String Trimmers

Line & Maintenance

Line sizes, restringing, bump-feed fixes and the storage habits that prevent spring surprises.

String Trimmers6 min

How to Restring a Weed Eater in 5 Minutes

A step-by-step guide to restringing a bump-feed weed eater, with photos in words: line length, winding direction and the mistakes that cause tangles.

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String Trimmers8 min

String Trimmer Line Sizes Explained

The right string trimmer line size depends on what you're cutting. We break down 0.065, 0.080, 0.095 and 0.105 line, plus round, twisted and serrated shapes.

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