.095. I tried the heavier line and it is overkill for weekly accounts.
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Im really shocked that people dont run a bigger line. To each his own I guess

 

.95 is best for residential lawns, weekly/bi weekly cuts.
we use .105 line in one of the bigger trimmers for anything thats in between manicured and way overgrown... .130 line in a 36cc Stihl FS130R for real heavy stuff... still not brush though.

Just realized they made .155 last week, saw it somewhere and was like damn!

anything less than good .95 is wasting time, .80 or whatever is too small and gets eaten through easy.

 

For regular lawn trimming I like to use .095. They sell line by the pound so you get more feet of line per spool and you can fit more on the trimmer spool so if it wears slightly faster you still have more line anyways to make up for it. Plus the thinner line causes less damage to whatever your trimming ie. fences, cable wire, siding etc. and while I may be a good enough trimmer not to damage these things the more guys I have the better it is to give them line that they cant do as much damage with. Just my 2 cents.

 

I see the point about it being sold by tin pound, but I use a aluminum fixed line head (not a bump feed) and I pull off 2 1 foot lengths and I only replace line about every 4-5 yards. So I don't use line fast. I have had the same big spool from the end of the season last year and till have over half left. I just like the bigger line...
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i just bolt a piece of steel cable to my trimmer head, last all season. doubles as a stump grinder.:laugh::laugh:

i use .105 in just about all my trimmers, i have an echo that i use .155 for overgrown fences etc...

 

.095 for me, I may need to try some .080 sometime.
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I used my buddy's trimmer when I was helping him for a day when he was short handed and he uses 0.95 and it was just so awkard to use. Found myself feeding a lot of line out because I was use to much bigger. Don't think I could ever go back.
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.095 for me, I may need to try some .080 sometime.
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There's even a .065 size line, but why would you want to go that small?
.080 and .065 were made for electric and battery trimmers with limited power. Less power means that they can't eat up line as fast, and cannot swing around a thick line. Also, thinner line, because it is thinner, can cut things a little easier, so these super thin lines make up for under powered machines.

 

i use either .095 or .105 i think .105 is the heaviest line recommended by shindaiwa for my T260 as the heavier the line the more strain will be put on the machine

 

.095 for me, I may need to try some .080 sometime.
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It would be a waste of your time and money GSL

 

.095 For me for years and have tried .105... but the .095 lasts for ever with me... A five pound role usually 2.5 years...

 

We run .105 stihl X line in all of our trimmers, always had good luck with it.

 

Our Stihl's like the round .095 line, and we have a small echo, with crossfire .080 which works awe-sum for us. Use Heavy Gator Line for fields.

 

I use .105 ...it last longer and is more durable when I use it for edging along sidewalks and driveways
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.095 in the loop-handled trimmers for routine mowing and .105 in the bike handlebar trimmer for the overgrown stuff. The bigger lines just don't cut as cleanly in my opinon. I want to cut the grass, not beat it to death.

 

.095 for us...

The smaller the line, the finer the cut.
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Agreed with the majority. .095 Stihl line is all I run, I've ran the heavier stuff but didn't really like it. Switched back to .095, anything under that is homeowner territory lol

 

I switch back and forth between .080 and .095. Not really rhyme or reason to it, either haha.

 

we run 105 stihl X line in everything. we went through a 2,5 pound spool last season. couldn't find a 5 pound spool when I was looking to buy the new one.

 

This past fall i tried some Vortex .130 with a fixed line head on a FS 130. It would tear through the overgrowth on ditch banks but didn't do well on maintained properties.

 

I see the point about it being sold by tin pound, but I use a aluminum fixed line head (not a bump feed) and I pull off 2 1 foot lengths and I only replace line about every 4-5 yards. So I don't use line fast. I have had the same big spool from the end of the season last year and till have over half left. I just like the bigger line...
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How big are the yards your cutting...thats a lot of trim cord.

 

How big are the yards your cutting...thats a lot of trim cord.

That's about right on a fixed (no feed) head. No one around here uses an edger unless they're doing an apartment complex with a mile of edging.

 

That's about right on a fixed (no feed) head. No one around here uses an edger unless they're doing an apartment complex with a mile of edging.

That's where our edger gets used the most also.

 

In my old Redmax I found .095 to perform detailed trimming better than .105. I even prefer the way thinner line edges...though, some real fibrous overgrowth would best be served by thicker line. My current Stihl FS-80 doesn't accept .105 w/o some modifying...and with more power than my old RM I'd expect it to be a beast.