$425 Japanese Rotary Scissor vs String Trimmer and Edger

[@TheCreamRisesToTheTop]

Love the shirt 👌🏻💪🏻

[@Thelawncarenut]

thanks bro!

[@chicuacemazatl3185]

@@Thelawncarenut that tool is fine,i like but there are things that have to be done old school style

[@holmgren04]

I concur!

[@thefirstkingridge]

Love the first shirt. The spirit of the warrior will live forever!

[@YardBrah]

8:24 😂😂😂😂😂 i'm literally dying 😂😂😂

[@rubenharris9241]

Allyn, the rounded edges look incredible!!!

[@Thelawncarenut]

thank you! I wasn't sure how others would feel about them but I do think they are pretty cool.

[@MichaelRei99]

@@Thelawncarenut I do too!!

[@G_Grip]

Cool season lawn guy here. Didn't know you could sculpt crabgrass like that. Pretty cool edges 🙂

[@letsdoitforjohnny5066]

That’s just wrong! 😂😂😂😂.

[@spartanchirho]

Yeah, I'll keep muh cool season grass.

[@rbv2819]

Blasphemy

[@harshalshah4685]

Zing!!!

[@spartanchirho]

@@colnathanrjessup687 LCN can't handle the truth!!!!!!

[@TheLawngineer]

I actually just picked up the STIHL version of this and it’s amazing! Happy 4th of July!!

[@drewbog1055]

How much was it?

[@Striperman]

Happy 4th. Just got mine and if you never got into the lawn business you could have always been an OBGYN. 😂

[@Thelawncarenut]

😇😂

[@trevormuggeridge4560]

Striperman, Happy 4 th of July, Been raining here for about 4 days straight now, max temps in the days have been between 12 to 13.5 degrees max temp. Unseasonal rain and max temp. Have a great day mate. 😎

[@seanslawns]

$425 seems cheap. I don’t think there’s anything better for the appearance of the yard than a skilled landscaper and his weedeater & edger. Debris kicked out doesn’t matter, you’re gonna be cleaning it up the same. Weedeater rounds the edge better imo bc it “gives” whereas the rotary scissors do not. For that look, it’s ideal to utilize a tool that can bend and contort.

[@somethinghandle]

Great, now all the Reddit subs, Facebook groups, and other KZbinrs are going to spam rounded edges this fall lol.

[@HeyMikeyLikesIt2]

When I was in the army, the highest ranking enlisted soldier in each unit is the CSM (Command Sergeant Major). He would make soldiers get their issued shovel AKA entrenching tool and make them dig out at least 4-6 inches of edging from the sidewalk to the grass. Why didn’t someone come out there with an edging machine? maybe it was just punishment. But it looked sharp….. never walk on the CSM’s grass! I had a very bad black top, jagged edge street in front of my house and I would edge back 4-6 inches and made it look sharp. My wife would say, “I see you have the Sergeant Majors edges going on out front!”

[@cornstar1253]

Leaves room for weeds

[@HeyMikeyLikesIt2]

@@cornstar1253 that’s why he had soldiers out there everyday, with their issued (E-Tool) shovel.

[@LawnAmateur]

Rotary Scissors look interesting. I've been seeing them around but for $425 yikes 😬😅 I'll stay with my edger and string trimmer combo 🤣.

[@AuthenTech]

whaaat?! you cutting for freedom factory? that's amazing

[@YardBrah]

Yes Al!!!!!!!!! Def can't live without it after you own it! Love we got the same EGO set up! Def nice to be able to round the edges too something different neighbors can't wrap their mind around!!!!!!😂 😊🤙🏾🙏🏾 Happy 4th!!!! 🎆🎇

[@bigbearbear5458]

The main reasons I don't use this Japanese Rotary Scissor with my Ego Power Tools is due to their maintenance requirements. They require EP (extreme pressure) grease at regular interval and their blades require sharpening just like lawn mower blades. Unlike a string trimmer which you can simply replace to string or the blade edger which you can either replace the blade, this rotary scissor seems like too much maintenance for me.

[@Fortysomethinggamer83]

And that is why you will continue to be dominated.

[@bobzilla6618]

Happy Independence day Alyn! 🇺🇸 I'm glad I'm not the only person that falls over random things in the yard 🤣. Interesting comparisons between the weed whacker, edger and scissors. The cost is what's keeping me away from getting those currently. I'm pushing my luck right now as it is with my wife. She is buying a lawn mower from her uncle for me.

[@GoFastGator]

You can avoid the wear on the housing by walking the turf side and feeling along the hard edge with the bottom blade. Also, these are available with larger diameter blades that help make it an even better edger and much easier to edge from the driveway/sidewalk side without damaging the housing. Try edging from the turf side with the unit held low and projecting out in front of you.

[@theodorefalce8181]

I think this tool would be well suited for clearing heavy brush and briars. It's basically a round hedge trimmer.

[@jakerose1301]

Too steep for my budget. String trimmer will have to suffice. Good review tho; it is helpful to see the blade trimmer in action.

[@indoorreefer7332]

The let me in girl had me 😂

[@adriangarcia8607]

Price how he was fingering the grass with two fingers.

[@dejaesharp]

Man Im pretty good at not hitting stuff with the string trimmer. When you mow 50 hrs a week by yourself, you become very efficient with your lawn care equipment. For the money, string trimmer it is for me. Happy 4th my friend!

[@profuse007]

whatever... the string always dig the dirt and separate the grass and its soil from the curb. I don't trust any string trimmer user to "edge" the curb and sidewalk. This blade scissor seems to be a good alternative... but string trimmer is not an "edger"

[@mattlappin4284]

Dejae my buddy has been doing lawn care for 30yrs and just got himself a rotary and loves it. He was a "i can do anything with string" guy til this.

[@maximus759]

That rounded edge looks amazing! It's like a tiny little hedge running all around your property. Nice work!

[@Thelawncarenut]

Big sale extended through July 5, 2022 yardmastery.com/collections/4th-of-july

[@infiniteadam7352]

You looked like Billy Bob Thornton there around 9:50 at the track....

[@lawnguy]

Damn. I need to get me some more stress blend while it’s still on sale. It’s been brutal here in Utah lately. The lawn sure does love that stress blend. I’ll order a bag and do a video review on it. Right now I only have a bag with maybe 5lbs left in it.

[@ChakatNightspark]

About the Tree. Well you do Lawn Care. Then you should Know that having Grass right up agiasnt a Tree is actually kindof Bad for the Tree.

[@seanslawns]

Ohhh yeahhhh the ultimate warrior shirt, love it

[@waynehayes8237]

Happy 4th of July to all the LCN family. Enjoyed the video Allyn.

[@j.e.8589]

How long would you estimate the rotary scissors will last you?

[@ReelLowDad]

I have had mine for over 4 years. On my second set of blades and I treat those like a rotary blade. Have a spare set that's sharp. Can be sharpened many times. Also a lot cheaper than $425

[@garymcclure288]

Not for commercial use lol

[@Tony-vf3sg]

Love the rotary device, but the cost is more than I would like to spend. I have the ego edger, for now it works.

[@shanew7361]

I agree, way overpriced.

[@richardharwell]

Ego has a version of the "Rotary Scissors" , but they are only sold in the UK as far as I know. I wish they would sell in the USA !

[@kt9495]

They will next year most likely.

[@ayy1n]

Wishing all the LCN fam a blessed Independence Day 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@PacificNorthwestLawns]

👊🏼

[@erictheviking7646]

One thing you didn't mention is that the string trimmer does not leave a clean cut on the blades, but the scissors do. Which is better for the overall health of the grass. 1 question I have is can you sharpen those scissors?

[@ChrisLeo23]

You can sharpen but it's very time consuming

[@redtwin1968]

Great video, Allyn! Rotary scissors are great for super short cut turf as well. It's easier to control without scalping.

[@chrisb2g]

the rounding off the edges look crazy! love it

[@FreedomRock44]

Need just a mow video with music and Beer/Stogie!!!!

[@valeriemitchell7640]

Thank you for your advice too the handsome nut guy yes

[@ChrisLeo23]

The rotary scissors are a must for reel mowed turf. I wouldn't recommend using them to edge along sidewalks. I feel it would dull the blades quickly and they are a pain to take apart and sharpen

[@GirLzLawn]

The use of tools to assemble is a deal breaker for me. This tool has never given me that must have feeling.

[@Boodieman72]

You only have to assemble it once.

[@GirLzLawn]

@@Boodieman72 True. I’m still not seeing a $400 value there.

[@Boodieman72]

@@GirLzLawn It isn't $400, it's $283.09 on Amazon.

[@GirLzLawn]

@@Boodieman72 but you have to have the proper pole for attachment, correct? I don’t think I do. Even that cost is a bit high for me. I’ll stick with the edger and trimmer. That combo works great for me and I don’t mind the work b

[@kt9495]

I have the carbon shaft Ego trimmer. I’d have to buy another stick to make the rotary adaptation, and I’ve tossed the idea around. I’d buy it if I didn’t have other priorities because…precision. It’s an awesome tool I’ve looked at since getting into lawn care.

[@DanCounihan]

I have the ego rotary scissors. I love it.

[@kevingebert4316]

Great to see you've adapted it to an EGO power-head. I like EGO products and already have the Scissor head mounted on my Echo Gas power-head and while this scissors doesn't require lots of power, I often wondered if I could get it onto an EGO if I bought one. I find myself almost at an idle with the gasser but still need ear plugs. Going to electric would negate ear plugs and I could start super early in the morning while cooler out as well. I never use it for edging into the dirt since that dulls the blades quicker. I sharpen fairly often with an angle grinder with 60 grit flap disc and follow the angle to quickly give a sharp fresh edge. I planted lots of young spruce trees and this is a much better option over the string trimmer where one slip and you can instantly girdle a tree. Ask me how I know. Only thing a line trimmer is good for is chain link fences in my opinion. One area that I avoid using the scissors is by flower cages and chain links. Otherwise its super awesome for making nice circles around trees as low as you want and keeping it uniform.

[@rbnjr]

larger blades are availible

[@andrewszabo1552]

To those interested - Ryobi 40vt expand -it works well with the scissors. You can buy the extension shaft for ~$30. Great video on my favorite lawn detailing tool!

[@Thelawncarenut]

Good tip !

[@landmarkcreations1183]

Loving the wrestling shirts bud🤘

[@Andrejwashers]

Why dont you use exmark mowers

[@PrincessCutLawnCare]

AL pruning the hedges, opps i mean st aug! great video bro

[@ayy1n]

Happy 4th bro

[@Thelawncarenut]

you too my friend!

[@bradbrescia]

Good review. Would love to see a fresh St Aug patch/repair video at the factory. I've got some spots I'm trying to re-sod, but want it to merge without too much interruption to established thick edges.

[@LinkedHigher]

Thanks for the best review/blow by blow of this rotary trimmer I've seen. I purchased this recently and def agree that it is a major add to anyone's toolbox serious about their lawns.

[@Thelawncarenut]

Let's connect on Facebook facebook.com/LawnCareTips

[@alexvdl1]

Planning to pick one up later in the year. From ground level your lawn looks more like a hedge than grass. I prefer short ryegrass myself, but I like how you're doing something different.

[@alan30189]

Great review. It’s little expensive, though. I think I’ll go with a stick trimmer as part of a tool lineup, like Ego, rather than have two different battery systems to maintain.

[@ButterNoToast]

I’d pass on this. The teeth do break if you catch a rock or a hidden sod wire ect. And they expensive to replace if your not a big company that gets a discount

[@PacificNorthwestLawns]

Happy 4th bud 👊🏼

[@zerospace888]

Never touched a lawn in my life, but was recommended this video. Thanks KZbin.

[@TheNeighborDominator]

oh yes, these are the way to go. I have had them for over a year now and they are my go to edgers

[@mattdakin4772]

Love that you kept the trip in the video at 05:10 😂👍🇺🇲

[@ryanesposito5755]

I have a zoysia lawn and tried my neighbors who bought one for his Bermuda. It works well but my string trimmer / edger combo does the job really well. I think this is a nice to have but too cost prohibitive. There are other lawn products I would recommend people spend their money than this one. A tow behind sprayer, a really good blower and or a reel mower are phenomenal investments to put your $400 + towards first if you don’t own these

[@kiehna84]

Borrowed my neighbors last week and felt the same way. He’s reel mows his Bermuda at 1” or less.

[@GoFastGator]

If you have a reel and are mowing under 1”, you need a set of scissors!

[@ryanesposito5755]

@@GoFastGator I cut at .5 - 1” zeon zoysia with a 27” Mclane. I edge once a month and string trim once a week. My lawn looks like a golf course and my edges are tight. Scissors are nice but honestly unnecessary. Value ratio is terrible. “Need” is not the word i would use to describe this tool. Especially not for $400+ no way.

[@GoFastGator]

@@ryanesposito5755 The overwhelming majority of PRS owners have no regrets whatsoever. I only hear complaints from people who don't own one! Value is pretty irrelevant if you are already mowing under 1" with a reel mower (or a robot!) and all the extra expense that comes with that. I was doing pretty good edging with a string trimmer (not my first rodeo there) but the borders were a bit wider than I liked, and I'm WAY faster with the PRS. Like 3-5x faster, especially hard edges.

[@ryanesposito5755]

@@GoFastGator I would never suggest that anyone would regret owning one once you owned it. The product works great and your assessment on speed and cut is true indeed. Getting people to plunk down almost $500 will be your hurdle. The juice isn't quite worth the squeeze. At $200 you'd sell them. There are simply other products that do the job adequately for much less. I would bet that will be the majority of the commentary you receive here, but I could be wrong.

[@gpoman9988]

Happy 4th Al, When you spray glyphosate on your ProVista do you mix it with any liquid fertilizers or just by itself?

[@Thelawncarenut]

just by itself because I have never had to blanket spray as of yet.

[@introkoreawalkingtour4572]

Wow! It's a really cool video.. big LIKE!! Thank you so much for sharing the video. My friend~!!!💗💗💗

[@richraptor4072]

Happy 4th

[@jorgemendozanunez]

Recently discovered my love for my yard and these videos 👌👌 appreciate ya Allen

[@Thelawncarenut]

🔥🔥🔥

[@dfields9511]

Cool tool , I am still sticking with string trimmer.

[@BobSmith-zx4jy]

Damn I love that rounded edge at your house!

[@Thelawncarenut]

Thanks bro !

[@mikehouser5430]

Nice but not cost effective

[@bobd.]

07:40 I dealt with my uneven blacktop edges by cutting them straight. I did this with a cheap corded circular saw and a blade for cutting concrete pavers. I made an 8 foot long track from 1/4" plywood and a straight 1x3. Together the saw and the blade cost me $60 (20 years ago). Make the width slightly wider than the distance from the edge of the saw base that rides along the 1x3 to the blade. The first time you use it you will cut off the excess leaving you with a perfectly trimmed track for that saw. Now snap a chalk line on the blacktop and set the track right on the line. Set the saw for a 1/2 depth of cut to start and cut the blacktop. Go back and recut deeper until you reach max depth. This will not be enough to all the way through but it will be deep enough. When you get the whole line cut go back with a 3" wide brick chisel and 2# drilling hammer and knock off the ragged blacktop. You'll be left with a nice, straight edge that will be easy to trim. I did this 20 years ago on my driveway, and it's paid off every year since. The other place this tool shines is edging flower beds and your mulch beds at the base of a tree. It's used at golf courses all the time to trim along sand traps and flower beds.

[@lew708]

There is actually a replacement blade set that is a bit larger and made specifically for edging purposes which keeps the housing off the concrete, but of course can also be used for grass. Just gonna add a little more weight to the head.

[@TheLawnSauce]

Edging with the rotary scissors is a great way to ruin a $297 precision trimming tool. Great for the gram, not so great on the wallet.

[@Iabeerbrewer]

$425?? Bought my Idech rotory scissors in April of 2021 for $265.00 on Amazon. $285.00 now. BTW well worth the price especially if your HOC is "Lawn Rebel" style.

[@zachreyf6435]

Thanks for all the great content. Im just starting on my yard after years of neglect from previous owner.

[@dm285]

I just quickly turn my Ego very lite weight Carbon filament self feeding and auto releasing string...string trimmer... to one side and can then quickly edge my lawn very well.....then turn it around quickly and start to weed eat. The rotary heavy metal disc looks like a fun item, but Id rather spend my $$$ on something else for my house or lawn.

[@dennisthomas87]

Can I use EGO Power+ ST1502SA 15-Inch 56-Volt Cordless String Trimmer with Rapid Reload and Split Shaft

[@alexarvizu8024]

ive never seen such a beautiful bevel, im definitely going to invest in this japanese zombie trimmer

[@ericgallup7927]

The neighbor across the street from you might have a Patriotic domination going on! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@twodogsandtheirfamily]

Doesn't the grass overgrowing the blacktop stop water drainage from the surface onto the grass? Causing ponding?

[@FreedomRock44]

Allyn would a granular 10-0-20 with polymer urea be okay to put down on a browning lawn with 80's through the weekend but 90's coming next week???? Watering every other day per town!!!!!!

[@jweyant01]

Allyn, I have one, hopefully, simple question for you. On the 4 th of July I threw down heavy, bag rate of flagship and mioganite. My lawn is a salad, for sure. All of the kgb and rye is going off!!! The problem is will the fescue. Browned out and looks like shit.

[@antoniovillanueva2000]

Very helpful comparison, now I have to go spend an extra ~$300.00. By the way, you should have kept the full fall clip 😅.

[@lobo11141]

Happy 4th!!!!

[@darrensaliva]

you could have just bought a replacement shaft assembly from ereplacement parts for $22 before shipping instead of buying the entire extension.

[@roberthernandez9034]

How do you like the Ego multi-head set up? I have decided that at 5'8...I'm too short for this thing. It's heavy too. Which ego trimmer do you prefer?

[@FreedomRock44]

I love that Scissor I saw one of those years ago and wondered what is was called.

[@toxicbear4792]

Yeah I'm not sold on that.... you're almost better off getting a circular saw blade and doing it..... but thanks for the video, enjoyed watching it

[@carson54444]

I love this other than the fact that its from a battery powered tool. I have one of the eGO string trimmers but replaced it for a echo pro series. It seems pretty hard to justify 297$ plus 129$ for one tool...

[@letmebreakitdown2u152]

You're St. Augustine grass looks amazing! It's difficult for us to keep it that green and plush in Cali. It would take so much water and the city has us on a ration. Only able to water twice a week. How much do you water that grass?

[@bark615]

I picked up the same ST 1500 ego string trimmer attachment head. When I hooked up the rotary scissor, the set screw on the side puts the scissor head 90° off from where it needs to be. Did you use the set screw hole in the shaft or did you just adjust the rotary scissor to where you want it and lock the Screw onto the shaft?

[@ProlificInvention]

I have one of these, it's Kawasaki brand and it's from over 15 years ago.

[@keithredmore9473]

What size sleeve did you use for the Idech install? I know this is an old post, but I'm installing the idech power scissors and there are two sleeve adapters, 25mm and 25.4mm. I have found one video that says use 25mm and one that says 25.4mm. Thanks.

[@guitarman517]

One advantage that I don’t think you mentioned is not having to deal with all of the hassles of string. Another nice advantage is not having the grass thrown onto you, like a string trimmer does, keeping you cleaner and less prone to potential injury from thrown objects.

[@bigtmk5015]

Haven’t watched the whole video, but I’m going to say no. I’d rather buy expensive liquor.

[@TsunauticusIV]

As someone that spent many years doing asphalt… letting those grass roots grow on/in the asphalt like that makes me cringe. That will erode the edges fast in areas where freeze/thaw cycles occur. The issues then propagate across the asphalt mat and BOOM. Big problems. Expensive problems… because the landscaper wanted to have pretty lines. There are much better alternatives and I’m quite honestly disappointed that you would even allow such a thing to happen on a customer’s property. 😞

[@markchase8128]

Happy 4th of July. Need to shorten up the trimmer when in tight places. Particularly for the vertically challenged. I have to go minimum length on my sidewalk around the house, its right next to a fence.

[@kristoff1284]

Thank you for a real side by side comparison of these edger cuts 👍🏻👍🏻

[@ButterNoToast]

I used this attachment for years on many golf courses here in Florida, I don’t recommended for homeowners, it’s just a waste of money. Oh but they are great and I love them to cut runner weeds of sand bunkers, to get the woods from spreading on a flower bed. . You have to be carful with small rocks cause the teeth will chip! They will brake! They will loose it’s sharp over time. It’ll last a homeowner their whole life tho lol

[@wise9022]

Let’s goo! Stocked up on the gallon 4 pack of biostims. Bring on the humic!👍🏼

[@lawnpanda]

Did the same converstion. Love it. But you're right...still need string trimmer and I prefer to use my stick edger instead of the scissors. Just feel like I'm dulling the blade when I use it as an edger.

[@MichaelRei99]

Why is that?

[@bluemagoo3116]

I paid $425 for my Cub Cadet walk behind edger, it has a 160cc engine, I think it is the finest edger in all the land. Test it

[@curiosity2314]

It would be nice if we could dominate our "Lawns/Acreage" with food products rather then useless resource intensive grass. As for the tool, it is decent but not worth that kind of money unless you have nothing better to do with it. You did mention the 90% ;). I do have a lawn and it gets what it needs from nature and that is all. It looks decent, Illinois.

[@thebrainsack]

bro whats going on at 8:28 lmao

[@1kennylo]

💀

[@ron8979]

Come to my house in odessa florida, i need help, bermuda with every weed known to man. I even think some parts of my yard actually have real weed growing in them. Make the video, 2.5 acres

[@phillipa8439]

Allyn, it’s funny, I used to watch Cleetus a long time ago… then I got a Tesla, and got fascinated about lawns. LOL

[@shredder9643]

When me and my crew get done with our clients, it looks like the fucking PGA Tour was just in town. Im telling ya, we're the best

[@fernando.3352]

Looks like a good product. Wonder what the durability would be.

[@colo5220]

Good luck trying to sharpen this tool. Lol 😆 Blade will dull one day. Just a matter of time.

[@robertmckinnon8170]

Have you been using on my low Bermuda for almost 2 seasons on the same powerhead. Best tool to clean up around swingset legs with grass at 3/4" HOC.

[@livendi3229]

How about putting some links for the rotary items . I mean it’s only the subject of the whole video.