At last! Someone else who has had the same problem that I've had for over 5
years with a Ryobi trimmer. Factory reels don't help. So in the trash it
goes.

My wish list for Father's Day is a gas powered SINGLE line trimmer like the
landscape guys use in my neighborhood.

Dave


"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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