tool. Perhaps on very dense grass it is ineffective or perhaps the unhappy reviewer below used it incorrectly. For me, it was a great problem solver & I wish I had bought it years ago.

We had not edged the lawn along our driveway for over 10 years. I bought this tool and was able to edge about 35 feet in less than half an hour. We have very stony glacial soil in our yard and I would say that our situation was about as challenging as this tool will normally face. I was truly amazed that it was so fast and effortless to take care of this neglected chore. I will do it every year from now on and I am sure it will take even less time. A winner of a "gadget".

I did note that a reviewer before me said this edger was effective but became bent. I'll keep that in mind and try to prevent that from happening to mine. It is worth it nonetheless because the alternatives would be more costly or time consuming than buying a new one occassionally.

hound dog edger

2007-05-23
I loved it but after awhile it bent i was so mad it is a good product but needs to be stronger Iloved it but can't use it anymore

Worthless pile of crap

2006-09-22
Looked like a neat tool. Totally useless on a regular lawn, maybe if you have a golf green lawn with a sand foundation it would work great. If you have normal 2-3" lawn grass it doesnt work worth a damn, you practically have to jump on the thing to get it through the grass. Neat idea but it doesnt work, the positive reviews on this thing must be company hacks trying to make their products sound better than they are.