I have used the Echomatic Standard .095 for about 2 years with no trouble. The .095 was a better choice over the .080 for me. I have quite a bit of trimming but no fences or other sharp/hard surfaces.

I ended up getting the one that came with it, the echomatic pro head. I was wondering if there were any problems with them and if I should have gotten the manual head, that looks like a pain though.

That's the way it is I am always a day late and a dollar short. The Husqvarna 125L is more bang for the buck. It is stronger and lighter and has a better head. But the Echo is a good piece of equipment. I don't like the manual head I would stick with the Echomatic head.

Later Butch

At least I got the right head then. Overall I am happy with my purchace and I have better dealer support with echo in my area. I probably wont need dealer support but its nice to have just in case.
Thnaks

Go to leevalleytools.com in the US or .ca in Canada and look at their universal trimmer head. Works great, no winding spools or tying knots. Takes heavy or light line.

I will have to look into that ubique, so far the auto head is working.
I have some .080 line from before and my new head is supposed to use .095, would it be ok to use .080 so I can use it up? I wouldnt think it would hurt anything.

I bought mine with the bump to feed head and I always thought it was the best.... until I used the head that you stick precut pieces of string into. I can easily switch from .095 string for use around the house to .130 string for the really heavy stuff on the other parts of my property. Either way, you got a good trimmer.

A few days ago, I saw a nice head at Home Depot. It uses short pieces of string and will hold up to .155 string. I think it was Echo brand but will fit many other trimmers as well. The price was $20 (a few pennies more).

If my trimmer will work with heavy string, I am going to get one.

I have an old Green Machine 3000 that has been excellent and I change the bump head on it years ago to a manual feed which has saved a lot of string.

i have used my echo 210 for the last 3 years it trims ALOT of stuff... i like the manual head, i can easily adjust the length of line for different trimming situations. IT only takes a second to put in fresh line. Another thing i discovered by accident one day is that once the 'tip' of the line gets 'skinny' , just pull the line out and insert the skinny tip into the head....efficient use of line and very little waste.

The other day my SRM 210 crapped out...not sure why..but it became very frustrating.

anyhoo.. so I bought a new snapper four stroke(briggs engine)the other day( nice machine although a little heavy) it came with the bump feed head....ya know , since having the manual head the few years i had forgotten how much of a pain in the butt the bump feeds are.
The new Snapper is EXCELLENT. Well worth the investment...but i gotta change that bump feed head...i wasted so much line in the last two days i cant believe it!

I bought an Echo SRM 230 yesterday with the brushcutter attachment. haven't used it yet. Will let you know how it works when I've done something. Norm