I have recently purchased an Echo SRM-225 trimmer and was wondering what string you fellas are running.
Getting into my lawn equipment more seriously, I noticed that my new trimmer came with "shaped" string as opposed to the round string I run on my old stihl (7 years). Though my stihl is a curved shaft, my repair guy always put some .095 line on it (albeit round). So I have plenty of that diameter to use up.
My current configuration with the speedload head allows me to run up to a .105 diameter. I would like to bump up to this dia and purchase a 1lb donut for a long test run. I can run up to .130 with this 21cc motor, but the head won't take that thick of a string, so unless I replace the head I can't go that thick. I don't really think I need to anyway.
The property I am doing with this setup has about 300 feet of chainlink fence, and I also do the edges around concrete. I also have to do a wooden stockade fence for about 200 feet as well as a wooden deck, which has about 50 feet of flat pressure treated 1 3/4" thick board that I have to trim the grass against. I DON'T WANT to eat into this board.
Should I stay away from the shaped strings? Like the + shape or diamond or square etc?
What about the "braided" type lines?
Currently filled with ECHO Crossfire .095 and the board hasn't been damaged really. I have been carfeul.
JC
Getting into my lawn equipment more seriously, I noticed that my new trimmer came with "shaped" string as opposed to the round string I run on my old stihl (7 years). Though my stihl is a curved shaft, my repair guy always put some .095 line on it (albeit round). So I have plenty of that diameter to use up.
My current configuration with the speedload head allows me to run up to a .105 diameter. I would like to bump up to this dia and purchase a 1lb donut for a long test run. I can run up to .130 with this 21cc motor, but the head won't take that thick of a string, so unless I replace the head I can't go that thick. I don't really think I need to anyway.
The property I am doing with this setup has about 300 feet of chainlink fence, and I also do the edges around concrete. I also have to do a wooden stockade fence for about 200 feet as well as a wooden deck, which has about 50 feet of flat pressure treated 1 3/4" thick board that I have to trim the grass against. I DON'T WANT to eat into this board.
Should I stay away from the shaped strings? Like the + shape or diamond or square etc?
What about the "braided" type lines?
Currently filled with ECHO Crossfire .095 and the board hasn't been damaged really. I have been carfeul.
JC