Best .105" trimmer line?

[compaddict]

I'm using Husqvarna TitaniumForce trimmer line and it is the best I have found. Any wisdom?

 

[Bigblockyeti]

5 years too late, but I'm looking for an answer to the same question. I have been whacking through quite a bit of briars, heavy weeds and blackberries at my property. I've tried the yellow Shakespeare, orange Echo and gray Husqvarna (I think it's the same as what you've mentioned) and the latter has worked the best for me so far but it's far from great. It wears well but I'm having breakage problems where it exits the head too frequently and it's a real PITA as I have to partially disassemble the head to get it fed out again. The Shakespeare and Echo line wore slightly faster but breakage was 4-5 times as frequent. For my application a brush cutter would be better for the really nasty stuff but the little 9" blade vs. a 17" line swing would take forever to make any real progress.

 

[compaddict]

Try this trimmer head:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008G4GRNQ/?tag=atomicindus08-20
It works so well!

 

[Robinson1]

Oregon Magnum Gatorline is the best I've used. The square cuts better than the round and available in .105 dia. Used to use it alot cutting right of ways when I worked for municipal maintenance

 

[rlitman]

Oregon Magnum Gatorline is the best I've used. The square cuts better than the round and available in .105 dia. Used to use it alot cutting right of ways when I worked for municipal maintenance

I use the Oregon Platinum Gatorline. It's supposed to have a kevlar jacket that sets it apart from the Magnum.

FWIW, I use 0.095" line, and find their line runs on the thin side (it still outwears any other .95 I've used), and wonder if I'd be happier with the 0.105" line.

 

[seber]

This year I switched to Echo Black Diamond. In a word, awesome. It is a twisted multi-edge line that feeds like round and cuts like a slicer. In addition, it swings flat instead of flopping around. It lasts as long as any that I've tried. I am truly impressed. The local Echo dealer doesn't carry it, but I think that might be due to the fact they have a huge inventory of the older stuff.

 

[IndyGarage]

Rotary black vortex (available on Amazon) is head and shoulders above anything else I've found.

Way better than the above mentioned Echo, Husqvarna and Oregon, all of which I've used in the past.

 

[seber]

Rotary black vortex (available on Amazon) is head and shoulders above anything else I've found.

Way better than the above mentioned Echo, Husqvarna and Oregon, all of which I've used in the past.

That looks like the Echo line but some reviewers say it doesn't hold up well. How does it hold up for you?

 

[IndyGarage]

That looks like the Echo line but some reviewers say it doesn't hold up well. How does it hold up for you?

Maybe Echo has switched to something similar - the Echo line I've used (I still have a spool of it) is sort of an X cross section.

The Rotary stuff lasts several times as long as any other I've tried. I cut a hillside full of weeds in my back yard 3-4 times a year and it takes every bit of effort my trimmer can put out. I used to go through a dozen spools of line to get it done. Now I might have to refill it a couple times.

I saw the negative reviews - the only thing I can think of is that's the competitors saying it doesn't last trying to keep people from trying it. Just buy a small spool of it, I'm sure you will like it.

 

[My Old Tools]

Try this trimmer head:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008G4GRNQ/?tag=atomicindus08-20
It works so well!

yep, fixes the line breaking in the head.

 

[Bigblockyeti]

Ok, I order the Rotary black vortex: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ITYSY70/?tag=atomicindus08-20
It's not working nearly as well as the Husqvarna titanium force line, in fact it doesn't last 25% as long cutting through the heavy weeds I'm dealing with. It is much quieter though, which I completely do not care about. The breakage issue appears to have been the result of worn eyelets in the trimmer head, I turned them 180 degrees and the problem is gone with the Husqvarna line but is still a problem with the vortex line. I've posted a few pictures just to show the nasty stuff I'm having to try to cut through. I'm fully aware a brush blade would work better but this weedeater has no clutch, I have two of them and I've broken two flex shafts on the other one given the additional weight of a blade and the harmonics that drive it into a violent backlash jerk which it can't overcome.

 

[compaddict]

Good to know!

 

[seber]

Ok, I order the Rotary black vortex: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ITYSY70/?tag=atomicindus08-20
It's not working nearly as well as the Husqvarna titanium force line, in fact it doesn't last 25% as long cutting through the heavy weeds I'm dealing with. It is much quieter though, which I completely do not care about. The breakage issue appears to have been the result of worn eyelets in the trimmer head, I turned them 180 degrees and the problem is gone with the Husqvarna line but is still a problem with the vortex line. I've posted a few pictures just to show the nasty stuff I'm having to try to cut through. I'm fully aware a brush blade would work better but this weedeater has no clutch, I have two of them and I've broken two flex shafts on the other one given the additional weight of a blade and the harmonics that drive it into a violent backlash jerk which it can't overcome.

I'd skip the string and install a brush cutter blade for that stuff. I had to do it for some really fibrous stuff here as well.

 

[upper_tanker]

I've tried the Echo speed feed head and I hate it. We run all of our trimmers without guards to clear a larger path and not have to walk as close to objects to trim them. It seems like this head is heavier than the original (Redmax) bump head, so it puts more of a load on the motor.

The only line that I really didn't like was the Oregon Magnum Gator Line. It seems like that stuff was always breaking off or "melting" to itself inside of the head. Other than that, we've used probably 10 different other brands/colors (all 0.095"), and they all have minimal differences. Sure, one brand might get a little longer life than the other, but I don't think it's anything to write home about.

 

[Bretny]

Ok, I order the Rotary black vortex: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ITYSY70/?tag=atomicindus08-20
It's not working nearly as well as the Husqvarna titanium force line, in fact it doesn't last 25% as long cutting through the heavy weeds I'm dealing with. It is much quieter though, which I completely do not care about. The breakage issue appears to have been the result of worn eyelets in the trimmer head, I turned them 180 degrees and the problem is gone with the Husqvarna line but is still a problem with the vortex line. I've posted a few pictures just to show the nasty stuff I'm having to try to cut through. I'm fully aware a brush blade would work better but this weedeater has no clutch, I have two of them and I've broken two flex shafts on the other one given the additional weight of a blade and the harmonics that drive it into a violent backlash jerk which it can't overcome.

Thats all stuff i would just mow over with the lawnmower on the highest setting. Do half a decks width at a shot. Alot easier than trying to weed wack that tall grass.