Mother, Father! I never knew that! Man, thanks for showing this. I was one of those boneheads that manually wound up the line and then fumbled about pushing it through the holes and at the same time replacing the head and screwing it down. Duh! Thanks again! Cheers.
Awesome!!!! And you can also feed a single 12 foot length all the way through the center of the spool and then follow your steps... I used to hate restringing, but now it's just a few minutes and I''m off.... Thank You!!!!
Thank you brother man, I bought an FS 38 head today and was befuddled how to load the line, and this shows me clearly how. I'm going to machine the shaft of my Stihl FE 55 TO suit it, because I cannot find any new trimmer heads for it. And this FE 38 head is much easier and quicker to load the cutting line than the original FE 55 one.
Was at a couple vids before this one. Thought my spool was broken. After your vid I got spooled up and working in under 5 min. I was trying to spool it manually like the other vids. So simple this way. Big thanks!
wow - thank you mr timberr teck - i am the description of all the others who have commented prior - but with over thirty years of landscape maint experience - I can usually figure out how to add line to weedeater heads - this one gave me several hissy fits 🤬🤣- thank you again for making the time to educate so many of us🍻
Just wanted to say thank you! I forget almost every year. I only have to weed whack 3-4 times a year. Thanks again! Also little tip I was told by another guy was, get your length you need (12 feet 15 feet etc.) Cut it a single length then feed it into both sides. Then go from there and when you get to the end you make your final cut and It should be even!
Watched this video last year to learn how to put more line on. Watching it again this year because I'm terrible at learning. Looking forward to being back again next year! Thanks a ton!
Thank you so much for this video with clear instructions; I've been struggling with this thing and am looking for something else to buy in the hopes that it would be easier to deal with; trimming my lawn is a nightmare for me every time I think about it. I appreciate your video, mate.😀😀
Brilliant, just got one of these second hand and from what I was used to on other cheaper brands this is chalk and cheese, don’t even know what the other methods were you were taking about but this is gold
Muchas gracias compré una cabeza de esta herramienta intenté poner y no podía hacerlo y busqué videos y no podía hasta que encontré tu video y lo pude hacer muchas gracias Señor gracias
Thank you so much for the clear explanations and detailed video explaining what has been such a challenge previously. My FS38 is ready for action and all thanks to you! Searching now if you did a chain saw sharpening video or two…. Keep it up, you rock!
I have exactly the same weed eater with the same head and this works great. However, me and bump feed don't seem to be on the same wave length so every time it's out of string I have to take it all apart and do this method all over again. It's a love/hate relationship that's really leaning more to the hate side.
Amazing we enjoyed watching the man as well as learning the best method for respooling the line. You look a bit like Jonny Dep and Leonardo Di Caprio with your own landscaper style twist 😮❤🎉
This works for a quick spool, but you are supposed to hand wind the line. When you take the thing apart, you can see the arrows where to put the line in and then you hand spool it around each side it’s a lot faster and you can spool a lot more line. This is how we did it as professional landscapers. With the exact same model, there is a lot of confusion over this. Just go to your local sthil dealer and speak to them about it.
Thanks for the tutorial. It clarified a few things for me. I like your way of measuring 6 feet. We used that at a lumber mill I worked at in the early '70s. I measure my string trimmer line that way still.
This is great. My issue after purchasing a brand new one on Friday. Is getting the thing to feed more line out. I'll put new line in before the next use and see if i do it like this it feeds out better.
OK, I am going to try this next time I load. I will get back to you. I am back, unfortunately this does not work with tap feed but perhaps after inserting the line into the holes in the spool it may be easier to load
Love the video! Still having trouble bumping head on a hard surface. I usually lift it up when it idles an just twist the head for more string then put it back down. Any tutorials on how to bump its head an extend line trimmer wire?
SORRY TIMBERRR, Please update this video. The whole idea of this head is simplicity. You DO NOT have to take the head off or apart to recline it, You DO NOT have to cut the line in half (you feed the line (12-15 feet, 2mm or .080” or you can use 2.4mm or .095” but of course shorter) RIGHT THROUGH the HEAD (with the arrows lined up) till it comes out the other side then pull it until equal lengths then wind according to the arrows on the head
Great video! The manual is useless because there are 4 different versions of the cassette head for the FS-38 model, and it does not specify which one you have. Thanks!
I'm confused are so the basic Stihl trimmer has an ez feed stock or that is the ez feed system. I'm used to running it all the way through one string pull the ends together then wind up. I'm just curious cuz I don't want to spend 40$ on an auto cut head . Just bought a fs 38 online. I'll find out tomorrow. Either way great video bud . Nailed it
This doesn't work for my weed eater. Mine is the fs38 as well but mine doesn't have the white top like yours does though so I'm wondering if that has something to do with it.
Thanks for the video! I've been a Stihl tech at Ace Hardware for about 7 years. That trimmer head is fed by one ten foot piece of line fed all the way through the head leaving 5 feet on each end and then winding it up. Is that head different? The FS 38's that we get don't come with that head. Was that added or did that come with the unit? Thanks!
Can someone tell me how to feed it more wire as you're trimming? Does this happen automatically? I know on my honda trimmer, I would kinda smack the bottom of the head (the circular piece) against the pavement or grass kinda lightly and then more line would come out.
That is a different head than mine came with. Mine has the standard black one . I did find a hack to make it quick. I miss my ez feed you run one 10-12' string all the way through pull the ends together stop . And wind em up
Would’ve been nice if you showed how you unscrewed the unit. That was the only thing you did off camera and the ONLY thing I needed to know. Mine will not screw off
Well, I just went out to try it out and my spool isn't like yours. I do have a Stihl FS38 but the head assembly looks different. There are no triangles to line up.
You are a life saver. The instruction manual is useless. Thank you again.
This is so much easier than trying to wrap the line. So glad I found this video. Worked perfectly!! Thank You !!
Mother, Father! I never knew that! Man, thanks for showing this. I was one of those boneheads that manually wound up the line and then fumbled about pushing it through the holes and at the same time replacing the head and screwing it down. Duh! Thanks again! Cheers.
I have been pulling my hair out trying to figure out how this works! Thanks mate
Spent more time trying to figure this out than actual trimming this morning. Thanks, next week will be much easier
I was getting ready to burn the bloody thing!!
Thank you job done mate.
Love from Australia 🇦🇺
Thanks Mate !!
Can also cut 12 feet and feed it all the way through when the arrows are lined up then pull until even sides then twist it until 4 inches left
Exactly. Way easier than having 2 strings
Awesome!!!! And you can also feed a single 12 foot length all the way through the center of the spool and then follow your steps... I used to hate restringing, but now it's just a few minutes and I''m off.... Thank You!!!!
Thank you brother man, I bought an FS 38 head today and was befuddled how to load the line, and this shows me clearly how. I'm going to machine the shaft of my Stihl FE 55 TO suit it, because I cannot find any new trimmer heads for it. And this FE 38 head is much easier and quicker to load the cutting line than the original FE 55 one.
Was at a couple vids before this one. Thought my spool was broken. After your vid I got spooled up and working in under 5 min. I was trying to spool it manually like the other vids. So simple this way. Big thanks!
This has changed my life, thank you so much from Down Under!
wow - thank you mr timberr teck - i am the description of all the others who have commented prior - but with over thirty years of landscape maint experience - I can usually figure out how to add line to weedeater heads - this one gave me several hissy fits 🤬🤣- thank you again for making the time to educate so many of us🍻
I’ve been struggling with this all these years 🙄.Thanks for the explanation 👍.
I love It when a tutorial is simple and down to the point 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Just wanted to say thank you! I forget almost every year. I only have to weed whack 3-4 times a year. Thanks again! Also little tip I was told by another guy was, get your length you need (12 feet 15 feet etc.) Cut it a single length then feed it into both sides. Then go from there and when you get to the end you make your final cut and It should be even!
Thank you
Just bought the Fs38 and the guy showed me in the store how to re thread, but I needed a refresher.
Thanks 👍
Thanks just bought one today & your video is easy to follow so my bump feed should work with your easy to follow instructions
Yes, most clear video yet. Others I was like I can't even see what you are doing. So easy now. Thank you
I’m no longer hitting my head against the wall. Thnx for this video👍👍
Great video! Thanks because i’ve been wrecking my brain trying to figure how to put it back together.
Brilliant and to the point. A great explanation from Canada's answer to Johhny Depp. Many thanx.
Hahaha, heard that my whole life ... thanks for watching
That is exactly what I heard as well
Watched this video last year to learn how to put more line on.
Watching it again this year because I'm terrible at learning.
Looking forward to being back again next year!
Thanks a ton!
Thank you so much for this video with clear instructions; I've been struggling with this thing and am looking for something else to buy in the hopes that it would be easier to deal with; trimming my lawn is a nightmare for me every time I think about it. I appreciate your video, mate.😀😀
Brilliant, just got one of these second hand and from what I was used to on other cheaper brands this is chalk and cheese, don’t even know what the other methods were you were taking about but this is gold
Muchas gracias compré una cabeza de esta herramienta intenté poner y no podía hacerlo y busqué videos y no podía hasta que encontré tu video y lo pude hacer muchas gracias Señor gracias
The best explanation ever !!! Thku from Belgium !!!!
thanks dude...the way u showed how to do it makes it so less frustrating
thanks
Thanks man. You should keep these types of videos going. It suits you.. 👌
Agreed.. he’s natural..as the vib is chill and confident🎯
Thank you so much for the clear explanations and detailed video explaining what has been such a challenge previously. My FS38 is ready for action and all thanks to you! Searching now if you did a chain saw sharpening video or two…. Keep it up, you rock!
Thank you !! I can make one of those too :) NP
Thank you sir, you are today’s hero of the day. Why can’t Stihl make their instructions books this straightforward
Thankyou soooo much this video is exactly what you need... short to the point and shows you exactly how to get it done ✔️
I have done this wrong all my life. I feel like I just got the cure to cancer!! Thank you sir!!
This was the best video today., and you should know that today I watched reviews for the new mission impossible. Thanks from Sweden
Thanks a lot, just bought this new stihl trimmer and the booklet didn't explain how to respool, Thank You !
Dude you just saved me so much time haha. Awesome video dude!! Thanks
glad it helped, thanks for watching :)
friggin well done bud! More importantly, Well done and TO THE POINT!!
I bought this head because of your video - thanks mate for your clear instructions cheers Darren
I have exactly the same weed eater with the same head and this works great. However, me and bump feed don't seem to be on the same wave length so every time it's out of string I have to take it all apart and do this method all over again. It's a love/hate relationship that's really leaning more to the hate side.
When you bump it , try to do it on a hard surface at full throttle 😊
Amazing we enjoyed watching the man as well as learning the best method for respooling the line. You look a bit like Jonny Dep and Leonardo Di Caprio with your own landscaper style twist 😮❤🎉
Haha thank you
Great video, finally I can do this without losing my mind, thanks
This works for a quick spool, but you are supposed to hand wind the line. When you take the thing apart, you can see the arrows where to put the line in and then you hand spool it around each side it’s a lot faster and you can spool a lot more line. This is how we did it as professional landscapers. With the exact same model, there is a lot of confusion over this. Just go to your local sthil dealer and speak to them about it.
Thanks for the tutorial. It clarified a few things for me. I like your way of measuring 6 feet. We used that at a lumber mill I worked at in the early '70s. I measure my string trimmer line that way still.
I’m surely glad I found this video because I was doing it a harder way after watching other videos
Bro I feel like the only way I can repay you is with a damn blowie 😂. You just saved me so much hassle… thank you, thank you, thank you!
Hahajaha a subscribe is just fine my friend , glad it helped.
This is great. My issue after purchasing a brand new one on Friday. Is getting the thing to feed more line out. I'll put new line in before the next use and see if i do it like this it feeds out better.
I have the exact same problem, did u find a fix by any chance?
thanks buddy! you saved me ages trying to figure out how to do this :)
Thanks heaps brother, just bought it and you made it easy.
Who knew a full faced Johnny Depp was doing youtube trimmer info mercials!!! Thanks my friend - from NS Canada!!
Hahaha thanks
You're a Legend bud, Cheers.
FINALLY!!!! Now I gotta go out and dig it outta the trash….CHEERS MATE!
just want to let you know how you helped me so much
thank you
That’s friggin awsome thanks man.
You are the man! Perfect vid. And I loved your performance in Blow!
Helpful, saved me some frustration. Thanks mate!
Thanks man. I was doing it totally wrong. 👍🏻
Thank you. This helped alot and actually made sense
This was great! So simple when you know. Any idea why it won’t feed?
OK, I am going to try this next time I load. I will get back to you. I am back, unfortunately this does not work with tap feed but perhaps after inserting the line into the holes in the spool it may be easier to load
Love the video! Still having trouble bumping head on a hard surface. I usually lift it up when it idles an just twist the head for more string then put it back down. Any tutorials on how to bump its head an extend line trimmer wire?
SORRY TIMBERRR, Please update this video. The whole idea of this head is simplicity. You DO NOT have to take the head off or apart to recline it, You DO NOT have to cut the line in half (you feed the line (12-15 feet, 2mm or .080” or you can use 2.4mm or .095” but of course shorter) RIGHT THROUGH the HEAD (with the arrows lined up) till it comes out the other side then pull it until equal lengths then wind according to the arrows on the head
Wow.
Majorly helpful dude, thanks
Thank you from Poland 🎉
Great video! The manual is useless because there are 4 different versions of the cassette head for the FS-38 model, and it does not specify which one you have. Thanks!
In 4min 31 sec you just confirmed to me something that I've been doing the hard way (wrong) for 18 years. 😬
Just wanted to say thank you 🙏🏾
Never had anyone teach me how to do this growing up. Now I’ll be able to teach my kids how to do this 💯
#vjpollito
Nice one mate appreciate it
Any other tips for the fs 38? I hear theres a couple spots you can grease but ya gotta know where
life saver fr thanks for the video
Bro super helpful thanks mate !!
I'm confused are so the basic Stihl trimmer has an ez feed stock or that is the ez feed system. I'm used to running it all the way through one string pull the ends together then wind up. I'm just curious cuz I don't want to spend 40$ on an auto cut head . Just bought a fs 38 online. I'll find out tomorrow. Either way great video bud . Nailed it
i tried to restring my trimmer the way u did but i only can get one string on the one side
Dam too easy thanks for video 👍
You are a God , thank you so so much❤
This doesn't work for my weed eater. Mine is the fs38 as well but mine doesn't have the white top like yours does though so I'm wondering if that has something to do with it.
Thanks, great video and help!
Great video, the owners manual doesn't show this, which is strange, thanks
Thank you very much bro work really good
Thanks for the video! I've been a Stihl tech at Ace Hardware for about 7 years. That trimmer head is fed by one ten foot piece of line fed all the way through the head leaving 5 feet on each end and then winding it up. Is that head different? The FS 38's that we get don't come with that head. Was that added or did that come with the unit? Thanks!
It came this way.in Canada
Thanks from new caledonia !
It worked - terrific!
Needed this cheers mate!
How easy is that! Thank you!
You just saved my ass mate thanks!
Thank you sir! I was about to throw my trimmer off a bridge.
What is the thickest string that this FS38 can handle ? Thanks
Thank's!!!! Great job!!!👍👍👍
Can someone tell me how to feed it more wire as you're trimming? Does this happen automatically? I know on my honda trimmer, I would kinda smack the bottom of the head (the circular piece) against the pavement or grass kinda lightly and then more line would come out.
Same way in this one
That is a different head than mine came with. Mine has the standard black one . I did find a hack to make it quick. I miss my ez feed you run one 10-12' string all the way through pull the ends together stop . And wind em up
Great explanation!
If I could , I would give 2 👍 👍
Would’ve been nice if you showed how you unscrewed the unit. That was the only thing you did off camera and the ONLY thing I needed to know. Mine will not screw off
Can anyone tell me mine always starts out doing well but ends up stop feeding seems like it gets stuck
Great video thank you
Best video ever!
Oh Jeez 😂. Can’t believe is that easy
Thanks for your help
Oomg thanks haha I have been swearing at this thing 😂
Well, I just went out to try it out and my spool isn't like yours. I do have a Stihl FS38 but the head assembly looks different. There are no triangles to line up.
Finally thank u 😢🇹🇹👈🏾👊🏿
Excellent.thanks man,