Thanks all for the info on E-go and Stihl. The E-go is affordable for my use, especially as I've found that there are many used jogging strollers some with high-wheel pneumatic tires for sale in my area -- some for as little as $25. I may be putting the cart before the horse, buying one of these strollers first, before the cutting tool, but for $25 I'll be able to tinker, examine the possibilities of adapting that stroller before I plunk down for an E-go. Or maybe I can buy a very cheap cordless to adapt first.
It boggles my mind a bit though, that Consumer Reports can critique cordless hedge cutters without even mentioning the E-go. What gives there? (They don't even review a B&D 40 volt cordless, only a 20 volt).
About the E-go, I'm concerned, Marilyn, that your E-go hedge cutter keeps stalling out. Is it having trouble cutting or what? I'm guessing it's defective. Or could it be your grass stalks are too juicy and succeed in gumming up the blades 'til they get stuck?
My evolution bringing me to this point of wanting a DH (Dale Hodgins) rig is this: I said no more to gas, and good riddance, when I found that ethanol gas had rotted out my tiller motor after it sat out the winter. I bought a Stihl electric string trimmer and, after a season or two, decided I didn't want to be spreading little bits of plastic string around for the rest of my life. I found a company, Wright and McGill (of the Eagle Claw brand) that made what they claimed to be a bio-healthy biodegradable plastic line, and I planned to use it in my trimmer, but they stopped making it -- no explanation. I think Marilyn and other grazers have the right idea about mowing -- best done to feed animals. I like lawns sometimes, but done without polluting, and for me personally, less is more, and I read lately that science (at UMass) is finding an every-two-week mowing cycle is best for our beleaguered bees (domestic and wild).
