strongest

[ronslawncare]

whats the strongest trimmer string ive be using o95 its good just wondering if theres better.thanx

[KD'sLawns]

I think that there is a 105. Probably won't fit to many trimmers though.

[Eric ELM]

We use .105 Crossfire by Echo in our Shindaiwa trimmers with no midifications. We have used as big as .135, great for doing heavy duty trimming like areas overgrown with weeds. It is to heavy for grass in my opinion, but it will cut it. Just not as nice of a cut. .105 is almost to big. :)

It is amazing how much better .105 holds up than .095 and it's not much differance in size.

[oneEXMARKfan]

All I've been able to find is the 095 Crossfire around here. Been looking for the 105

[Randy Scott]

There is .155 available for the ECHO Rapid loader head. I use that and then yesterday I picked up some .105 and prefer that. The .155 really uses HP up and doesn't seem to be as smooth to operate as with the .105. The .155 really holds up though. You can pretty much get through the whole day without changing the pieces of string. I think the Rapid Loader head is pretty nice. No more winding spools. And it is very quick to put three new pieces in the head. Check them out if you guys haven't seen or used one yet.

[ronslawncare]

has the gator line any good

[Jman]

When looking at trimmer line make sure you get line with the rating "commercial". There are two main grades of line "professional" and "commercial". The commercial is better. They are a co-polymer (two types of plastic) line. I have been to a trimmer line factory in Arizona. They make line for many different companies and it has a lot do with the chemical make up of the plastic for the big differences. One way I was told to check line out was to make a single small knot in the line. Untie it and see how well the string takes it's original shape. It was amazing to see what it takes to make a plastic line, from the chemical side to the manufacturing side of acutally extruding the plastic, heating and cooling to get the right chemical bond. Another tip on trimmer line. Don't store it for long periods of time. The line acutally dries up and becomes brittle. If you soak it overnight in a pail of water it will help but will dry out over time again.

[oneEXMARKfan]

I heard about the light and heat hurting it, and I keep it the refrigerator. Now I got to worry about it driyng out? LOL

[joshua]

we use .95 and .80. when i use the .95 in the echo it doesn't seem to trim as good as the .80, sometimes the biggest isn't the best(my opinion)

[Runner]

I have the Gator Magnum line, and to tell you the truth, I'm a little disappointed in it. Not because the line itself, because it's excellent quality. But because it's a little too big for what I like. I always cut with .095, as the .105 is just too blunt for my taste and doesn't get a good clean crisp cut for normal grass conditions. Well, the spool of Gator that I have is .095, but it's about the equivalent to .105 of any other string. Really. It IS bigger than .095. I wish I would have looked a bit clser when I bought it (at a show) and looked at the actual size. Who knows, maybe they just put the wrong sticker on the end of the spool. I guess next time, with Gator line, I'll look at more closer to their .085 size.

[WILSON BROS.]

we use the comercial grade .095 trimmer line from J.Thomas. We store the line in 5 gal buckets of water with the lid on. (now if I could only find the right bucket)This does seem to make a difference. Limiting the welding the line some times does when it is dried out. Different brands of line seem to work better than others. The line we use now works very well for us.

[David Gretzmier]

sheesh! I must be the only one out there that is not that anal about my trimmer line. I am fine with 95 or 105 just as long as it doesn't break. Ive tried star, square, round, triangle, even some funky octagonal. I tried the husquvarna free line at last years expo, and have come to the conclusion that if the trimmer is running properly, most 95's and 105's will do a great job 95% of the time, assuming they don't break every 5 ft. Dave g

[Mike (MLC)]

I use the Echo crossfire 105. I have tried many different brands, but prefer this one the best. Instead of breaking off, it just wears down. So that way you don't get big chunks of string flying at you. I wouldn't go any lower than 105. Just my opinion.:rolleyes:

[turfguy33]

I have used alot of different brands of trimmer line, and I have recently realized that the strongest line that I have used is the Husqvarna Titanium Force .095 line. This line is braided with 3 smaller lines, and actually contains one Titanium line in the braid. There is also a warning on the package that states that this line is extremely strong, and will not break. It is alittle more expensive, I think I paid $15 for a one pound spool, but, I've had all year, and have only replaced the line on my trimmer twice............yea, this stuff is strong., just don't use it around Aluminum siding or wooden privicy fences, might do some damage

[Grateful11]

I tried some of that SufixSufix Square Line (http://www.sufix.com/square.html) from Big Lots and it holds up great with very little wear and no splitting but you talkin' about loud. It the loudest trimmer line I've ever heard. It's probably inherit to all square line though. The .095 murders big weeds better than any round line I've used but I think I like round line better for plain grass. I had to trim the drain behind the milkhouse at the dairy the other day that had 3 ft wire grass and it just ate it up. Don't ask me what wire grass is, I just know that's what farmers call it around here. It's probably really something else.'s