JB-PlantHeirloom
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PivoTrim - how to adapt the new POJ to replace the original
The original PivoTrim is no longer being made (Oregon?) and as far as I can tell, you can not even get the small studs that hold the string. This leaves you with an inferior Chinese version. Not only does it not fit the Ryobi expand-it system "fits 99% of all string trimmers" it is so heavy that it stalls out my 30 CC Cub Cadet cutting heavy weeds and such, that the original never had problems handling.
So forget about using it on an electric or cordless trimmer.
WORSE of all, it breaks the string frequently when doing along chain link fence, unlike the original.
The holes are too small for .095 line, unlike the original that handled it no problem. I had to drill them out.
If you take the worthless kit they send you and combine it with the $15 Home Depot kit included with their cheap trimmer head, if you assemble it in this order, you can make the vastly inferior Chinese copy work. Or you could track down the correct metric reverse bolt if you wanted to save money, good luck on that!
I was going to do a video for youtube, but, I quit (facebook a while ago) youtube and twitter this week. I will probably do a video for *b-wordute and UGEtube though.
The original PivoTrim is no longer being made (Oregon?) and as far as I can tell, you can not even get the small studs that hold the string. This leaves you with an inferior Chinese version. Not only does it not fit the Ryobi expand-it system "fits 99% of all string trimmers" it is so heavy that it stalls out my 30 CC Cub Cadet cutting heavy weeds and such, that the original never had problems handling.
So forget about using it on an electric or cordless trimmer.
WORSE of all, it breaks the string frequently when doing along chain link fence, unlike the original.
The holes are too small for .095 line, unlike the original that handled it no problem. I had to drill them out.
If you take the worthless kit they send you and combine it with the $15 Home Depot kit included with their cheap trimmer head, if you assemble it in this order, you can make the vastly inferior Chinese copy work. Or you could track down the correct metric reverse bolt if you wanted to save money, good luck on that!
I was going to do a video for youtube, but, I quit (facebook a while ago) youtube and twitter this week. I will probably do a video for *b-wordute and UGEtube though.
