Flexiblade Trimmer Line has a sharp square edge which is serrated to help with cutting through vegetation like a saw. The lines are designed to be used with Oregon’s Jet-Fit, and not all standard heads will fit such wide line. It’s designed to be used with the Oregon Jet-Fit strimmer head, and can fit into either the two-line or four-line model. The line’s unusual shape and profile makes it unsuitable for the majority of standard heads.

If the above situation of cutting against hard surfaces is something similar to your own situation you might consider moving up to a medium 1.5 to 2 mm strimmer line. It’s a cordless version that uses a 14.4 NiCad battery. If you want to learn more about cordless strimmers, go here. Medium Type WorkMainly the type of garden or area that needs to be maintained will determine what type of trimmer you’ll need. Once determined and your trimmer has been chosen then you’re pretty much tied into which line you can use. So choose your equipment wisely. If you already know what you need, buying heavy duty strimmer line is an option, you don’t need to necessarily buy from the branded manufacturer. If your strimmer can take a serious gauge then I would look at the couple of options. Heavy duty strimmer line: 2mm,2.4mm,3mm Choosing decent strimmer line can make a big difference to the efficacy of your garden strimmer. After forking out for the machine itself, you don’t want to be let down by a strimmer line that keeps snapping.

Customers report than the 4 mm line can be used to cut brambles up to 1.2 cm in diameter. The narrower 2.65 mm, 3 mm and 3.5 mm lines will also clear brambles if a slow and measured approach is used. One spool holds 110 m of line, which should last a year or more depending on how frequently it is used. The line itself is 4 mm wide, with sharpened square edges that are intended to slice through vegetation. My next choice is this 3mm twisted strimmer line. It works really well and it’s ultra heavy duty strimmer line at 3mm. You are sure to get decent life from this strimmer line. This heavier gauge would also be suitable to maintain areas that have longer grasses and weeds to keep in trim. Most strimmers come with traditional round wire, but lots of people prefer to use square strimming line for tougher vegetation.For light strimming of grass and soft weeds, in a standard garden environment, a 1.5 mm diameter line will be suitable. Moving on to commercial use there is a selection ranging from 3.3 to 4mm sizes mentioned earlier. These include serrated, twisted and also brush cutter blades. These will make light work of undergrowth such as brambles and thistles etc. Learn more about the strimmer blades available in this post. What Strimmer Line to Use – Just Common Sense For the enthusiastic amateur, we carry the whole range of polyamide plastic Stihl Strimmer lines. But don’t worry if you are a professional, there are also the Oregon Nylium Starline strimmer lines, made from reinforced nylon for added cutting power. All of the strimmer lines have added features such as aluminium particle additives, or five sided profiles, to make them much more durable, resistant to abrasions, melt-proof, and break-proof. The last thing to consider is the line length. If you have a large area to clear, choose a long line of around 100m. Longer lines tend to cost less per metre, so they are of better value. However, if you’re testing a line out for the first time, you might want to buy a smaller amount . That way, you can be sure it’s effective before spending more money than necessary.