Originally Posted by tiger
I've had a couple of Ryobi Whipper Snippers over my time, biggest frustration is that when the string breaks clean off that you need to turn the power off and re-sring. The Bump feed is barely adequate and so what should be a 15 min job ends up being an hour. The end result is that the Whipper Snipper just sits in the shed unused and then won't turn on because of carby problems etc.

Is there an after-market bump feed or would changing the string to a better type (if so, which?)help much? Is there anything else that can be done?

Tiger,

You have three solutions regarding the bump head and they are:

1. On the guard is a cutter which cuts the nylon to the required length and if it is blunt the nylon will break.

2. You are using old nylon from Bunnings or from a hardware store which is not flexible.

3. The eyelets on the bump head are damaged.

I have used bump heads for many years and don't normally have issues with the nylon breaking unless it is one of the three things above. cheers2

Regards,
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Bruce


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