I seem to be having a lot of trouble loading the line into our weed eater. This is the second weed eater I have purchased, but I am having the same problem--must be my fault and not the machine's.

As far as I know, I understand how to set up the line and feed it through the appropriate holes in order for it to work, but invariably, after a few minutes work, I have to stop and turn the weedeater over and see what's wrong. Sometimes the line just hasn't fed itself through and is very short or gone. (I thought it was supposed to come out on its own if this happened), but very often, I find that it can't come out because it has melted to itself inside the spool and is very stuck.

Is there anything I can do to make this job easier for myself? Is there any weedeater that you know about that is very reliable and fairly fool proof when it comes to loading these lines? I am really busy and have a huge yard--I need something fast and dependable.

Thank you!

Dear ksg

First of all : you need a real lawnmower for a huge yard !
Second : It seems everyone has similar problems with weedeaters, though I never had a melten line.
Third : make sure that the head can rotate fast enough (small sections, and short grass).
The slower the head rotates, the more problems you get with your line, because only a fast rotating head produces enough force to pull the wire out of the head.
Allow the unit regularly a couple of seconds some rest (keep it running at full speed, high above the ground). This allows the motor to cool, and the line to be pulled out.

Have you considered purchasing a set of those plastic replacement blades?

I've used them for some time now, and other than making the weedeater sound much more powerful, or even "mean", they have been very effective.

You do have to be careful around things like siding, or decorative wood, as these will cut into things the string line won't, but they have saved me lots of frustration in trimming, especially along the chain link fence. That alone used to use almost an entire round of the string.

Good Luck!

You can get a replacement head that you just have to insert the short piece of line through the hole, and when it gets too short, you stop, pull out the left over portion of line, and insert a new one.