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Posted: 8/1/2014 3:07:41 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/1/2014 3:11:23 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/1/2014 3:15:20 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/1/2014 3:25:01 PM EDT
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What you want is this:
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Posted: 8/1/2014 3:44:03 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/1/2014 4:05:52 PM EDT
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The proper technique should be to remove the head that takes those short pre-cut pieces of line and buy a proper Speed-Feed head. They are fast and easy just cut your line to length, run it through halfway, and turn the head back and forth a couple times and you are ready to go. A Speed-Feed head is a one time load and you don't have to mess with loading small pieces of line every time they break.
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Posted: 8/1/2014 5:51:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
The proper technique should be to remove the head that takes those short pre-cut pieces of line and buy a proper Speed-Feed head. They are fast and easy just cut your line to length, run it through halfway, and turn the head back and forth a couple times and you are ready to go. A Speed-Feed head is a one time load and you don't have to mess with loading small pieces of line every time they break. This. Plus you should run it full throttle. Hitting the grass at the 3 o'clock knocking it into the grass which should be to your left. Speed feed is the way to go. If you want it to look nice use the weedwhacker only parallel to the ground or perpendicular for line edging and bed edging. While edging hold the head near your feet shooting infront off you while walking backwards. Always wear eye pro. |
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Posted: 8/1/2014 6:17:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: This. Plus you should run it full throttle. Hitting the grass at the 3 o'clock knocking it into the grass which should be to your left. Speed feed is the way to go. If you want it to look nice use the weedwhacker only parallel to the ground or perpendicular for line edging and bed edging. While edging hold the head near your feet shooting infront off you while walking backwards. Always wear eye pro. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: The proper technique should be to remove the head that takes those short pre-cut pieces of line and buy a proper Speed-Feed head. They are fast and easy just cut your line to length, run it through halfway, and turn the head back and forth a couple times and you are ready to go. A Speed-Feed head is a one time load and you don't have to mess with loading small pieces of line every time they break. This. Plus you should run it full throttle. Hitting the grass at the 3 o'clock knocking it into the grass which should be to your left. Speed feed is the way to go. If you want it to look nice use the weedwhacker only parallel to the ground or perpendicular for line edging and bed edging. While edging hold the head near your feet shooting infront off you while walking backwards. Always wear eye pro. thank you gentlemen. I have a dedicated echo edger with the perpendicular blade that does a great job. my whacking leaves a lot to be desired. Your tips should help greatly. |
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Posted: 8/1/2014 6:20:31 PM EDT
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If you want it to look right, hit it at full speed. Those pre-cut strings are worthless. I agree, you want the speed feed heads. Doesn't matter what direction you go in, but try to make a smooth swing, I usually go back and forth.
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Posted: 8/1/2014 6:23:45 PM EDT
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Roundup, or my favorate, thermite, for when everything needs to die all the way down to the watertable.
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Posted: 8/1/2014 6:24:48 PM EDT
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I jerk on it acouple times to get the motor going. Then if the line gets too short, I just tap the head till it gets long enough again to attack the bush.
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Posted: 8/1/2014 6:25:55 PM EDT
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Full throttle. Locked position. Legs provide movement.
Kinda like welding. Wrists locked to maintain proper angle while the arms do the moving. |
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Posted: 8/1/2014 6:32:33 PM EDT
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An echo speed feed head filled with square trimmer line, not the cross shaped stuff echo sells. A one pound donut will probably last you a while. Years.
Every season, take that donut and toss it in a pail of water, leave it overnight. Keeps it from getting brittle. |
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Posted: 8/1/2014 6:57:00 PM EDT
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An echo speed feed head filled with square trimmer line, not the cross shaped stuff echo sells. A one pound donut will probably last you a while. Years. Every season, take that donut and toss it in a pail of water, leave it overnight. Keeps it from getting brittle. For OP this is the Speed Feed Head but personally I prefer the Stihl round line in the Speed Feed heads it seems to run a lot smoother. |
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