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Who's in love with their string trimmer HEAD? DerbyDad03 05-07-2008
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Posted by Joseph Meehan on May 7, 2008, 10:56 am
I can't say I love it. I have not even noticed it since I got it. I
guess that is the best kind.

A few years ago I bought a set of B&W battery powered garden tools.
That string trimmer is still going strong and it still has the original
load. It is some sort of auto feed, so I don't need to do anything. From
time to time I notice that is seems to be a little short and just as I am
thinking that I hear it change as new line come out.

> I read the entire thread "Who's in love with their string trimmer?"
> and there was minimal mention of the head itself.
>
> Of the various trimmers we've had over the years, both electric and
> gas, the trimmer head always seems to be the biggest PITA.
>
> The "Bump and Feed" style never semed to work efficiently and were a
> pain to reload. The pre-cut snap-in cords were also a bit of a pain.
> We currently buy the spools and cut our own for the replacement head
> on our gas trimmer, but loading them doesn't seem as easy as it should
> be.
>
> The reason I ask is that my 16 YO daughter is taking over her
> brother's lawn mowing clients and will need to use the trimmer on a
> regular basis. My son always hated fighting with the trimmer head and
> I know my daughter will too.
>
> Since I won't always be around to help her, I'd like to get her a
> trimmer head (preferably Bump and Feed) that actually works.
>
> Any ideas?


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Joseph Meehan

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Posted by The Reverend Natural Light on May 7, 2008, 5:43 pm
>
> Since I won't always be around to help her, I'd like to get her a
> trimmer head (preferably Bump and Feed) that actually works.
>
> Any ideas?

I second S.Barker's recommendation of the Stihl head and the larger
than recommended line. Preferably the line with ridges molded in.
Also with the Stihl, you don't have to unscrew anything to get it
apart. There are tabs that press in and it pops apart. Reload the
cartridge, feed the loose ends into the holes, and press it
together.

With my old Ryobi, I had to load all the line, hold one end with one
hand, hold the other end with my second hand, hold the trimmer with my
third hand, hold the cartridge in place with my fourth hand, and screw
on the retainer (reverse thread, of course) with my fifth hand.


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