I have a 3 year old Troy-bilt 4 cycle gas string trimmer that takesattachments ((either TB575SS or TB525CS--forget which and have themanual in front of me). The string on my trimmer keeps getting stuckinside the spool. It's a real pain to have this happen in the middleof a job.Is there a replacement head, spool, or trimmer attachment that's lesslikely to break on me? I love the basic unit--starts fast, and I havethe blower and tiller attachments.Thanks.

I have the same trimmer and I experienced the same problem until I got very tired of it.I bought the Shakespear fast loader at Lowes and changed out the heads. This uses cut string sections. Replacing string is fast and easy. Takes about 2 seconds to replace a broken line. Buy a spool and cut your own this model needs a string about 1" longer than the precuts. The precuts are also a little pricey.Also this particular model is one of the more difficult to install the head on and have a nice tight fit. I can write more about that if you choose to go for it since I plan to put an article on my site when I have time to write it. The directions that came with it were basically useless for this model trimmer but the product is well worth the time and effort to install. Even with the difficult install I would grade the product 4.5 Stars on a 1-5 scale. Everything I needed was in the package but I had to cut down the brass bushing.

String trimmer spool that won't keep "breaking"?

May 08, 2010 23 Replies

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mike 16 years ago

At Lowes the other day, someone recommended the TrimmerPlus Add-in with Aero-flex head (AF720). This would fit my Troy bilt 4 cycle. It takes 4 plastic blades that seem easy to swap out, but the cost may be high depending on how quickly they break. A replacement pack of 16 is $12. May be a lot cheaper to use one where I can cut my own string; but on the other hand, it's probably going to be a royal pain to replace the head to get things going.

Too bad there's no string trimmer attachment that simply comes with a standard, non-bump head that takes individual lengths of string.

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mike 16 years ago

Here are a few reviews of the model I mentioned above:

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Don Phillipson 16 years ago

Not likely. Makers of monofilament fishing line strive to make it as thin as possible for unit strength. Trimmers work best with the thickest mono the machine can use. (Fishing line is also smooth: thick mono marketed for trimmers is ribbed which helps it last longer.)

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Shaun 16 years ago

Actually the ribbing is to improve cutting performance (and sucker people into paying more for it than for plain vanilla line that works just fine...)

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