What trimmer line do you use?

[Fish]

Try some of this.....

 

[junkman]

Try some of this.....
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That oregon line works real good if your spool will take 130 size i run it at home ,holds up way longer ,this husky line is very similar ,not as aggressive as the oregon i think though, for another option .

 

[Fish]

They make it in all sizes.

 

[ANewSawyer]

Meh, I don't like Husqvarna's line. I doesn't cut well, and seems to require more power to spin. I have 6 or 7 lines I am trying out. I am leaning toward liking twisted line but haven't made up my mind.

 

[stihl saws]

I used a five lb. spool of the Husqvarna line that a friend gave me. The Shakespeare ugly line is much better. If someone gives you something, there's a reason.

 

[junkman]

Try some of this.....
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Is there a special string head that takes the 130 size ? I think 105 is the biggest mine will take now .

 

[Fish]

I just take a razor knife and whittle down the in so it will go into the hole that holds the line in the spool, and load as normal. I use the big diameter when whomping those big hogweeds!!!

 

[Workshop]

Somebody gave me a 10 foot piece of trimmer line about 20 years ago. Had a steel wire in the middle of it. Lasted me 3 years. Wish I knew what brand it was and if it's still made.

 

[Jimmy in NC]

Is there a special string head that takes the 130 size ? I think 105 is the biggest mine will take now .

Yes there are...but hard to get a dealer to order one. I have been researching this a whole bunch lately as I just acquired two FS240 trimmers. Also hard to find is a manual head. I ended up just buying a Chicom 25-2 head for $8.00 delivered. I fully intend to try .118 or .130 line. I will run .105 if it won't feed but I really like the bigger line.

 

[junkman]

Somebody gave me a 10 foot piece of trimmer line about 20 years ago. Had a steel wire in the middle of it. Lasted me 3 years. Wish I knew what brand it was and if it's still made.

Sounds like oregon gatorline ,was it square ?

 

[Workshop]

Sounds like oregon gatorline ,was it square ?

Hmmm. Don't remember for sure. I'm inclined to say round, but it was a long time ago.

 

[Jimmy in NC]

This thing wants big line....

 

[junkman]

Here is the oregon gatorline ,it is square with the wire in the center

 

[junkman]

This thing wants big line....

Is that a similar 4 mix like the ht 101/ 131 pole saws ?

 

[Jimmy in NC]

Is that a similar 4 mix like the ht 101/ 131 pole saws ?

Strato 2 stroke. What replaced the FS 250. I have never held a 250...but this thing is supposedly just a little heavier but much better fuel mileage. I don't have much time on it yet but it seems like a tank....and I am not a huge Stihl fan.

 

[grassguerilla]

Gotta remember gator magnum. The standard gator line is the same but without the "aramid core". It's available in round, square, and a newish twisted style. Although a lot of pros like the new desert vortex twisted stuff I prefer the old school gator magnum. Nothing seems to hold up as well around retaining walls, rocks and chain link fencing. Smaller gauge .080 leaves a bit better cut in nice turf, .105 doesn't cut quite as clean but positively pulverizes mean weeds. Seldom need a grass and weed blade with a strong trimmer and the .105

 

[junkman]

I just have an older fs80 ,reg 2 stroke with the handlebars ,it pulls the .105 pretty good ,the saw shop had an echo spool head ,i really like that thing ,holds 6 feet of .105 ,and do not have to poke the starter end of the line in like a stihl ,it has a hole bored right through the spool ,so one solid 12 foot chunk of string to reload it .

 

[grassguerilla]

The Husqvarna t-35 head holds 30 ft of .095 or about 24 ft of .105
Either will get me through a typical day or sometimes two of trimming, so that's probably about a full season of trimming for a typical home owner in suburbia. In classic Husky style, it's very light weight, works very well but is a bit delicate if you tend to grind it into stuff. In which case the blue button bottom piece wears out and falls apart thus losing the bump spring too. They last me for years, but a new helper can kill one in a day. I keep a spare head in the truck and replace the blue button and or spring as needed to keep one in reserve. The time saved from having twice as much line on a head is well worth it to me.

 

[stihl saws]

The Husqvarna t-35 head holds 30 ft of .095 or about 24 ft of .105
Either will get me through a typical day or sometimes two of trimming, so that's probably about a full season of trimming for a typical home owner in suburbia. In classic Husky style, it's very light weight, works very well but is a bit delicate if you tend to grind it into stuff. In which case the blue button bottom piece wears out and falls apart thus losing the bump spring too. They last me for years, but a new helper can kill one in a day. I keep a spare head in the truck and replace the blue button and or spring as needed to keep one in reserve. The time saved from having twice as much line on a head is well worth it to me.

I love the Husqvarna heads and how easy they load. I wear out at least two per summer just from rocky creek banks and stuff. If they were made of harder plastic they would be great.

 

[ANewSawyer]

I have some of that .105 square gatorline to try. Looking forward to that.