frank1492 wrote:
> I liked my old Homelite because I could run it at lower speed without
> the ear-shattering noise, and it would cut just fine with .95 line in
> most cases. (It was a single line trimmer.)
> Or can I defeat the centrifugal clutch on my new Homelite?
> Thanks.
> Frank
Hi,
Isn't that a safety issue?

On Jun 8, 12:34*pm, Ron Hardin <rhhar...@mindspring.com> wrote:
> For trimming a straight line, say under a fence or
> against a wall, you can't beat a scythe.
>
Great idea. (I cut my lawn with a nonmotorized push reel mower).

But I use my string trimmer mostly for edging, and I don't think a
scythe would work.