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Ok Thank's. Do You Mind Me Asking What You Use?
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I have tried every brand in the book and I always go back to a good ole 5lb spool of Lime Green Stihl X-Line. I run .095 or .105, depending on what size I decide to buy that day.

 

Ok Thank's. Do You Mind Me Asking What You Use?
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I posted it in at least two of the other threads.

 

I posted it in at least two of the other threads.

Ya but we want to read it in a NEW thread this time...
I just bought some .105 stihl (like a hot knife through butter)and a small spool of rhyno tuff .95 to try

 

Gator line magnum square. I tried to shorten my line after a change by running it full out on the road. It took a minute or 2 to wear down. If I use the green Stihl line I have to change it once or twice a day. Gator line maybe once a week or less ! That's a huge time savings and money savings

 

Tried many different kinds. I like the Rhino Tuff .95 yellow line. Found it last me a lot longer when doing edging with it. I ran out of my spool yesterday and found out I can trim much faster with the .80, I just hate edging with it!

 

I like the Oregon string. I think it's called gator line. Damn good product. Better than stihl string.
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I like the Oregon string. Damn good product. Better than stihl string.
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Oregon was good in my books. I've used Oregon Square and Round, Stihl, Echo, Husqavarna, and the Rhino Tuff Stuff. For everyday cutting, trimming, and edging I've had no complaints about the Tuff Stuff. Cuts through everything and doesn't break on me when edging. Echo was the biggest garbage I used. Oregon was pretty good, stihl was decent. I found I can trim much faster with the .80 after switching to it again yesterday. I think the smaller line cuts everyday trimming quicker and with ease, where I like the .95 for heavier stuff.

 

Gator line magnum square. I tried to shorten my line after a change by running it full out on the road. It took a minute or 2 to wear down. If I use the green Stihl line I have to change it once or twice a day. Gator line maybe once a week or less ! That's a huge time savings and money savings

Doe's The Square Kick Up More Rock's & Other? Where Do You Buy Your's. Thank's
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i use redmax .080 line with the spiral twist. best stuff i've used. i use the smaller trimmers and it works perfect. its quieter and just works!

 

I have tried every brand in the book and I always go back to a good ole 5lb spool of Lime Green Stihl X-Line. I run .095 or .105, depending on what size I decide to buy that day.

The .105 Stihl X-Line works great for me too. The trick is cutting a length and winding it on with the natural curl that's in the line instead of just winding it on any old way.

For me, this stuff is well worth the premium price they get for it.

My $0.02,

 

I've always found the most I can get for the cheapest monies. Lol string is string just buy some and get to work

 

We use the Husqvarna titanium x line works good for us. The on about trying the Gator line though.
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i do all residential , and all the lawns are in a tame condition . thusly im not doing say country type ditches or fields and such . i also do alot of detail work / edging with the whip held straight up vertical . stuff like edging flower beds and all kinds of nooks n crannys up tight on homes with junk vinyl siding that can be damaged easy . so my type work calls for a softer string thats not as apt to damage stuff plus has some give to it so i can finess it into tight spots . thusly i use the .80 as opposed to the heavier .95 which would do more damage and not allow for as fine of detail work in tight spots . the square stuff as to me the 4 edges add up to a cleaner cut , where as the round / twisted / spiral stuff dont cut as clean causing me to end up with more stragglers i have to go over a second time . brand i forget , weve used several over the years and im not aware of much difference . just a note : if theres anybody not carrying your next winding of string in pocket so that when you run out you have it right on you instead of having to go back to truck you should

 

Gator line is tits. I service ten properties weekly, some of which are pretty large and I change my line about twice a month. I used to have to change it once every day and a half.
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I have tried every brand in the book and I always go back to a good ole 5lb spool of Lime Green Stihl X-Line. I run .095 or .105, depending on what size I decide to buy that day.

After posting one month ago on this thread I have gone full circle and ended up back at the same point as banjo.

I have been satisfied with .105 green stihl line, but was at the dealer and saw some gatorline there. After the great recommendations in this thread I thought that I would give it a try. In small spools they only had .095, but I thought it would be good enough for a try.

I was messing around with an old RedMax that I no longer use and thought I would wind some up and give it a go. To start with it seemed too small to fit real well, but I guess that was the spiral in the string that makes it seem smaller.

I trim around a lot of brick and concrete which is where the stihl Xline seems to last a long time. I had only wound a doubled up length of probably about 15 or 18 feet. Doing the concrete and brick I ripped through it in absolutely no time. I didn't take time to wind on some Xline, I just grabbed my FS94R with .105 stihl Xline and finished the job without feeding any more line at all.

To be fair, I don't run the FS94R wide open all the time like I do the RedMax. That might have something to do with it. The RedMax won't idle is why I replaced it to begin with, so I was happy to put it down and pick up the 94. When I get time I'm going to load some Xline in the RedMax and see if it does any different than in the 94. I also hope to experiment with gatorline in the 94.

It stands to reason that different trimmers run at different speeds under different conditions might do better with different line. Since I have the line I will do some more experimenting. I wish I had gotten .105 gatorline so I could compare apples to apples.

I also wish I had the old RedMax where it would idle. It was a better trimmer to run than I remembered. It's not as heavy as I remembered either.

 

sthil 95 x line for me

 

redmax 095 for me

 

When I bought my RedMax trimmer about ten years ago I got a pretty good sized spool of RedMax .095. At that point I didn't know there was any difference in trimmer line. As I recall, the RedMax line served me well, but didn't last long at full speed against concrete or bricks.

Concrete and bricks is where the stihl Xline seems to last longer than other line I've tried. Again, to be fair though, I've only used .105 stihl line. In smaller size it might be no better than anything else.

 

to save line i just slow the rpm a bit on concrete/brick/block

 

I switched to .95 echo crossfire love it

 

I switched to .95 echo crossfire love it

That's funny you like the Crossfire. I don't know if I just got a bad one out of the bunch, possibly an old stock unit, or something that was in the weather? I bought a whole spool of Echo crossfire and I kid you not, it bit the trashcan. It did fine for trimming, but when trying to edge it was a hunk of junk and would break constantly. Like I said, it could have been a bad one in the bunch.

I use .80 from Tractor Supply (Green Line) on one trimmer for Bermuda and stringy grasses. I use the Heavy Duty .95 Yellow Line from home depot on everything else. (St. Augustine, Edging, Etc.) I've experimented with nearly all of them, and that Heavy Duty trimmer line is easily accessible, two minute drive to replace when I run out, and HAS NEVER broke on me edging, trimming against chain links, brick, concrete, and so forth.

 

That's funny you like the Crossfire. I don't know if I just got a bad one out of the bunch, possibly an old stock unit, or something that was in the weather? I bought a whole spool of Echo crossfire and I kid you not, it bit the trashcan. It did fine for trimming, but when trying to edge it was a hunk of junk and would break constantly. Like I said, it could have been a bad one in the bunch.

I use .80 from Tractor Supply (Green Line) on one trimmer for Bermuda and stringy grasses. I use the Heavy Duty .95 Yellow Line from home depot on everything else. (St. Augustine, Edging, Etc.) I've experimented with nearly all of them, and that Heavy Duty trimmer line is easily accessible, two minute drive to replace when I run out, and HAS NEVER broke on me edging, trimming against chain links, brick, concrete, and so forth.

All I use is the crossfire too. I used stihl x-line originally but seemed to use it quick and the cost is crazy for it. I have never had a problem with the crossfire. It edges good and trims anything I throw at it. I have never broke any. When I bought a new stihl weedeater over a month ago, I used the string that was in it and that stuff was junk. I was bumping the head constantly because it was eating it up so quick. I went through that spool in 2 days I think. Normally I get 2 weeks out of a spool of crossfire and that is using it around chain link, brick, concrete, rock. Never has failed me. I cant compare to anything else besides the stihl line.

 

That's funny you like the Crossfire. I don't know if I just got a bad one out of the bunch, possibly an old stock unit, or something that was in the weather? I bought a whole spool of Echo crossfire and I kid you not, it bit the trashcan. It did fine for trimming, but when trying to edge it was a hunk of junk and would break constantly. Like I said, it could have been a bad one in the bunch.

I use .80 from Tractor Supply (Green Line) on one trimmer for Bermuda and stringy grasses. I use the Heavy Duty .95 Yellow Line from home depot on everything else. (St. Augustine, Edging, Etc.) I've experimented with nearly all of them, and that Heavy Duty trimmer line is easily accessible, two minute drive to replace when I run out, and HAS NEVER broke on me edging, trimming against chain links, brick, concrete, and so forth.

I like it so much I downsized from .105 ugly line (throwing to many rocks / debris), not had a issue with it myself