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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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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When I have had problems with my John Deer trimmer it
has been when I may put in too much of a thicker
diameter line. When I use thicker line a just need to
keep the two lengths under 6 feet.

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Lar. (to e-mail, get rid of the BUGS!!

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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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

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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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.


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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