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Any String Trimmers w/o Centrifugal Clutches?
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frank1492
Jun 8, 2012, 11:17:38 AM6/8/12
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I liked my old Homelite because I could run it at lower speed without
the ear-shattering noise, and it would cut just fine with .95 line in
most cases. (It was a single line trimmer.)
Or can I defeat the centrifugal clutch on my new Homelite?
Thanks.
Frank
the ear-shattering noise, and it would cut just fine with .95 line in
most cases. (It was a single line trimmer.)
Or can I defeat the centrifugal clutch on my new Homelite?
Thanks.
Frank
Tony Hwang
Jun 8, 2012, 11:19:58 AM6/8/12
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Isn't that a safety issue?
Steve Barker
Jun 8, 2012, 11:58:50 AM6/8/12
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re-assemble.
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Steve Barker
Jun 8, 2012, 12:00:35 PM6/8/12
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Ron Hardin
Jun 8, 2012, 12:34:06 PM6/8/12
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For trimming a straight line, say under a fence or
against a wall, you can't beat a scythe.
It's only good against posts depending on your
skill - you don't want to bury the tip in the side
of the post. A wall self-directs it to the right
place, by contrast.
It's no good in enclosed corners, which will leave
an arc that you can't get to.
But no gas, no noise, no effort.
I get mine from www.scythesupply.com (no
connection except as customer). I cut an acre of
lawn with it, but that's maybe a little extreme if
it's not an actual hobby.
A couple hundred random pictures over the years
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhhardin/tags/scythe
Get their grass blade unless you're going to cut
woody things, and a straight (not bent) snath.
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against a wall, you can't beat a scythe.
It's only good against posts depending on your
skill - you don't want to bury the tip in the side
of the post. A wall self-directs it to the right
place, by contrast.
It's no good in enclosed corners, which will leave
an arc that you can't get to.
But no gas, no noise, no effort.
I get mine from www.scythesupply.com (no
connection except as customer). I cut an acre of
lawn with it, but that's maybe a little extreme if
it's not an actual hobby.
A couple hundred random pictures over the years
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhhardin/tags/scythe
Get their grass blade unless you're going to cut
woody things, and a straight (not bent) snath.
--
rhha...@mindspring.com
On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk.
frank1492
Jun 8, 2012, 12:53:40 PM6/8/12
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Thanks Steve.
BTW to the other poster, I *did* know it was a safety issue. And now
to another issue. How do I adjust the carb on my 3-yr old lawnmower?
(It surges.) Where do I look for the cap that conceals the adjustment
screw, or is there even one? (Its a Briggs.) Oh how I long for the
dangerous, too-much-emission years.
BTW to the other poster, I *did* know it was a safety issue. And now
to another issue. How do I adjust the carb on my 3-yr old lawnmower?
(It surges.) Where do I look for the cap that conceals the adjustment
screw, or is there even one? (Its a Briggs.) Oh how I long for the
dangerous, too-much-emission years.
jamesgangnc
Jun 8, 2012, 3:07:20 PM6/8/12
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It probably surges because of the governor, not the carb. Most mowers
have a governor that tries to keep the rpm at one point even when the
mowing load varies. It will include some sort of "vane" that sticks
into the airflow created by the small blades on the top flywheel.
TimR
Jun 8, 2012, 3:22:52 PM6/8/12
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On Jun 8, 12:34 pm, Ron Hardin <rhhar...@mindspring.com> wrote:
> For trimming a straight line, say under a fence or
> against a wall, you can't beat a scythe.
>
Great idea. (I cut my lawn with a nonmotorized push reel mower).
> For trimming a straight line, say under a fence or
> against a wall, you can't beat a scythe.
>
But I use my string trimmer mostly for edging, and I don't think a
scythe would work.
Oren
Jun 8, 2012, 4:22:05 PM6/8/12
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dirty air filter, collapsing fuel line, faulty fuel cap vent, bad fuel
or such. (fuel starvation)
Just to add to other things to consider and check...
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