A useful strimmer head to buy on a budget, the Trueshopping Bump Feed Strimmer Head is a cheap but reliable replacement. It comes pre-loaded with 5 m of 2.5 mm diameter line and is easy to attach to the strimmer without needing to undo the entire head. The head screws on easily and can be fitted in minutes. Because of its price, this is one of the best strimmer heads to buy on a budget; however, there are some caveats to go with it. There are three options when it comes to the line-feeding mechanism of strimmer heads: ‘automatic feed’, ‘bump feed’ and ‘manual feed’. This makes it one of the best strimmer heads if you’re looking for an easy way to load line – quite a relief, given that this process can be far from easy on other models.

As the cutting line is used, it wears down. New cutting line needs to be fed into the head from the spool, and there are a few different ways strimmer heads can do this. If the strimmer has a ‘male’ bolt end, there will be a bolt shaft on the end of the strimmer with exposed threads (the threads will be on the outside of the bolt shaft). Compatible heads will screw onto the bolt shaft without requiring an additional bolt. The head itself is compatible with the majority of straight-shafted strimmers, although it may not fit on some non-petrol models. Due to the head’s size and design, it does require a lot of power and is therefore best used with a petrol strimmer anyway (at least 25 cc). The following information will help you stay up to date with the different types of strimmer head available, why you might want to use them, and how to choose the best strimmer head for your garden/strimmer. One of these accessories is the line, and the other is the strimmer head. Although the head that comes with your strimmer will likely be sufficient to begin with, there may come a time when you need to use a different one, or it simply needs replacing.When it comes to useful gardening tools, a strimmer is certainly up there. But the story doesn’t end there, and there are additional accessories that can alter the effectiveness of a strimmer. If the strimmer has a ‘female’ bolt end, there will be a threaded bolt shaft on the end of the strimmer (the threads will be on the inside of the bolt shaft). Compatible strimmer heads will have hole in the centre, which a bolt will be fitted into. When the strimmer head and the bolt are fitted over the strimmer’s bolt shaft, the strimmer can be twisted into place. The bolt will connect in to the threaded bolt shaft.

Automatic mechanisms can be particularly inconvenient if you are using a cordless strimmer because you will likely turn the unit off while you move around the garden to conserve battery. This is problematic if more line is released each time it’s turned on. However, if you’re only going to be doing lighter tasks, such as cutting through grass and weeds, you can choose a strimmer head compatible with round line . Some strimmer heads are compatible with both round and square line, making them particularly useful if you have a range of tasks to complete. Naturally, if you buy the wrong type, you won’t be able to fit the head onto your strimmer. Most petrol strimmers have a ‘male’ bolt end, but this isn’t always the case.Manual feed strimmers require you to pull new line through by hand. Naturally, there are advantages and disadvantages to this. You need to make sure that the strimmer is completely off, and uplugged/not able to turn on before manually adjusting the line. It’s also a messier process than other line-feed options. However, you can have total control over how much line is used, and you don’t have to rely on a sometimes-unresponsive bump-feed system. Although this strimmer head is compatible with a lot of strimmers, it is quite large and needs to be used with machine with sufficient power; it will fit most straight shaft strimmers over 33 cc. There’s no need to take the head apart to secure it in place and it is easy to fit with the five screws provided.