So, with the ECHO, I feel it that it has a bigger swath because it isn't as strong as opposed to my STIHL that cuts effortlessly? Am I right or wrong?
Basically yes. Thing is and I don't care what make trimmer you use, it's impossible to tell the difference in a quarter inch of line. You can measure your line if you wish, it doesn't make a difference because the second you start using the trimmer on anything you use line and it shortens and in a very short period of time your bumping the head and extending line and you don't know how much line is left out when you bump, you don't know how much line is being extended so you don't know how much line is out at any given time.
There to many variables involved to tell line length swath like the type of line your using? Is it round, is it square or how about star shape. What size are you using, 080, 095, or 0.105. What make line? Stihl, Echo, Gator line that's reinforced? All and more can make a difference in how a trimmer feels. Ever wonder why you can take Echo line and use it on a Stihl trimmer and go through it twice as fast as the Stihl line?
