Abstract: A lawn mower (100) comprising a wheeled carriage (102) configured to carry a primary cutting tool (105) for cutting lawn, the primary cutting tool (105) being operably coupled to a primary drive system. The mower (100) also comprises a trimmer (106) operably coupled to the wheeled carriage (102), and a translation mechanism comprising a selectable static state and a selectable dynamic state. The translation mechanism (110, 112, 114, 116, 118, 120) is operably coupled to the trimmer (106) and configured to permit horizontal translation of the trimmer (106) in front of the wheeled carriage (102) in response to selection of the dynamic mode.