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@Rebekahdavignon

Жыл бұрын

Your 6'6" measurement is called "an ell" of length.

@ipman4715

9 ай бұрын

thank you for taking time out for this

@ituriojose1555

9 ай бұрын

Lol love your shirt you just called me stupid 😂😂

@donf1fan

9 ай бұрын

1 is 😮 1:46 😮😮😢😅u😅😅😅in 😮😮I I 1😮😂26😮and 5yr😅6

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.

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

11 ай бұрын

well my friend....."forced to learn" at 72 is a total bummer....bigger question is this: If you had to do it over again, would ya pay someone to mow your lawn or learn how to do it and enjoy that hour of peace every week improving your property? There's a sense of pride that comes from mowing that I honestly can't explain.....looking back on a hard day's work and being proud of it. That's what our children need too!! My dad is 72....you're still a young woman!! Remember...always wear some boots and long pants and safety glasses! Take care!

@barbparshley5653

11 ай бұрын

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer well I know how to mow the lawn and do it sometimes, but the issue becomes allergies to grass and exhaustion after that hour, and I still have all the other things to do that my husband of 50 yrs did, plus my stuff ( garden, chickens, house, preserving food, chopping and stacking wood for heat for next year, - done! etc) I’m about to take the corroded pipes out from under my bathroom sink and figure out how to replace them. We did all out work here ourselves. But now I have so much more. Just the exhaustion is difficult. But I’m learning

@barbparshley5653

11 ай бұрын

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer oh I didn’t answer the question- yes I prefer learning to do it

@Violett_Ginn

10 ай бұрын

Thingy - by the way is a real word ;) The pros use it from time to time. I promise !! ❤

@Diana-ze8wu

Ай бұрын

@@barbparshley5653Barb, I hear you loud and clear, I’m a young 54 single mom, had a bouncing baby boy at 43, he’s still small to help me with my mothers overgrown (poison ivy in places) She let it get out of control and now I have to learn to do all of the things. She’s lived here for 35 years and never liked to garden or be outside. She’s 87, that means the large family we had are no longer here. It’s just us 3 now. I get overwhelmed and have had to learn ALL kinds of things that I’d rather delegate but so be it. I’m a gardener so the yard and our space is very important to me so I’ll keep chipping away at it. I’m here because I ordered a lower cost 2 stroke weed/brush eater and had to assemble it. It came with 3 feet of string in the attachment 🙄😂 Don’t overexert yourself. One bite at a time. I wish I had chickens but I’d have to build a coop myself and I don’t care that much anymore 😂 I hope you are doing well! 🌱🪻🐥

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! 🙏🙇‍♂️

@TheChriscrowder

2 жыл бұрын

I'm 44 and had been doing it wrong until I saw this!

@oufannamedbrandon6715

2 жыл бұрын

Try soaking your weed eater string as well. In all the years I've worked with a weed eater, I've never heard about this and just learned this evening! Word is your older line gets some new life in it and you won't be loading near as much line with it not being as brittle. Good luck!

@irmaodendaal1775

2 жыл бұрын

Hi there. I'm 12

@Bionic8J

2 жыл бұрын

@@irmaodendaal1775 cool

@purplevelvert

2 жыл бұрын

Wow you get 10 minutes, mine lasts 1minute

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.

@toiletseatscholar78

Жыл бұрын

I'm in the same boat. My dad did literally all our lawn care for the last 10 years. Now he passed away and I realize I don't even know how to replace weed eater string.

@ashtreylil1

Жыл бұрын

Same here. Just learned how to change the air filter, spark plug, and oil in our mower. It'll be a year January 12th.

@Infantrysquad22

Жыл бұрын

Sorry for y'alls losses. I cannot imagine how sad that would feel.

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!!🙏🏾

@mshum538

Жыл бұрын

Jeanette, buy an extra spool that comes loaded with string, and keep it available, my stihl guy always fixed my trimmers on short notice and I haven’t for got that so I would walk in to his shop and put 3 on the counter and we just laughed….I always told him I need a reason to keep coming back to see your inventory, and i buy the commercial trimmers stihl sells and the moto mix, they start so much nicer…..take care, wear your safety glasses~~~

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!

@oldblackstock2499

3 жыл бұрын

Howdy in England ! Down South here in the U S.we call it whatever comes to mind. Lol.

@lostcoastnomad479

2 жыл бұрын

If you have dogs it’s called a shit kicker.

@petersack5074

2 жыл бұрын

@@lostcoastnomad479 ...good one, very actively DESCRIPTIVE. i work for a realtor, and most wealthy people, have BIG, LARGE ****en dogs. Had to throw away a pair of runners, and jeans. man, what a crap shoot......good day, from eastern central Alberta Canada. oh, got no $ tips, either....oh well, another day.....

@298FAB

2 жыл бұрын

We call it a strimmer lol ✌️😂

@hypernerdgirl8436

2 жыл бұрын

@@298FAB afaik strimmer is a branding thing from Black & Decker, so officially other brands are garden trimmers but everyone just calls them strimmers (it autocorrected my OG comment); it's like vacuum cleaners, in the UK the first big brand was Hoover so it became a generic term, I confused a non-English friend the first time he was helping me pick up the house and I asked him to bring the hoover from the hall, he came back with my cleaner and explained he couldn't find a hoover but would this do?

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.

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

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

8 күн бұрын

glad it helped...I guess that's why it's the top hit on yt...becuase it works lol

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

@aidanpaulin5143

3 жыл бұрын

Damn I feel that

@vonnnov

3 жыл бұрын

Just look at her closeup with the back of your hand and say "LETS SEE YOU DO IT!"

@johnrhodes3350

2 жыл бұрын

@@vonnnov your forgetting that she can probably work a modern vacuum cleaner

@MoNoXiDe

2 жыл бұрын

she aint the one bro

@malachidavie5764

2 жыл бұрын

Currently sitting in my lounge trying to take care of my lockdown lawn and this is saving me too 😂

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

@DibzzehM8

4 жыл бұрын

"Source; personal experience" 😭👍😅 I love it, no-one uses glothes until they learn the hard way, I was the same hahah

@awillaims8653

3 жыл бұрын

Oh my lmao I would have never thought about that guess no one does until it happens according to y’all lol

@notbraindead7298

3 жыл бұрын

Now there's a comment worth reading! Good Point, thanks!

@wilsonfineart

3 жыл бұрын

I dunk the head in plain water. Inactivates the Urushiol.

@m4inline

3 жыл бұрын

And then take the gloves off when urinating.

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

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!!!!!!!

@conradb7200

20 күн бұрын

God Bless your dear husband. I will bet he is proudly looking down on you with a smile!🙏

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.

@michaelperine2333

2 жыл бұрын

Now you tell me!

@baklash6079

2 жыл бұрын

Never heard that before. I wouldn’t have thought the plastic string would soak up water. Today I was working on restringing and cursing the string. I’ll go soak it immediately.

@gardengrovefarm3811

Жыл бұрын

@@baklash6079 lol

@gardengrovefarm3811

Жыл бұрын

@@baklash6079 that’s funny

@kalleklp7291

Жыл бұрын

A synthetic string would NOT be soaked by water.

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!!!!👍😃

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.

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

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!

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!

@sailorman8668

4 жыл бұрын

*you're

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!

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 🙏

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!

@budgillett9627

2 жыл бұрын

KZread is absolutely wonderful for how to’s.

@brandonbell6171

2 жыл бұрын

Could ask the guy next door

@pinkpot555

Жыл бұрын

Now you know that you can do a lot of things without your husband's help. I have learned this lesson also and now I'm very good at weed eating , using our farm tractor for various things by myself I would like to learn to operate an excavator and learn how to weld. LOL good for you! Keep going.

@mshum538

Жыл бұрын

Yeaaaaa Helen,👍

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.

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!!!

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.

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

2 жыл бұрын

I knew I missed something...better question...if ya already know how to do this...why are ya watching buddy? Just curious..thanks for the info

@zakstahl2044

2 жыл бұрын

I have stihl fs90r I caught that also. I clean dirt out of mine before anything I don`t cut my line til it`s all put back together use ball hitch on truck stretch it to back door of truck gives me proper length ball holds it tight while I roll it up. I maintain a few yards for extra money his way is good also you dont always have a ball hitch

@w.w.8823

2 жыл бұрын

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer Aggressive response. Guy was just being helpful. Chill.

@daveray6335

2 жыл бұрын

Bill Pays, Husqvarna's reel(s) functions like your final sentence.

@Nostalgic_reminders

22 күн бұрын

Nah , he was asking a question like a Man. He even thanked him for his input

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!

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

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

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

2 жыл бұрын

lol...look at the comments down there....folks are still complaining and being rude. Shew! Thanks for your kind words Skully

@slatercohen7327

Жыл бұрын

I agree with Skully 10. A 5-10 minute task shouldn't 30 minutes to watch, unless there is a lot of technical detail that has to be shown, like rocket surgery.

Thanks. Straight to the point and simple 👍👍

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

" 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 !!!

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! :)

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 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

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

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

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

2 жыл бұрын

you just needed a little nudge in the right direction brotha

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!

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.

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!

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!

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

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

28 күн бұрын

You are so welcome!

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

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.

As a single woman who isn’t interested in dating, I started doing my own lawn work. This helped lol. Thank you so much.

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

21 күн бұрын

lol....welcome to the club! It's very satisfying to get outside and mow. People pay $150 per month for a "gym" and personal trainer when they could just get out and do some darn yard work lol

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 👍👊💪🙌

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!

@petersack5074

2 жыл бұрын

good for you !! Be fearless....as, 'whats the worst that can happen '' ? better than watching boob tube...

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

Best explanation thus far right on man! Great vids!!! A new subscriber

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

8 күн бұрын

Welcome aboard!

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.

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.

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

I just wanted to say thank you for this. My husband is in the hospital and it’s on me to do the weed eating and I don’t have a clue how to string it until I saw your video. I used what he had already strung 2 days before he got bad off sick.

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.😊😮❤

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

@gamingdestroyer1620

2 жыл бұрын

Nice job i also made my dad proud too 😅

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

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

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!

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

21 күн бұрын

Glad it helped

Not sure why I watched a video about something I’ve been doing for 30yrs but it sure was entertaining. Note, those little notches on the button side of the spool are for holding the line so you don’t have too.

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

Жыл бұрын

oh...we all can learn from each other that's for sure! Hope you'll enjoy the content on my channel buddy

@stevenfoust3782

Жыл бұрын

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer although I didn’t learn anything knew I enjoyed watching your explanation and antics. I’m sure you’ll have some stuff I don’t know.

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

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

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

Thank you I'm starting a job cutting grass and I'm brushing up on my homework before starting.

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

Жыл бұрын

learn the job...then start your own lawn care company..good luck with it....get ready there's a thousand ways to do this so your co-workers will probably tell ya you're doing it wrong lol

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.

@pedrobarrera202

3 жыл бұрын

people are lazy to do all that everyone's been upgrading to new speed heads that load up string automatically I miss these line trimmers the old units are so strong and reliable . the new designs are really stupid if you ask me

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

thx Josh n Vanna, I just restringed mines after watching ur vid, greetings from The Caribbean

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

2 ай бұрын

you do know that "vanna" is a joke right lol....pretending she's vanna white

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. 😎

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.

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

@brucealvarez9263

4 жыл бұрын

You beat me to it!

@dand33911

4 жыл бұрын

That's what I was trying to say and he thought I asked him why he didn't have 12 foot arms or something.

@user-xw1to1rx4d

4 жыл бұрын

Do the top first, put it in the notch, then the bottom. Then there is a groove that will hold the spool in place while you insert the line into the two metal holes on the base. Pop on the cap, pull the strings, and whip.

@youdontknow4712

4 жыл бұрын

Hoss Dude Whatever man. Cynical douche bag.

@Scrooge52

3 жыл бұрын

The notches will hold the string in place until you put the spool on the weedeater, so I always keep a spare spool ready to switch out. Rewind on a rainy day. :-)

Well hello from PR now i prefer the quick speed head it realy save me a lot of time also in the past i used that line for my jobs now i am more comfortable using the rhino 105 rhino tuff line this kind of video really help people thank you

Today I am. A Man! I can now go forward boldly to eliminate my weed problems! TY! Lol

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

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

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

3 жыл бұрын

You can do it!

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

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

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

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!!! :-)

@georgewinters3191

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I just discovered what those two notches were for a couple of months ago, makes a big difference putting it back in . 😊👍

@steve219big

Жыл бұрын

Right Mark, those notches in the spool are my 3rd hand. The line being held by the 2 notches makes it so easy to drop the spool in with tension on the spring. Put the cover on then pull your both your stings at the same time to set the spring

@bbglas007

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I noticed that and defoz had to do that. He makes it look so easy in the video but I found that you almost do need 3 hands. The crap flies everywhere

@patrick4919

7 ай бұрын

Thanks. Hopefully this works for Milwaukee too?

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

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

10 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

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.

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!

@susanspeed1638

9 ай бұрын

I had Stihl, Homelite , weed eater, and lastly Troy Bilt. In an act of desperation I picked up an echo 225 and fell in love. I will never go back. I am 63 and can weed eat 4-6 hours with my echo. When I buy another chain saw it will be an echo.

After loading the new weedwacker string into cartridge, I spray WD40 in the places I can get the spray to go in to. It will keep the string coming out when needed, and pretty much eliminates the string binding up and "welding" itself to the other string inside the reel.

@anselmogonzalez4257

Жыл бұрын

Very good video thanks 👍🏻 as a gardener al mi life I will just add that usually the still weed eater have an blade on the security cover and that is because if we leave the weed eater line we will end up damaging the motor so if the weed eater have the blade on the cover it cuts the line to the right size

@mshum538

Жыл бұрын

I spray mine with super clean comes in a purple bottle at Wal mart…..cleans up the shaft, cover and spool very nice and then I lube spray with an lube even wd40…..my dad had me lube , oil all metal, lug nuts, bolts, his farm days as a kid taught me alot about preservation……

Sir, thank you- THANK YOU!!😥😀 What took me 15 minutes took me 3 after seeing this video. Again, thank you...

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.

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.

@modgiemodge261

Жыл бұрын

You mean the correct way? 🙂

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.

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!

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

Жыл бұрын

awesome! Glad to help!

I find changing these strings to be pretty annoying. I knew there HAD to be a better way! So, I looked on your channel. Boom! There it is! Thanks!

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

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

4 жыл бұрын

Bhhhahaha

@joolwing

4 жыл бұрын

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer Truth be told Josh, spent half the day servicing my weedeater, front to back. Fresh gas, yep, ready to go. Go to start it, primer bulb breaks. Non stock item. Yard looks like crap still. Thought of you and broken glass on the floor. Hulk, smash.

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

Just found out how to string a weed eater after 20 years thank so much

I always soak my "Sting" spool in a bucket of water for 24 hrs. It rehydrates the String and and it won't break as much. Who knows how long it's been on the shelf at dealer. They buy it by the skid load.

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 🇮🇪

@SM_zzz

2 жыл бұрын

What county are you in? 🇮🇪🤘🏻

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👍

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.

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

Best spool is made by Husqvarna. By far the easiest and simple design out there. Highly recommended. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👍

I watch this every year for a refresher!

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

11 күн бұрын

lol....me too!!

After over 20 years in landscaping, I would recommend the Speed Feed head Just trust me

THANK YOU for the short format. Liked and Subscribed

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

4 жыл бұрын

Welcome!

After spending 28 years in the lawncare game you learn a few things and one is to keep your weedeater string in a bucket of water, after all it is monofilament and will relax in water same as fishing line also it will last longer and split less. Just a tip from an old hand.

There are 2 notches on the head (cartridge)... clip the string in those notches before you put the head back in. They are there to hold the string for you while you put the head back in.