What Is Bump Feed On A Grass Trimmer

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What is bump feed on a grass trimmer.

When you shop through retailer links on our site we may earn affiliate commissions. What is a corded electric string trimmer. Putting string trimmers through the wringer is hard and dirty work. This gives you control over how much line you use.

Bump feed systems allow you to remove the spool and rewind the line whenever it runs out. The advantages of bump feed. Compared with other brands cordless trimmers the ego st1521s power string trimmer is on a different level. It cut through 1 inch thick japanese knotweed like it was grass while the others.

If you re looking for something that can cut the grass unwanted plants and weeds in your garden a string trimmer can help. We trim standard turf grass such as blue grass and fescues growing along fences posts foundations trees and flower beds. There will be no need to bump it on the ground or manually pull the string out. The bump feed electric trimmer uses centrifugal force to pull the string from the spool.

The bump feed system which is the most common and what you re likely to find on older models literally requires you to bump the head of the trimmer on the ground to release more of the line. Unlike other trimmers automatic feed string trimmers effortlessly and automatically release the string into the cutting head. The automatic feeding trimmers generally use replaceable pre wound spools. When you have a bump feed string trimmer you manually advance the string by gently bumping it on the ground.

Pre wound spools are more expensive than a bulk roll of line but the time needed to rewind the spool each use may deter you from purchasing a bump feeding trimmer. The bump feed is also a more simplified system for advancing string. Exclusive dewalt quickload string trimmer bump feed replacement head model dwo1dt995 29 99 29 99.