gardenlen wrote:
g'day steve,

i never recommend auto feeds or tap-n-go type heads for a start they
are more prone to break down and waste a lot of line and as in your
case also a lot of time. i have always used manual feed heads,
currently the head i have now is on its 3rd machine and still going
strong. then i also reckon if you are going to buy a trimmer buy a
straight shaft model they do heaps more and are more robust, provided
you buy a good brand that is.

also to get the most out of nylon and get it working for you properly
you need to ractice getting the tip of the nylon working, lots tend to
force the head and then the nylon is cutting along it s lenght and not
the tip, this also can cause breakages, it takes a little practise but
next time you use your machine move the head slowly toward what you
want to trim and you will see what i mean about the tip cutting you
can get very profficient at this and take no more time to do the job,
and use less bylon with less breakages. i hope i have explained that
ok, best if someone can be shown hey chuckle?

another tip to anyone wanting to purchase a machine never buy from the
discounters, seek out a specialist mower/garden equipment store and
get the advcie from there on what to buy, yo will pay more but then
you will have a machine capable of the task at hand and one that will
last. models to look for a stihl, husqvarna, honda (4stroke).
kawasaki, jonsered, shindaiwa, echo etc.,. etc.,. not in any
particular order.

so not sure with your model maybe for now get a manual feed head?



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With peace and brightest of blessings,

len

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Hi,

I am Brit in absentia now living in the USA. I have a Honda HHT31SLTA
Trimmer, aka "Strimmer". The Americans call them "Weed-Wackers" over
here. It comes with tap auto feed head. It does work quite well. You
need to spin up the head to get it going quite fast, then do the tap.
The centrifugal force pulls out the line, and a blade on the guard
trims it to the right lenght.

So far this has worked pretty well so I would give a good mark to
auto-line feeders if designed and built correctly.

Warmest regards, Mike.