On May 13, 12:28*pm, J Burns wrote:
zxcvbob wrote:
mike wrote:
On May 11, 12:25 pm, jamesgangnc wrote:

I don't disagree that the bump and feed is problematic. *****es me off
regularly. *But I have not found a reasonable alternative. *The
precuts aren't any good unless all you trim is out in the open. *If
you have to work against concrete or brick they just get eaten up too
fast.

The pre-cuts would be of no use to me then, as I have a brick
foundation. I suppose I could buy a secondtrimmerattachment to have
ready to go when thestringgets caught in the spool. Too bad no one's
invented a bumpheadthat works reliably. I still wonder what the
"pros" use--landscapers who trim every day. Do they just carry spare
trimmers around with them?

The bump-headthat came with my Echotrimmer20-something years ago
still works great. *It takes .095"stringand feeds out two strands.
*The only thing that really eats it up is trimming against a chainlink
fence.

Bob

One of the yards I cut has a thousand feet of chain-link fence and a
very fussy housewife. *I may have to fix my line once.

My handlebars are 30" wide, which gives me the control to cut very close
without touching the wire. *I've read on this forum that handlebar kits
are available for other trimmers.

When I have to cut against the wire, reduced tip speed saves my line.
Normally, I may have enough line out for a 17" swath. *If I cut it back
to 11" for a chain-link fence, that reduces tip speed 35% and tip energy
58%. *The shorter strings seem to bounce less when they hit wire, and
that, too, seems to reduce splitting. *When I have to cut something
right against the wire, I'll slow thestringeven more by using the
throttle in short bursts.

Myheadrequires me to shut off the motor and lay thetrimmerdown to
adjust the line. *It's not much inconvenience because I don't have to do
it often. *Each time I do it, I can inspect theheadand snip off split
ends, which helps the line cut better and last longer.

Thanks again for the replies. Any other thoughts?