I have the same problem with my Ryobi Trimmer. Every time the string gets
short, it suddenly sucks back into the machine and I have to ask my husband
to take it apart and rethread it. I've come to the conclusion that it is
just a bad purchase and I'm going shopping for a new trimmer soon. I used
to own a HomeLite Gas Trimmer and it worked wonderfully. It was very old
and loud and that's why I ended up trying the Ryobi. I also bought the
cultivator attachment (mini tiller) and it works o.k. in soft soil, but not
clay.

Penny
Zone 7b - North Carolina
"Dave K." wrote in message
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I have a Ryobi TrimmerPlus 990R trimmer, and ever since I got it two years
ago, the line jams about every 2nd use. The line just quits coming out of
the holes on the head, so I have to take it apart and rewind/rethread the
line. This is a major pain to do, especially since I have to do it about
every second time I use it.

On the advice of others from earlier postings, I've made sure I've done
the
following:

* Only bump the head to extend more line when the trimmer is running fast.

* I've wrapped the line onto the spool as described in the instruction
manual, making sure it doesn't overlap, and I've winded it on while
holding
a finger between the two lines to keep them separated. Are there any other
tricks?

* I try not to let the line get too short when trimming before bumping it
to
get more line.

* I bought some high-grade better line (diamond shaped rather than round)
to
replace the standard Ryobi line. Someone said better line is less likely
to
"fuse" together within the spool.

* I've replaced the whole bump-head assemble

Well, I've tried everything above, and nothing has fixed it. The line
still
gets stuck in the housing. Any other advice would be appreciated. Also, do
any of those alternatives to trimmer line work any better than real
trimmer
line? Maybe I just need to buy a whole different head system.


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