The red head picked up a cheap homelite weed eater last spring on sale that she can handle. I have a bigger troy built that I use. The homelite she was running stopped cutting one day. I looked at it and the plastic piece that holds the line had melted down. I mean very melted. Any ideas as to why this would happen? I managed to get it off after a bit, kind of hard to do when the plastic is melted and won't grip the nut that holds it on. I will get another but need to understand why it melted in the first place.
- Thread starter gwstang
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Anonymous-0
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Got too HOT!
If your talking the bump head type of trimmer, then she maybe holding it on the ground too much. They are made to Bump and them lightly carry/run them along the ground. If she is allowing it to run/set on the bump head part then they will get to hot.
Also if she is trimming too big of stuff it will cause that too. Those smaller trimmers are made for LIGHT grass not weeds and such.
When the wife was still able too she would use the light string trimmer out in the barn yard. She kept the head torn up 90% of the time. The heavier trimmer would take the heavier weeds with no issues.
I think it is the fact that the line moves in and out as you trim. Trimming heavier stuff this happens more/longer. This causes more heat at the line holders.
Also if she is trimming too big of stuff it will cause that too. Those smaller trimmers are made for LIGHT grass not weeds and such.
When the wife was still able too she would use the light string trimmer out in the barn yard. She kept the head torn up 90% of the time. The heavier trimmer would take the heavier weeds with no issues.
I think it is the fact that the line moves in and out as you trim. Trimming heavier stuff this happens more/longer. This causes more heat at the line holders.
Like the others said, it got too hot. What they failed to say was that the Homelite brand equipment currently made is engineered to be made and sold as cheaply as possible. (It was great stuff 30 yrs ago.)
Get your wife a bent shaft Echo or Stihl and it will last years longer that that Homelite.
Get your wife a bent shaft Echo or Stihl and it will last years longer that that Homelite.
M-MAN
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You might want to check the oil/grease in the trimmer head. Then get her a shoulder strap so she can keep it off the ground.
If you got slung around cutting off weeds at 10,000 RPM you would get hot too.
the heat is a result of friction. In the gear head or curved shaft, the last bearing next to the head, the striing rubbing/cutting the grass/weeds, etc. Good lubrication of the head/shaft reduces friction caused heat.
showcrop
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If you got slung around cutting off weeds at 10,000 RPM you would get hot too.
the heat is a result of friction. In the gear head or curved shaft, the last bearing next to the head, the striing rubbing/cutting the grass/weeds, etc. Good lubrication of the head/shaft reduces friction caused heat.[/quote]
Well that begs the question what is good lubrication? Does it have a zerk that needs to be greased before every use or once a season or does it need oil squirted on it every hour or dipped in a bucket every ten minutes. I have never had a weed eater that needed lubrication.
Also if you do not wind your string tight enough on the spool it is more likely to vibrate enough to weld together in the spool from time to time.
If it is a curved shaft trimmer your should pull the shaft out and grease it with medium heavy grease every couple of years. More often if used professionally. I use corn head type grease.
If it is a curved shaft trimmer your should pull the shaft out and grease it with medium heavy grease every couple of years. More often if used professionally. I use corn head type grease.
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