Yungman,

The best trimmer head depends on how you want to use it and what you want to use it on. Stihl has a variety of trimmer heads.

MM

Hi Maineman
I am looking for a head that either don't break the line as often or reload very easy. I seems to break a lot of lines because when the line hit rocks, breaks or walls, it break easily on my Troy Bilt trimmer and when it break, the remaining line went into the head and I have to open the head to change the line.

Line breakage can be more of a function of how you use the trimmer. When trimming against those items you mentioned keep the head away and just let the tips of the line do the cutting. The idea is to not bend the line back against the spool nor to let the line wrap around something (such as a chain link fence.

I like the Tanaka Brain head. Not really easier to load but it advances the line automaticaly so you don't have to bump it on the ground.

yungman I wouldn't agree with weed_cutter in my preference for any of the fully auto feed heads as they tend to be more difficult to load. But that's personal preference. However he is dead on regarding how you use the trimmer. Any cutter head will shear the line off when getting too close to rough material with the head. Put the head body too close to something and the line gets sheared much the same as it would between the blades of a pair of scissors.

Trimmers should be used with intent of the line tip doing all of the work. That is where the most power is applied and if you snag something rough like chain link or rocks you only lose the tip of the line.

Using quality line and of the right diameter for the job is important as well. I won't say always but if you buy the cheapest line brand on the shelf and it probably will not perform as well as the more expensive. Thicker line, within specs for your unit, will last longer but thin line will shear the grass cleaner and leave a better look. Choosing the correct diameter for your situation thus becomes a factor.

In general, gas powered home user trimmers can use .080" or .095" and be withing power specs. I would suggest buying a higher cost end line of .095" and work on how you operate the head positioning before giving up on the head you already have,

Thanks Bob and Weed Cutter, I am just not very good in handling the trimmer, and a lot of times I have to clear the weeds growing out of cracks between breaks and cements. I am too lazy to do it any other way!! So I am paying the price of breaking a lot of lines!! That is the reason I need some advice on what head is the easiest to change even if the line break and gone inside the head. Whether bumping or automatic is of no concern to me. It is the breakage and the line went inside that really bother me the most.
Base of this requirment, any suggestions? I am seriously thinking about the Stihl FS130, I just don't feel good about any Kombi tools, they cost more and might not be as reliable. I heard Hondas are not as easy to change lines, is this true?

Yungman, for those "weeds growing out of cracks between breaks and cements".....use Roundup.

My wife start using Round up already, the sucker seems to keep growing!!!! Is this California weeds, everything keep growing!!! I spend 2 days tilling the yard, the weeds still grow out, we spray, some very very reluctantly die, a lot of them just laugh at us!!!! My wife said she spray a lot!! Must be California, everything grown.

Shindaiwa Speed-Feed is the easiest loading, easiest to use string head, hands down. The Kwikloader head is probably next, but the problem with those is that while it's easy to load, since it uses short little pieces you're constantly installing new string especially if your using it on tough weeds.