Stihl trimmer line replacement
I've sort of dreaded the day
when our Stihl
FS-90R trimmer would need to have its spool restrung.
Turns out to be easier than I
thought thanks to an informative 3 minute video from Youtube user donyboy73.
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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.
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Hi guys - long time reader, first time commenter keep up the inspiring work!
Just thought I would add that for a Ryobi line trimmer i have we attached a Pro Cut head, which is a lot simpler and quicker to install the trimmer line. I'd be willing to bet you can get these for your Stihl tool also, as they definitely use this type of head on the pro level tools in their range.
A neat solution I find especially if you pre-cut the line pieces and have them ready to go when you're out and working. I've found I get a bit more cutting power with the Pro Cut head too, maybe less working in it allows more of the power to transfer to the head.
http://www.ryobi.com.au/Products/Accessories/PowerGarden/Heads/LTA039
Linc --- I think that's what Mark was telling me was going to be his backup plan if he couldn't figure out how to wind the string.
Thanks for reading!
Bob --- It sounds like you're a serious weedeater! Very smart idea to pre-wind multiple spools and have them ready to go for a long day of mowing.
Everett --- I was very impressed by how easy it looked once Mark started slipping string through holes and tabs. Maybe the weedeater head should have a little diagram to show us how so folks don't try to reinvent the wheel?