Yes, Allen, as you "consume" the line, little bits of it get thrown around. But
they are quite small and fall down onto the ground below the grass and weeds. I
have been using a commercial grade trimmer along a 500' fence line for the last
30 year or so and have yet to see any bits of orange "string" lying around. I
suppose if I did it for anothe hundred years or so, I might start to see some
material, but I am not going to be around to find out. :-)
Mike
LBC286@aol.com wrote:
> Well, this list is a bit quiet, so here goes.
>
> I bought a house last October, so this summer I bought a 15" Toro electric
> line trimmer. Small yard, so that is all I need and they are relatively
> cheep at 40 bucks. But, it got me thinking...
>
> When I bump the line feed, more line comes out. (That, in itself seems like
> magic, but I digress...) As you cut the weeds, where does the line go? Why
> does it get shorter? Should I see little bits of line everywhere? (I don't!)
> Will I eventually see piles of line dust growing where the weeds used to be?
> Are the pieces of line microscopic when they break off? Do bugs pick them
> up and make line feed nests for their young?
>
> Enquiring minds want to know!
>
> Allen Hefner
>
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were the borograves, and the mome raths outgrabe..." (5 points if you know the
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