This was extremely helpful, thank you! I ADORE my GreenWorks gardening tools as they have been a life-changer for me while caring for my landscaping at home. In addition to this 60v string trimmer, I also have the blower, the pole saw and hedge trimmer combo. They all have been equally as useful and no restricting cords!! 😎
Glad the video helped. We are all battery with all of our tools. I like GreenWorks but have been buying a lot of Kobalt, too (the blue brand). Have fun with your landscaping!
I have a bunch of the 60v tools too. Got the mower to go with it a few months back. Love it! I charge it all with a little battery bank and 100 watt solar panel.
@@easlandscaping Can they be used interchangeably as long as they use a 60v battery? I'll have to check out Kobalt aka the blue brand and thank you, I will definitely have fun! 🌿
@@kitsurubami How cool! I would love to learn how to charge things using solar, how expensive was the set up you have? I need to find a video on how exactly to do that.
@@Lorilee369 At first I tried to learn how to do it from videos. There are plenty, but it was always a little too much for me. What I ended up doing was buying a "portable power station" This is lithium ion batteries + a solar charge controller + an inverter. The one I bought cost 400$ and has 500 watt hour capacity. The inverter in it produces 300 watts AC. Then I bought the cheapest 100 watt solar panel I could, 80$ delivered. The power station could accept a 2nd solar panel, but one panel gives me more than enough energy. I live in Texas, and as you may have heard our electrical grid is very unreliable. I also bought this power station to power an electric blanket if we lose our power again next winter. Let me know if you have any questions!
For the last 18 months I've not let the lawn crew edge or use a weed eater in my back yard. ruclips.net/user/postUgkx_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.
@@dickvalentinesillegitimate1059 I disassembled the spool just as discribed. Then I took about 15 ft of line and folded it in half. When I had approximately half the line I pinched /bent the line so it looked like this
The string on my new weed wacker got stuck, and when I pulled off the spool, it completely unraveled. I couldn’t figure out how to restring it for the life of me. Thanks for showing me how! One thing, though-when it unraveled, the string wasn't in two pieces. It was one continuous piece. It wrapped around the middle divider, forming a U-shape. The divider has a notch that locks the string into place, automatically aligning it with the arrow. This made restringing the spool easy. But getting the cap back on without it completely unraveling again was a son of a gun!
Yes, the one piece of string thing is a better way! I just bought two Ego trimmers and they self feed by clicking a button, winds the single string into place.
I followed the video, it works. Thanks. I did not cut wire into two pieces. I looped the wire in the hole, it is easier. This is my 2 cents contribution.
A much easier way. 1). Cut 15-feet of line (recommended amount by Greenworks). 2). Fold the line in half (one side can be a bit longer if you don't want to waste any line). 3) Wrap the line, one in each channel. 4). stick one end in each outside cutout. This will hold the string in place while you place the reel back in the housing. Once in the housing, take each string end out of the cutout and run it through the openings in the housing. Done.
@@nsaylor9 Hi Nick. Unfortunately, I cannot send a photo to show you, but the cutouts used should line up with the exit points for the string on the outer housing.
I have two oval shaped cutouts about 1/4 inch wide, and two very small round ones about the diameter of the string. I used the wider oval shaped ones. @@nsaylor9
Spent about a week online trying to get info on how to respool my weeder. Every other make and model until as a last rrsort I found this one. This is exactly what I needed! Thanks and thanks to other comments that make it easier. Either way all worked for me. I got to a apoint where I thought this damn weeder was made to have to buy new replacement spools. Kicked my ass for awhile but now I'm back in the fight. Thank🍀s to all.
Bro, glad you hung in there. Once you get the hang of it restringing is not that bad, it’s just how you have to do it is the problem. Good luck with everything!
I couldn't use my whacker without asking for sorrow with stronger hands to help me. I think having the line folded instead of cut was making it all so bulky. Now i can string it (thank you for making sense! ) AND the cover is fitting better, so i can open and do it myself. I look every year or so... glad i finally found your tutorial!
ON MINE I USE one line , I string it by doubling it and flow what way the arrows are going ..I have notice I need 1 line only twice as long as this guy....but I do follow most of his directions ...he does great showing how.
Hi Lynn- yes, you can use one piece of line, too, which we do on some of our trimmers. I normally let the guys do how they do when they re-string so maybe I can post a video of how they do it, the real experts!
Excellent video and I can't remember if I've posted this extra tip or not. Towards your last steps, you don't have to hold the string to thread it through the outside holes or battle the string unwinding. On the string housing there's two small holes cut into the outside rim on the string housing. Those holes line up with the trimmer outer housing holes. The key is you have to leave enough string so that the string reaches those holes on opposite sides of the ring. Snap your string into those holes before securing the outside housing into the outer ring. Feed the string through the outer housing then give it a little tug to detach it from the inner ring and you are good to go! If you want, you can cut the string so that the outside feed lengths are even.
It was very informative. I always was doing 1 string not cutting it in 2. I will try this because mine wasn't feeding correctly and I would get very frustrated.
you dont have to use 2 pieces of line. You just fold the line in half. Its a bump head. Just tap the green head on the ground to advance the line. You did this the hard way.
OMG I should’ve read your comment first I did freaking 8 feet of line it just did not work. It is so complicated. I was about to throw this damn thing in the trash. I’ll take it out and put in just one line.
I have a new one that I just bought but do not aloud me to have the string longer than 5 inches. If I try to have a longer string then do not start. Is that normal? I saw in this presentation that the string went far more than five inches.
Thank you for this video. I'm learning to do many things I never had to do before (husband passed away last year) and I've been struggling with this stupid weed eater for way too long. I even broke down and bought a pair of manual grass shears, and when I finally got sick of using them, I broke down yet again and checked RUclips. Would have saved much frustration for me if I had been smart enough or humble enough to check it out before. All is well now and I'm back in business. Thank you!!!
Thank you but you do not need to cut the line you just put 20 feet centered through that notch and wrap it around instead of cutting two pieces of line
Thank you for the help. The arrows on the spool point counterclockwise while in the instructions they say to go clockwise. I tried both ways just in case with one long string and couldnt get it to feed. Spent an hour and a half waiting for tech support to ask why it ain't feeding while this less then 10 min video solved my problem instantly.
I have watched so many videos on how to do this, but yours is the ONLY one that has helped! I did exactly what you said and got it right the first time!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I think it was cutting the string into 2 pieces that did it! Made it so much easier!!
well attempt # 2 this weekend. 1st attempt i got the line on the wheel but it just wouldn't advance when the line broke. I would have to manually open it up and pull the line out. fingers crossed this next attempt works like a champ. thanks for the video!
Glad the video helped. I have trouble bump feeding the line but if I pull the string with another person holding the button down (I know, lame) I can advance the string.
You don't have to cut the string into 2 parts, just cut 20ft and put the middle in the split ring. Second you put the two ends into the two cut outs on the bottom ring, that holds them to go in place as you put the cap on
Yes, you are correct, those cut out slots is where the string can be threaded through. I spool it without the slots but will try it your way next time. I also find the bump feed doesn’t work so well. thanks for comment.
I was lucky enough to be gifted the Greenworks 21" self propelled mower, 60V with a 5ah battery, and earlier today, picked up the trimmer and blower for $50. The guy I bought them from said the charger worked, but the 2ah battery was toast. I took the trimmers string cover off, and the string was a mess. By using this video, and reading your suggestion about using one piece versus two, I was able to re-string the trimmer, test the bump feed, and it works great. Thanks to the both of you!
Well, essentially, I think this video may help me when I go outside essentially when it stops raining essentially did my first cut of this year essentially thank you essentially
Can someone explain to me what is happening between 4:45 and 5:00? "Like this" does not tell me anything. After the string is wound up on the spool, how to manage the ends, in which notch/direction does each line go? Which line goes to which notch, which side of the spool should be going in first (which side is up)? I don't know if I am inserting the spool upside down. My lines always get stuck.
Good evening, sorry I was not clear. at 445-5, I have the string wound in the spool. There are nubs that can be used to hold the string in place, that I did not use, as I held it with my fingers, but the line needs to stay wound around the spool AND the string needs to exit out of those holes, and the cover needs to be popped on. That goes onto the tool and gets "clicked" into place. I hope that is clearer, and thanks for watching the video.
I love this trimmer, so much lighter than gas trimmer, that is so loud and with that awful smoke. Those should be out-lawed! I need to re-string, you made it look easy, much thanks.
I was able to do it by your instructions! Thanks so much! I do have a question. I accidentally at one point while i was trying to do this myself took the spring off and forgot to put back on. Now I can't figure out how to put it back in. I haven't even been able to take that part back off to get back on.... Do you have a video for that? lol
Hi Diane- glad the video helped. I am not sure about the spring, perhaps Google that or check with maker, is it Greenworks? Most lawn care tools are notorious for not being easy to fix or troubleshoot.
I got your back Jonathan. We were just talking today on a job site about a battery powered pressure washer, made like a $10 piece of garbage that just crapping out for no reason. Weed whackers, leaf blowers, they are all made poorly and the instructions on how to fix stuff is weak. Best of luck to you.
this is helpful. I am looking to replace the part attached to the base with the tabs that are sticking up and secure the cover. Shown at 1:15 in the video. These tabs have broken off so I do not have a way to secure the cap and spool onto the trimmer head . Any suggestions or ideas of finding a replacement part? Thanks
Hello Pat, I have the same weed eater/wacker, but the problem I keep having is that the string does not come out or advance no matter how many times I tap the bottom. I'm ready to throw it away I'm so frustrated...please help! Thank you.
Hi Rosie - I have the same issue. I was never able to get the bump feed to 100% work. We usually have to depress the button and pull the string manually!
Another question. The instruction says that hit the ground to automatically extends the line when operating? How does that work? I can see the center cap is worn out. If I hit the grpund when operating, the cap will eventually worn out. Is it supposed to be like this?
That is the self feeding concept that I could never get to work but it is supposed to feed the string forward if the spool spins forward to feed the string, which sometimes it does not feed it, sorry for confusion. You bump feed while the machine is running kind of slowly. I hope that helps, good luck with everything!
5-29-22, (i guess youtube dont like links into comments) this is my "GreenWorks 2111802 40V 15 inch Cordless String Trimmer, do i feed it the same way as you are showing us ?, mine is slightly newer than your date on the video. the date on the box 12-03-20. if there is alot of double posting, its not me, its youtube site being funky, sorry about that.
Hi Karen- I believe it is the same feed but not 100% sure. There’s always more than 1 way to successfully restring a trimmer. Greenworks seems pretty consistent with their models so hopefully it is the same feeding method. Good luck.
I have this exact trimmer. Im trying to put a speed feed on it. Im so confused, cant get the old head off. Cant figure out which bolt to use, do I use the spacer? Please help!!!
Hi Sarah- are you trying to get the head or cover off? There are tabs you need to depress to yank the cover off, then tge spool sits inside of the housing, is that what you are trying to do?
@@easlandscaping no sir. I have the cover and housing off, now I need the remaining piece off. It is where the speed feed will sit. I appreciatecyour help, I think we will get there lol
Hi Steven - both will work. I have strung .095 Hipa string, super thick, and that works. The .065 is easier to work with and is fine for trimming normal grass and weeds. Glad the video helped.
The spool thing comes out, the string gets re strung , spool goes back on, then cap goes back on. Maybe the blades come off on another model, when the cap and spool come off?
My problem is that the cover is so stiff that I can't get it off. I have the 48V trimmer, but it probably works the same way. I had the opposite problem on my Black & Decker. The cover was so loose that it came off as soon as I tried to use it.
I managed to get the cover off. The 48V only has one channel. I had lots of string left. Apparently, it wasn't feeding, though I kept bumping it while I was using it. Difficult to get it back in place, but I've managed to do that. I'll see whether it still works. It doesn't look like you can re-string it.
That’s a good question. Check on Amazon or even Craigslist to see if someone has a spare head. String trimmers are made very poorly and they do tend to fall apart after one season. Good luck with your search.
Thank you for the video. I have a greenworks trimmer which I have never used, but I have two grand daughters who bother need one and they have been borrowing it. I guess it works ok. But one grand daughter called me and said the string came out of it and so now I need to restring it. With this video I think I can do it.
Yes, the more I have used the trimmer the more it seems to act funky. The bump feed does not work anymore and the cap that goes over the spool is sometimes hard to remove. I think it’s just normal wear and tear on the jobs we do.
Does anyone else think this is the most remedial way to design a trimmer head system? My god, we had better tech in the 80's for trimmers than this insanely stupid design. Thanks for the vid. Going to use up my line and look for something not designed by someone in a Mexican insane asylum.
The spool he has is not the one on the standard 60 v green works the one i have is 100% different and i bought mine 6 months ago and it was the one from almost a year ago
Very helpful. Only comment is that the camera angle when you’re starting to thread the second line into the reel, I couldn’t see what you were attaching it to.
Sorry for the camera work. I attach the strings to at very beginning to get the line to wind onto the spool. NOW, at the very end the two strings need to come out of the holes in the cover. You can put the string in those small slots that you see (another viewer mentioned that) OR you can allow the sting to get through the cover holes. It is a strange process but what I did works for me. Check out, perhaps, some other vids to see if they give a different perspective. Best of luck and thanks for watching the video.
This was extremely helpful, thank you! I ADORE my GreenWorks gardening tools as they have been a life-changer for me while caring for my landscaping at home.
In addition to this 60v string trimmer, I also have the blower, the pole saw and hedge trimmer combo. They all have been equally as useful and no restricting cords!! 😎
Glad the video helped. We are all battery with all of our tools. I like GreenWorks but have been buying a lot of Kobalt, too (the blue brand). Have fun with your landscaping!
I have a bunch of the 60v tools too. Got the mower to go with it a few months back. Love it! I charge it all with a little battery bank and 100 watt solar panel.
@@easlandscaping Can they be used interchangeably as long as they use a 60v battery? I'll have to check out Kobalt aka the blue brand and thank you, I will definitely have fun! 🌿
@@kitsurubami How cool! I would love to learn how to charge things using solar, how expensive was the set up you have? I need to find a video on how exactly to do that.
@@Lorilee369 At first I tried to learn how to do it from videos. There are plenty, but it was always a little too much for me. What I ended up doing was buying a "portable power station" This is lithium ion batteries + a solar charge controller + an inverter. The one I bought cost 400$ and has 500 watt hour capacity. The inverter in it produces 300 watts AC. Then I bought the cheapest 100 watt solar panel I could, 80$ delivered. The power station could accept a 2nd solar panel, but one panel gives me more than enough energy. I live in Texas, and as you may have heard our electrical grid is very unreliable. I also bought this power station to power an electric blanket if we lose our power again next winter. Let me know if you have any questions!
For the last 18 months I've not let the lawn crew edge or use a weed eater in my back yard. ruclips.net/user/postUgkx_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.
This saved my sanity, I didn't split my line though just folded it in half and loaded the same way you showed. Works perfect. I was hating my trimmer.
What do you mean folded it in half? Thank you
@@dickvalentinesillegitimate1059 I disassembled the spool just as discribed. Then I took about 15 ft of line and folded it in half. When I had approximately half the line I pinched /bent the line so it looked like this
@@jodydille8612 awesome. Thank you.
The string on my new weed wacker got stuck, and when I pulled off the spool, it completely unraveled. I couldn’t figure out how to restring it for the life of me. Thanks for showing me how! One thing, though-when it unraveled, the string wasn't in two pieces. It was one continuous piece. It wrapped around the middle divider, forming a U-shape. The divider has a notch that locks the string into place, automatically aligning it with the arrow. This made restringing the spool easy. But getting the cap back on without it completely unraveling again was a son of a gun!
Yes, the one piece of string thing is a better way! I just bought two Ego trimmers and they self feed by clicking a button, winds the single string into place.
I followed the video, it works. Thanks. I did not cut wire into two pieces. I looped the wire in the hole, it is easier. This is my 2 cents contribution.
hi~what did u mean by looping wire in the hole?
That's the way the manual described too. Basically fold the string in half and then loop/hold it on the notch in the middle.
Yes that totally works as well, thanks for adding the comment!
A much easier way. 1). Cut 15-feet of line (recommended amount by Greenworks). 2). Fold the line in half (one side can be a bit longer if you don't want to waste any line). 3) Wrap the line, one in each channel. 4). stick one end in each outside cutout. This will hold the string in place while you place the reel back in the housing. Once in the housing, take each string end out of the cutout and run it through the openings in the housing. Done.
Which cutout? There are two pairs (four total).
@@nsaylor9 Hi Nick. Unfortunately, I cannot send a photo to show you, but the cutouts used should line up with the exit points for the string on the outer housing.
Thanks. Much better
just followed this and it was perfect. so easy to double wrap in one direction
I have two oval shaped cutouts about 1/4 inch wide, and two very small round ones about the diameter of the string. I used the wider oval shaped ones. @@nsaylor9
Spent about a week online trying to get info on how to respool my weeder. Every other make and model until as a last rrsort I found this one. This is exactly what I needed! Thanks and thanks to other comments that make it easier. Either way all worked for me. I got to a apoint where I thought this damn weeder was made to have to buy new replacement spools. Kicked my ass for awhile but now I'm back in the fight. Thank🍀s to all.
Bro, glad you hung in there. Once you get the hang of it restringing is not that bad, it’s just how you have to do it is the problem. Good luck with everything!
I couldn't use my whacker without asking for sorrow with stronger hands to help me. I think having the line folded instead of cut was making it all so bulky. Now i can string it (thank you for making sense! ) AND the cover is fitting better, so i can open and do it myself. I look every year or so... glad i finally found your tutorial!
So glad it helped! String trimmers can be such a pain to troubleshoot. Good luck with everything!
ON MINE I USE one line , I string it by doubling it and flow what way the arrows are going ..I have notice I need 1 line only twice as long as this guy....but I do follow most of his directions ...he does great showing how.
Hi Lynn- yes, you can use one piece of line, too, which we do on some of our trimmers. I normally let the guys do how they do when they re-string so maybe I can post a video of how they do it, the real experts!
Thanks for posting. I received an old one free with the 80V lawnmower. There were no instructions. This saved me time getting it done quick and easy.
Glad the video helped.
Excellent video and I can't remember if I've posted this extra tip or not. Towards your last steps, you don't have to hold the string to thread it through the outside holes or battle the string unwinding. On the string housing there's two small holes cut into the outside rim on the string housing. Those holes line up with the trimmer outer housing holes. The key is you have to leave enough string so that the string reaches those holes on opposite sides of the ring. Snap your string into those holes before securing the outside housing into the outer ring. Feed the string through the outer housing then give it a little tug to detach it from the inner ring and you are good to go! If you want, you can cut the string so that the outside feed lengths are even.
Yes, thanks for sharing that. I’ve learned that from re stringing this trimmer many times. Happy weed whacking!
It was very informative. I always was doing 1 string not cutting it in 2. I will try this because mine wasn't feeding correctly and I would get very frustrated.
you dont have to use 2 pieces of line. You just fold the line in half. Its a bump head. Just tap the green head on the ground to advance the line. You did this the hard way.
Ikr!! 😂
OMG I should’ve read your comment first I did freaking 8 feet of line it just did not work. It is so complicated. I was about to throw this damn thing in the trash. I’ll take it out and put in just one line.
Exactly!! 😂😂
Make a video then and show us your way
I have a new one that I just bought but do not aloud me to have the string longer than 5 inches. If I try to have a longer string then do not start. Is that normal? I saw in this presentation that the string went far more than five inches.
Thanks very much for this tutorial. I couldn't figure it out on my own but this was tremendously helpful. Cheers!
This helped a lot, thank you for the video. I had been having trouble finding something informative with this exact model.
Thank you for this video. I'm learning to do many things I never had to do before (husband passed away last year) and I've been struggling with this stupid weed eater for way too long. I even broke down and bought a pair of manual grass shears, and when I finally got sick of using them, I broke down yet again and checked RUclips. Would have saved much frustration for me if I had been smart enough or humble enough to check it out before. All is well now and I'm back in business. Thank you!!!
Thank you but you do not need to cut the line you just put 20 feet centered through that notch and wrap it around instead of cutting two pieces of line
Yeah, I don't know what this guy is doing. 😆
Regardless, they work both ways, so……
Did you make a video?
Cutting the line made all the difference for me to make it management and lay flat to do the rest more effectively.
I don't think you have to cut it into two lengths, (just bend it in half) but this video helped me either way so thank you!
Thank you for the help. The arrows on the spool point counterclockwise while in the instructions they say to go clockwise. I tried both ways just in case with one long string and couldnt get it to feed. Spent an hour and a half waiting for tech support to ask why it ain't feeding while this less then 10 min video solved my problem instantly.
Glad it helped. I always check other vids too to see what other people do for re stringing but glad my info helped you.
I have watched so many videos on how to do this, but yours is the ONLY one that has helped! I did exactly what you said and got it right the first time!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I think it was cutting the string into 2 pieces that did it! Made it so much easier!!
It's easy once someone shows you how. Great video. You rock, dude.
Glad it helped!
That was EXACTLY what I needed. A less-than-intuitive process well described. Thank you.
Thank you for the video. Great instructions. I am a hands on learner. Thank you for msking it easy. 😊
Thank you so much... you're the first person to actually show how to do it ... and it worked...
You're welcome 😊
well attempt # 2 this weekend. 1st attempt i got the line on the wheel but it just wouldn't advance when the line broke. I would have to manually open it up and pull the line out. fingers crossed this next attempt works like a champ. thanks for the video!
Glad the video helped. I have trouble bump feeding the line but if I pull the string with another person holding the button down (I know, lame) I can advance the string.
I have trouble with the line advancing also. It's a hassle but I do love my greenworks!
Thanks! I could'nt figure this out until I watched your video
Awesome, glad it helped. Enjoy your summer.
Cool video I don't care what your voice sounds like.
U saved me money!
Thanks bro
Awesome, glad it was helpful.
Thanks I never realized there were arrows. I've been struggling with the trim line. 😅
Excellent tutorial - if I had of seen this earlier - I wouldn’t have to go to confessions ! 😊😅
Glad it helped, string trimmers are a bitch to re-string!
You don't have to cut the string into 2 parts, just cut 20ft and put the middle in the split ring. Second you put the two ends into the two cut outs on the bottom ring, that holds them to go in place as you put the cap on
Yes, you are correct, those cut out slots is where the string can be threaded through. I spool it without the slots but will try it your way next time. I also find the bump feed doesn’t work so well. thanks for comment.
I was lucky enough to be gifted the Greenworks 21" self propelled mower, 60V with a 5ah battery, and earlier today, picked up the trimmer and blower for $50. The guy I bought them from said the charger worked, but the 2ah battery was toast.
I took the trimmers string cover off, and the string was a mess. By using this video, and reading your suggestion about using one piece versus two, I was able to re-string the trimmer, test the bump feed, and it works great.
Thanks to the both of you!
I've tried it that way all the time but I constantly have problems with it feeding out after bumping it. Might try this way see how I get on.
Well, essentially, I think this video may help me when I go outside essentially when it stops raining essentially did my first cut of this year essentially thank you essentially
Think this is easiest way to setup 👌 and very helpful and great 👍
Glad the video helped!
Thank you now I know how to refill my weed trimmer we same spool but different brand of trimmer thank you so much
Can someone explain to me what is happening between 4:45 and 5:00? "Like this" does not tell me anything. After the string is wound up on the spool, how to manage the ends, in which notch/direction does each line go? Which line goes to which notch, which side of the spool should be going in first (which side is up)? I don't know if I am inserting the spool upside down. My lines always get stuck.
Good evening, sorry I was not clear. at 445-5, I have the string wound in the spool. There are nubs that can be used to hold the string in place, that I did not use, as I held it with my fingers, but the line needs to stay wound around the spool AND the string needs to exit out of those holes, and the cover needs to be popped on. That goes onto the tool and gets "clicked" into place. I hope that is clearer, and thanks for watching the video.
How much string should be pulled out? Should it be long night till it hits the blade?
I usually have about 7-10” it will cut the excess off when it starts to spin, But 4-6” is what works best as it operates.
OMG ur a life saver! Awesome video, had I not seen it I was gna throw this damn weedeater away and buy another one, thank u
Glad the video helped, weed wackers imho are poorly designed and fall apart easily, lots of people throw them out after a season.
I love this trimmer, so much lighter than gas trimmer, that is so loud and with that awful smoke. Those should be out-lawed! I need to re-string, you made it look easy, much thanks.
Do you know what the part number is for bumper head, like the trimmer but find original parts, ready to junk and by another brand
It also helps that you put the other piece on first before putting it in the trimmer too thank you
So so helpful!!! Thank you for this how-to.
Glad it helped, thanks for the kind words.
Thank you so much you helped me a lot to fixe my Machine
You’re the best to teaching thx again
Thank you this video was very helpful for me.
Hello. Your video helped me! Thank you!
I came here after seeing the official video. Yours is infinitely better, thank you man!
Yeah the company videos that I watched were not clear, glad the video helped.
Thanks, you saved me from my wife calling me an idiot. The Greenworks owner’s manual sucks!
I was able to do it by your instructions! Thanks so much! I do have a question. I accidentally at one point while i was trying to do this myself took the spring off and forgot to put back on. Now I can't figure out how to put it back in. I haven't even been able to take that part back off to get back on.... Do you have a video for that? lol
Hi Diane- glad the video helped. I am not sure about the spring, perhaps Google that or check with maker, is it Greenworks? Most lawn care tools are notorious for not being easy to fix or troubleshoot.
Works for Toro 60V 51834T weed trimmer as well. Thanks!
Perfect. This is the first time I have ever successfully restrung this fucking pos. Thanks for a clear and very helpful tutorial!
I got your back Jonathan. We were just talking today on a job site about a battery powered pressure washer, made like a $10 piece of garbage that just crapping out for no reason. Weed whackers, leaf blowers, they are all made poorly and the instructions on how to fix stuff is weak. Best of luck to you.
this is helpful. I am looking to replace the part attached to the base with the tabs that are sticking up and secure the cover. Shown at 1:15 in the video. These tabs have broken off so I do not have a way to secure the cap and spool onto the trimmer head . Any suggestions or ideas of finding a replacement part? Thanks
Glad video helped, parts are tricky, have you checked with Greenworks?
Thanks Pat. Great video!!
Hi Judy - glad it helped!
Thanks a lot for this video you explaining was amazing
Hello Pat, I have the same weed eater/wacker, but the problem I keep having is that the string does not come out or advance no matter how many times I tap the bottom. I'm ready to throw it away I'm so frustrated...please help! Thank you.
Hi Rosie - I have the same issue. I was never able to get the bump feed to 100% work. We usually have to depress the button and pull the string manually!
I also have the problem of the line not advancing when I bump it
This was super helpful. Thanks youtuber. 👍👍
No problem 👍
Thanks. This was a lot of help.
Glad it helped.
Thank you finally I won't be yelling at my Weed trimmer like a crazy neighbour. While walking my dogs I watched a lady throw hers🤣🤣🤣
Another question. The instruction says that hit the ground to automatically extends the line when operating? How does that work? I can see the center cap is worn out. If I hit the grpund when operating, the cap will eventually worn out. Is it supposed to be like this?
That is the self feeding concept that I could never get to work but it is supposed to feed the string forward if the spool spins forward to feed the string, which sometimes it does not feed it, sorry for confusion. You bump feed while the machine is running kind of slowly. I hope that helps, good luck with everything!
Thank You for the video. A woman loading the weeder needs to be simple. It was that.
Very helpful! Thank you for the explanation and the video!
5-29-22, (i guess youtube dont like links into comments) this is my "GreenWorks 2111802 40V 15 inch Cordless String Trimmer, do i feed it the same way as you are showing us ?, mine is slightly newer than your date on the video. the date on the box 12-03-20. if there is alot of double posting, its not me, its youtube site being funky, sorry about that.
Hi Karen- I believe it is the same feed but not 100% sure. There’s always more than 1 way to successfully restring a trimmer. Greenworks seems pretty consistent with their models so hopefully it is the same feeding method. Good luck.
Very helpful, thanks for posting this
Good job this is very helpful
Glad it helped!
Thanks again for the video. Still helpful!
Glad it helped you, thanks for the comment.
Got the same brand ! Love it< Except putting the line on ! Hopefully I'll try that *But in 1 peice of line ? 🤞🤞🤞!Thanks Though
Yes, yes one piece is probably better as it is easier, I suppose. Good luck!
Thank you, this worked perfectlty~!!!!
Ready to junk mine can’t find new bumper parts
you had your hand over the critical part where you cross the lines when you first put them on.
Ah, sorry about that. My video skills are not great, I hope it was helpful in some way. Thanks for watching.
I have this exact trimmer. Im trying to put a speed feed on it. Im so confused, cant get the old head off. Cant figure out which bolt to use, do I use the spacer? Please help!!!
Hi Sarah- are you trying to get the head or cover off? There are tabs you need to depress to yank the cover off, then tge spool sits inside of the housing, is that what you are trying to do?
@@easlandscaping no sir. I have the cover and housing off, now I need the remaining piece off. It is where the speed feed will sit. I appreciatecyour help, I think we will get there lol
Thank you for the detail. I stopped and started your video for each step.
Yep, some things just need to be looked at slowly, and then before you know it, you understand it. Glad the vid helped!
Line won't advance. It appears that the string is wound properly. Any idea why it won't advance when I push on the bump?
Thank you! This was very helpful. It'll be nice not to have to waste money on the pre-wound spools.
Thanks! I'm unsure that size of string - .80 vs .65. Any thoughts?
Hi Steven - both will work. I have strung .095 Hipa string, super thick, and that works. The .065 is easier to work with and is fine for trimming normal grass and weeds. Glad the video helped.
@@easlandscaping You rock!!
Question how to replace the line with blades?
The spool thing comes out, the string gets re strung , spool goes back on, then cap goes back on. Maybe the blades come off on another model, when the cap and spool come off?
we played a drinking game with the word "essentially"
Thanks for the comment, I love that word but use it too much.
How do you replace the bump Knob? I replaced the head of the trimmer for a cutting blade and now i can´t change back.
How do you take the cover off?
Is that a replacement bump knob on that trimmer ?
That’s the original knob.
My problem is that the cover is so stiff that I can't get it off. I have the 48V trimmer, but it probably works the same way. I had the opposite problem on my Black & Decker. The cover was so loose that it came off as soon as I tried to use it.
I managed to get the cover off. The 48V only has one channel. I had lots of string left. Apparently, it wasn't feeding, though I kept bumping it while I was using it. Difficult to get it back in place, but I've managed to do that. I'll see whether it still works. It doesn't look like you can re-string it.
Where can I get a new head for my 60v greenworks pro.....They are made so flimsy it was busted up in 6 mos..I can't find any parts..
That’s a good question. Check on Amazon or even Craigslist to see if someone has a spare head. String trimmers are made very poorly and they do tend to fall apart after one season. Good luck with your search.
My line won’t stay locked into the slot and flys out anytime I use it
Great video. Thank you!
Thank you for the video. I have a greenworks trimmer which I have never used, but I have two grand daughters who bother need one and they have been borrowing it. I guess it works ok. But one grand daughter called me and said the string came out of it and so now I need to restring it. With this video I think I can do it.
Glad it was helpful!
that was helpful indeed, thanks!
Thank’s! Helped a lot!
Glad I could help!
Do you know if it will work with any kind of string? The original breaks so easily
Yes, any string will work, basically any gauge or thickness, too.
Do you have issues with the green spooling button getting stuck? Or the line not spooling out properly? The only issues I have with this trimmer.
Yes, the more I have used the trimmer the more it seems to act funky. The bump feed does not work anymore and the cap that goes over the spool is sometimes hard to remove. I think it’s just normal wear and tear on the jobs we do.
Thank you for this. I have been buying the replacement cartridges at a higher price and kinda crappy string.
Thank you I was getting pissed off 😂
Glad it helped, weed whackers are super frustrating to re string and troubleshoot, and anymore are made so cheaply they fall apart after one season.
Thank you for your help!!
You’re welcome, glad it helped
Crystal clear thnx 😊
Glad the video helped.
Thank goodness for this video. 😅
Does anyone else think this is the most remedial way to design a trimmer head system? My god, we had better tech in the 80's for trimmers than this insanely stupid design. Thanks for the vid. Going to use up my line and look for something not designed by someone in a Mexican insane asylum.
Stop whispering and SPEAK UP!
Couldn't agree with you more. It's an awful, cumbersome, unreliable design. Have it on my Toro 60-volt and I hate it.
Agree, most string trimmers, including this Greenworks, are poorly designed for heavy use and the parts are as cheap as you can get.
Totally agree.
This worked but man my cap wont come off the left button wont move
Sick tight!!! I hate fighting these! Lol
I though this was self stringing ??? didn't i see the stringing cranked into it in the ad?
Hi Cheryl- this one is not self-stringing. It is supposed to self feed if you need more string but that never worked.
The spool he has is not the one on the standard 60 v green works the one i have is 100% different and i bought mine 6 months ago and it was the one from almost a year ago
Helpful, thanks! 😀
Glad to hear!
Hey Bud Thanks for the help. Its still an all thumbs operation, but it really helped seeing the step by step!!
Glad to hear it!
Very helpful. Only comment is that the camera angle when you’re starting to thread the second line into the reel, I couldn’t see what you were attaching it to.
Sorry for the camera work. I attach the strings to at very beginning to get the line to wind onto the spool. NOW, at the very end the two strings need to come out of the holes in the cover. You can put the string in those small slots that you see (another viewer mentioned that) OR you can allow the sting to get through the cover holes.
It is a strange process but what I did works for me. Check out, perhaps, some other vids to see if they give a different perspective. Best of luck and thanks for watching the video.
I mainly needed to see how to start the string on the spool but your hand is in the way - i have no idea how you added the second string?
This would help if I could get the thing apart.