Your video is much better than the official one 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Thanks for posting this clear and concise tutorial! It is astounding how Stihl somehow made their version of these instructions so confusing.

@Ourwildbunch

11 ай бұрын

Yes! STIHL made it so unnecessarily complicated! Lol

That was the Best Explanation I have seen for this trimmer...Great Work!

You were amazing!!! I didn't want to even tackle this project on my weekend off but just dove into it head first. The first problem was with a fuel mixture issue after I just had this Stihl weed eater serviced last year. Started it yesterday just to check it and worked perfectly. Added more fuel today and the problem started. Worked through it and then started weed eating and then the line ran out. I don't do this very often so there is a steep learning curve and I don't want to dedicate the time to it quite actually. Anyway, I Googled the line issue and you were amazing a with simple and straight forward instruction. No BS but just simple answers as I was getting quite frustrated with the project already. Now because of your help, my property is back to an acceptable standard with the very little time that I had to dedicate to it. You solved the problem with straight forward information and not trying to be a Google actor or internet sensation. Thank you very much.

You have done an excellent job in demonstrating how to replace the string on a Stihl grass trimmer.

SO grateful this tutorial is still here! Thank you once again Alana.

Thanks, I'm house watching for my uncle & went to use his exact same weed eater only to find it needed to be strung. Very helpful.

never thought of winding on the line in one length, good idea, the notches on my spool are worn, so it is not so easy thanks for this by the way those brass things are ferrules

@alanacawker-therusticwife

12 күн бұрын

Thank you very much for watching and fr your kind message! I wonder if you can perhaps carve out the worn notches a bit so the line will stay put?

I've had my basic Stihl weed whacker for over 6 years It's still going strong never owned a better whacker worth every penny . You got to love a Lady who doesn't mind getting a lil dirty.

I like the way you string the weedeater I seems so easy the way you did it thanks so much👍🏾

@alanacawker-therusticwife

6 ай бұрын

Hi there! Thank you very much for watching and also for your kind message! Take care and have a great day!

So great. This was the fourth video I tried. Everything I was watching assumed so much prior knowledge, yet called themselves 101 tutorials. Thank you!

@alanacawker-therusticwife

11 ай бұрын

Hi Hannah! Thank you very much for your kind message...you have made my night! Thank you very much for watching and have a lovely evening! 🌻

Best video I watched for

Thank you so much! I have basically the same weed eater as you do so this was extraordinarily helpful! I appreciate your clear concise instruction showing every step from start to finish, especially removing the cap, which a lot of other videos omitted. You’re a great teacher. Hope you have a blessed summer.😊

@alanacawker-therusticwife

Жыл бұрын

Hi Cris! Thank you so much for watching and for your very kind message! You are very lovely and have made my day! Take care and I hope your day is wonderful!

@crisl9079

Жыл бұрын

Aww, thank you, that is so nice of you to say. I’m glad I could make your day.😊 Hope you have a great weekend.😀

very profesional presentation better than pro garden shops

@alanacawker-therusticwife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much...that is a lovely compliment! 🌻

Thank you so much, I have been struggling with the trimmer for years.!!! This was really helpful Love from Scottish Borders

Perfect. Exactly what this new Stihl owner needed.

Thanks very much for this clear, straitforward and gentle tutorial 😊👍🏼

@alanacawker-therusticwife

Жыл бұрын

You are very welcome and thank you for your lovely message!

Svaka čast dobar je trimer ❤❤

Awesome... many other videos demonstrating this fell short of being precise and detailed. Thank you soooo much for this.

Thank you SO very much! I am a widow and this video allowed me to do the job! Easy to understand and I successfully completed my yard because of you:)

@alanacawker-therusticwife

Жыл бұрын

Hi Deborah...you are very welcome and I am so glad this video helped. Thank you so much for watching and for your kind message....take care and I hope you have a lovely evening! 😊

You keep your weed trimmer very clean, thanks for sharing and great tips.

@alanacawker-therusticwife

Ай бұрын

Good morning! Thank you very much for watching and I also appreciate your lovely message! Take care and have a great day! 😊

Since you were such a pleasant woman and seemed normal and to the point, I subscribed to your channel. All the years I’ve been using the same weed whacker, I didn’t know you push in on the spool and turn it to keep it in place. I always pushed it in and held it with my fingers to put the cover back on. I really didn’t think I would learn anything, so thanks for sharing. I was trying to see what size line can be used. I bought a big thing of 90 I think it is, and it’s been binding u and not feeding out. I don’t remember what I had before. But was told about this heavy twisted red line and I’m having trouble. Stuff wasn’t cheap. I think I should have stayed with the smooth line. ✌️👍👍

@alanacawker-therusticwife

10 күн бұрын

Hi there! Thank you very much for watching and also for the lovely compliment! I've read that if you soak your trimmer line in water, it helps keep it more flexible so it won't bind or break as much! Maybe give that a try, since that line is expensive! Take care and I hope you have a great evening!

My dad just gave me an fs90r so me and my little girl are watching to learn. Thanks!

@alanacawker-therusticwife

2 жыл бұрын

Hi there! You are very welcome and thank you so much for watching! Enjoy your weed trimmer that your dad gifted you...they really do make everything look so neat and tidy! I hope you and your little girl have a great day!

As a visual learner, this helped so much, thank you. I've got the same weed eater, what a beast. These SoCal rains turned my 5 acres into the Amazon lol. Time to wack some weeds!

Thank you - very helpful. You are very calm in your explanation which I appreciate.

@alanacawker-therusticwife

10 ай бұрын

Hi there! Thank you very much for watching and for your kind words! Take care and have a lovely evening 🌻

Thank you that was very easy to follow you are great at teaching😀👍🏻David, Liverpool UK.

@alanacawker-therusticwife

2 жыл бұрын

Good morning David! So lovely to have a visitor from the U.K. Another fella from there tells me how pretty it is this time of year...so many flowers and plants popping up after a long winter! Thank you very much for watching my video and leaving such a kind message! I am also very glad, it is helpful for you! Take care and have a wonderful day! 🌻

Thank you for your very informative video. I have the same trimmer, it really helped me out.

@alanacawker-therusticwife

2 жыл бұрын

Good morning Dana! Thank you so much for watching and for your kind message! I am so glad it helps because if we have the daunting chore of trimming weeds, we might as well have an easy go filling the line spool! 😄 Take care and have a wonderful day! 🌻

first video I've seen where it's done right. Well done rustic gal.

@alanacawker-therusticwife

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Sam! Thank you so much...that is a real compliment! 😊

Thanks! Best example for Stihl I found - by far.

@alanacawker-therusticwife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for watching and for the lovely message!

Thank you. My dad always did this for me. I live on my own now and now I get to play with all these toys on my own…while pretending I know what I’m doing 😅

Thanks very much, this was so helpful to me today reloading string for the first time. Stihl salesperson suggested either a 20' length to be divided like you did or two 10' lengths..

Good job lady. You made more sence tham 5 men. Keep going forward.

Very informative I had a bump line on my string trimmer and switched it to the little Strips to save the stress with fighting with the bump line now I stop more And waste time changing pieces I think next year I will hire the neighbours kids free up some more time as well as eliminate stress so I can feed the birds 🐣more love the emphasis on safe👍🏻

@alanacawker-therusticwife

2 жыл бұрын

Haha...good idea about hiring the neighbour kids! More time for feeding the birds! 😄

Good job! Nice and simple explanation.

@alanacawker-therusticwife

2 жыл бұрын

Good morning Michael...thank you very much for watching and for your kind words! Comments like these make my day! Have a wonderful Sunday!

Thank you so much for this! Very helpful!

Thank you so much - I have a FS 56 RC Sthil and it's new, but the one line got stuck and would not bump out! Done.

Great video! Thank you! I needed the review.

Good job just learned a easer way to string my weed eater thanks

@alanacawker-therusticwife

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Scott! Thank you...yep, it's super easy! 😊

Thank you for your video. Nice pup by the way.

Really good informative video. I’ve got the same machine as you have and didn’t know the ins and outs of changing this string. You make it look very easy and very informative step-by-step instructions which was great thank you.

@alanacawker-therusticwife

Ай бұрын

Hi there! Thank you very much for watching and for your kind message...I'm happy my video will help! Take care and have a great evening! 😊

This is a clear set of instructions thanks.

@alanacawker-therusticwife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Huge help! Thank you so much!

Very helpful! Thank you

I have a Stihl fs56 RC string trimmer and mines has a auto speed feed trimmer head on it it's amazing to use every time I use this auto speed feed trimmer head I put the trimmer line inside one of the trimmer holes then you lengthen the trimmer line to the right link and use the bump nob and wind up the trimmer line to the right link then your all set ready to weed eat your yard

@alanacawker-therusticwife

Жыл бұрын

I think I need your setup...sounds much easier than feeding the trimmer head! Thank you for watching and for your message...I need to look into that!

Wow! I have been doing it so wrong all of these years! Do you know how many times I have got so aggregated doing this? Thank you so much! So quick & ez!!!

Excellent video!! Great close-ups and very clear. Thank you. I am subscribing to your channel :-) God bless.

@alanacawker-therusticwife

2 жыл бұрын

Hi there! Thank you very much for watching and for your kind message...it sure made my morning!! Take care and have a wonderful day!

Awesome! Very helpful. Thank you!

@alanacawker-therusticwife

Жыл бұрын

Hi there! Thank you very much for watching and for your kind message!

So clear and helpful

@alanacawker-therusticwife

10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for watching and for your kind message!🌻

I never thought to trim the ends at an angle to help inserting the line into the spool before winding. Thanks for that!

@alanacawker-therusticwife

11 ай бұрын

Hi there! I didn't either until my Dad showed me..Dad's always have great tips! Thank you very much for watching and for your kind message! Take care and have a great night! 😊

Great video. Thank you!!

you did a great instructional presentation .thank you

@alanacawker-therusticwife

Ай бұрын

Hi there...thank you very much for watching and also for your kind message! Take care and have a great evening! 😊

@7basement

Ай бұрын

@@alanacawker-therusticwife i spooled my sniper this morning as you instructed. worked great. thanks again

@alanacawker-therusticwife

Ай бұрын

@@7basement I'm very happy my video helped! 😊

Great video, very well done...my kind of girl! Thank you

@alanacawker-therusticwife

Ай бұрын

Good morning! Thank you very for taking the time to watch my video and for your kind words! Take care and have a great day! 😊

Well, well - I've been doing it wrong for the last couple years. I have an FS 56 RC with the same Autocut 25-2 bump head. While it works fine the way I've been winding the string (backwards), I'll certainly switch from now on! Cheers for an excellent tutorial.

@alanacawker-therusticwife

Жыл бұрын

Hi there....thank you very much for watching and for your lovely message!

Thanks for the video!! Very helpful, my manual didn't give instructions for restringing the head I'm using.

@alanacawker-therusticwife

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Heather! I remember before I made the video, I was about to restring the weed eater and thought "what the heck...it might help someone!" It makes me happy that I could help you out! Thank you very much for watching and for your kind message! Have a lovely evening...take care! 😊

@heathert.3773

2 жыл бұрын

@@alanacawker-therusticwife thanks again!!!

Great demonstration.

@alanacawker-therusticwife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Thank you for watching and I hope you have a lovely day!

I have the same weed eater and yesterday i was using it for the 1st time in a awhile and for the life of me I couldn't remember how to get the weed eater string in there the right way lol. And you know how us guys font like to read directions or google anything lol. But finally had to break down and google it and this video popped up so thank ya bunches lol. Only problem i have with mine is after i get the string wound up on the spool and go to put it back on, the string starts unwinding before i can get the bottom plate back on :/ think ima try to put a rubber band around it a cut the band off just before snapping the bottom plate back into place. Ive tried those skill saw like blade and a blade that looks like a throwing star. They work amazing for it too. Thanks again for the video gal 💕

@alanacawker-therusticwife

7 ай бұрын

Hi there...thank you for watching and for your kind message! I have seen the different blades for them but never tried them...with my luck, I'd zing off a finger or something lol! Does your spool have those notches on top to click the string in before you put the spool back on to the weedeater? If so, they help with it unraveling but if you don't your rubber band trick sounds like a good idea! Thank you again for watching and I hope you have a great weekend! (P.s. I hate reading manuals too! 😁)

@tallpaulhutchensjr.

7 ай бұрын

@@alanacawker-therusticwife lol manuals are for losers haha jk. But yea it does have those notches.. but soon as I pull them out of the notches to put the bottom plate on the immediately unravel. Maybe I'm not wind the string on tight enough.

Good job. You've got the 90r and I've got the 91r . Take care and be careful and have a blessed weekend and I'll see you on your next vidja.

@alanacawker-therusticwife

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Billy! Is your weed eater a 4 stroke? Ours is a 2 stroke and I read somewhere the 91r is a 4 stroke but still takes mixed fuel...is that right?

@billyshumate853

2 жыл бұрын

@@alanacawker-therusticwife That's right. The Stihl dealer told me after 200hrs to have the valve's adjusted

Very nicely done.

@alanacawker-therusticwife

12 күн бұрын

Thank you very much! I hope you have a great day! 🙂

Wow that was very interesting I always get it screwed up so now I use a battery powered yard man auto feed and replaceable spools so much easier especially for my pea brain but that is an awesome video no man would ever admit they can’t do it …. You know this eh … well done Alana thank you stay safe god bless 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

@alanacawker-therusticwife

2 жыл бұрын

Hi David! Hahaha....I think you might be right there! My Dad was always so patient teaching me these things and I'm sure glad he was! Your set up sounds great...much easier than mucking about with the line really! Thanks again for watching and I hope you have a great day! 😊

Am a old country boy but i always use the thicker one the reason why i use the thicker one is because i can cut down little sapling limbs it really does help me out alot thank you for sharing this video

@alanacawker-therusticwife

Жыл бұрын

Good morning Marshall! Thank you very much for watching and for the great tip! The thicker line sounds like it is the way to go...we have some buckthorn growing in the ditches , so it will work perfectly for that! Thank you again, and I hope yo have a lovely day!

Thank you so much from Australia

@alanacawker-therusticwife

2 жыл бұрын

Good morning Jennifer! Thank you for watching and it is a pleasure to have a visitor all the way from Australia! Take care and I hope you have a wonderful day! 🌺

Very helpful, thanks 😊

@alanacawker-therusticwife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching...have a great day!

I just dug this weedeater out of our fuel shed at work. sitting for years. one vid showed me how to crank it (after i did a tune up and fresh engineered gas), and now you are showing me how to load it! Thanks!

@alanacawker-therusticwife

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Chuck! I bet you have that weedeater working good as new! Thank you for watching and I am glad my video could be of some help to you...take care and have a great day! 😊

Very helpful!!!

You don't have to justify your video. I'm just here to figure out how to load this thing

Thanx, great vid!

@alanacawker-therusticwife

2 жыл бұрын

Good morning...Thank you very much for watching and for your kind message! Have a great day!

Big blue has some trimmer line called Gator trimmer line it's some good trimmer line and my weed eater is a Stihl fs56 RC string trimmer mines has a auto speed feed head on mines so I don't have to wind mine up by hand I just turn the nob on the trimmer head and the trimmer head winds it up for me

@alanacawker-therusticwife

Жыл бұрын

Hi Keithien! Thank you very much for the tip...I will definitely look for that Gator line...it sounds like it does a great job! The auto feed would be very handy, for sure...no fuss! Thank you very much for watching and for the tips! Take care and have a great evening!

Great job girl

@alanacawker-therusticwife

10 күн бұрын

Hi there! Thank you very much for watching my video and for your kind message! Take care and I hope you have a great evening!

Thank darlin! You explained this, for my GF, far better than I did! She's from Baltimore and can't barely understand my Texas accent🤣

@alanacawker-therusticwife

Жыл бұрын

Hi Bill! Thank you so much for watching and for your kind message! I am very happy to help out, especially if there is a breakdown in accent communication! 🤣 Take care and I hope you have a great evening! 😊

Thank you so much!

@alanacawker-therusticwife

2 ай бұрын

You are very welcome and thank you for watching!😊😊

thank you!!!

Hi I am new to weedeating and I just bought a slightly used fs like yours for 210$ and the guy at the store told me to buy the x line .095. Is this a good line for basic yard work and a few thick ditch banks? Would a normal circular string line be just as good ? The string I got seems to destroy grass and weeds but do you think a cheaper circular basic line 80 or 95? Thanks if you can help

@alanacawker-therusticwife

Жыл бұрын

Hi there...sorry, I took so long to reply, I just saw this message now. Everything that I read about weed trimmer line states that the round line will last longer than the square, twisted or star shaped line but apparently the star/square/twisted line will cut more cleanly. I think if you are using the medium gauge line (.080-.095) for the yard work you mentioned should be fine. I wonder if you try a different shape of line other than round and see if it cuts more cleanly for you this upcoming season? Thank you for watching and I hope you have a great day!

Thank you!!

@alanacawker-therusticwife

10 ай бұрын

You are very welcome and I thank you for watching! 😊

Nice line what kind of line you use beside stihl line

@alanacawker-therusticwife

2 жыл бұрын

Hi there! Thank you so much for stopping by and watching! Honestly, we just pick up whatever line is on sale at the time. We aren't too picky providing we don't get a cheap quality line that birds nests all the time! 😆 I hope you have a great evening...take care!

We string them the same way and 3 arm's length too!

@alanacawker-therusticwife

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Deanne! Great minds think alike! ❤️

THANK YOU!

@alanacawker-therusticwife

Жыл бұрын

Good morning...you are very welcome! Thank you for watching and also for your kind message! Have a lovely day!

Thank you. My wife was looking this up and it was important for her to find a woman so she didn't feel mansplained

@matthewroush4428

Жыл бұрын

So, your wife is a sexist?

@alanacawker-therusticwife

Жыл бұрын

Hi there...thank you so much for watching and for your kind message! I am very glad I could help...tell her I totally understand haha! 😀

Thank you!

@alanacawker-therusticwife

2 жыл бұрын

Good morning! Thank you very much for watching and for your kind message...have a great day! 😊

If you look on the spool where you started your line there’s another hole 180 degrees to start the other side of line , you don’t start both lines on the same side .

@alanacawker-therusticwife

2 жыл бұрын

Good morning! Thank you very much for watching and for your message! I definitely see what you mean and I have another slot for the line on the other side, but I find it easier to wind the spool with both lines in the holes one on top of the other. I guess I may be less coordinated 😅 Take care and I hope you have a great day! 😊

Thank you

@alanacawker-therusticwife

2 жыл бұрын

Good morning! Thank you very much for watching and for your message! Have a great day! 😊

The trimmer will cut the access string off with the guard to the right link

@alanacawker-therusticwife

Жыл бұрын

That is so handy!

Pretty good for a girl thanks

@alanacawker-therusticwife

2 ай бұрын

Hi Bill! Thank you...I thought I would give 'er a whirl! 😁 Take care, thanks for watching and have a great evening!

32 feet the spool can hold.. 16 on each side ✊🏾

If ever you are in need of some wisdom of how your FS9 R operates from one end to the other. Trouble shooting DM me. 17 yrs of operating the this machine and maintaining 6 of them do not hesitate to contact me. These are the beasts of trimmers . All 6 I have work perfect. Nick Cooper.

@alanacawker-therusticwife

Жыл бұрын

Hi there Nick! Thank you very much for watching and I just might need help one day! Thank you again!

@ 4:49 you're already doing it wrong I do 4 arm length, then get them even and snip the loop take and put 1 end in the side closest to the bump button...remember the position of the hole...wind it on by itself ...as you get to the end of the line, pop it into one of the the little forks @ 6:17 the next string , you put into the hole opposite of the other one, wind it on, this way the strings are the same length when you pop the other string into the other fork when you wear out the string, they will both be the same length instead of one being longer and wasting it

@alanacawker-therusticwife

Жыл бұрын

Hi Chris...thank you very much for watching and for the tips! Take care and have a great day!

I have a lawn business and nobody can do this that works for me I show them over and over ,but it still a huge mystery to everyone, very annoying.

@alanacawker-therusticwife

2 жыл бұрын

Good morning! That would be annoying for you...maybe they pretend to not know so you will do it for them?!🤣 I've met a few of those workers in the past! I hope you can get them to do it in the future! Have a lovely day and thank you for watching! 🌻

My only question; that's an edge trimmer (or strimmer).. what in the world is "weed eating"?).

@alanacawker-therusticwife

16 күн бұрын

Hi there! I live in Ontario, Canada and most people that I know refer to it as a "weed eater", "weed whacker" or another one is "whipper snipper". I had to laugh when I read this as it does sound ridiculous when I think about it! Thank you for watching and I hope you have a great evening and thank you for the chuckle!

Who keeps the guard on a weedwacker anymore?

@alanacawker-therusticwife

11 күн бұрын

Me! I have not tried it with the guard off before. Maybe I will give it a whirl but if I lose an eye or a tooth and end up looking like Lloyd Christmas, you're in trouble sir! 😄

@JimmyfromPhilly1-ub4hq

11 күн бұрын

@@alanacawker-therusticwife that's what eye protection is for.4 of us do 160 in 4 days.Could never get the weedwacking done with a guard on.All Landscapers where I'm at keep them on.Hell,I'm in the truck now,lol.Ive learned to close my mouth, especially when edging. Correction all Landscapers where I'm at DON'T keep them on

@alanacawker-therusticwife

11 күн бұрын

@JimmyfromPhilly1-ub4hq I used to work in landscaping at a casino and if we took the guards off, we would have been nailed by the ministry of labour. I will try it here at home (with my PPE and my mouth closed lol!) and see if it makes the job faster because I really loathe weed trimming! Take care and have a great day! 🙂

@JimmyfromPhilly1-ub4hq

11 күн бұрын

@@alanacawker-therusticwife I know that once you take them off it voids the warranty.It's just easier to not get hung up on bushes or whatever.You have a great day also!!!

@alanacawker-therusticwife

11 күн бұрын

@JimmyfromPhilly1-ub4hq thank you for the tips! Nothing worse than getting hung up when you want the job done! Take care!

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For the last 18 months I've not let the lawn crew edge or use a weed eater in my back yard. kzread.infoUgkx_rBCFuDW1zD6blTGhLkvAkxU657uR_lG I didn't like the fact that they just kept cutting the edge of the lawn further and further from the rock lining the flower beds and leaving bare ground. And the grass was trimmed or scalped several feet around trees, etc. It was a constant battle with them so I told them to just mow and no trimming. I have Zoysia grass so it grows pretty slow. Obviously after a while it could use some trimming. I'm in my 80's so I can't do much of it myself.Finally I decided that if I could find a lightweight battery powered trimmer I might be able to do some light trimming. I decided to buy the LST201 20V trimmer. And it works great for my needs. I have back yard with about 150' of flower beds and several trees to be trimmed. I can lightly trim the whole yard with a single charge! The grass I trimmed was only a few inches high but the trimmer was more powerful than I expected.

👍good skills thank you 🙏