Trimmer Line 2018 Test: Which Brand Wins?
In our 2018 test we compared 5 trimmer line options head to head. Husqvarna Titanium Force came out on top. See the measured results, the runner-up, the budget pick, and a link to the full test video.
Husqvarna Titanium Force
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The quick take
The short version of why each pick lands where it does, built straight from the measured results.
“just by the numbers alone husqvarna came in first place by having the least amount of cord loss”
The measured results
Every number below is read straight from the test. Products are listed in the order they finished.
Brush mowing test
- 1Husqvarna Titanium Force
ended at 5 and 5/8 inches and 5 and 7/16 inches
- 2Cyclone commercial line, six sided
ended at 5 and 3/4 inches and 5 and 1/2 inches
- 3Oregon Magnum Gator Line
ended at 5 and 9/16 inches and 5 and 3/8 inches
- 4Stihl Extreme professional, round
ended at 5 and 5/8 inches and 5 and 5/8 inches
- 5XTreme Professional
ended at 5 and 5/8 inches by 5 and 9/16 inches
Concrete durability test (started at 6 inches each side)
- 1Husqvarna Titanium Force
ended at 5 and 15/16 inches and 6 inches, very little wear occurred from impact with concrete, lost less than 1 percent of cord
- 2Cyclone commercial line, six sided
ended at 5 and 5/8 inches and 5 and 15/16 inches
- 3Oregon Magnum Gator Line
ended at 5 and 3/4 inches and 5 and 3/4 inches, split apart with the string in the middle exposed
- 4Stihl Extreme professional, round
ended at 5 and 9/16 inches and 5 and 5/8 inches, cord very jagged and had begun splitting apart
- 5XTreme Professionalnot tested
Cut smoothness test
- 2Cyclone commercial line, six sided
could not tell a difference between the Cyclone and the square cord
- 4Stihl Extreme professional, round
using the Stihl FS 90 with the round cord, could not see any difference between the square, six sided, and round cords
- 5XTreme Professional
square cord, edges fairly smooth, one jagged piece of grass but for the most part cut the grass evenly and smoothly
- 1Husqvarna Titanium Forcenot tested
- 3Oregon Magnum Gator Linenot tested
How it was tested
- trimmer cord durability run against a flat edge of concrete at 2500 RPM
- cord length consumed mowing thick brush for about 300 feet
- cut smoothness on grass at wide open throttle with a Stihl FS 90
- sound level comparison between round, square, and six sided cords
“just by the numbers alone husqvarna came in first place by having the least amount of cord loss”
