I bought a Victa whipper snipper years ago but I have never really used it all that much, I don't know if it's a full crank or whatever, it's 2 stroke 25 to 1 mix same as the mower. It has the head where you have to change the line when it breaks away. I used it a few times years ago then I just left it in the shed. I think in the end what this thing really needs is to change the head on it to one of those bump feed types. At least that way you can start and finish trimming all the edges without having to stop and manually change the line all the time.
If the starter is on the rear of the engine, it's a full crank. If it's where the engine meets the shaft, it's half. I don't know why professional mower men insist the manual heads are best. They are wasteful as some line has to be thrown away with each of the many changes. A bump head only wastes a fraction after metres of the supply has run out. So what if the bump feed head only lasts a few months of commercial use? The convenience and time savings make it worth it in my books. I think it's just stubborn adherence to a silly tradition that is long obsolete. Mower men are a funny bunch and I don't mean hahaha belly laugh funny either!!
Ahh, if only victa had kept producing the thumblatch catcher series, they would be in better shape today!
