How to unclog & load a Speed Feed head - step-by-step
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- Is your Speed Feed head clogged up? Here's how to fix it: easily take it apart, unload the old string, and replace with new line. Not hard when you see how it's done.
Music:
Towards the beginning of the video
"My Lady Careys Dompe" wonderfully played by Jon Sayles | copyright free no restrictions | www.jsayles.com... | Anonymous composer, circa 1524, England.
and toward the end
"Rondeau" composed by Henry Purcell (1658 - 1695) - A very nice three-part light and quick dance. Performed by Jon Sayles | copyright free no restrictions | www.jsayles.com... - Навчання та стиль
did all that line fit really fit in the spool?
Yes.No special effects here!
But some folks say their spool fills up after only 12 feet of line. The manual says 20 feet, but either some spools wrap tighter or maybe there are different capacity spools. There's no law against loading less than what the manual says if that's what works for you.
If you try 20 and have some left over, I guess your only consolation is you'll know better the next time. :-(
thanks what size line if you don't mind me asking sir and thanks again
The Echo SRM-225 manual says:
"Cut one piece of line to recommended length.
.080 (2.0 mm) dia. - 20’ (6 m)
.095 (2.4 mm) dia. - 20’ (6 m)"
I just checked and I use the .095" (2.4mm) diameter line.
Here's a link to the kind I use: amzn.to/2jknYFh
They have both sizes. The star shape cuts a lot better than the round line.
I don't think the brand name matters much. I have Grass Gator line, but that's just what my local hardware store had on the shelf.
You can also find this star shaped line at local hardware stores.
I have links to my other videos and more stuff for trimmers on my web site here: www.greendept.com/maximpulse/tools/echo_trimmer.html
If you don't have one, a shoulder strap is the most wonderful thing to prevent fatigue.
Paulpro PP I just loaded my Echo 225 with 20’ of .095 line.
Paulpro PP .095 line
THANK YOU!!!! I was so bummed that my trimmer got jammed in the middle of my trimming. This was a completely, thorough, helpful video!
Thank you! I've watched a few videos with the same subject, but yours is the most thorough and easy to understand thanks to the close-ups. I truly appreciate it.
You are so welcome!
When I watch other videos I appreciate closeups too!
I have watched this video three times. It's that helpful. And I am a 68 year old female. Even I can do this.
Good for you! Sometimes I have to go back and re-watch my own videos if it's been a while.
Go get 'em tiger!
Excellent. Great video--unlike a lotta these guys--and you explaining clearly, even demonstrating how replacing the spool can go wrong. Thanks!
Yeah, my big strength is knowing how much can go haywire!
Thanks, Maxim
Your video is 6 years old yet it works just as well with my new 2019 Echo trimmer as it did with your 2013 model. I appreciate that Echo figured out if something works, don't fix it. I love the Speed Feed. Not that big of deal to pop the top off if line is inside and it goes back together easy. Love the power of my Echo and I truly appreciate you taking the time to post this video. To be honest my reloaded spool seemed to run out of line a lot quicker than the factory wound spool. I will play around withnit some more to see if I am doing something wrong.
Thanks again for this simple to follow video!
I'm glad the video was useful for you. I have to re-watch it every so often myself.
Laziness leads me to just load 12 feet of line instead of the official 20 feet of line just so I don't have to wind it as tightly…or as carefully, I guess. Maybe Echo has some machine that winds their bobbin more efficiently…I dunno!
I have a 3D printer that utilizes filament wound on a spool. I know the factory can wind it on the spools I buy then when I try to rewind one of the buggers. Come to think of it, it may be a bit like winding line in a fishing reel (back and forth nicely, hopefully).
The Echo SRM-225 manual says:
"Cut one piece of line to recommended length.
.080 (2.0 mm) dia. - 20’ (6 m)
.095 (2.4 mm) dia. - 20’ (6 m)"
Just purchased a new ECHO trimmer a couple of weeks ago and loathed the prospect of reloading the speed feed head until I watched this video! The newer models are even easier as there are very large arrows with which to line the holes up, and from there it's fairly effortless. Great video and THANKS!
I'm glad you got something out of the video and that it's still useful even with the new, improved speed feed head!
I appreciate the positive feedback!!!
Its 2017 and I got this trimer second hand. Let me tell you, I had no clue and could not figure out how to get the left over line out before feeding in the new one! This video saved me and you were very thorough with the process.
Many thanks!
You're welcome! And good for you bringing your trimmer back to life!!!
Single mom over here, loved the guitar on the background and learn how to add line to my weed walker. Anxiety free, thank you!
Good for you!
The guitar is by Jon Sayles who shares it freely. More at:
www.jsayles.com/familypages/earlymusic.htm
Thanks so much for posting this. This was exactly my problem and this showed me how to fix! I was struggling.
Thank you. Jus got a speed feed for my dad to make his life easier. Retrofitted his 20 year old SRM 2100. This is all I needed & he needs. 👍👍
Good for you guys! Progress marches on!!!
Thanks so much for making this video back in 2013. I was searching the net for a picture of the line trimmer head that I have on my second hand trimmer. Thanks to your video I know what I have and how to feed it properly. I had no idea how the spool on the inside was supposed to orientate. Cheers !
Glad to be of help! And be prepared to have this trimmer around awhile…these trimmers start and run great and seem to last forever. Ours still runs like new.
Thank you so much for the best detailed video on how to put trimmer into my weed eater. You made it super easy for this gal who has never used one before!
Good for you! No one is born knowing how to do this stuff. Every so often I have to go back and re-watch one of my own videos again, just to recall how something is done.
Thanks, Tom. I was going to run away from home till I saw your video. One of the best. And it's me, not my wife.
Hi Gloria's husband. My name is Maxim, but you're welcome anyway!
[who's Tom?]
Much appreciated, 5 months old & mine jams, or the line hangs up routinely. Finally found your video - thanks!
Easy peesy ... thank you, I'm going out right now to fix mine. Excellent video! Geeze, you can find a 'how-to' video for just about everything on UA-cam!
It's all because of people like you and me who share what we have learned!
Thank you for posting this. I haven't done this for so long I forgot how to rethread it but thanks to you I have reloaded the string and am good to go. Very easy to follow.
Y'know, once in a while I have to watch my own videos again…it's like leaving myself a note…
I'm glad it helped you, too.
Thanks for the video save me a big headache. So much easier than I thought it would be
Yes, it is so much harder doing stuff the wrong way! ;-)
thanks for posting this, I just bought a Echo 58v trimmer, love it but had no idea how to load string, first time I took the head off and put the string on manually. The booklet instructions didn't help much but this video was perfect.
Hi Yvonne, I'm glad my home-made video was helpful. Seeing a video is so much better than trying to figure out the booklet. I love UA-cam for this sort of thing. too!
Thank you for the video. It's the most helpful I found on youtube.
it's funny, I have to re-watch this every few years to remind my self how I did it.
Thanks for this video. Its 100% better than the "no Instructions" that Panari sent with my speed loader.
... and your helper does a good job at running that trimmer!
I'm glad the how to video helped you! I even have to watch it every few years.
Thanks for this, Ive been doing this wrong for over a year and now exited to go do the yard with the correct way in mind.
Go get 'em, tiger!!!
Now this is a good video! Good info clearly presented with classy music that isn't so loud you can't hear what's being said. Thank you!
Thank you! I'm glad you liked the music. Jon Sayles is just a regular guy who recorded all this music with him playing all the parts and then put it on the web for free use. So cool in so many ways.
And too loud background music drives me nuts, too!
These directions were perfectly clear and so helpful! Thank you very much.
2017: Thanks, perfect explanation, I was stumped! Slightly newer head on mine, that invisible arrow is improved, and the spool inside is, I think, symmetrical.
Glad my little video was of some assistance. Also glad to hear that the arc of justice, though long, bends towards better speed feed heads on trimmers.
very clear instructions. best of all explanations for people like me who like to understand how things work.
Thank you! I have to watch my own videos once in a while to refresh my memory, too!
I cannot thank you enough for you great video on how-to unclog the speed feed head for my ECHO cordless string trimmer. I just purchased the trimmer and it was jammed on the one side with the string. The manual was hard to understand especially when try to find the arrows to line up to restring the trimmer. Thank you very much.
ccie8211 I'm glad this little video was helpful. Now you're an "expert", too! Things are only "simple" once you look back after doing them!
I was just given an echo weedeater with that speed feed on it and your video really helped.
Good for you! Thanks for the lift in my spirits, too!
Thanks so much
The repair shop said I had the spool in upside down but didn’t say what the right side up was ( actually I believe they installed it that way )
Wow Thanks !!! I now I know which way is up , also great video showing us the arrow which lines up the holes so you can see daylight 🌻then feed the line in
Super helpful!!!
Thanks for making me smile upon hearing you know which way is right side up now!
Seriously, I am so happy this video was helpful to you.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. Exactly what I needed to know and explained so clearly.
thank you for this, perfect explanation. The inner spool on mine didn't have the obvious asymmetric tabs - but when I tried putting the head back on it wouldn't go. Flipping the inner spool around corrected that. So there is a directionality to mine but I couldnt see the tabs. Thanks for the video it was exactly what I needed to know to fix a jammed speed-feed
Good for you! It's interesting to hear of the small variations that come up over time.
Thank you thank you thank you for saving me hours of frustration figuring out how those tabs worked to release the trimmer head to remove a clog.
You're welcome! All this stuff is easy once you know the "tricks".
I always like to say that nobody is born knowing this stuff.
I wish I watched this, this morning. Thanks for a good video!
Ditto. I wish someone had made this video when I needed it. Sometimes I even have to re-watch it to recall what I did.
The Great Circle of Life?
great video, answered many questions, have watched many speed feed videos, they all try to show daylight on the other side, its easier to use a flashlight to shine LIGHT through the hole from the back side, but, great video
Thanks for the contribution, Bob! It's so cool how UA-cam allows us to share what we've learned. Maxim
I just purchased a new Echo speed feed 400 head for my old DeWalt DCST920 STRING TRIMMER 20V MAX. Echo 400 will install with ease. Just screw off DeWalt head and screw on Echo head. But within minutes the factory line broke off inside just like yours :
Good for you resolving your situation.
By the way, for the next time you reload, many folks find by loading less than the maximum amount of line, say about 12 feet, the whole thing runs more smoothly.
Nice explanation. You look way better than I expected!
Glad to be of help.
I hope you had expected me to be really good looking (so I looked really, really good in the video)!!!
I bought one to fit my Sthil from the SThil dealership, I am sure it is very close to the same thing, thank you again
Mr. Rogers! This is great, Mr. Rogers is showing us how to fix our Speed Feed. cCc
That is high praise in my book.
@@maximpulse You did a wonderful job patiently explaining with important details. Kudos! cCc
@@BogMan7L Thanks!
by the way, I wound up searching the web to find out what "cCc" meant. I thought it was some sort of internet slang. Eventually someplace indicated your middle initial was C and…the light went on.
Thank you for a very informative video. It made line replacement less of a nightmare.
You are welcome! A video is worth a dozen manuals…
Thanks so much for this video, very helpful in undoing the main spool. I had to use a screwdriver to release it, but still did the job 👍🏽
Good for you!
Thanks for explaining it so clearly. The music is great too.
You're welcome and I agree Jon Sayles performances of these centuries old compositions is wonderful.
Bought this head at dealer- string broke and could not thread! Always looks easier on UA-cam. Thanks you !
Line up the holes, and then only load about 12 feet (instead of the max) and it's easy to load and the thing runs like chain lightning!
@@maximpulse the line like your video was all on the inside - blocking the holes after the ends broke off. Thanks otherwise did a lot of weed whacking and worked as advertised! Bump on grass or wear the plate - yes can be replaced but why?
@@RAMPHD The sting/line I use does wear out gradually, so I bump and feed out more. I don't let it get so short it is even with the holes. I think the line feeds out by centrifugal force so there needs to be some visible to pull more out.
Is your line breaking off at the hole or are you using it to cut until it gradually wears down that far?
If it is breaking off then it sounds like it is too brittle. My line never breaks off.
This is what I use:
www.menards.com/main/outdoors/outdoor-power-equipment/outdoor-power-equipment-parts/string-trimmer-edger-parts/yardworks-trade-095-replacement-trimmer-line/yw-6212/p-1642874258369043-c-1525269720182.htm?tid=2475878984095778998&ipos=1
Loved your video. Made fixing my weedeater so easy!
Yay! I'm glad you got 'er done.
Thanks! Your video helped me when the line broke off on my new Echo!
Good for you!
Great video
Answered all of my questions about this head system, great tips too
Just wonder why it actually clogs?
Thanks again
Devin Thomas
Thanks for the positive comments! You created a smile over here.
Pondering on why it clogs requires too much thought for me right now. Maybe it will come to me in a dream. :-)
Thank you! Easy to understand instructions and visual aid.
You're welcome! I'm glad this was helpful.
Great help. Thanks so much for your trouble in producing this valuable tool.
Glad it helped!
I'm especially glad to know someone is weed-eating on Christmas Eve!!!
I'm up in Minnesota, so that's my excuse for not being out there.
Thanks for the video! Can’t believe I’ve been doing it wrong for 3 years
That's what my girlfriend told me! ;-)
Finally a video that makes sense. Thank you
I'm glad I could get over that high bar!
The spool has arrows pointing for which direction your trimmer rotates. Spool arrows go in direction of rotation, that determines which way spool goes in.
Good point!
Thanks for your contribution.
Thanks. If you put the spool (newer symmetrical version) in the wrong direction then the line actually gets pulled back in when bumping. Ask me how I know.
Hi JI! Well, that's VERY interesting!
I don't know if I can justify replacing a perfectly good head just to experience this but I truly appreciate you pointing this "detail" out! Thank you!!! Do you know the name of this newer head so I can find it on-line?
Been doing so wrong for so long... thanks God bless you for for!!🙏🏿🙌🏾
Seeing how to do something can solve so many confusions! Congrats on hanging in there and getting it done!
Watched a few videos have to say yours was the best by far thanks
Thank you! it is fun to try to present things as if I were talking to someone who doesn't know anything, and yet try not to insult anyone either! I hope that makes sense. I can still recall how blamed ignorant I was many years ago. And not just ignorant…I had a batch of wrong ideas I had to unload, too !!! So I try to treat others as I would have wished to be treated when I was starting out.
Thank you for the video. The instruction manual was a waste of time. Appreciate the explanation.
How wonderful to hear this video was useful for you.
I even have to re-watch every few years. too!
Superb video. Just what I needed. Many thanks!
Yay! This video has saved my rear a few times when I forgot how I used to do it, too!
Your video explained the process clearly. Thank you so much. Great job.
I'm glad you can get things worked out now!
maximpulse iii
Thanks for your kind comments. It makes the whole thing worthwhile to hear nice things like this.
What can I say to respond? I'm speechless!!! (probably a good thing)
Mine worked good for about 9 months…going to take it apart and try looking for the tabs he references. It was a present I really enjoyed until this.
Go get 'em, tiger!
Once you understand how to do this you'll be happily weed eating again!
THANK YOU! Great video you can actually understand! Appreciate it!
You are very welcome! Thanks for the lift for the day!!!
Especially liked the soothing background music
Thank you so much, Sir, for this tutorial.
I'm glad it was useful for you!
If I had found this video first, my neighbors could have been spared a couple LOUD F bombs. Nothing worse than trying to do it after watching a video and quickly seeing 12 ft of line get destroyed. Thank you from me and the neighbors of the Canyon View Drive subdivision in Western Colorado!
Thanks for making me smile and laugh. I have to re-watch my own video every few years to refresh my memory.
Thank you for making this video. Very helpful 👌.
You're welcome!
Informative video. I like the idea of this speed Feed head. The conventional head, no matter how careful I am always seems to fail with the line braking in the head. I wonder if your line is brittle. I have been advised by my local dealer to immerse the package of line in water for 24hrs after a long period of storage.
I don't think my line is brittle. The "star" shape really does cut more effectively than round line. Whether line is brittle or not usually has to do with plasticizers, not water…so I'm puzzled by the dealer's advice. And most of my breaks had to do with cutting really thick stems.
I'm in the process of using up some Grass Gator .095" x 266' Shaped Replacement Trimmer Line Model Number: 7095L (it has worked well)
Im at work n needed to know this.. Thank you. Seriously.....
You're so welcome. Nobody is born knowing how to do this stuff!
Great video, it's very helpful. Thanks! On the string length, it looks like you measured 120" or 10' of string, not 96" or 8' as stated. Thanks again!
I usually load less than is recommended in the manual, just because I believe it feeds out easier when it isn't crammed in there.
I can't recall exactly how much I loaded 7 years ago, but it has been running great!
I'd marry her! All kidding aside, I bought a battery operated Shindawa weed eater last year. I finally had to change the string today and couldn't remember how to do it. Checked my manual and found that they gave me the wrong owner's manual. It was for a battery operated blower. Used your video to replace my string and edge the lawn. Thanks!
Good to know this works for Gagawawa trimmers too!
Thanks for making me smile!!!
What a great video and great music to go with it. You are a great teacher. I enjoyed how you made it and the fun part at the end. Thanks for creating.
Thanks for the kind comments. I go to sleep happily now.
Great job! Thanks for putting the time in for us.
+Jon Jonsson
Hi Jon, thanks for commenting. it is fun to share some bits of know how with others!
Perfect ..... Great job !!! I subscribed, looking forward to seeing more of your material. Thanks a bunch !!!
More content than the owners manual. Nice job Thank you.
True !
Thank you for posting.
Some great ideas, thanks, this should help a lot.
I'm glad it was useful for you!
Excellent video, very informative.
Thanks for the kind words!
Excellent demo Thank you
You are most welcome.
Great video, thanks! I was wondering how that thing came apart.
I occasionally have to re-watch my own videos to remember, too!
EXCELLENT video.....thank you !!!!!!
You are very welcome.I appreciate your kind thoughts. It's such fun that a video like this can be so helpful to so many folks.
Thanks! This video was a huge help!!!
Yay! These Echo trimmers are amazing…they keep going forever…
Wow! You have great tone and inflection, did you work in the broadcasting business? You sound just like Marty Stouffer.
Thanks David!
I used to aspire to being a singer, though.
www.maximpulse.com/artwork/songsbymaxim.html
R = Right, Right is Wrong. L= Wrong, Wrong is right. Thanks for the tip on the L or R
You're welcome…I have to go back and watch my own videos sometimes to refresh my memory.
Thank you for a nice sweet presentation. Make more!
Thank you! You inspire me!
I suppose the strings gets brittle with age and breaks inside the spool. Then there's not enough weight for centrifugal force to pull the string out. I saw on a video that dipping the string in water will restore its flexibility and make it less prone to breaking off.
Excellent. Exactly what I needed to know. Thank you
I have less problems clogging up if I use less than 20 feet. Thank you for your very informative video.
Thanks for sharing your experience. I have the same experience. I usually only load about 12 feet…and that lasts a long time anyway.
So easy! Thanks for your help!
You are so welcome!
Excellent tutorial, thank you!
I'm glad the string trimmer video helped you!
Thank you for your lesson.
end a video of your performance so I can grade you! (joke!)
Not only did the music not annoy me, it was actually very, very pleasant.
Good. Classical guitar is very definitely "light metal".
Jon Sayles, the guitarist, has more renditions of "hits from when we were young" here: www.jsayles.com/familypages/earlymusic.htm
Extremely helpful. Thank you
I'm glad the video was helpful. It's pretty cool to be able to share such information.
saved me a lot of time, thanks !
I'm glad you got it figured out!
awesome, wasnt sure if the notches went up or down. Well actually mine has no notches, yet it still sits farther down one way
Sounds like you got it figured out! Good for you!
Excellent video!!
I'm glad it helped you!
Very helpful! Thanks.
You're very welcome! Thanks for the positive comment!!!
I also clean all surfaces and spray with silicone spray (garage door lubricant to insure that the bump feed always works well.
SOunds like a great idea1
"You're a better man than I am Gunga Din…"
Thanks, that helped a lot!
Very helpful thank you!
You are very welcome! I'm happy this old video is still helping folks like you!
Thank you ! That did the trick !
Good for you! And remember, it's OK to use a trimmer to make people keep their distance!!! ;-)
Thanks for this. Very informative.
I'm glad it was a help for you!
THANKS FOR VIDEO.
great job buddy
Thank you!
Thank you!!!
I know these are the liked by most, but I never had an issue with original or factory heads. Seems like a good idea though.
I find a lot of the time a clog is caused by simply re-loading the head with too much string. I avoid that problem by only loading it with 12 feet of string instead of the 20 feet described in the manual.
They must have a machine down at the plant that wraps the line ever so nicely!