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We increase the efficiency of the trimmer; we change the fishing line to a chain from a chainsaw

Being the owner of a gas trimmer, I drew attention to the fact that the fishing line, even the thickest, does not cope with young shoots (especially there are a lot of it around tree trunks). You can use knives, but they are not suitable for thin grass (and specially wear them to cut a few thick branches frankly laziness), so I found a great alternative solution.
We increase the efficiency of the trimmer; we change the fishing line to a chain from a chainsaw

We increase the efficiency of the trimmer; we change the fishing line to a chain from a chainsaw

What you need to have on hand


We will need the following tool:
  • Welding machine;
  • Drill, set of drill bits for metal;
  • Vise
  • Marker and ruler.

From materials:
  • Large concave cup used to fix the trimmer knives, flat washer and nut;
  • Old chain from a chainsaw.

We increase the efficiency of the trimmer; we change the fishing line to a chain from a chainsaw

Preparatory work: processing the fixing washer


Using a ruler, we mark the diameter of a straight line on a concave washer and clamp it in the grip of one of the markings up.
We increase the efficiency of the trimmer; we change the fishing line to a chain from a chainsaw

Previously, it is better to outline the core drilling location so that the drill does not slip. We make the holes on both sides first thin, and then a larger drill - the diameter should be such that the chain passes quietly.
We increase the efficiency of the trimmer; we change the fishing line to a chain from a chainsaw

We increase the efficiency of the trimmer; we change the fishing line to a chain from a chainsaw

Chain Installation and Attachment


We pass the chain through the holes, laying it on the inner wall of the washer so that it could not interfere with the leading axis of the trimmer.
We increase the efficiency of the trimmer; we change the fishing line to a chain from a chainsaw

At this point, it is important to accurately measure the chain length from the ends to the washer. It must be the same and not exceed the permissible size, otherwise the protective cover will be immediately destroyed.
On the inside, securely weld the chain to the washer.
We increase the efficiency of the trimmer; we change the fishing line to a chain from a chainsaw

Everything is ready. We put a flat washer on our trimmer axis, our upgraded washer and tighten it with a fixing nut.
We increase the efficiency of the trimmer; we change the fishing line to a chain from a chainsaw

We increase the efficiency of the trimmer; we change the fishing line to a chain from a chainsaw

Performing the above work, you should not only follow the rules for using the power tool, but also not to neglect personal protective equipment.
We increase the efficiency of the trimmer; we change the fishing line to a chain from a chainsaw

Test


We increase the efficiency of the trimmer; we change the fishing line to a chain from a chainsaw

The chain is not fishing line - its effectiveness exceeded all expectations! She copes well not only with the shoots around the trees, but also with impassable thickets, including reeds and even thick corn stalks.
We increase the efficiency of the trimmer; we change the fishing line to a chain from a chainsaw

Summary


As it turned out, the refinement is inherently very simple, and in the presence of everything necessary, it took 10-15 minutes, no more. It is only necessary to have an idea of ​​how to deal with a drill and a welding machine.
We increase the efficiency of the trimmer; we change the fishing line to a chain from a chainsaw

Using a chain from a chainsaw not only significantly increased the efficiency of the tool, but also reduced the cost of its maintenance - in any case, I no longer need a fishing line for a trimmer.
We increase the efficiency of the trimmer; we change the fishing line to a chain from a chainsaw

Safety comes first!


We increase the efficiency of the trimmer; we change the fishing line to a chain from a chainsaw

Do not forget about safety when working with the trimmer! The debris of the bushes fly apart over a long distance and with great force. Use personal protective equipment - a special mask, make sure that there are no people or animals around.

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Comments (125)
  1. Peter
    #51 Peter Guests March 18, 2019 12:27
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    Complete nonsense from the point of safety and survivability of the trimmer. It has a protective cover that can not stand after breaking the chain, and also has special discs (milling cutters) for "bushes and sticks", balanced for the drive of this trimmer. And then we’re hanging nonsense on our ears ...
  2. Guest Roman
    #52 Guest Roman Guests March 18, 2019 12:48
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    I just didn’t understand, but what, buy a disk and figsFaith does not allow to grow this shoot by regular means? Now they are full of different quantities and shapes of teeth everywhere. It is not expensive and does not ruin the trimmer, moreover, the disk is much more safe than the described mega-upgrade ...
  3. Basil
    #53 Basil Guests March 18, 2019 19:49
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    according to the fact that courts operate in the USA, everything is spelled out in the instructions, for example, you can’t dry your cat in the microwave and wash it in the washing machine.
    if they had done something like that with a trimmer and got hurt, lawsuits against the manufacturer flew to court.
  4. Chucha
    #54 Chucha Guests March 18, 2019 8:04 p.m.
    0
    well done!
  5. Guest Valery
    #55 Guest Valery Guests March 18, 2019 20:35
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    Two seasons slanted with a chain. Everything is in place. Legs, gear, motor.
    1. Misanthrope Altruist
      #56 Misanthrope Altruist Guests April 4, 2019 08:49
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      You still have everything ahead of you. It will pass, and there will be a stump ahead
  6. Guest Alexander
    #57 Guest Alexander Guests March 18, 2019 9:01 p.m.
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    And the force of the chain and fishing line is taken into account for the trimer, because everything is calculated there for the trimer.
  7. Denis Baykovich
    #58 Denis Baykovich Visitors March 18, 2019 10:01 p.m.
    3
    Here it is necessary not to put on a muzzle, but steel boots, so that later there will be no savings on shoes and socks after the break of a miracle invention))
    Knowingly killing the gearbox (do you know whether such a word is “balancing”) and potentially crippling yourself or others in order to save 500 r on the purchase of a brush-cutting disc for petrol scythes is idiocy.
  8. Sergey Panin
    #59 Sergey Panin Guests March 18, 2019 10:17 p.m.
    1
    All human inventions came from his laziness, and injuries too. Treated - and invent again. Something worked and worked for a long time.
  9. Konstantin
    #60 Konstantin Guests March 18, 2019 10:46 p.m.
    2
    You don’t understand anything! The author clearly writes safety above all and ... and shows a mask, and legs so that new legs will grow.
  10. Uncle Vasya
    #61 Uncle Vasya Guests March 18, 2019 10:54 PM
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    There is a simple and inexpensive way. Instead of fishing line he put a guitar string
  11. Guest Michael
    #62 Guest Michael Guests March 19, 2019 00:07
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    There is a mill for this.
  12. Igor
    #63 Igor Guests March 19, 2019 00:33
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    put a cable in a polymer braid (for linen), it is consumed faster than a fishing line, and at the end of the work a surprise was waiting for me)) pieces of cable broke through camouflage trousers and stuck in legs)) five exactly
  13. Ipollit
    #64 Ipollit Guests March 19, 2019 10:32
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    The centering is not what, the weight is large and therefore will break the bearing soon. And when one of the teeth flies off in the leg, it will generally be a trash.
  14. Anatoly
    #65 Anatoly Guests March 19, 2019 11:12
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    The part of the chain that passes through the bowl will create an imbalance in mass. This will lead to vibration and destruction of the braid bearing.
  15. D
    #66 D Guests March 19, 2019 8:14 p.m.
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    Something I did not understand. On one side, the teeth on the other side are guides! figsin one word
  16. Guest Leonid
    #67 Guest Leonid Guests March 19, 2019 9:08 p.m.
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    In a week, your trimmer can be thrown into a landfill along with the chain, we went through
  17. vitay
    #68 vitay Guests March 20, 2019 03:50 a.m.
    1
    and if immediately the screw from the helicopter
  18. Guest Vladimir
    #69 Guest Vladimir Guests March 20, 2019 05:12
    2
    Why comment Brad, Clearly.
  19. Sergey Evgen
    #70 Sergey Evgen Guests March 20, 2019 14:32
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    With such an installation and fastening of the chain, you definitely get an imbalance in rotation over the entire speed range, which means vibration that will shake your golden arms like a paralytic and destroy your joints, not to mention the braid.
  20. Guest Vadim
    #71 Guest Vadim Guests March 20, 2019 16:04
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    At 9000 revolutions, unbalance and khan to the gearbox + if there is no leg come off
  21. Guest Sergey
    #72 Guest Sergey Guests March 20, 2019 18:59
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    You are ruining all of China with your inventions smile
  22. Stanislav
    #73 Stanislav Guests March 20, 2019 19:20
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    I understand in the wilderness how to work. But. it’s easier to put the disc .. and the chain will kill the gearbox in a couple of seasons .. damn coolies ..
  23. Anatoly
    #74 Anatoly Guests March 21, 2019 07:43
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    This is dangerous, do you think the most intelligent and designer is dumber than you?
  24. Ruslan
    #75 Ruslan Guests March 21, 2019 07:44 AM
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    More powerful models have the opportunity to install a disk similar to a circular one only lightweight, they are also mowed by hard grass. I cut out bushes of currant, gooseberry and raspberry with such a disk. It is also necessary to be careful with him, as he waved next to a wooden fence and shortened the board by a couple of centimeters.
  25. Aleksandr Vladimirovich
    #76 Aleksandr Vladimirovich Guests March 21, 2019 15:05
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    Than to start dancing with a tambourine, welding, a sharp chain, it is easier to cut the undergrowth with pruning shears. It will take an order of magnitude less time. Chains, cables and other abnormal loads destroy the bearings and overload the engine, so instead of the benefits - a complete loss!
  26. Grisha
    #77 Grisha Guests March 22, 2019 1:47 p.m.
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    And I tried with steel thin wire instead of fishing line. It turned out pretty well. Cut and useful branches of currant and raspberry
  27. tankman
    #78 tankman Guests March 22, 2019 15:08
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    bearings will not fly away?
  28. gitel_64
    #79 gitel_64 Guests March 22, 2019 3:13 p.m.
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    buy a brush cutter and don’t steam people’s brain
  29. Guest Dmitry
    #80 Guest Dmitry Guests March 22, 2019 3:26 p.m.
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    Darwin Award Nominee.
  30. Gregory
    #81 Gregory Guests March 22, 2019 8:32 p.m.
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    in general, there may be results: a braid gearbox and injured legs are broken.
  31. Mower
    #82 Mower Guests March 22, 2019 9:50 p.m.
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    For trimmers there are manufacturers' recommendations on the thickness of the fishing line with an accuracy of tenths of a millimeter, and here the strand is a heavier chain. With such a chain, the entire trimmer will be peddling.
  32. the guest
    #83 the guest Guests March 23, 2019 19:54
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    The fishing line will tear off the floor of the trouble, but if the chain then the emergency station is provided.
  33. Guest Andrey
    #84 Guest Andrey Guests March 24, 2019 11:55
    1
    Well done! Now put the fishing line back and never do it again. I already did this with a steel cable. He burned the trimmer, because when touching something solid, the fishing line simply breaks, and the cable stops and the engine does not spin. As a result, the motor overheats and fails. Plus, torn wires from the cable fly around, but you can protect yourself from this with a mask and tight clothes. And you will fly chain links.
  34. Evgeniy
    #85 Evgeniy Guests March 24, 2019 1:40 p.m.
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    Of course, the fishing line is not needed. You will need a new rod or gearbox.
  35. Evgeniy
    #86 Evgeniy Guests March 24, 2019 16:22
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    The manufacturer has long come up with a square and asterisk. The maximum diameter perfectly cuts everything down to small fresh woody shoots. For everything else, there is a drive. And the gearbox has not changed yet and I do not plan :)
  36. Dmitry Glebov
    #87 Dmitry Glebov Visitors March 24, 2019 5:06 p.m.
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    Before doing stupidity it is strongly recommended that you read the instructions for the trimmer very carefully. It is written in black and white, do not overload the trimmer, it is fraught with failure. My Oleo Mac has been working for 12 years without problems, precisely because it is written in the fishing line instructions 3 mm and no more strictly follow. All neighbors with similar EXPERIMENTAL EXPERIMENTS even Huskvarna and Makita changed for a long time, not to mention the Chinese. Take a calculator and calculate how saving on a quality fishing line will lead to breakage of the trimmer and how much it will take oit for byudzheta.KROILOVO LEADS TO popadalova!
  37. Gleb
    #88 Gleb Guests March 24, 2019 11:05 p.m.
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    Another life hacker was found. The fishing line, in which case it’s just scratching the leg, isn’t even bleeding, but the chain from the saw will be healthy. At the Darwin Award will pull exactly
  38. Guest Valery
    #89 Guest Valery Guests March 25, 2019 04:12
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    why fence the city, they sell trimmers with fishing line and disk, I tried to put both cables and knives - it vibrates, you won’t center it, and of course the risk
  39. Peter
    #90 Peter Guests March 26, 2019 10:13
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    And the next day kabdets reducer.
  40. Sergey Petrovich
    #91 Sergey Petrovich Guests March 26, 2019 11:12
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    Violations of the operating rules and structural changes lead to unexpected results, sometimes very tragic.
  41. Sergey Vladimirovich Lapin
    #92 Sergey Vladimirovich Lapin Guests March 26, 2019 1:36 p.m.
    1
    Such inventors have roofs, walls, cranes, people are dying ...
    In this best case, the edges of the crimped square of the cable will be erased and you will get money. In the worst case, a flying chain link will cripple an “inventor” or someone else. Strongly do not advise ....
  42. Lyudmila koh
    #93 Lyudmila koh Guests March 26, 2019 20:56
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    you just need to buy a fishing line not at five rubles per meter but at 30
    As for your method, this is a way to get injured.
  43. Mishin Denis
    #94 Mishin Denis Guests March 27, 2019 07:39 AM
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    if the link breaks, let's say something imperceptible in the grass, or from fatigue ... it will be a nuisance if it hits someone .. and this is the topic of course, but I prefer to put a knife blade on the undergrowth
  44. Victor Buyanov
    #95 Victor Buyanov Visitors March 27, 2019 08:34
    0
    the saw blade will not fly apart. and just a circular hand and go. Nonsense and not an offer. Each thing has its purpose. Pity the gearbox. Your braid will not work for a long time
  45. Guest Nicholas
    #96 Guest Nicholas Guests March 27, 2019 5:55 p.m.
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    Kosh quickly trimer. there is a little trick with fishing line I try not to advertise to clever people. this is my bread.
  46. Pavel Dyakonov
    #97 Pavel Dyakonov Guests March 28, 2019 05:24
    0
    We also have one smart ditch the gearbox, and since it’s also stupid, I threw the whole trimmer.
  47. Ilya Alexandrov
    #98 Ilya Alexandrov Guests March 28, 2019 07:55
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    so there are rotating knives
  48. Guest Sergey
    #99 Guest Sergey Guests March 28, 2019 8:36 p.m.
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    the chain is laid in the sleeve half a sector. The balancing of the high speed shaft is broken. Very soon, the gearbox will blow it to pieces, where at the same time they will fly unclear. Kirzachi do not forget to buy.
  49. Guest Oleg
    #100 Guest Oleg Guests March 31, 2019 20:09
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    So much hassle, I put a 3mm cable instead of fishing line 5 more years ago!
  50. Guest Yuri
    #101 Guest Yuri Guests April 1, 2019 10:52
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    not really balancing this product.
    just break the sleeve where the cutting head is attached.

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