Trimmers - discussion/pics

My trimmer been running good!

 

I was tempted to get the SRM-410U, it has a solid drive shaft. It also weighs 20lb and the replacement gearboxes are $250. 43 cc is tempting but at the price and weight I’m good. This is a bump up from what I have anyway.

Dok440 has a 3020 and I’ve never seen a mention of the drive cable breaking. If anyone can break it, it’s me.

 

I know what you mean about the handle. It is more centered than Stihl or Husky. After an hour I don't really think about it. Should be a good machine for you!

 

I got the 535ls it is a beast also this is my favorite string

 

I moved the handles over to the left and it’s way better now. After the first tank my right arm was worn out. It looks weird but it’s what works.

 

What's the diameter on that mega whacker line? I've found that the line on my DR Push whacker is so thick that it doesn't really wear at all

 

.170

I was surprised this larger trimmer only takes .155 line
I'm trying to enlarge the opening
I reversed it on the spindle but I'm not running it this way.

 

The SRM 3020 is a bit more thirsty than the FS110 but I’m really liking the power. The throttle response is much better. I definitely am not on the trigger the whole time like with the fs110. I’ve got three thanks through it so far.



There’s always more of this garbage hiding in the treeline.

 

I believe I now have the FSA57 trimmer dialed in. Finished the line in the new Stihl spool I bought and reloaded it with .80 line I had picked up awhile back. Reloading was a snap and it’s feeding just fine. So the new spool/head made all the difference.

 

I picked this string mower up right around the time the pandemic hit; so before prices got nutty. I bought it mainly to mow the back part of our yard in CT that gets very wet in the spring. I’ve gotten the 48” walk behind stuck before and it’s not fun trying to get that out. It works great in that area and when things dry up, it spends the summer in VT to deal with the non lawn part of the property.



Bought a spool of this line on Amazon and I have a feeling it’ll last me for years:


Here’s what I was dealing with today:


And the after. The string mower makes short work. The areas I didn’t hit are extremely wet; it’s easier to come back with the hand held string trimmer and get those spots.


And speaking of the hand held…..Here’s an impulse buy from a local VT hardware store I made years ago as our lawn at the VT house was actually worth trimming. It never ran right despite my best efforts to adjust the carb. It was good for edging and lawn work, but really stumbled at higher RPM for any type of brush work. I picked up a carb on Amazon a few years ago and it it really woke it up; it runs better than it did when it was new.


Here we are all cleaned up:


Need to talk to my neighbor about that mattress set on the property line.

Next week, I’ll be doing another area higher up back and somewhat near the wood stacks.

 

Finders keepers.

 

Try soaking the line in bucket of water for 24 hours. After soaking the line that is the best it’ll ever be. I definitely hit some Russian olive branches and way thicker stuff than the line can withstand.

 

Anybody need any .95

 

This stuff was 11.00 seems to do good so far
The .170 was too stiff to run on that trimmer.

 

Had a guy at work telling me he was ready to throw his Stihl FS50C string trimmer in the dumpster because it started getting doggy and continued the downhill slide until it would barely idle and no matter what direction he adjusted the carb it didn't do anything. I'm no big 2 cycle mechanic but told him to bring it in. I ran both the H & L screws in then backed them out 1 1/4 turns to get it at least close to set. Then I thought before I try it what are the chances he had it so buggered that the spark arresting screen in the muffler is plugged. Once I got it out and looked at it the screen looked like asphalt. Took it to a torch and burned the spark arrester clean put it back in put new fuel in and 2 pulls later it popped off. The guy was dumbfounded and said that it has never ran that well. I wonder if it wasn't set right when new and was carboning up because he said it was bought new and slowly over the 4 years he had it, it kept losing power and this fall was the first he started messing with carb. Just glad I got it going for him.

 

What does the water do?

 

Trimmer line loses moisture and elasticity over time, making it brittle and less effective. Soaking it in water restores some of that moisture.

Trimmer line could have been on the shelf for years and dried out. I’ve noticed less breakage after soaking.

 

soaking plastic trimmer line in water restores moisture???

 

Yes, it also works with the poly blades.

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