Re: String trimmer - straight vs curved shaft

Posted by Mark - IN. on June 21, 2004 at 20:29:29 from (205.188.116.204):

In Reply to: String trimmer - straight vs curved shaft posted by Dick on June 21, 2004 at 12:48:49:

Well, the straight is easier to use, and it makes a better javelin. I can launch a straight shaft with the best of them, but when I throw a curved shaft, I find that it has a tendency to flip and whip my arm with the string before it gets fer enough away. I guess I should shut them off before I throw them. No, I've had a few, all straight except the one curved that I made the mistake of buying. Perhaps if I were shorter, I would've been close enough to the ground to use it. And, the one straight shaft I threw was a problem from the day I got it, and one day it became a javelin. I'd ran out of string, and re-strung it, and after bumping it to feed, no feed. No one was around, and that was the last straw, so it went airborne. You know? After it hit the ground and broke the shaft off, it didn't stall. Darn motor was running and spinning like a top when I walked up to it. And the kill switch broke off with the shaft. I picked it up and tossed it into the horse troff. That sure stalled it right out. When I went back to pickup the string to put it away, there sat the spring that I forgot to put back in that allowed it to bump and feed, right where I set it, right before I forgot to put it back in. Mmm mmm mmm. Not only did I screw up the trimmer, but I had to drain and clean the horse troff. But I'll bet it threw straighter than any curved could've.

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