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I just use the really heavyweight zip ties. They are cheap, outlast any string made, and easy to zip on and off.

One of the main weeds in this area is kochia. It has a thick stem that a line won't cut through. I put one of these Stihl brush cutters on my trimmer and it stays on full time. You have to be careful with it but it cuts through kochia nicely and works well on all other weeds, too.

Been running a Speed Feed head for several years now. Worn one out and on my second one.

The weed whacking workload is way down around my place. Only use my 20 year old Echo GT around our garden edges.

Everywhere else is nuked with a 3ft wide fan pattern of gly-2,4-D and Dawn. About every 4 weeks

our farm spray rig is the 89 nissan pathfinder with 40 gallon tank and 50ft of hose. Put out 15 gallons yest even touching up around the gates and my walk in cooler

I like the system on my old Craftsman wacker. Cut a length of trimmer, feed it through a hole on the head and go. When it gets short, repeat. Simple and no auto feed to screw up.

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I just carry a pocket off pre cut snippets.

Which is great until you’ll get into poison ivy and you have to grab that head and slip in a fresh pair of cording

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Got my other new head and a tube of white lithium grease, my poor old bladed unit will get some relief tomorrow


Mike

These work even better. Slightly more expensive than a string trimmer, but you can't argue the results!

I don't like horses though!




Manufacturers are even advertising the speed feed now!

https://www.shindaiwa-usa.com/

Probably order one, ordered a new pull string assembly, and a carb for my stilh, going to put them on today it's been sitting for a few yrs. We have been paying someone to cut the grass and haven't been able to get a hold of him for over a month, f-cking grass is waist-high in some of the backyard. Going to buy a mower and start doing it myself.

I just got done with 3 ten hour days on a stihl weedeater. I use the head that I load precut 8 inch pieces. A speedloader would not last a day with me!

Put the Speed Feed head on the Stihl attachment when I got back from lunch just now, took about 5 minutes out in the parking lot. Will put it to work tomorrow.

Mike


P.S. Just like the 1st video, used a nail to hold it still and a 3/8" extension to push the arbor out and replace with correct (green) one.

Maybe on grass, most ignore weeds.

Maintenance at a factory or plant or something???

Sahil got similar for a long time, it you put the ends of the line in , wind the cut in center. I've had two of these for some time now and have zero issues and I weed eat quite a lot.

I got tired of adding string to the trimmer head on my Stihl and put on a Stihl Poly-Cut head. Grass and heavy weeds, no problem.

Is this the line head you are using for your Stihl?

https://www.stihlusa.com/products/trimmers-and-brushcutters/trimmer-heads-and-blades/durocut/

Yes, I believe it is! I have never used one before this job, to be honest, and I really like it. I use a lot of trigger control around trees, stakes, rocks , etc to prolong the use of my line. All the heads I used before were the speed load type.

While I am a concrete finisher by trade my aging back is making it paramount I do some easier work. I have worked golf courses and am now mowing and weed eating a park owned by the Army corps of Engineers! The terrain on this park on the Mississippi is way tougher on the equipment than my previous work on a golf course!