How does the reel unwind when pulling at an angle?
1841268
Quite well. Its solidly made and the hose containment area sides flair out allowing side pulls. It obviously gets harder as the angle increases. The unit can be mounted perpendicularly or horizontally with reference to your house so that might be a consideration when access the hose. I'm very happy with the product.
1841269
Do not have it yet. Look closely at delivery dates.Remind me in a month and I will let you know.
1841270
it pulls out fine at a shallow angle - past 30 -45 degrees its going to be hard.
1841271
I have had no problems, but have not been trying to unwind from a very sharp angle. It certainly is the best reel I've ever seen.
1841272
Up/down angle, fine. Sideways angle, you'll need a hose guide. I got one of these Hose Roller Guide, For 1/4 to 3/4 ID Hose - drilled a couple holes through two bricks, bolted it to them and put them in the ground about 6' in front of the hose reel. From there, you can pull the hose in any direction(or wind it up) very easily. It winds and unwinds with very little effort.
1841273
I concur with the answer from Nicolas. I highly recommend the product as you won't find one that is as sturdy and all metal and the plastic ones deteriorate in the sun.
1841274
That is part of the problem. Because there is no feed, you have to pull it straight out from the source or load it straight in so you have to put a little elbow grease into it. What is great that I only have one really long hose that reaches almost everything I need to water so I just do it once.
1841275
Up/down angle, fine. Sideways angle, you'll need a hose guide. I got one of these http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007PB4F5S/ref=oh_details_o06_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 - drilled a couple holes through two bricks, bolted it to them and put them in the ground about 6' in front of the hose reel. From there, you can pull the hose in any direction(or wind it up) very easily. It winds and unwinds with very little effort.
147361
There is a small zip-tie included with the reel. Use either that one or one you provide and cinch it tightly below the ball.
324359
The reel comes off. Normal rod style. You could attach about any reel you want. Nice little rod. No issues. Recommend it.
1925715
Unfortunately not. Need one hand to wind and one to hold the reel lever down. Hope this helps.
1535253
Nope there's no level-wind mechanism on Jigmaster's.I hold the rod forward of the reel while retrieving. Then I use my thumb and index finger to push or pull the line back and forth as You retrieve line. Doing this will keep your line level. You can also Google (how to use a conventional fishing reel) for more information, because there are better explanations than mine.
1638331
That's only happened to me once. Pop the spool cap off (squeeze the two sides and pull it) and look at the spool of line. It's possible you have some sort of knot in the line stopping it feeding freely. If so, pull it out and rewind it. I've had very few problems with it, though if you're whacking weeds close to concrete or stone, for instance, it will wear quite fast, requiring stopping every minute or two to feed more line. BTW, you should hear the line feed click just before the head stops turning. The thing is designed for about a 1/4" feed on each stop/start.
547854
The oval anchors attach to metal hooks that are provided. Tension on the line is maintained by the small oval shaped cord guides on the bottom of the reel cassing
444593
The answer is no. There is a brush setup inside the reel that powers it as the reel turns.
391077
Yes. I put my spinning reels in upside down and lock the ring in front of them. Easy to remove by turning the locking ring and lifting up and out.
1650712
The knob adjusts the drag. The objective is to tighten the knob to the point that the spool will let out line if the line is close to breaking. If you get a big fish and it is pulling hard enough, line should come off the reel by the spool spinning backwards. As the fish tires and you reel in you get the line back on the spool. If the knob is too loose it is difficult to fish. If it is too tight the line will break. Adjust the knob to where if you give the line a good tug some will come off the reel.
2014221
I also thought I had to twist it for a long time, but you don't have to twist it that much. You twist and then it pulls to the length you want.
2210435
It can be turned around. It is very easy to do. There is a mechanism that screws tight to secure the reel to the rod. It can easily be unscrewed to flip the reel around for left handed use and then re-tightened
1530076
The entire 50' of hose comes unwound off the reel. It goes through a roller guide, and the reel has ratcheting locks, so it doesn't free-wheel during retraction at all. It's a very safe and sturdy set-up, and the hoses pays out, and retracts under full control.
749418
When you unwind it completely just note how the stap is held to the bottom of the spool. It should have some type of retainer. Undo it and attach new one. Straps are very slick and need to be held securely to the cross shaft of the spool Or they will slip! I just bought a new winch and it did not have the retainer for a strap. I had work hard to attach it correctly so it would not slip. Good luck
1957875
Don't know, I chose to keep it stationary and to not mount the wheels. I love this reel. It is 100 times better than my old "non-professional" reel.
560318
I think you asking if it can ratchet like a racheting wrench, it so then no.the ratchet only serves to hold the reel inplace when you stop appling force.I think the ratchet action only works in one so if its ON then you cant reel it OUT/IN (I cant remember which) you have to turn the rachet OFF first
1197514
No tangling at all. Just had to get use to being pulled back. Just float backwards to let your feet get enough slack to stand when you are done