.95 for me. Any larger does too much damage and takes up too much room on the spool.

 

I always use to use .105 I don't like the smaller stuff.

 

0.95vortex on all stihl trimmers.
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105 stihl (red) string for all my trimmers. Definitely holds up better than 095, for me.
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0.95 on all line trimmers. This is for general use around well maintained lawns. The lawns that are overgrown I will switch out spools and use the .105 .
If stuff is too overgrown it drudge out the Dr. Trimmer with the heavy stuff!!!!!

Edging with the line trimmer will waste a lot of string but it is better in cost than changing out blades. However, most new guys will go through a spool of string a day.........I go through a spool a week or less. It all depends on the severity of the accounts. Or tell the guys to keep the head off the ground and watch the length of the line.

 

.105 bright green "x" line is our general use. Sometimes the .105 red
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.095 for us it is good all around.
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Last year when I was running a crew I went through 13 lawns(not small) with 1 spool from one of our FS 90's. My technique is letting the tip cut only and not the entire string. 0.095.

 

Get arnold extreme titanium and never look back.

 

i use .105 it seems to hold up pretty well

 

I use steel garage door cables. They'll hold up all week. And then some.

 

Always used .105 then went to .095. Trim some pretty heavy stuff like pond dams. Will never go back to .105, .095 beats it all the way around. And the spools hold more.

 

i like the thinner stuff because the trimmer can spin it faster making a nicer cut

 

I have always used 0.95'' line works great for edging and general trimming even overgrown stuff which i have done before and works great i love and always stick with .95 echo cross fire 3lb or switch sometimes with rhino tuff or arnold maxi edge same size.

 

I bought a spool of .105 by accident last time. It works great but it is hell to try and load. I usually use .095 redmax braided in stihl fs55r trimmers

 

Thats gettin a little personal, don't you think
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i use .095...the key is don't use the round line like stihl makes...it doesn't cut as well...get some octagon or square shaped line or even twisted line...it will cut alot better

 

Edging with the line trimmer will waste a lot of string but it is better in cost than changing out blades.

How's that? Blades run me less than $1 a piece.

 

arnold extreme .95 -cant beat it

 

.65.......single string echo gt200.....but it isnt for anything other than fine turf and I can only use it on a slight angle.

 

Last year when I was running a crew I went through 13 lawns(not small) with 1 spool from one of our FS 90's. My technique is letting the tip cut only and not the entire string. 0.095.

Bingo...........we have a winner!!!
That is correct. All new users will slap the whole line on the pavement edge or the walls and fences. This will split, break and throw more line in the toilet than knowing what you are doing.

Kudos Koester.

 

No problem.

 

.080 round

 

.95 on my Stihl combi and .8 on my Hdwe store weed eater. I like the feel of the small line on my weed eater, you can really 'feather' into places with that thin line, even brush up against trees, without doing much damage. I have a place for both sizes of line.

 

I've tried triangle, square, star, twist in .80, .95, .105 - for residential I like .80 star on a shindaiwa speed feed head. Anything over that is overkill and leads to collateral damage. For doing 8ft tall poke sallet and bamboo patches, I'll go for the .95 or .105 square on the factory Stihl head, face shield. I call it the "Salad Shooter"