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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10384  
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I ran out, and used zip ties once
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29th Aug 2016 9:41pm |
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| bob neville Member Since: 30 Apr 2009 Location: Marbella Posts: 3248  
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I stick with genuine Stihl 2.4 round line.
Never tried any of the fancy shapes and can't see what the advantage is ?? Get mine from a chap in Crewkerne (via Flea Bay), he sells the square stuff as well. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-Stihl-2-...SwPhdVL5mm Bob 2015 Jaguar XE240 R Sport - goes like ....... !! 2013 Defender 90 CSW - sold 2009 Defender 110 Double Cab - sold 2001 TD5 90 CSW - offroad project - sold to a forum member 2011 Porsche Boxster - for the sunny days ! |
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29th Aug 2016 9:55pm |
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| srod Member Since: 20 Mar 2015 Location: Argyll Posts: 190 |
I'm definitely trying that... gotta be less hassle than faffing around with all that line. |
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29th Aug 2016 10:44pm |
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| muddybaldboy Member Since: 09 Apr 2012 Location: Ruthin Posts: 395  
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I swapped to a 4 blade version of this. Serrated push in pre cut lengths. Vicious bit of kit.
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29th Aug 2016 10:48pm |
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| languedoc Member Since: 13 May 2016 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 283  
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I have that on my stihl and cut lengths from a roll of triangular serated cord. Can't fault it on performance
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29th Aug 2016 10:51pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20916
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I was lucky, I got completed what I wanted to do this time with about 2m left.
And that was going easy conserving it. To my mind this business of different shaped cord / line is just a gimmic. Just can't see much difference. Even if it does cut better or whatever it'll wear on the round metal inserts of the machine head. Probably wear and break off leaving you with a manual line adjustment to do.  |
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29th Aug 2016 10:55pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17874 
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I use square line for light and medium cutting, it cuts and mulches better than round. For heavy jobs I use a steel mulching blade, but this needs a pretty meaty machine to drive it.
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30th Aug 2016 12:01am |
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| Happyoldgit Member Since: 14 Sep 2007 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3471 
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I stick to a three blade steel cutter for everything now, once it's up to speed it uses less throttle as it maintains momentum better and no more faffing about interrupting work for reloading more line. Steve.
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30th Aug 2016 12:47am |
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| lambert.the.farmer Member Since: 11 Apr 2012 Location: harrogate Posts: 2006  
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What you need is a scythe, cheap to run good for the environment and by the time one has mixed and filled some fuel, loaded some string and put on 20lbs of ppe a scythe is quicker than a strimmer too. The only thing you do need though is some skills to use one. Rhubarb and custard let fly with their secret weapon.
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30th Aug 2016 5:45am |
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| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3623
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Got plenty of line (I like the square variety), but I'm in need of a new strimmer. Mine departed this world Saturday night by seizing solid. (Yes I did have the oil mix right). It was 35 odd years old so I must not complain. Not sure the next one I buy will last that long?
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30th Aug 2016 7:22am |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20916
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Lambert - Have got one, my grandfathers and I did consider it but it needs a replacement timber handle.
I intend to get one at some point to replace it but keep the blade.
Plenty of power I've got the KM130R, I don't use a blade for one reason. There are a few small sapling trees to keep well away from but more importantly I have a lot of hidden debris around like stones and things like that, wire etc hidden in undergrowth. So that's the main reason I don't use a blade, if I had more area with less obstacles a blade would definitely be the way to go. It's next to a road, all be it a minor one and about 4ft above road height so you can bet your life 5 mins after you'd start people would be walking right past you before you'd even know it.
They just have no sense some people. |
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30th Aug 2016 10:30am |
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| smb Member Since: 15 Jan 2013 Location: Cheshire Posts: 1233 
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Steve,
Try a short length of 2.7mm Pentagonal just to make sure it fits your morning head(I don't know which one you have). Ive got the Durocut and Polycut, but I always go back to the 2.7mm Pentagonal. Its got that little bit extra durability over the 2.4. They will probably tell you you can't use more than 2.4, but Ive now used apr. 300m of the stuff in the last 3 years. It does occasionally jam, but the edges give a cleaner cut and the extra thickness means you can tackle the thicker/heavier stuff. 2.7mm Pentagonal all the time |
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30th Aug 2016 12:55pm |
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