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Hi
Fellas

i have a gardeners choice whipper snipper from
Kmarts its always done a pretty good job but the head is worn and is now busted and its working how it should. is there a universal jobby on the market that i can replace it with the whipper snipper still works great and have a lot more life in it hes a few pics

Hi Dannygeale, and a warm welcome back to the forum, its nice to have you aboard. We all like to learn new things and tinker here.

Just a heads up, for your images to display correctly, in the 'Markup' panel, just below the posting panel, just click the drop-down list and choose "Using HTML and UBB Code" and your pics will appear in your post both on 'Preview Post' and after you have submitted your post.

Regarding your bump head, just check your local hardware shop...or better still, check out the weed-whackers at your local tip store...there maybe one there in good nick that you can use and cost next to nothing.

Hi Dannygeale, yes, there are quite a few universal fitting bump head assemblies available these days. But for some specialist advice as to fitting and compatability i would stay away from Bunnings, masters, etc and go to your local mower shop. It may cost you a few dollars more but at least you'll be told it fits prior to taking it home and hoping it works. Its also a good idea to take the trimmer with you to be sure.

Not to mention support a small local rather than big business.

That line trimmer is sold as Pope, Sanli, Aldi/Gardenline, Gardener's Choice, GMC, Parklander, and probably various other brands as well. I even have one myself, though it has no starter and is therefore useless. A starter costs $15, which is as much as a working example of that machine is worth - Aldi sold them for $70 retail. I think you'll find you can't buy a bump head for less than $25 on ebay, and it will be considerably more from a mower shop. At least some of the parts are available from a mower shop in Melbourne that also sells the trimmer, and some of the parts, on ebay.

The machine seems to run reasonably well, and at 25.4 cc, is capable of doing a convincing job. It has a full-crank, smooth-running engine which is probably a copy of some product with an actual brand - it is extremely similar to the Ryobi 25.4 cc full-crank engine, and also seems like the Echo 25.4 cc engine. The carburetor is unbranded but appears to be the same as a Walbro WY, and seems to do a good job. The straight-shaft version might be better than the usual bent-shaft version - I've only tried the bent-shaft. My main criticism of mine is that it seems to have been assembled with liberal applications of some thread-locking compound which over-achieves its purpose. Getting it apart without damaging the threads or fasteners is quite a challenge.

If you buy a bump-head for it, remember that usually bent shaft machines require right hand thread, straight shaft machines require left hand thread. (This difference is because the bevel gears in the straight shaft head reverse the direction of rotation.) However there are trimmers whose engines rotate backwards (clockwise if viewed along the axis of the output shaft). If you buy a second hand head, buy one with the correct thread or it will be of no use to you. Your trimmer has a right-hand thread where its bump-head screws on, but there is not a standard diameter.