Tired of bumping my string trimmer

[Shooter Dude]

I have a Homelite string trimmer I bought at Home Depot. It uses
0.080 line fed from a bump-feed head. In 20 minutes of trimming
(mostly walking around), I have to feed line out at least 10 times,
usually requiring several bumps each time. When trimming against an
obstacle such my foundation or even a wood fence, the line lasts about
20 seconds or less before it's mostly gone.

I've seen "fixed line heads" for sale that use pre-cut lengths of
heavy line. Before I waste $10 - $15 on one of these, are they any
better? They seem wastefull, since once the line is about halfway
gone (or as short as you can stand it, I guess), you discard the rest
of it.

Thanks for any tips!

[gord]

you can get the auto bump which automatically feed the line causing you
much less grief

[gord]

you can get the auto bump which automatically feed the line causing you
much less grief

[gord]

you can get the auto bump which automatically feed the line causing you
much less grief

[gord]

you can get the auto bump which automatically feed the line causing you
much less grief

[Doug Kanter]

Don't they make trimmers which use some sort of chain, or am I imagining
having seen them?

"Shooter Dude" <shooterdude1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I have a Homelite string trimmer I bought at Home Depot. It uses
> 0.080 line fed from a bump-feed head. In 20 minutes of trimming
> (mostly walking around), I have to feed line out at least 10 times,
> usually requiring several bumps each time. When trimming against an
> obstacle such my foundation or even a wood fence, the line lasts about
> 20 seconds or less before it's mostly gone.
>
> I've seen "fixed line heads" for sale that use pre-cut lengths of
> heavy line. Before I waste $10 - $15 on one of these, are they any
> better? They seem wastefull, since once the line is about halfway
> gone (or as short as you can stand it, I guess), you discard the rest
> of it.
>
> Thanks for any tips!

[Doug Kanter]

Don't they make trimmers which use some sort of chain, or am I imagining
having seen them?

"Shooter Dude" <shooterdude1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:4c9fc2e6.0405131033.3075d9d1@posting.google.c om...
> I have a Homelite string trimmer I bought at Home Depot. It uses
> 0.080 line fed from a bump-feed head. In 20 minutes of trimming
> (mostly walking around), I have to feed line out at least 10 times,
> usually requiring several bumps each time. When trimming against an
> obstacle such my foundation or even a wood fence, the line lasts about
> 20 seconds or less before it's mostly gone.
>
> I've seen "fixed line heads" for sale that use pre-cut lengths of
> heavy line. Before I waste $10 - $15 on one of these, are they any
> better? They seem wastefull, since once the line is about halfway
> gone (or as short as you can stand it, I guess), you discard the rest
> of it.
>
> Thanks for any tips!

[Doug Kanter]

Don't they make trimmers which use some sort of chain, or am I imagining
having seen them?

"Shooter Dude" <shooterdude1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:4c9fc2e6.0405131033.3075d9d1@posting.google.c om...
> I have a Homelite string trimmer I bought at Home Depot. It uses
> 0.080 line fed from a bump-feed head. In 20 minutes of trimming
> (mostly walking around), I have to feed line out at least 10 times,
> usually requiring several bumps each time. When trimming against an
> obstacle such my foundation or even a wood fence, the line lasts about
> 20 seconds or less before it's mostly gone.
>
> I've seen "fixed line heads" for sale that use pre-cut lengths of
> heavy line. Before I waste $10 - $15 on one of these, are they any
> better? They seem wastefull, since once the line is about halfway
> gone (or as short as you can stand it, I guess), you discard the rest
> of it.
>
> Thanks for any tips!