Ryobi Expand It 40V Electric String Trimmer Line Replacement
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- Stringing the head begins at 3:00 - In this video I'll be replacing the Spiral Heavy Duty co-extruded trimmer line in a Ryobi 40 volt Electric String Trimmer. FYI, apparently it's pronounced Ree - obi.
Thanks for this. Putting new line on my trimmer has been one of the 12 mysteries of the universe for me.
I'm glad you enjoyed it
Agreed!! This was a life saver for my weedwacker... was about to launch it across the yard
@@halliewhite4893 I just replaced the line for the second time and still had trouble feeding it through the head. You just have to work with it until the wire is nice and straight so it can go straight though.
For me too!!! 😂
For the last 18 months I've not let the lawn crew edge or use a weed eater in my back yard. ua-cam.com/users/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.
Dude, thanks. Before this video I took the head apart and getting it back together was like a Chinese puzzle and took me an hour. Great sound affects...better than most commercials.
Thanks for watching. Check out my new video if you want to see how a humidifier works or if you like screwdrivers
I took mine apart before finding this vid... cannot get back together. Ugh. Any tips you can share?
@@carmenkendall9871 I've never taken one apart. You might contact Ryobi customer service and see if they could send you a schematic
Almost quit watching this, have no idea why you're using sound effects but, you got your point across it's easy to use thank you for your sharing of the information
Thanks! My husband has been puzzling about this for weeks. I just sat down in front of the computer and GOT IT DONE! (with your help) lol.
Expand-it! Whooossshhhh! Lol. Thank you for the walkthrough and the laugh! Be well.
This was super helpful. WAY better than the directions. I was doing it the hard way, manually winding. Thanks!
Oh, and the sound effects are hilarious. (Maybe just one or two times less...)
Expand It! Whoosh! 🤣
It's been decades since I actually changed string and i recently bought this weed whacker and its is awesome. Anyways growing up my Dad showed my how to change string and its was pretty much wind it up yourself. I attempted to do that this morning and I was getting nowhere and I said man let me go to UA-cam 😂. Thanks for the video 🐱
The only tricky part is getting the string started through the head. After you get it started it's so much easier than the old hand winding method. And feeds better during use. Getting the package open is also a little difficult. Expand it !
And I use more line than most too. I often want mine slightly longer than usual
Life saving vid lol I took it all apart trying to load wire until I saw this! Thx 🙏🏼
You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
Better then reading the instructions! Thanks
Thanks for the video cuz i was lost for a minute
I'm glad I could be of help
Thank you very easy the way u did it
Thanks for watching
Loved the expaaaand-it!
Thanks for vid! Easy enough to do once you know how
Thank you so much for this video my guy.
I'm glad you like it
Omg! I could not stop laughing at your "expand it"
Thank you. I hope it brightened your day a little. I did a video before this one about the Expand it feature when using this head with the rotor tiller attachment, but never mentioned it in that video. So I tried to make up for it in this one 😁
Ok I give you credit cuz at least ur video taping . More than I can say Good Job.
Excellent Video!!!
saved my day
Appreciate the video showing how to load the string but this video is way longer than it needs to be to show the how to portion
I made a new video that is just the process of loading the line. If you click the Little Robot logo it will take you to the Accidental Relevance home and you should see it listed there
I thought you weren't supposed to bump these to feed the lines? I do have a different model tho. My line gets chewed up fast and I'm really regretting buying my Ryobi attachment weeed eater. :(
I've been bumping it, and it seems like it releases more line. If it's cranky, I'll bump it and then pull the line out by hand. Maybe some other viewers know for sure ?
@@accidental_relevance I'll double check my model this afternoon and see what the recommendations are. Maybe I read in the reviews before buying about not bumping it, but I'll verify my model.
Where are the markings lol? I thought I was losing my mind …..there are no markings Ryobi !!😂😂😂
Someone has mentioned that there are indentions every sixteen feet on the bulk line indicating where to cut it. But I haven't been able to find them. I just clamp one end of the line to one end of my 16ft garage door and cut it even with the other end.
I took the head off and now I cant get it to clip back in any advice?
I've never taken the head apart. But I have an old one that I need to take apart so if you could make a video or share the procedure that would be awesome.
thanks a lot
1:00 expandit 😂 I wasn’t expecting that in my headset 😂😂😂😂
Expand it when you least expect it 😄
The tool is for winding it fast
My DIY projects go about as fast as my videos lol
I agree on the getting to the point and the "expand it" joke was sooo f annoying. Other than that, thanks for the video.
I know. Every time of think of Ryobi now I remember this stupid video. And the Expand it feature. That allows you to use several useful accessories conveniently with one Ryobi power unit.
This is the first video I've found that has the same head assembly as ours. We can't get the line to feed through and think some line is stuck in it. The locking arrows that you referenced on the head has others to line up with, presumably to take the head apart. Have you had any luck getting that to turn to line up the arrows? I don't mean on the green chuck, I mean on the assembly. All of the other videos have an assembly with two large tabs to press in, but you and I have the same one. I'm about ready to chuck this across the driveway.
I should have explained that the problem I had in the beginning getting the line to come out the other side was because of the curve in the line from where it had been rolled on the spool. I played with it a little until it was straight and it went right through. The only thing I can imagine is that maybe the line broke off inside the head and some of it remains there wound around the spool. I have not had this head apart yet as it has been working perfectly.
@@accidental_relevance Thank you for much for your reply. I'll work on straightening the new line out and give that a try. We're really happy with this trimmer and this is the first issue we've had with it.
Subscribing!
@@trisia44 thank you and best of luck. Please share when you find the solution. I'd be interested to know how it works out.
@@accidental_relevance We ended up taking our trimmer back to Home Depot. The Ryobi tool specialist said that it should twist easily to get it into the unlock position and attach the brush blade head. He also agreed that we had a piece of string bound up in it, which seems to have the whole head jammed up. We returned it for store credit and got the one Expant-It model that does not have that interchangeable head, which has been working great. We just seemed to have a defective one.
We're still very happy with Ryobi. 🙂
@@trisia44 I'm sorry you had to go to all that trouble, but at least they took care of the problem.
For future reference, doing work like this, people would rather you get straight to the point. The first 2 minutes was really a waste of time
I'm sorry the video was not to your liking. When you're in a hurry you can hover the curser over the red line that appears below the video and thumbnail photos will appear that allow you to skip forward to the meat the video. Thanks for the suggestion.
Agreed. Get to the point.
@@accidental_relevance Yes - Get to the point.
@@accidental_relevance Or you could just get to the point.
And certainly don't need the "sound effects".
“Expand it” aye, pretty cringe after the third time
As much as I cringed at when you said “expand it”, this helped me tremendously to finally load up my line. Thank you.
Scared the shit outa me a few times
😂
@@ian4493 LOL
I actually laughed every time you said it! Thanks though! 😂
@@Strudle_Baker if people don't find it useful I hope they at least find me entertaining lol
Rotating the bump knob on mine doesn't "catch" the string and feed it in. Not sure what I'm doing wrong.
Just look through the hole you're feeding it in and you can see light on the other side, shove the line in then once even on each side then you start cranking it(remember to have the arrows lined up)
The string should be fed through the head until the line is the same length on both sides. So if you can mount the head like I have in a vise or get someone to hold it for ya, you can just walk back with both ends of the line until the two ends of the line meet and are the same length. If you wind it then there should be no way that it wouldn't grab the line and pull it in from both sides. Hope this helps.
MAKE SURE all 4 arrows on the head assembly are aligned. It creates a channel for the string to pass through the center before spooling it.
You just helped me more than the vid in one comment thank you 🙏
The tool is so you can spin it faster. I had the same problem 😕
The tool is definitely an advantage if you have one. I just have a real problem finding things like that when I need them.
Thanks for the video, kept me from having to read the directions. Yep, the line should thread thru without too much difficulty. I did have to twist it a bit to get the proper alignment. Instead of using the pre-cut lengths of line, if you are using bulk line, per the directions: do not load more than 10' (feet) because if you do, the line may jam-up.
I did finally find the winding tool that's included with the trimmer, and several people have commented that it makes winding the cord easier. And extra trim line was also included with it, so I didn't really need to buy more line yet. I got to get more organized.
It's the worst line ever. It gets stuck on top of the weedeater head.
At 3:06 you were struggling to get the string through but then you were able to get the string through. How did you do this? I’m having trouble getting the string all the way through. I also think I may have some string jammed in there.
Thanks.
I just kept straightening the wire and feeding it in just like I had been and suddenly it went through. Sometimes using the other end of the string makes it go through better
Here's a new video that may make it easier: ua-cam.com/video/6EvOhVgmmXQ/v-deo.html
Here’s the thing...most folks will go to your ‘Help’ because they are having trouble getting the line THROUGH THE DARN HOLE to the opposite side of the spool. You provide no such assistance. It seems to me, it’s just LUCK...Keep trying until the line goes all the way through.
NOW, if you know that secret tell us.
Also, get rid of the annoying ‘swish’ EXPAND-It sound.
I just kept trying and it finally went through. I think it helps if it’s straightened out rather than curved. To make changes in the video would involve deleting it, re-editing it and uploading again. Not feasible at this time.
Yes. Having the exact same problem. 2 days in!
LOVE the sound effects!! You don't need a professional sound maker!
the cat is an excellent addition to the video. just look how curious she is! she wants to know all about whats going on in there
She photo bombs all my videos. Any time I'm doing something she wants her nose to be right in it
@@accidental_relevance She is super photogenic lol! She wants to be famous
Thay tool you spoken of is what's used to quickly wind the string
I did find the little tool later. It does make it a little easer to wind I guess.
I've had this weedeater for about 2 years and I come back to your video every time I need to replace the line
I do too ! LOL I'm delighted that you have found it useful. I also made a video on disassembling the cutting head.
Same here. Expand it! Jesus Christ is risen!!
Glad I read the instructions...,🤓😂
A mí se me capó de un lado, y pensé Q con el otro lado podría salir,pero se quedó adentro y no puedo poner hilo nuevo, Que puedo hacer?
ua-cam.com/video/6EvOhVgmmXQ/v-deo.html
I have the same weed eater and mine does not restring that way at all. It just rotates. How the hell do you keep it in place so it spools itself like that? I'm having to take the whole thing apart. You just stuck it through and twisted that's all I got out of this and it's surely not how my Ryobi works. Waste of time and btw them lil cut aways where you whisper expand - it ? Yeah that's shits annoying af bro.
The tool you dont know what it is for, is the wrench for loading the line quickly. Your video is 5 minutes too long.
I haven’t trimmed my yard in 3 week because I was afraid (that I broke it and was missing parts) and more bummed out that I thought I messed up my new trimmer. Thanks for this video!!! I’m back in action! So glad I live in the age where videos are at your fingertips 🥴😂😂
I'm glad I could help. When in doubt, Expand it !
I can’t get my line to go through! I have tried for hours! Super frustrated. Yes I have the arrows lined up! I’ve moved it around/ it’s like there is something in the middle but I don’t know how to get the spool off to see if something is stuck
The line needs to be really nice and straight. I was having a lot of trouble the last time I re-loaded string and finally just tried the other end of the line and it went right through. I don't know why. It just did. Hope it works out. Expand it !
I bought this trimmer for my husband. We can’t get it threaded…. So it’s probably going back to Home Depot.
I loved the random “EXPAND IT!” plugs hahahaha
Excellent video. A couple of additional tips that might come in handy. The markings referred to in the video are for Ryobi's pre-cut line, which is basically 16 feet, the optimal length. It's easier to just spool the line through and make sure the two ends are of equal length. And in the future, it's more cost effective to buy uncut line. Just pull off 16 feet. Second, and this is possibly much more helpful. if you find - as I did this morning - that you cannot get the line to spool through the holes on both sides, or that it's very difficult to wind the line onto the spool, it's very possible that there is still line inside the housing that is obstructing the new line. You can remove the top cap by pressing in on the tabs (doesn't take much pressure) and it will pop off. Remove any loose line hiding inside and then reassemble (very easy to do). You'll find that the line spools through with no problem now. And the entire assembly will also turn more smoothly, making it super simple to wind the line around the internal spool.
Thank you. Good advice. I made a video on how to disassemble the head which makes a lot of this much clearer. I'm going to get it edited and uploaded as soon as I can recover from my struggle with Covid 19.
@@accidental_relevance Really sorry to hear about your battle. I hope you have a quick and full recovery.
@@SteveinJersey1234 Thank you again. At 62 years old with preexisting asthma, it's hit me pretty hard and is really hanging on. But I think I'm on the way back.
I just take the line which is curved and run is over a marker or something to reverse the bend. 1st shot every time. Mine came with .080 line. Still great line. This thing is worth every penny. The battery never wants to die. I put mine in storage for about a year. Took it out and used it. Still strong after that.
@@THEATREofPAIN270 I'll have to give that a try. I use mine as a rotor-tiller thanks to the, EXPAND-IT, feature and I get a good run out of the battery even in hard clay soil. ( whip-ish )
Thanks Bro you helped me figure this task out!!!! 😂😂
I don't have a dad so this helps alot thanks
Thank you. Dad jokes are my specialty lol
When I saw your shears for opening the package I about stopped. There is no explanation that showed this properly. Thank you.
Thank you SO Much! You gotta be careful, they will break if you're too rough.
Can you please make a video on how to keep the string going automatically, because what I do with my ryobi trimmer is I put the string but once it gets short I have to take the piece out and make it long again. So please tell me how do I keep it going by itself. It takes twice as long with that problem
You should be able to just bump the knob on the bottom of the head against a smooth surface while the machine is running to advance the line. But sometimes it does get stuck and you have to just push the knob in manually and pull the line out until it locks into place again. But remove the battery first because you don't want the machine to accidentally start when you're messing around with the head mechanism.
Thanks!!!! was trying to spool it the old school way and something told me to check out youtube.... This was the first and ONLY video I needed to watch.
DOWN VOTED - the whole reason I came here was to see how you got the line through because I am having the same problem. BUT with the magic of UA-cam, you SKIPPED it until you figured it out... thanks for nothing.
I didn't do anything different. I just kept playing with it until it finally went through, and then I edited out most of the struggling 😁
This is supposed to be simple and easy and time saving but it’s not. I’ve followed the instructions to the “T” and was unsuccessful. I could have replaced my trimmer string the old way and spent less time doing it than fooling with this crap. I’ve been at it for over a hour now just trying to get the strings to pop out the other side. I can see it trying but the strings is too curvy from being in the package. I’m extremely frustrated and pissed. I know it’s not your fault but your video is the one I watched that fits mine exactly- just venting. I do like your sound effects though 😂
Here's a video that you may also find useful: ua-cam.com/video/6EvOhVgmmXQ/v-deo.html
These videos are so helpful to me. I allways save my information booklets, but when I finally need one I discover that I have hid it from myself. Thanks for the vid. Can someone come up with a video of how to find my D@^^n booklet?
Same ! 😆 I have a collection of owners manuals bound in notebooks that fill a shelf in my basement. And that doesn't even include the ones that I store near the appliance like the dishwasher and water heater. I can never find the one I want and most are not accurate or understandable anyway.
Fast forward to 4 minutes in to get the “how-to”
Stupid question since I only just got mine. To remove the old line, how far down do you let it go and is it easy to pull out? I don't want to take it apart (since I really can't due to neuropathy in my hands...if you guys can think of an easy way for me to do it great. Cause right now I can't). All the videos I see are about putting in the new line, not exactly how to remove the old. Thanks.
I just use mine until it stops working. I don't think there has ever been any line left inside the head at that point. Loading the line without removing the head hasn't been a problem since I learned to line the holes up both horizontally and vertically.
Skip to 2:20 to get straight to the point and skip all the blah blah. Your welcome.
When you finally go to the point of loading the line. You tried to push it through and it did not go and then it was through. I did not see how that happened???????????? You said Expand it and it was through. Not enough explanation!
You just need to make sure the holes are lined up both horizontally and vertically. Here's a video that shows it more clearly ua-cam.com/video/6EvOhVgmmXQ/v-deo.html
By the third time you made the sound effects I wanted to scream but thanks for the help
The first minute and a half is a waste of time. The rest is very helpful. thank you
Thx for the instructions! I nearly set mine on fire 3 times trying to get that thing loaded! Somehow the spool was getting stuck on top of the removable parts and started smoking really bad
I haven't heard of that situation before. Hopefully it's working fine now.
What happened here 3:01 ? Block block "Expand-It" then it goes through like magic !!!!
Yeah sometimes it goes through first try and sometimes you have to just keep trying
Very clear, thank you!
Thx! After I messed up the lawnmower, I definitely looked this up.
right there with you buddy
Thanks sir
✌️PT
Thank you very much my friend.
God bless you
Good video.. simple.. Its to take a long while to bump clockwise to even the strings . Is it suppose d to be smooth pulling in. Seems Mine not catching .
It just takes a few times to get the hang of it. Some things about the process are a little tricky. But overall, it's a good system for loading the cutting line
I don’t understand why I’m having so much trouble getting the string through . I did align the arrows. This is frustrating
It's a little tricky sometimes. Just try to straighten the line out and defeat the memory from being rolled up as much as possible. And try leading with the other end of the line if you're having trouble.
Thank you 💖
You're welcome
thanks...easier than I tried...really helpful....
Thanks for the video. The wrench tool (as you called it) makes this job super-fast. It’s actually the money of this design. Once it’s through, you can wind it at lightning speed. Thanks again!! 😺😺
This is edited from a bad comment. I enjoyed the accurate video- but had difficulty getting the head back on from last year. Arthritis makes pushing that head down very painful. I followed your directions and it loaded easily enough. The red line is cheap and breaks quickly, I have the same package you showed and once the head arrows aligned I could load the line. Winding was painful, I couldn't find the winding tool. All in all the ryobi worked well. Battery is heavy for me at 75, but it sure beats yanking that cord. Over and over and over. Thanks for the video.
I have a touch of the arthritis myself. I find putting some lube on the mating surfaces makes the cap easier to remove and replace. But the easiest way is to load it without removing the cap if possible.
@Accidental Relevance
I got it going. I was tired, but the video got me headed in the right direction..
Man I spent 30 mins cussing up a storm before find this video. Talk about feeling like a dummy. But this was an excellent tutorial and now I can rest assured my line changes will be so much easier
Thank you for watching. It's gets easier every time you do it. Here's a video on taking the head apart that makes it even more clear: ua-cam.com/video/6EvOhVgmmXQ/v-deo.html
Thank you for all your help I bought this trimmer to use around my home then you it came to adding line I did not know what to do had to watch were video to figure it out I got it now
Thank you. I'm glad you found it helpful
Ryobi's website is not human friendly.
Seems like slight of hand. He tries two ways and somehow it works. I lined up arrows and it seems to go and go without going to the other hole.
Here's a video that shows it a little more clearly: ua-cam.com/video/6EvOhVgmmXQ/v-deo.html
I thought I was smart but had a tough time Figuring this out. I appreciate the video; I looked at many, but yours was the Absolute best! You are my hero, my Paramedic!
Here's a video about taking the head apart that might make it even easier: ua-cam.com/video/6EvOhVgmmXQ/v-deo.html
Thanks so much. There were no directions in the weed eater box for how to do this. Thanks again.
Oh I have a question. I have a bunch of .105 line left over from my gas weed eater. I know it’s not the size recommended for the ryobi, but do you think it would work in it?
I'd recommend using the size line that's recommended for the trimmer. And larger line might work the motor too hard. And smaller line will just break for often and use more line.
@@accidental_relevance that makes perfect sense. Thank you so much.
Mine has done well for me, but I'm thinking of changing mine for for one thar can handle more rhan .095. I've experimenting with the line that's smaller than this one to see which one spins better and gets caught up less.
If both machines have the "Expand It" feature, comparing the two lines will be as easy as swapping the heads on the trimmers.
@@accidental_relevance I accidentally used heavier line once and it wasn't spinning well. I just wonder if this one doesn't have enough power
@@SonicBoomC98 yeah apparently the size of the line is a pretty big deal. You wouldn't think it would make that much difference, but it can make the motor overheat if the line is heavier than recommended.
Thanks for this! I was dinking around with mine like it was a Stihl and jammed mine all up. I used a regular roll of line.
Which btw does work. This is so simple and I like this design.
Here's a video you might also find helpful on disassembling the trimmer head: ua-cam.com/video/6EvOhVgmmXQ/v-deo.html
This close to Texas it's a We Deeter, or a Strang Trammer. Great presentation, many thanks.
String does seem like an odd description doesn't it? Line or wire makes more sense to me.
Because the bump knob is so thick do you find that you can’t take weeds or grass right down to the bare ground if you wanted to? I have heard others complain about this issue. The line is easy to reel on but it being so thick places the line way too high. Any advice you could give would be appreciated. Thank you for your time.
I like the height of the bump knob because it allows me to use it like a lawn mower without scalping. But if I'm not careful and don't keep the head level it will still easily scalp it down to the dirt. And remove some dirt as well.
@@accidental_relevance Thank you Sir. :)
This is the most complicated and hard string loading procedure I have ever had to figure out. Maybe this video will help me.
I hope it does. Just try to straighten the wire out as flat as possible and stab it straight through after you line up the arrows on the head. It might take a few tries. The green wrench will help wind it.
So helpful. I threw away all the instructions. Thank you
You're welcome!
this having 500k views says something about the desgin
I'd like to think that my catchy sound effects had something to do with it 😀
Good video but my problem is there is string stuck inside so I obviously can’t load anymore string in until the old comes out. How do you open it to get the old string out? Thanks
Well, I actually bought this trimmer because I lost the string inside my old gas version just like you. And I've never taken the time to figure out how to take it apart. Although I do plan to some day. Fortunately I was able to still use all the other attachments that came with my old trimmer with the new one because it has the, EXPAND IT, feature. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.
Here's a video on getting the string out: ua-cam.com/video/6EvOhVgmmXQ/v-deo.html
Very, very helpful. Thank you!
Thank you for this video! My husband was frustrated and I needed to get some stuff done. So thanks to you, I was able to do it on my own 😉😃
Thank you. I should have pointed out that all I had to do to get the line to feed properly into the cutting head was make sure it wasn't curved as I fed it in.
I was able to follow the instructions and get the job done, so no worries! PS I love Ryobi brand. I have many of their tools!
@@opentospirit22 they are a good value. My neighbor was so impressed with my trimmer / rotor-tiller he purchased one for himself, and the matching cordless electric mower.
Showed me exactly what I needed to see. Thanks.
The tool you didn't show is actually to help with spooling the line on, like a crank. Anyway thanks for the video.
I personally just find the tool awkward to use. I’d rather just turn it like a knob so I can push down on it a little more.
@@accidental_relevance Got it. I haven't done it yet so I have no comparison. After I do it I'll check back and let you know what I think.
Yes, it really was that easy
Thank you !
I had a headache figuring it out .
It was as simple as ABC. And that definitely works for me👌👍