On Mon, 31 Aug 2020 12:17:03 -0500, Mark Lloyd wrote:

On 8/31/20 10:04 AM, Wade Garrett wrote:

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I gave up on string trimmers a few years back. Problem was the line
feed- it never worked right.

The line would always get tangled and not feed. I'd have to stop, pull
the cord reel, untangle the line, re-feed it through the holes and start
again. Too much of a PIA.

Tried different brands, weights, profiles of line, special feeder heads,
different line winding methods, different brands of trimmers. None of
them worked a flip- though most of the ones I had did start/restart OK!

I used to use a string trimmer for edging, and had the same problem.

I now use a real edger (with a blade), which works much better.

We use a corded electric string trimmer for close-up trimming. It's the
cheap one from Home Depot. Not the cheap green brand, Ryobi, but the even
cheaper orange and black brand. Skil, I think. The only change I've made is
going to the next larger string size. The original string size used to
break frequently, but the next size bigger never breaks. It also never
tangles, always feeds correctly, etc. I was concerned that the bigger
string would overheat the motor, but we're at least 10 years into it now
and still no problems.

We use an edger for edging, but my 3 closest neighbors all use string
trimmers for edging.