Replacing fishing line on trimmer
To replace fishing line on trimmer or lawn mowers (cords, strings) first of all you need to know its thickness. If the remains of the cord are not preserved, then we study our passport gardening equipment. Sometimes the necessary information can be found by carefully inspecting the mowing coil, a range of diameters can be applied to its surface. If our searches were unsuccessful, then we simply estimate the diameter of the outlet on the coil. The fishing line should move in it effortlessly. I do not recommend expanding the holes in order to use a thicker string to increase productivity and the possibility of gardening equipment. The thickness of the fishing line is calculated by the manufacturer based on engine power.
To replace the cord on most models, it is necessary to disassemble the mowing coil by pressing the latches. Sometimes, simultaneously with pressing the latches, it is also necessary to turn the upper part of the coil.
5-6 meters of thin cutting fishing line or up to 3 meters thick are tucked into a standard bobbin. The numbers are approximate, it all depends on the size of your mowing head. If it overheats during mowing, it is better to refuel less mowing line. There is a chance that it will bake, and you just throw it away.
In the simplest trimmers and lawn mowing there is a non-automatic coil with one antennae. Everything is simple there, we fix one edge of the fishing line in the slot inside the bobbin. Then we wind as much cord along the arrow as it fits under the protective cover. We output 10 cm of the string through the holes in the protective casing and coil and collect it.
Single-bar manual coil
Semi-automatic single-section coil with 2 antennae
Semi-automatic two-section coil with 2 antennae
If the fishing line on the trimmer has 2 antennae, then before winding the string is folded in half, shifting the edges by 5-10 centimeters. The bobbins come in different designs, but each one has a hook for fixing the middle of the cord. If the bobbin is single-section, that is, a hole where you need to thread one end of the fishing line and center it again. In a two-section coil, a cutout is located in the baffle.
Wind-cord and directional arrow
The inscription “Wind kord” and the arrow show us the direction of winding. If there is no arrow, then we wind to the side opposite to the direction of rotation. With one hand we hold the edges of the cord, and with the other we rotate the bobbin, winding the fishing line, each side on its path. The string is laid tight enough, ideally exactly unnecessary, the main thing is to prevent intersections. She herself, at work, will take the right place. When there are 10 centimeters left, we fix the edges in the slots. Pass the string through the holes on the coil body. Alternately, we easily twitch the fishing line so that no loops form inside, and insert the bobbin into the reel. Then we collect the mower coil. Sometimes there is such a coil design that when it is assembled, the edges of the string must be freed from the slots of the bobbin. You can check the correct assembly of the semi-automatic head of our garden equipment by imitating the tapping of the trimmer on the ground. We press the button in the center and at the same time pull the edges of the fishing line. If everything is in order, the antennae are slightly extended.
On Oleo-Mac lawn mowers, you do not need to disassemble the cutting coil at all. Just thread the string through the holes. We center it, and by rotating the “lamb” in the direction of the arrow, we wind the cord. Replacing the fishing line on the trimmer is very fast, this design begins to occur more often.
I hope you find the article on the proper selection of fishing line for your garden equipment “Trimmer fishing line, string, cord for electric and lawn mowing“.
Video how to wind a fishing line on a mowing head of a trimmer or lawn mowers using one or two pieces of fishing line:
I want to devote today’s article to the sore topic of summer residents and gardeners of the entire post-Soviet space “How to refill a fishing line into a trimmer.” Not many trimmer manufacturers answer this question in their operating instructions. Therefore, it is difficult for ordinary gardeners to figure out how to do this correctly.
I want to start with a brief description of the technical characteristics of the trimmers.
So, trimmers are electric and gasoline. The cutting element of the trimmers can be a fishing line and a knife. The fishing line is ordinary, four. pentahedral and intertwined (in the form of a pigtail). Knives come in 2, 3 and four blade blades. Knives are also plastic and metal.
The feed system of the fishing line from the trimmer is manual, semi-automatic and automatic.
Development engineers who create new models of trimmers clearly calculate the diameter (thickness) of the fishing line and the number of knife blades according to the power of the trimmers. Otherwise, the engine is overloaded, which as a result leads to its breakdown. And this is an additional and significant cost.
Video: Replacing Fishing Line On Spartak Trimmer
Today on the market are trimmers:
With one nozzle. only fishing line.
With two nozzles. fishing line and three-four-blade knife.
With one nozzle. only a three-four-blade knife.
Our Kulibins long ago learned to improve any mechanisms. So, for example, some gardeners make successful, in their opinion, replacing the fishing line with a metal cable, or fishing line. But at the same time they do not think about the safety of their and their loved ones, because, as a cable with the power of a working trimmer, it can easily break out and not only injure the mower and others, but leave it crippled for life. Using fishing line can and gives a better effect, I have never personally tried it than fishing line for trimmer, but this work has a number of inconveniences: when it comes into contact with solid objects it dissolves or can simply be pulled out of the reel without limit.
So what is called closer to the topic. I give an example of how to fill a fishing line into a trimmer (BOSCH Art 30 trimmer). Everything is very simple. We started.
After you have chosen the fishing line for refueling, you need to cut off the necessary amount of fishing line, because all the fishing line in the skein is not wound into a reel.
Cut off and start winding.
Remove the coil and the protective cover from the coil.
They took off. We fix one end of the fishing line into the gap and carefully and evenly wind the fishing line.
The amount of fishing line should be such that the protective cover of the reel closes and the line on the reel unwinds itself a little.
The second end of the fishing line is planted in the hole on the protective cover.
Next, take the coil and the protective cover of the coil. We sink the end of the fishing line from the reel into the metal hole on the protective cover of the reel. Tighten the fishing line a little.
We put it all on the trimmer. Turn the coil clockwise until it clicks.
Secured. Now connect the trimmer to the network. We put the trimmer in the starting position for the job. Turn on the trimmer. The excess length of the fishing line will be cut off on the cutting blade.
Trimmer Coil
That’s all starting work.
You can watch the video
A little tip. Make sure that the fishing line does not come into contact with solid objects when cutting. With this contact, the fishing line will be cut. And since, in this trimmer, the fishing line is not fed automatically, then you have to stop the work each time, remove the reel and re-release the fishing line.
In my trimmer, in addition to the standard line for mowing the lawn, there is still provided a thick fishing line for mowing coarse weeds. It has the shape of a pigtail, i.e. Three fishing lines are tightly intertwined. Such a fishing line has its own reel.
Thick fishing line
It is stored at the top of the trimmer body.
Spare coil storage space
Installing such a fishing line into the reel is very simple. according to the internal circuit inside the reel. We insert the center of the fishing line with a metal mount at the top of the reel, and draw the ends of the fishing line along the grooves and bring it out.
Reinforced Fishing Line
Such a coil is attached to the trimmer as well as a reel with ordinary fishing line.
- What types of woods are
- How to remove or refill a fishing line in a trimmer
Since we considered the choice of the trimmer in the previous article, today we will tell you how to properly trim the trimmer with a fishing line, and which is better to choose based on the working conditions.
After you bought a trimmer and began to use it actively, sooner or later the question will arise about replacing the fishing line, since this is the most wearing element in the tool, then intensive use of the trimmer will lead to frequent replacement of consumables.
What types of woods are
The most common type of fishing line, which is suitable for almost all types of coils. round cord. This is an ordinary fishing line suitable for mowing juicy grass, but mowing dead wood with it will be much more difficult, and even more so it can not cope with the bush.
As a rule, the diameter by which young grass can be mowed does not exceed 1.6 mm. The thicker the thread, the more coarse grass it can overcome.
There are fishing lines with sharp edges in the form of an asterisk or square, this option is more suitable for mowing dry grass just due to the existing sharp edges, but its disadvantage is more wear and tear and is inferior in strength to round cord.
There are fishing lines with improved aerodynamics with characteristic dents, scales and notches, such a product makes less noise, but they are used only on lawn mowers, since the exit of such a thread from the reel is difficult, it is used most often with discs into which segments are inserted. The disadvantage of this product is its fragility.
Most often in gas trimmers with an engine power of more than 1.5 hp apply cords with a metal cable inside.
This thread is ideal for mowing dry grass and small bushes. The presence of a core positively affects the wear resistance of this material.
The disadvantage of such a cord is its price, which is significantly higher than the listed opponents.
How to remove or refill a fishing line in a trimmer
It takes about 10-15 minutes to wind the line. What is a trimmer coil? Plastic case with a cassette inside, on which there is a special hook for convenient winding of fishing line.
Almost all trimmer coils have a similar mounting principle, this is the central screw-button, when pressed, it becomes possible to pull the fishing line of the required length. The photo below shows some examples of different coils for trimmers.
The bobbins of the trimmers, the motor of which is located near the ground, have a different mount to the axis of rotation, they have two buttons on the spool located on the sides that need to be pressed, otherwise the thread replacement is no different from other cassettes.
The principle of the correct winding of the fishing line is similar in all of the above cases, so for example, consider the standard version with two antennae.
To remove the reel with fishing line, it is necessary to unscrew the screw located in the center, but note that the thread there is left, so you have to turn it clockwise, this is done specially so that during operation it does not open under the influence of centrifugal force.
Next, using a screwdriver, disassemble the head and take out the reel, on which the fishing line is directly wound.
Having measured the necessary length and folded in half, you need to fill the fishing line into the reel, removing, in the end, its ends opposite each other (for this there are special slots for fixing).
After this, it is necessary to assemble the head in the reverse order by threading the ends of the cord into two corresponding holes.
If you have doubts or it’s not entirely clear how to charge the fishing line to the trimmer, we recommend watching the video: how to wind the fishing line into the lawn mowing properly.
In this video, the instructor will open the trimmer head in steps, measure out the required amount of fishing line, usually from two to four meters, and demonstrate assembly and installation on the trimmer.