Best string head for weedwacker? (1 Viewer)

[D'Animal]

Soaking the line does not do anything other than waiste your time and get the line wet before you use it.

Polymer, co-polymer and tri-polymer does not absorb water. If you want a line head similar to the Speed Feed, look at the AutoCut 25-2C. My wife ran the prototype unit 6 years ago. We came out with the head 4 years ago. If the dealer does not have one in stock, look at the stock/standard head on an FS 55 that he does have in stock. You will still be limited to .105" line. Try winding it before you by it. Try winding both of them before you buy either or any of them.

In my 30 years, I have not seen a bump head that works worth a damn with .130" line.

 

[e9999]

OK, will look at that one too, thanks.

I had also questioned the idea of soaking the line based on it being "plastic" until I saw that the Oregon site specifically recommends doing that and says line can lose moisture. Figured they should know more about line than I do...

 

[Chloe Taylor]

Buy a new Stihl weed eater. I recommend the Stihl Kombi 130 for the powerhead, but might be too expensive for you since you're too cheap.

STIHL KM 130 R KombiMotor - Professional Use KombiMotor | STIHL USA

Surely would be agreeing with you, the head wear of Stihl are cheap and the toughest material available that should be bough in any case what so ever.....

 

[splitshot]

I load up 3 machines with fresh line, that will get me through all the weedwacking I care to do in a given day.

 

[e9999]

sure enough the Stihl Autocut C does load very much like the shindaiwa/echo etc Speed-feed. Easy. But the Stihl lit I found suggests it can only handle .095" line. The Shindaw lit says 130. Reviews suggest the latter works apparently, but I have not tried it myself yet.

Of all the Stihl heads I've been reading about that can be used with the 110, the only one I see that can reportedly handle 130 line is the Fixcut 25-2, a stick-in-precut 2 bits head. The Fixcut 30-2 (I think that's what it was, bare metal affair with stick-in loops) looks mighty fine and has either 4 or 8 bits sticking out, forgot, but the lit says only 0.105".

I got some supposedly good 105, we'll see what that gives in my Autocut 25-2 for now, but it's looking like I may need to go manual with the heavy stuff.

 

['74 UA FJ]

The "Rapid Loader" type heads work great up to .105" line cutting normal lawn grass type vegetation.



When using .105" or 130" in heavy vegetation the line flies out. The locking mechanism is not built strong enough for that diameter line or the constant pulling/jerking of the line.

I'll have to measure the line to know what I'm using in the Stihl, but when I weedeat, I do so for about an hour or so and have to reload the line about 5-10 times due to rocks, fence, thick stalks, flying out, etc. That's worth it, imo.

IH8WEEDEATING.

 

[e9999]

did 2 hours straight of wacking a mix of light tall grass and a fair amount of ivy type stuff with rocks and sticks thrown in for good measure. Most of it off 1 head spool of 105 on the Autocut 25-2. Not bad at all. Probably had to bump feed it 20x or 30x or more. I can live with respooling every hour or 2. Gives me something to do while waiting for the engine to cool down before refueling. The feed mechanism is just not smooth though. I have to really hit the ground hard for it to feed, makes me wonder about the shaft tube getting bent eventually. Sooo, still got to try something better.
Apparently this 105 line is not bad. Some red stuff sold by Craftsman I got while in a hurry. Looks like the Progard that some local pros use.
No doubt a lot of it has to do with skill as far as avoiding line-damaging obstacles, of course but hard to see it all in tall weeds.

 

[fj40charles]

did 2 hours straight of wacking a mix of light tall grass and a fair amount of ivy type stuff with rocks and sticks thrown in for good measure. Most of it off 1 head spool of 105 on the Autocut 25-2. Not bad at all. Probably had to bump feed it 20x or 30x or more. I can live with respooling every hour or 2. Gives me something to do while waiting for the engine to cool down before refueling. The feed mechanism is just not smooth though. I have to really hit the ground hard for it to feed, makes me wonder about the shaft tube getting bent eventually. Sooo, still got to try something better.
Apparently this 105 line is not bad. Some red stuff sold by Craftsman I got while in a hurry. Looks like the Progard that some local pros use.
No doubt a lot of it has to do with skill as far as avoiding line-damaging obstacles, of course but hard to see it all in tall weeds.

did 2 hours straight of wacking.

You must be a real expert.

 

[wob]

Two hours of weedeating?

Get a tractor with a bushhog or a DR field and brush mower.

DR® Power Equipment - Brush Mower / Brush Cutter - self-propelled and tow behind brush mowers

 

[e9999]

Two hours of weedeating?

Get a tractor with a bushhog or a DR field and brush mower.

DR® Power Equipment - Brush Mower / Brush Cutter - self-propelled and tow behind brush mowers

thanks for the suggestion, but this is on a terraced lot with rockwalls and stairs, and limited access. I think I will need to stick with my string trimmers for a bit longer.

 

[wob]

thanks for the suggestion, but this is on a terraced lot with rockwalls and stairs, and limited access. I think I will need to stick with my string trimmers for a bit longer.

You got the landscaping contract for Machu Picchu?

 

[e9999]

You got the landscaping contract for Machu Picchu?

LOL. Kinda looks like that actually...