How to Change a String Trimmer, Weed Eater, Weed Whacker Head

Learn how to change a string trimmer head aka weed eater head. This simple job takes as little as 30 seconds. You can use a screwdriver or nail to insert into the hole on the trimmer. The trick to remember is that the head is threaded backwards so it is not "right tighty" on this one. Turn it to the right to loosen then head, and then do the opposite to install a new one. I prefer the speed feed heads on my string trimmers so I change out the oem heads for the trimmer heads that I prefer. Thank you for watching the video.
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[@alanguthrie2278]

Thank you sir!! I was able to replace the head on an old John Deere trimmer that my Dad had before he died....10 years ago!!!! I can trim on!!!!

[@herbertwashington740]

Crafeman w2000weedeater

[@benjarmyn575]

Aussie business owner here and your videos are fantastic mate, no shxt or glamor just straight up brilliant advice, cheers

[@lawncarelife]

Thanks for watching

[@the1bun]

Thank you so much! You're the only person I could find who explained how to remove this type of trimmer head. I appreciate you! 🙏

[@jcd00777]

Hey, man! Thank you for this video. You gave me exactly the info I needed to repair the head on my old trimmer. 10/10

[@dr.awkward9075]

Lefty tighty, righty loosey.

[@sohankc1]

Ur comment all the info needed with this vedi o

[@jesuscastaneda1522]

U have it back words

[@sbutler2712]

Thanks for the help bud struggled with this for like an hour and after putting in a lock it just came off so easily thanks again

[@lawncarelife]

Glad to help.

[@TabascoRoad]

Thank you! I already spent too much time trying to figure this out. One look at your video made me wish I watched it earlier.

[@ross2919]

Like many others I also want to thank you, like you said it's simple but I really had never done this before. It'll be a big help in the future and hopefully soon. (Having an issue figuring out mine and of course it's not in front of me to be sure.) Hope to learn other little bits here and there to make the care of my equipment easier from you.

[@lawncarelife]

Glad to help you thank you for watching

[@derronspringer8322]

😊

[@steveharris8750]

Thanks for your help. I looked at mine for ten minutes couldn't figure out. Watched your short video and took it off no problem.

[@dafroq9502]

Exactly the tutorial I needed. Excellent video

[@fat70girl]

Great tutorial. Took 1 minute to change the head with your tutorial. Many thanks.

[@lawncarelife]

Glad to help

[@PetCactusA_HarmlessLittlePrick]

Short sweet and to the point. Thank you.

[@2394Joseph]

Thank you from Australia. You just save me a lot of trouble and time. Much appreciated.

[@tonysgold4u]

WOW…….Just what I needed.THANK YOU!

[@williamcarson5505]

Works for snapper too. Thanks for sharing this info.

[@PrimoLandscaping]

Can't beat a Speed feed when it comes to restring a trimmer. I would suggest adding a little anti-seize to the thread when changing heads.

[@michaelstuckey8766]

You’re advice was most helpful! Thanks 😎

[@OfficialyOnly1]

thank you this was very helpful!!

[@iqbalmu]

DUDE. Thank you so much

[@noahcrooker4526]

My stihl fs 46 is an older one and I didn't know that the treads were the RIGHT way (righty tighty, lefty loosey) and I bought a speed feed head with the REVERSE treads but eventually everything worked out but let's just say it's a different way then what it's supposed to be, I promise it's not duct tape. Anyway see got it and I like it. Thanks for the videos man keep up the good work

[@lawncarelife]

It is a little confusing at first to turn it the opposite way. I think I went the wrong way with an impact gun one time

[@noahcrooker4526]

Lawn Care Life wow lol

[@seabirds]

Thank you for the simple tutorial, made my morning easier!

[@solidsnake3304]

Thabk you for this sir I was about to lose it trying to figure out how to string it

[@wyattwhite6133]

Thank you! This was perfect!

[@mysteik]

Thankyou.
At home by myself and wasnt sure

[@thephantomelement4172]

Thank you, super easy now.

[@NKey-fy7zi]

Thanks for the video! Helped me out👍

[@wyf4christ]

me to

[@terrancegilmore4237]

Thanks that was very helpful,....I am a certified cell tower technician but needed your help, Thank you very much...

[@MostAmazingEverything]

So simple, thank you ❤️

[@burningchicken99]

Thanks for the help.

[@jasonoxley4241]

Thank you this video helped a lot

[@ocvp_tx6951]

I was specifically looking for this guys tutorial

[@therealjimvick]

Thanks Jason. I was looking for someone who knew if this worked on a Sears Craftsman. I bought one that came with a bunch of adapter bushings. FYI: you don’t need one! So now it’s fixed and I have more useless hardware. So far I love it.

[@pedro_sanchez.80]

The light situated behind you makes viewing the video challenging

[@CounselorSean]

*** Hello, I'm new to grass/weed trimming area and my question can be an elementary level to most people here so pardon me guys. My question is how I can change my blade trimmer to string trimmer. All videos only show how to replace the string trimmer head from old to new one on the pole. But my question is: Can I change my blade trimmer to string trimmer? Do I simply just swap the head one to another? Or Do I have to purchase entirely new unit? Thank you !

[@juliachilders5889]

Thank you for a quick explanation!! I appreciate you.

[@lawncarelife]

Glad to help

[@GrassMudHorseLand]

Any ideas on how to change a head on a electric trimmer like a Ryobi Ret402a? Can't seem to find the hole like those on the gas trimmers

[@jessicasalazar2392]

Ty , very helpful for somebody that doesn’t know anything about this sort of thing like me?

[@CorundumDevil]

Life and business saver. Bless you.

[@lawncarelife]

Glad to help

[@catalinroman703]

are you using speed-feed 400 or 450? What line? I'm just a homeowner :) Thanks

[@AJ-gt4dh]

Thank you! Definitely helped!

[@christinalucero1478]

I like that your a good teacher 👍🏽

[@fwright0309]

Thank you very much!!

[@theeekobreeelo1186]

Thanks much appreciated.

[@pizatio1981]

ty for the tip

[@sk8mafia15d]

Thank you!

[@jessefisher7849]

It worked! Yeah!

[@1t3j8]

Thanks for this! Very helpful!

[@lawncarelife]

Glad to help

[@simplysyl1967]

Do u know How to change to a 6 blade trimmer head that's been advertised. I bought one but it need adjustments on my Hyper Tough Weedeater. Can u help me. Thxs

[@Extiren]

Me too 😭

[@Hugebear222]

Thanks, keep up the good work.

[@stephentoroni738]

Bless you! Could have saved an hour of my time. Haha.
Thanks for your help.

[@7journeyx]

Which string trimmers have the removable head. Bauer's don't have removable spool housing.

[@vlogcs2112]

How do you remove the head of a homelite 4amp electric string trimmer and attach a blade to it?

[@rickx723]

Thank you thank you

[@Dannys1841]

You can also replace just the eyelets where the string runs through. They're made of aluminum and over time will wear a groove the width of the string and prevents the string from feeding out. I forget the cost but much cheaper than a $35 speed head. If you ever run into the problem with on an old head with a single string out and the other sucked into the head constantly. Check the eyelets...

[@lawncarelife]

good point. Sometimes I just replace the outside cap as well. It can get worn out while the rest of the head is still good

[@BigDsHomestead]

Do you know if any will fit a worx nitro wg186 trimmer?

[@dntlss]

I was working on my weed eater think about replacing the head and before i did anything i assumed like most fans and weed eaters and everything it would have left hand threads like you show in your video but low and behold my trimmer has regular threads, is this normal? its a older troy bilt, kinda surprised me,lol

[@nickstoic2944]

Thank you champ.

[@abiyahwilson6453]

Be blessed that really help me thank you💯

[@darthmexico435]

thank you sir! you are a life saver!!!

[@lawncarelife]

Glad to help

[@matthewpateofficial]

Will the speed feed work on a standard toro trimmer

[@rungavagairun]

Helpful. Thanks.

[@revive5127]

What adapter do you need if the speed feed head doesn’t fit?

[@ARRIETALUIS]

Thanks a lot my man

[@MrCraigmon]

Thank you

[@nadeemagha]

i can't change spark plug cable for TB525cs can someone help plz.

[@sionr6531]

Thank you, Sir!!

[@1986Cochran]

Thanks brother

[@futuresdojo]

Thank you!!

[@andreabrowe8278]

Thanks guy.

[@wendellfrederick9693]

Thank you .

[@noelpaul96]

Thanks!!

[@leonardoabraham3856]

Thanks man 👌

[@bernesemuir8022]

Thank you so much !!!!!!!

[@Alycanj]

I got a ancient weedeater brand weed eater and it has some 4 hole, and a couple looking screw things, no idea how to take that off and replace it with something.

[@lawncarelife]

It probably won't fit your trimmer

[@stephenwilliams163]

Thanks

[@johnhosier2352]

The one I have turns to the left to loosing right to tighten

[@madhutch1]

thank you sir

[@joshmaitie5954]

Thanks much

[@johndeninger8905]

how about the toro 60 volt trimmer

[@johnsonjohnson6919]

Still trying to remove head from this cheap homelite electric trimmer, so darn frustrating 😭

[@RollyPraise]

Help, the thread are the same for all trimers? How do i know what head fit on my trimmer?

[@jefffaust89]

No there not! straight shafts spin counterclockwise and curved shafts spin clockwise. The stock head you get on a new trimmer when you buy it is generally the head your suppose to use. If your wanting to buy a speedfeed head like Jason has they make 3 different heads: A 375 head that comes with adapters for straight shaft trimmers only. The 450 is for straight shaft only as well, but its a much bigger head and holds a couple more feed of line than the 375. The 400 comes with adapters to use on both straight and curved trimmers. So it depends on the style of trimmer you have. If its curved you have to buy the 400 head cause of it being the only kit that offering the adapters for the curved units. I own a stihl straight shaft commercial trimmer and if I had to buy one it would be the 375 just cause it has slots eyelits instead of rounded like on the 400. Cause I like to take the cap of and check the spool before I start to trim to see about how much line i got left on it and that makes it a tad bit easier.

[@omarhammoud7223]

Your a freakn legend thank u

[@MrRealeastytv]

Thank you...

[@lawncarelife]

No problem. Thanks for watching the video

[@dironahlquist8159]

And what if there is absolutely no notch?

[@chancemerrell6362]

I have a bolens and can’t find out how to get the head shaft off it’s different from this one

[@Physics072]

Circles have not left or right direction. You mean turn it clockwise. For right and left it depends on if you are looking at 6 oclock position or 12 oclock it could mean counter or clockwise.

[@lawncarelife]

It's commonly understood that turning to the left is counterclockwise and turning to the right means clockwise.

[@toma1460]

Thanks for the simple no nonsense video. Kinda like this comment!👍

[@lawncarelife]

Glad to help

[@jayomega29]

Where did you catch that striper

[@lawncarelife]

Smith lake in alabama

[@jeanmarie2219]

Forgot to put in coupling how to remove the head

[@cikascreative8241]

Alabama

[@ashleywilson1329]

So easy here I am struggling

[@favorite3424]

I have Remington trimmer and there is no hole

[@penelopeoates511]

Starts @ 0:58

[@sbabblescabbage5563]

Without your 'how to' video we would have had to spend three times the money on a whole new machine. Thankyou

[@jd5507]

This is also why I’m here. Lol

[@sharonbrown8125]

Too much blah blah..get to the point

[@MrDbutcher]

Twang twang

[@leckers15]

thats basic! i want to know how to change the string!

[@hubster4477]

I usually just buy a new weed whacker when the string runs out.

[@spiffdaddy]

no hole sop dislike

[@lonewolf33396]

Nice video, just stop hunting animals.