trail clearing technique and tools

[ArlyA]

A New Holland TC33 or TC40 (built by Shibaura) would be a good choice as well.

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I only have dealerships nearby for Jd and Kubota that I care to use.

 

[dodge man]

Arly do you ever weed eat along paved areas? I’m using 080 Stihl line and if just weed eating grass it hold up well. I have a long 600 foot paved driveway and when I edge along it the string breaks a lot. My weed eater head hold two 10 feet pieces but I usually load 8 or 9 feet. I often have to load the spool twice just to do along the driveway. Any ideas? Would 095 string hold up better?

 

[MossRoad]

Arly do you ever weed eat along paved areas? I’m using 080 Stihl line and if just weed eating grass it hold up well. I have a long 600 foot paved driveway and when I edge along it the string breaks a lot. My weed eater head hold two 10 feet pieces but I usually load 8 or 9 feet. I often have to load the spool twice just to do along the driveway. Any ideas? Would 095 string hold up better?

I don't know about ArlyA's situation, but I was using 080 in our string trimmer last night on the driveway and it kept breaking off before being able to tap advance. I kept having to stop and redo it. I switched to 095, dual strings like you describe, and it did a much better job at lower speed. Tap advanced better, too.

I don't know if it was just crummy 080 line, or better 095. No scientific stuff, just 'seemed' the 095 did a better job to me.

 

[2manyrocks]

Arly do you ever weed eat along paved areas? I’m using 080 Stihl line and if just weed eating grass it hold up well. I have a long 600 foot paved driveway and when I edge along it the string breaks a lot. My weed eater head hold two 10 feet pieces but I usually load 8 or 9 feet. I often have to load the spool twice just to do along the driveway. Any ideas? Would 095 string hold up better?

Sounds like the string is getting beaten to death on the pavement edge?

Weed killer cuts down on weed eating.

 

[ArlyA]

There isn't much difference between 80 and 95 string. I'd suggest you get to a cam lock head with 155 size. The only down side of these is running that up against trees or wood or vinyl siding you like to keep.

 

[MossRoad]

There isn't much difference between 80 and 95 string. I'd suggest you get to a cam lock head with 155 size. The only down side of these is running that up against trees or wood or vinyl siding you like to keep.

Yeah, I've chipped some vinyl down low along our shed. Doesn't take much. OUCH!

 

[LittleBittyBigJohn]

I have done lots of edging with a string trimmer. My experience has been to feed out line faster than it wears out. Typically the thinner line melts at the eyelets causing the whole string to break off. If you feed a bump at a time pretty regularly you will likely get better longevity, even if the string is still long enough and the ends get cut off by the blade on the guard, as backwards as that sounds.

 

[Grumpycat]

Husqvarna used to sell titanium reinforced string. Not sure if it was really better or just marketing?

 

[ArlyA]

Husqvarna used to sell titanium reinforced string. Not sure if it was really better or just marketing?

There was no titanium in it. That was marketing but I do have pants with "titanium" weaved into them.

 

[ArlyA]

Sounds like the string is getting beaten to death on the pavement edge?

Weed killer cuts down on weed eating.

Pavement edges should be no dig deal to strings.