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I'm a 72 yr old widowed woman who has never used these tools I am now forced to learn because I can't pay someone to do it. I absolutely loved your description of how to change the string "thingy". I was able to go out and do it without a hitch. I so appreciate your help.

You are a angel sent by god. I’m a very young man trying to do right by his maw. And my weed eater has just been the bane of my existence... now I can weed eat without screwing with this spool every 10-20 minutes of using this string! 🙏🙇‍♂️

My dad passed away last year and strimming was always his job. I'm trying to figure it out this year and this was a god send. Thanks all the way from Ireland.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I’m a 60+ years young lady that used to pay someone to take care of my backyard. I’ve found myself unemployed and taking care of my backyard myself. I couldn’t figure out how to load my “weedwacker”!!! Your video is a Godsend!!🙏🏾

Well done on the method. I work at a STIHL shop myself. Only suggestions to make it easier would be that if you just take 4 arm lengths and cut it. Put each end in the spool as you did and spool it till you're left with a short loop. Latch each edge in the notches built into the spool for holding your line while putting the spool into the head and cut the loop of line. Pull the line from the edge of the spool into the appropriate eyelet and they hold themselves there. Put your faceplate on and go. Otherwise this is super helpful and will recommend it for people who don't have time in the shop. My method would just save you the time of measuring two seperate pieces cause you can cut it at the very end, the spool is built and designed for that. The notches on the top edge of the spool opposite each other. And the effort of holding the line once it's been spooled, hooking it into the notch on the top of the spool removes that risk/effort of holding it from unwinding completely.

I could actually cry. Thank you so much. Without my usual help, lockdown has seen my grass get higher with every fresh rain shower, it's now almost waist height and I have spent so many hours trying to work out how to string this bloody thing, always ending up in a frustrated tangle. Now my trimmer (what we call them in the UK) is loaded (5 minutes, first try!) and I'm going to claim back my garden. Huge hugs from Yorkshire, England and bless you for sharing this!

Thank You!!! I have to go to your video every year to find out how to remove the head from my trimmer and its always easy, but easy to forget! So you are a Godsend every spring when I replace my string and other simple things that most folks already know by my age (72). You are the one I search for and always get simple answers that I can go "AHAAA! Now I remember!"

I can't thank you enough for this! Doing this was hell for my husband every year, but since he passed in October, it's become mine. Until now! You broke it down perfectly. Took me less than 5 minutes and it worked flawlessly. I will definitely keep watching as I have so much to learn. THANK YOU AGAIN!!!!!!!

Simple but genius!!! After watching your video, I had 5 yards to do and when I went to do the weed eating I was out a string and tried your method and it worked fantastic!!!Thanks so much for sharing, hope you have a great day!!!!👍😃

My wife was making fun of me so bad because I could not figure this out, thanks for the man card save, brother!

Thankyou for this very informative, non patronising video- for a complete novice, it was perfect 👌🏽 Above all, I really appreciated your sunny disposition- so Thankyou, lovely farmer man

Tip: If you notice more line breakage than what you feel is normal, drop your roll of unused line in a bucket of water for a day or two. Old line can become brittle and a good soaking can reverse this from happening. This is equally true with a new roll of line as there is no way of knowing how many seasons it was on the shelf prior to your purchase.

Amateur tip: wear nitrile gloves when changing your string if you're working in an area with poison ivy. Source: personal experience.

You missed a very important and useful feature of the spool: There are a couple of roundish notches on the rims of the spool to hold the ends of the line so you can install it without holding on to the ends. Also some spools allow you to just bend the 24 feet of string in two and not have to cut it in two.

Your tutorial was all I needed. Thanks sir. I was getting so frustrated on how to properly line my string up. Now its a breeze thanks to you.

Wow great educational video! I just got an fs 91 R and I wasnt used to having 2 separate lines in the weed eater so the way I put it in took me way longer than it should. You’re a real time saver thanks 🙏

Great Video. I can't believe how I struggled with this task. It took forever and of course when you are trying to get a job done, you get frustrated when things aren;t going right. I used your method and got restung and whacking again in just a couple of minutes. Thank you!

Thank you for this video, the landscaper, that cut my grass for many years passed away unfortunately, and I have equipment that I need to learn how to work, so I watched this video, and I am happy to have learned how to string a trimmer. Binge watching your videos now!!!

I watch this every year for a refresher!

Thanks for this! Parents told me to do some yard work today, so I figured I'd go the extra mile and surprise them with a nice weedeated front yard!

I have used Stihl with the same factory head and you can’t beat it, 2 in the last 20 years.

Well, you are a very jolly American gentleman, Sir! 😄 Brightened my morning and thank you for the very good tip. 👍

Thank you, this is the first time I had to cut my small piece of lawn since my husband died unexpectedly 3 weeks ago. You explaination was brilliant, and I managed to rewire the weed eater from your video. Widow in Cape Town, South Africa

My husband is under way for a month, and it’s getting warm the grass is getting crazy! Thank you for this tutorial it was very simple and now there is something else I can do! :)

Good well executed video. Instead of holding the reel stationary, I hold the 2 sections of string on either side of my middle finger of one hand and hold the reel on top and bottom with the other hand then spin the reel in my hand. This keeps them from twisting and takes even more time off. Thanks!

I’ve been asking my husband for years to put in new string and he has always done it but felt annoyed that I always had to wait until he had time. So it was time a learned to do it myself,this was the first video I watched and was able to get it in my first try...thank you!

Great video man! You are hilarious and a great teacher! I never had problems re-stringing but this makes it even easier! Thank you!!!

Haha I stumbled on this way myself when I was doing landscaping, and have taught a few surprised buddies how to do it. Glad someone got around to making a video on it!

Your a funny guy!! I am a 50 year old single woman and I learn alot of stuff on youtube on house projects and lawn care. Thank you!

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Thank you for your help! I forgot how to do it- it’s been a season . I usually have my husband do it the string, but determined to learn myself. 😎

This is my first time weed whacking, this was so daunting. But you have made it look super simple. . Will post update on my attempts . Thanks for sharing

Thank you for this boss. Been having troubles at work with the weed eater as the string gets stuck like shit. Thought something happened to the spring at first but I was wrong haha. Appreciate this video good sir💪Thanks

Pro tip! If you are just starting out, use .095 line, it will help you get used to the trimmer and it's speed, then use .080 line to get a better cut, it will help you go faster if you have medium to small sized brush.

Dude, First try, thank you. First time, I've bought my own weed eater. Every other time I've dealt with it others have strung it up. This was easy to do. Well done, sir.

Been weedeating since I was kid but the old 80s/90s style weedeaters we had never seemed to let out string very well with dual strings, so I never bothered doing it. Hadn't had to do any trimming for a decade since moving away from the farm but got a Husqvarna and figured this would be a good time to look for any tricks for wrapping the line easier and doing the dual lines. Man the channels on the newer style heads are really nice! The one note I'd add is to check the way the line is anchored before cutting it. Mine doesn't have holes like that, it just has a notch between the two channels and you loop the line around that and wrap it. I didn't realize that before cutting, so the line is half what I meant to put on. That's alright though, I'll use the two smaller pieces and then I'll know for the next time after that. Still a nice helpful vid.

Shorts will be a nice addition. Congratulations on your new building- she is a beauty

Excellent video. Thanks for keeping it simple, to the point and light-hearted. Using this video to reload my Stihl grass trimmer tomorrow. Thanks for the help brother!

Finally a guy who gets right to the point. Some videos you got to sit through 5-10 minutes of them rambling on then finally he gets to the point of what he's trying to do , it's like if you ask him what time is it , he tells you how to build a watch then you get the time

Thank you bunches. Always been a hard working chick but never have I ever used a weed whacker b4. Kind of proud that with a little of your help and my Jack of all trade skills I got all around the house, and edges. Thanks darlin.

This worked awesome for me! Can’t thank you enough! Normally I have my husband do it, but he is in his busy season and I became determined!

Thank you for this video soooo much just started helping my grandfather with his yard work and didn’t want to ask him how bc he memory issues and I was scared he wouldn’t remember and I didn’t want him to feel bad so I taught myself how to start everything up and he was shocked to say the least when he saw me weed eating 😂 he had me picking up pinecones and sticks before bc he didn’t think I could handle the weed eater so I just did it one day he was so shocked and happy

Hey thank you sooo much Josh👊. I work a job now where I have to deal with riding mowers, backpack blowers and weed eaters. And I know how to do it all except when it came down to me having to "restring" my weed eater. Now thanks to you I know better how to restring and the proper direction for the string to go 👍👊💪🙌

You are a good teacher. You make it so simple something I have struggled with for years. Thank you for this video.

" We'll set that down in a proper place " proceeds to throw the cover away...LOL...I have the same model, what a beast !!! I do one string at a time, after watching this I'll do it your way. Great help !!!

There are two slots on the spool that allow you to cam the string into the spool locking the strings to the spool. This allows you to handle the spool with one hand and guide the strings in one at a time.

I've never used a weed eater. I never had to, until now. Someone else did those things, took care of the grass and all but things have changed and the time has come for me to put on my Big Girl Undies and do those things for myself! I was given a weed eater, I don't know what brand it is or anything but, I noticed it didn't have any cord sticking out of it and figured it was time for me to find some and figure out how to load the sucker! I hope the one I have will be as easy to load as what you've shown here. I greatly appreciated you showing the step by step process, even though mine may not work the same as yours. I kinda took the fear out of the unknown so, thanks again!

even after years of using a trimmer i never thought to roll both lines at the same time lol. thanks for the video and happy trimming out there on stoney ridge farms.

SO helpful! Thank you! Also love how well you explain things. You are a great teacher!

Is Vanna turning letters, too? Just kidding. What a neat way to re-string that head. Simple and effective, Josh. Thank you for sharing the quick tip.

As a “I can do it myself” kind lady lol, I Found this helpful! Thank you so much!

Never thought I was UNINTELLIGENT but I've had problems w/ this ...THANKS!

Thank you sir from a happy Irishman 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

Great video Josh! There are two slots on the string spool where the loose ends of the newly strung string to be pulled into so they won't accidentally come unstrung before you get the spool back into the head. Once you have the spool reinstalled, just give a slight tug on each line to pull the line out of that holding slot. TaDa!!! :-)

I bought my first trimmer 4 years ago and yes spent money for a loaded wire thing and other attachment. Then I got a bigger one with more power an electric Einhell. But, didn't know hiw to reload the wire. Not until I saw this video. Reloading the wire was Really Easy. Thanks a million cause it saved me allot.😊😮❤

Most interesting is that you took the protective shroud off the head. Brilliant! I also bought the same Kubota. Love mine! Hope you’re still enjoying yours.

To funny... I needed this... Love scooby doo....lol Have a wonderful evening...

Josh! ive had a bunch of the weed wackers over the years and I just picked up the Echo SRM-225 like you said with the speed feed head! It is deff my favorite for sure! Second thing is Oregon makes a very good product! I love their power cut chains for my saws! I run that chain on my Echo CS-490 and my old Mcculloch, id be curious to try that string line! Thanks for the tips as always!

The best video on this topic that I've found. Giving us the perfect perspective, enabling us to see exactly what's being done. This other guy had the side of the spool facing us but you couldn't see what he was doing with one of the lines.

Great video. Have an electric 40 volt cobalt trimmer which was a royal tool replacing the line. I went out and applied what you showed, and bingo..job done. Thanks for the lesson..keepum coming.

GREAT hint!!! I just picked up string...I'll give it a try. Thank you and God bless.

Great & comprehensive instructions Josh!! You definitely taught me something!! Great vid. Keep em coming 👌👍

I watched three lame videos before finding yours and yours was the one that was actually helpful, cheers mate!

Thank you so much for this!! I recently bought a house. I live alone and was pulling my hair out trying to figure it out on my own. This was so helpful!

You make it look easy. I have spent 2 hours trying to do it before. Easier to buy a new one!

I've been doing this wrong for over 20 years. Thank you! Take my "like" and "subscribe" sir!

I know this is coming in late, but this saved me so much aggravation and time. Thank you!! You deserve two million views!! Godspeed my brother!!

Excellent! Perfectly explained and great closeups!!

Fabulous video. You made a stressful job into a simple and easy fix. Thank you!!

Great video. I think my mistake has been using a much heavier line. It's tough-wearing but hard to wrestle into place. I use an Austrian scythe for most of my maintenance. This is a beautiful tool, really satisfying to use, and no noise, no pollution.....definitely my preference unless theres lots of stones about.

About a week ago, a guy that I work for told me that if you hit the middle part on the ground it will release more and I was like thats great to knoe I've been taking it apart and doing it the hard way all this time.🤷‍♂️ but hey I'm Glad I got that knowledge. Great video btw👍

Thank you!!!!! Single mom here! I had no clue how to do this and it was so easy!

I’ve got the same model I use for hundreds of hours a year, the way he wound works but it’s better to do the top and bottom separately, starting with the top and not letting the line twist like he does because it will bind on itself and you’ll spend a lot of time and hassle having to stop progress to unbind it because the line won’t come out when you tap it. Keep extra full spools nearby or in your pocket to quickly swap out. I keep my machine running 90-95% of the time I bill my clients for and can clear more area than two people typically can.

Thanks for the video. I "whipper-snip" every year about this time when its the peak growing season. I found rolling off the new roll as one length, find the middle and put it across between the two receptacles on the head, then wind all the way on so they are even. I have a Makita machine, so the head may be configured slightly differently.

Cheers for this man, I am the only person health-wise capable of sorting out my parents garden and they cannot afford (neither can i) to pay a gardener. I'm totally clueless so this really helped me lol. If you have videos on hedge cutters and landscaping I will deffo be watching them.

I have a Stihl FS 91 and I love the trimmer. I use Stihl .95 thick line. X type line safety yellow in color. Have had very good luck with it. The Oregon line I tried I wasn't too impressed with.

Man, this is so helpful, I have a country graveyard to strim this morning and the ground is BAD so this is a huge help as getting the strimmer line right was breaking my heart. Thank you 🇮🇪

Great video my friend... I agree 👍 no need for fancy equipment is the best.. Old school lasts longer and makes life easier.. Last time I checked life is supposed make life as easiest as possible so we can enjoy our loved ones the most

That was the best demonstration I've found on how to restring the spool. Mine is empty and I need to edge with my Stihl RS70. I'm going to try it right now before I forget how. Thank you for sharing!!!

Thank you so much for this tutorial, very informative and so helpful 👍🏽

Hey, country boy, you are pretty good at this "teaching" thing. Good job.

Thank you for your wonderful help, my teenager son and me are trying to weed wack our 2 acre property, the landscape companies have outrageous prices in SD county and the fire department issue warnings about fire season, on this economy it's been hard to afford the prices to hire someone to do it and the upcoming scorching weather makes it very concerning, your tips and information are greatly appreciated, we are sending you our blessings for making this information available and free of charge, God bless you, Elvia and Dante.

Thanks, I was just going to take the cartridge to the local true value and ask them but I think I'm pretty confident I can do it myself now

I have a Echo with a speed feed super easy to load, and i'm using Vortex line by Rotary. The Echo speed feed head would be worth trying, and are not expensive.

There are two notches on the reel you can stick the string in to hold it in place as you put it back in the weed wacker head. Just a little tip that helps keep the string from slipping out of your fingers so you don't have to start winding all over again LOL

2.5 million views! Amazing for such a simple but effective video! Thanks!

I really appreciate that you helped me find out how to do this because it was frustrating, but I had to fast forward to about 03:58 in order to actually get what the video says it helps with. Thank you, though!

Farm tip. Buy extra spools and preload them. Drop em in your pockets, they have notchs on the spools so theyll stay nice and tight.

Echo speedfeed 400 or 450. Best heads on the market. They are cheap aswell. Also, my favorite strink is echo black diamond

Holy smokes! I followed your directions to a “T” and I was able to use my gas powdered weed eater without fail! Thank you so much 😊

Great video. I have a Powersmart weeder. The inside part was different than the Stihl, but your video helped me figure mine out easy enough. Thank you!

Just as I was about to chuck my weed wacker into the pond, Stoney appears, silhouetted by the setting sun.....

THANK YOU for the short format. Liked and Subscribed

Thanks for the video. I'm now happily cutting back all the old grass and weeds in my garden in Suffolk in the UK.

I struggled with my weed whacker earlier today but after watching this video struggle no more and thx

Thank you I'm clueless when it comes to yard tools 😂

I went with Echo due to the speedfeed head and because it's a true 2 stroke. BTW, your videos are great!

I have a STIHL FS 94 R with a User Manual that's 44 pages, English version. It also came with a separately printed page that showed how to replace the string in ONLY 18 steps. Your method is so much easier. Thank you for making this video. I'm now a subscribed viewer and waiting for your next video. Two tips: When you buy a new trimmer, the manual will/should inform you to 'break in' the engine. This break-in period lasts for the first 3 tank fills. I also avoid using gas with ethanol as this additive can cause engine damage.

I’ve watched this video several times! You make it so simple and to the point! My husband is impressed I know how to do this! Ha!