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Outdoor Power Equipment

String Trimmers

String Trimmers Article

A line-trimmer works on the principle that a line that is turned fast enough is held out from its housing (the rotating reel) very stiffly by centrifugal force. The faster it turns the stiffer the line. Even round-section nylon line is able to cut grass and slight, woody, plants quite well. Some monofilament lines, designed for more powerful cutters, have an extruded shape like a star that helps the line slash the material being cut and thus it is able to cut quite large woody plants (small shrubs) or, at least, ring-bark them very effectively. These lines make disks less necessary for tough jobs.

The line is hand-wound onto a reel before the job is started, leaving both ends extending from the reel housing. The motor turns the reel and the line extends horizontally while the operator swings the trimmer about where the plants are to be trimmed. The operator controls the height at which cutting takes place and can trim down to ground level quite easily. As the line is worn, or breaks off, the operator knocks the reel on the ground so that a release mechanism allows some of the line in the reel to extend and replace the spent portion. A small cutter on the line-guard ensures that the line length exposed for cutting does not exceed the length that can be swung efficiently by the motor. Newly extended line operates more efficiently because of its heavier weight and surface effects (the star-shaped edges).

Trimmers that have nylon or metal blades usually have straight driveshafts because of the higher torque required to turn the disk and because of the shock loads that are passed back from the blade to the driveshaft and its gearbox(es). Smaller line trimmers have curved driveshafts to make holding the cutting-head at ground level much easier and with less strain on the operator.


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Rino-Tuff Heavy Duty Brush Cutter Replacement Blades
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RYOBI GRASS STRING TRIMMER BRUSH CUTTER 1 YR WAR GAS
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CRAFTSMAN TRIMMER SPOOL & LINE # 71 85939 25 Ft NEW PK
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Line Guard Weed Eater Ultratrim String Trimmer
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String Trimmer Line 1.7mm (.065") 300 feet
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GRASS GUARD FOR STRING TRIMMERS-3/4" SHAFT SIZE-EUC....
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Tanaka Gas Trimmer TBC-225CS Grass Weed Whip string
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SILVER STREAK .170 TRIMMER LINE SQUARE 5# SPOOL
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SPOOL SUFIX WEEDEATER TRIMMER LINE STRING .130 - 656'
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Craftsman Trimmer Spool and Line 7185939 25 Ft .080 Dia
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NEW STRING TRIMMER HEAD SPEED FEED FOR STIHL SHINDAIWA
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LNEW CRAFTSMAN 32cc HUGE WEEDEATER TRIMMER 79180
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WEED EATER FEATHERLITE 25cc Straight shaft SST25
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SILVER STREAK MAGNUM ROUND .095 GATOR TRIMMER LINE
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Briggs-Stratton Engine 21032-0139 Weed Trimmer
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Trimmer Line 2.0mm (.080) 400 Feet
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Poulan Pro BLOWER String Trimmer Attachment New
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CUT LENGTH TRIMMER LINE .155 DIA, 12 PK APPROX.18"LONG
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RYOBI & MTD STRING TRIMMER BUMP HEAD 720R 740R 750R
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Arnold Residential String Trimmer Line Refill Box of 12
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SHINDAIWA T 231 GAS TRIMMER GOOD CONDITION
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Trimmer Plus Add On Articulating Hedge Trimmer NEW
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LNIB CRAFTSMAN PRO. 28CC GAS WEEDEATER TRIMMER 79198
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Mantis E-System Hedge Trimmer Attachment 330105
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SHINDAIWA T 231 GAS TRIMMER GOOD CONDITION
$172.00
CRAFTSMAN-16" CUT TRIMMER GRASS GUARD-FITS-3/4" SHAFT..
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Lawnmower Parts .080" Weed Trimmer Line, 400', Green
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TrimmerPlus Straight Shaft Attachment NEW
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HOMELITE Mighty-Lite Curved Shaft Trimmer ZR21506
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Homelite 980461 String Trimmer Part Brush Guard A04683A
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RYOBI 30 cc CURVED SHAFT GRASS STRING TRIMMER -WAR
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WEED EATER FEATHERLITE 25cc Pouland Curved shaft FL20
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