which strimmer line

[brickie]

hi what is in your opinion the toughest 2.4mm strimmer line? thanks. been looking at bulk spools of either Oregon or stihl.

[Stubby]

Diamond edge made by desert extrusions . I use the 3.00mm and 4.00mm square but they do make smaller sizes .

[doobin]

Got to disagree with Stubby for once, I found it no better than Stihl and more likely to gum up. Plus it's more expensive.

 

TBH if you need tougher then you need to up the diameter. Or even better, run a 4-way head- this makes the most difference as each line is only doing half the work it would in a two-way head.

[Stubby]

Got to disagree with Stubby for once, I found it no better than Stihl and more likely to gum up. Plus it's more expensive.

 

TBH if you need tougher then you need to up the diameter. Or even better, run a 4-way head- this makes the most difference as each line is only doing half the work it would in a two-way head.

 

Thats ok you can disagree . What do you mean " gum up " ? Also I find that a 4 way head makes the motor to twice the work and prefer running just 2 lines as it cuts faster for a given length

[Gnome]

Just got my second roll of the stihl orange 2.4 as I was happy with the performance of the first lot. I've used the oregon as well. The stihl stuff was on the shelf when I went shopping, the oregon wasn't. Don't notice much difference personally.

[doobin]

Thats ok you can disagree . What do you mean " gum up " ? Also I find that a 4 way head makes the motor to twice the work and prefer running just 2 lines as it cuts faster for a given length

 

I mean it binds up in the spool. To be fair it could have been a bad batch- I've had to throw away a whole big spool of Stihl stuff before due to this problem.

 

You are of course correct on the 4 way head- it does make the motor work a bit harder but it's easier on the cord. It's all horses for courses, hence my first suggestion that instead of 'the toughest 2.4mm' the OP should be looking for a thicker line. Any 2.4mm is brilliant for grass and light vegetation- above that you need thicker line or a 4 way head.

 

Personally for grass strimming I take your way of thinking one step further and run the small Autocut 20-25 heads from the small Stihl strimmers on my FS-460s. Longer line, more accurate cutting.

[Stubby]

I mean it binds up in the spool. To be fair it could have been a bad batch- I've had to throw away a whole big spool of Stihl stuff before due to this problem.

 

You are of course correct on the 4 way head- it does make the motor work a bit harder but it's easier on the cord. It's all horses for courses, hence my first suggestion that instead of 'the toughest 2.4mm' the OP should be looking for a thicker line. Any 2.4mm is brilliant for grass and light vegetation- above that you need thicker line or a 4 way head.

 

Personally for grass strimming I take your way of thinking one step further and run the small Autocut 20-25 heads from the small Stihl strimmers on my FS-460s. Longer line, more accurate cutting.

 

Ah . Thats the problem ...a spool I dont ever use a spool . I use an Oregon jet Fit head . I use the 4 way head just as it keeps the nut recessed but only yous 2 lines . Cut them about 12" max with no guard gives you almost a 2 foot wide swipe but you do need 45cc or more with plenty of grunt .

[brickie]

Just got my second roll of the stihl orange 2.4 as I was happy with the performance of the first lot. I've used the oregon as well. The stihl stuff was on the shelf when I went shopping, the oregon wasn't. Don't notice much difference personally.

thanks probably all made in the same factory anyway

[Stubby]

Ah . Thats the problem ...a spool I dont ever use a spool . I use an Oregon jet Fit head . I use the 4 way head just as it keeps the nut recessed but only yous 2 lines . Cut them about 12" max with no guard gives you almost a 2 foot wide swipe but you do need 45cc or more with plenty of grunt .

 

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[doobin]

Ah . Thats the problem ...a spool I dont ever use a spool . I use an Oregon jet Fit head . I use the 4 way head just as it keeps the nut recessed but only yous 2 lines . Cut them about 12" max with no guard gives you almost a 2 foot wide swipe but you do need 45cc or more with plenty of grunt .

 

I can see how that would give a good, accurate cut, and close to the ground too. But it would drive me nuts having to refill it rather than just bump the head!

 

Interesting concept though- thicker line means less refills anyway, and less head means more power to the thicker line to compensate.

 

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