Recommended strimmer head

[Keitai]

What's the best strimmer head on the market?

Been going through these things like anything. The clip on the white round top part keeps coming loose on stihl version. On the other head, it doesn't release the coil when u bang it on the ground.

Use it lots on hardstanding areas

I've worked out on the stihl head you push the strimmer coil through the hole so using just one piece of coil a go.

 

[spile]

I could not use anything other than a metal blade.

 

[Burnerman]

I think there may be a technique issue here........
Don't bump the spool onto hard ground - every make will fail prematurely if you do.
To expel the line, rev the machine up and as it returns to idle, bump the spool on grass.
Use the correct diameter of line
Don't wind too much line on the spool at one go - it is likely to tangle and won't unwind automatically.

I don't think any after market part will be as good as the original Stihl - they never are.

If you are looking for a replacement, consider the Honda UMK series.
John

 

[Deluks]

I don't think any tool will last long being smashed into concrete at speed.

 

[blup]

Stihl s fine, its about getting the line winding and bumping technique right.

 

[jj4091]

Every strimmer that I have had has devloped the problem of the line not automatically dispemsing. When the line gets too short I now stop and manually press in the actuator and pull the cord out manually. It doesn't take long and stops the frustration of failed attempts to do it automatically. It seems to me that after a few uses they get a build up of plant resin and detritus and can't work properly.

 

[Stivino]

I never bump mine, I stop strimming for a few seconds and do it manually. I've never had to fit a new head. If you don't strim right up to walls, trees, and bushes, your line won't wear down, so you'll hardly ever have to let line out.