Generally, it is a high tensil plastic or fiberglass. Some is actually constructed of nylon cord coated with a resin to keep it from clogging. Heavy duty fishing line might work, but probably will be too thin to whack down much more than the thinnest grass.
It is easy to string a dual line Remington trimmer by following the instructions in the manual. The manual was supplied with the trimmer when purchased.
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A line trimmer, also known as a string trimmer, is used to trim grass or weeds. The piece of equipment also goes by the name of a weed eater, or weed whacker.
A whipper snipper is related to a string trimmer by the fact that they both are the same thing. In other words, whipper snipper is a synonym for a string trimmer.
A cordless string trimmer is used to keep the edge of your lawn neat. You can also use a gas powered trimmer..
This is actually easier than it first appears. # Line up the two arrows on the outer-spool and inner-reel. # ## This opens the channels from the feed-holes to the locking holes. # Remove any line left in the locking holes. # Feed new line into feed holes up though the channels until you have enough to place the ends of the lines into the locking holes. # Place line ends into the locking holes and pull tight. # Wind the inner-reel counter-clockwise, taking up the new line. Pause occasionally to pull each line tight. Leave about 4 inches at each end.
Depends on the Model of stihl trimmer you have. The 45 home trimmer from stihl takes .080 but from that model to the larger more expensive ones the string size gets larger.
I use .155" for my push-style trimmer (Echo Bearcat). I'd like something thicker, but haven't yet found anything.
You can use a string trimmer to clean up smaller hedges that aren't too woody, but you would get a much cleaner job with a real hedge trimmer. A string trimmer will cause shredding, instead of the clean cut of a hedge trimmer. There are several string trimmers on the market with split shafts that allow you to add additional tools. You may wish to try one that has an optional hedge trimmer attachment.
You can buy parts for a cordless string trimmer at www.blackanddecker.com. Another site is lawn-and-garden.hardwarestore.com/78-492-string-trimmers-electric.aspx
The best electric string trimmer based on the consumer report is the Stihl FSE 60. They say it can handle as tough of weeds as any gas trimmer but you do have to contend with the chord. For a 2 stroke string trimmer, the best one is Echo SRM-225. It is light and tough on weeds.
Yes, the companies give detailed instructions with the cordless string trimmer. They will give detailed manual for using the cordless string trimmer. If they dont any manuals, you can find the instructions in thier company website. Earthwise and Black & Decker provide instructions with the cordless string trimmer. You can read more about them at products.howstuffworks.com