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? Jam-Proof String Trimmer? DonC 07-09-2005
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Posted by DonC on July 9, 2005, 4:44 pm

> After the last one had me going, I can't wait to see how this one
> transpires..
> Searcher
>
The last one In retrospect dumping the salt OUT OF the bags into wheel
barrow ( clean) spreading around the pool with shovel might of been a better
idea, to bad I didn't think of that.



Real Goods Solar, Inc.
Posted by twfsa on July 10, 2005, 11:39 am


That's a heart attack waiting to happen!

Tom


>I do an entire acre of lawn with a scythe (it has to be a hobby
> to consider doing it that way) but a scythe also does string trimmer
> jobs.
>
> http://www.scythesupply.com is where I got more stuff than you'd
> believe ; but you need snath, blade, whetstone & carrier, anvil,
> bar-peen hammer. Keeping the blade very sharp is what makes it all
> work.
>
> For people who think manual reel push mowers are boring.
>
> --
> Ron Hardin
> rhhardin@mindspring.com
>
> On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk.




Posted by Rob Mills on July 10, 2005, 11:47 am






>>> My cheapo Ryobi trimmer is a PITA! Feed failures and jam-ups are
>>> routine even with a new spool. Almost impossible to keep it working if I
>>> rethread it from bulk string.<<<


We use a corded (have bad shoulder so shy away from pull starts) Ryobi (60
or 70 $) with
bulk .080 octagon line. It works as well (and better than some) as any
moderate priced gas weed eaters I have used in the past. It's about 6 or 7
years old and has been used twice weekly on a large corner lot for 6 or 7
years now and is still going strong. RM ~





Posted by SJF on July 10, 2005, 4:10 pm



> My cheapo Ryobi trimmer is a PITA! Feed failures and jam-ups are routine
> even with a new spool. Almost impossible to keep it working if I rethread
it
> from bulk string.
>
> I've got to believe there's something better out there that doesn't cost
an
> arm and a leg.
>
> Suggestions (besides read the manual and all the obvious)?
>
> Thanks

I have one too. I like it but I have learned not to let the two strings
wear down too short. If you do, you'll wind up getting too close to
something and break the string where it comes out of the spool. Then you'll
have to open up the spool assembly and rewind. PITA!

SJF




Posted by Bob Haar on July 11, 2005, 9:53 pm



> My cheapo Ryobi trimmer is a PITA! Feed failures and jam-ups are routine
> even with a new spool. Almost impossible to keep it working if I rethread it
> from bulk string.
>
> I've got to believe there's something better out there that doesn't cost an
> arm and a leg.
>
> Suggestions (besides read the manual and all the obvious)?

I suspect that it has more to do with the string than the trimmer. My
experience is that the cheap replacement string is much more likely to jam
up in the spool or break off right at the outlet point than is the more
expensive name brand. Also, the .095" string that my 4 cycle Ryobi uses
lasts longer and doesn't jam as much as the .080" string for the previous
trimmer that I wore out.




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