Tapering Tapering is a handy technique that involves tilting the trimmer so that it is at an angle and the leading edge of the line is used to cut the grass. By cutting the grass at an angle it can create a cleaner and angled look to the fenced edges.
Edging Edging is a great way to add some neat touches to the sides of the lawn. Normally this would be done for the grass by flowerbeds or driveways. It enables you to create crisp edges to the lawn by removing any overhanging blades of grass or debris. This can be done with a grass trimmer by simply turning the line so that it is perpendicular to the grass enabling the cut to be made vertically.
This can be easier with some Flymo models that have rotating heads. With most Flymo products, the head can rotate 90 degrees so that edging is easy along the extremes of the lawn. Scything If your grass is longer, this can be a good way to cover large areas quickly. You will need to swing the grass trimmer in a circular U-shaped motion around you.
If you keep yourself in a steady position, you will get a nice and even cut. How To Use A Grass Trimmer: Top Tips The grass trimmer is a versatile machine that can become a very handy companion in keeping your lawn looking its best.
Reason for this includes; Close Contact — The most frequent cause of breakage is with harsh contact with something in the garden.
Usually breakages occur when the head is taken too close to garden objects like stones, walls and paving edges which causes the line to snap. Incorrect Parts — It may not be ideal but breakages can be attributed to incorrect parts. You should check the manufacturers instructions for advice on the correct parts. You may also need to purchase a carburetor repair kit to replace some of the carburetor components like the float, needle, gaskets, and diaphragms.
Here are some additional troubleshooting tips regarding the engine:. The crankshaft of the engine extends out the side of the crankcase and connects to a centrifugal clutch which engages with the drive shaft attached to the trimmer head. When the engine runs at idle speed, the clutch prevents the drive shaft from rotating. When the trigger is pulled, a cable opens the throttle on the carburetor which accelerates the engine. This causes the clutch flyweights to extend outward and engage the drive shaft which rotates the trimmer head.
As the trimmer head rotates, the trimmer line spreads out to cut through grass, weeds, or low foliage. The trimmer line may be wound around a spool, or the line may be cut into small individual strips that are loaded into the head.
If too much line extends out of the trimmer head, a blade located on the guard will trim the line as the head rotates. If the trimmer runs out of line, the head can be re-spooled or the entire head can be replaced. To find the right tune-up kit for your string trimmer engine, as well as replacement parts for both the engine and the string trimmer itself, enter the full model number of your product in the Repair Clinic website search bar. Also, the drive shaft may have broken or the section where the shaft joins with the head could be damaged.
Answer: Try and wind the line tight and evenly. I've never tried it, but you could try spraying the windings with silicone spray. Turning a motor on and off causes a surge of current into the motor, plus over time arcing of the switch contacts in the trigger can cause arcing and degradation of the switch.
The chances though are that the bearing on the trimmer head at the end of the shaft will wear out before this happens. The insulating varnish on the windings of the rotating armature inside the motor also breaks down over time, eventually resulting in the motor burning out. So it's hard to tell really what the best option, probably doesn't make much difference. My step son uses the electric weed wacker, by starting and stopping the engine constantly.
Is this good to do, or should he keep the line moving at a steady pace? When you feed the line through the hole with one hand, hold it with your other hand. Put the cover back on the reel holder if there is one While still holding the end of the line, push the reel holder cover in as if you're doing a bump feed and pull more line out then release it.
Alternatively just feed more line through the hole when you replace the reel so that it doesn't all go back through the hole when tension is released. The string trimmer I use keeps having problems.
I wrap new line have tried numerous types around the spool but when I feed it through the hole, all the tension in the line is released and the line snaps back through the hole. How do I keep sufficient tension on the spool on the line? Why do you think the gasoline string lawn trimmers do not have the engine cylinder and engine cylinder head as one piece or have the head thread onto the cylinder?
There still might be more stringy vegetation caught between the back of the head that houses the spool of line and the shaft of the weed eater. Look in from the side without the guard and you should be able to see it. You could poke it out with a long thin screwdriver, opened out wire coat hanger or similar. If there isn't anything caught, the head may have been damaged. When I was weed eating on Monday, I was cutting down some high weeds with my weed eater, when a bunch of them got wounded up on the weed eater I had to cut the weeds to remove them from the weed eater.
Then when i started it back up it had a hard time spinning. So I turned it off so it could cool down. Mine is a Procut model Woodies own brand with bump feed, so the head has to be bumped on the ground to let out line. Is yours the same or is it supposed to auto feed as the line shortens? The only thing I can suggest is to try and keep the winding neat with turns side by side as you wind, then put your finger on the end of the line to stop the turns unravelling as you replace the spool into the head.
Then pull the line tight out of the hole. Occasionally adjacent turns can bind and line not feed out but it doesn't happen regularly. Make sure the spool is seated properly in the head before you screw on the cover. I bought a 2 stroke petrol strimmer today and after a few minutes of strimming, the line stops auto feeding.
When I open the head the line gets caught around itself. I've tried to steps of coiling the line up in the direction of the arrows and tightly but still it keeps happeningp? Any thoughts? Everytime I weed eat the string breaks. I have to stop take the string out and put back in.
I hate weed eaters. Thanks Geraldine. Some vegetation can be very tough with stringy fibres and a trimmer won't cut it, although a brush cutter, maybe one with a cutting disk, will do. The leaves of cordylines are really awful and will tangle up a trimmer line and wrap themselves around the head. Thankyou Eugene. The string on my flymo trimmer keeps flying out.
Maybe the Elephant grass is too strong for it Will also try and tie string tighter. I have a Ryobi trimmer but the silly string is stuck! Husbands shouldnt die before wives!!
Geraldine South Africa. The mechanism that releases the line if it atofeeds or line can be fed out by bumping the head may be damaged. I figured out why the line was hitting the guard.
My trimmer's guard lost two of the three screws holding it in place, and it made the guard hang just a little bit too low. Bought a couple screws from the local hardware store for a few cents, installed them, and I don't dread doing yard work anymore! Hope it helps somebody in the future!
Thanks for the help! Does the string auto feed? I presume you've tried to wind it tight and even as suggested, so excess line doesn't fly out and get cut off when it feeds. Have you wound it in the right direction around the spool? Usually there's an arrow indicating which way to wind.
Also use a heavy enough gauge of string as recommended by Stihl. Light gauge line wears and snaps quicker. The only other think I can think of is that something's gone awry with the feed mechanism. Hi Eugene: Good article. Question: I have a heavier duty stihl.
The lower string breaks quite quickly. It doesn't matter if I am going fast or slow, in heavy vegetation or light. I end up with a lot of the lower second string still on the spool, when the top is gone, and mostly, I'm cutting with one string.
Two strings would be better. I haven't found anything obvious that would be cutting the string. What if the line points upwards, and hits the guard? The line is already shorter than the cutter can reach.
If you find that the line is always flying out and hitting the guard, it may be too loosely wound on the spool.
When winding, try to keep it even plus wind tightly as shown in the video. You could use a brushcutter. These cutting heads are suitable for cutting brush growth, i.
I don't know how effective they would be on grass and it's unlikely they could be used up close to herbs. Hi there. I would like to know if there is any trimmer I can buy without having to go through strings. Do gas ones have these things? I never had a gas trimmer outclass my greenworks at all.
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