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Ryobi trimmer line jams
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. -- NOTE: Please delete the word "REMOVE" from my e-mail address when replying. This is a spam guard. |
Ryobi trimmer line jams
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Ryobi trimmer line jams
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 ... 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. -- NOTE: Please delete the word "REMOVE" from my e-mail address when replying. This is a spam guard. |
Ryobi trimmer line jams
I cam to the conclusion with my mine that the nylon feeders just don't work
too well period (I am pretty impatient with this sort of thing though, if it should work then it darn well better!). I eventually gave up and purchased one of those 'gator' attachments that have 3 blades. They Gator heads work well but do have some disadvantages. If you catch something hard with them they can break, I caught a rock once and broke one of the metal blades (it's only made of a cheap alloy as far as I could tell). If you break one of the 3 blades it will throw the trimmer so helplessly out of balance that you have to fit a new blade immediately, if the other 2 are signigicantly worn then the new one you fit will also throw the timmer out of balance (it'll vibrate like crazy in your hand). So you end up with a sack full of half worn out blades that you end up rummaging through unti you find 3 that are as identical as possible. New blades (espiecialy the alloy ones) are a little spendy. I exclusively use the plastic (nylon) ones now they suffer from the same problem if you break one and you just have to be very careful if trimming grass around a brick wall or something. In the back of my memory the head that fits the alloy blades have different size rivits that those with the nylon blades and they are not interchangeable, but check that at the store as I could be wrong. Good luck. Mark |
Ryobi trimmer line jams
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 ... 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. -- NOTE: Please delete the word "REMOVE" from my e-mail address when replying. This is a spam guard. |
Ryobi trimmer line jams
Dave K. wrote in message ... 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. -- NOTE: Please delete the word "REMOVE" from my e-mail address when replying. This is a spam guard. After reading the other posts this sounds like a bad design but I'll add a couple of ideas anyways. -Make sure the new line is the proper diameter. I had a jamming problem once with the line being too fat but this was not on a Ryobi. -Make sure the line is wrapped in the correct direction on the spool. OK, this is a no brainer but we are all human, and I'll admit I actually wrapped it backwards ONCE! -Have you tried anything silly like spraying the line (on the spool) with WD-40? Or dusting it with some baby powder? I know this sounds crazy, but you sound frustrated so I'm just brain storming here. -If nothing else works, can you pop the head on the ground while the unit is idling and pull the line out by hand? -I have never tried any "alternatives to trimmer line" but I've damaged my siding with the string I use, so I can't imagine what I could do with those hard blades. Cheers, Jim |
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