Your grass trimmer will eventually need new mowing line installed to stay effective. Replace it quickly and easily with the help of our guide.
When the time comes to replace the line in your grass trimmer, you may face the question of deciding which type is best for your STIHL tool. The answer depends primarily on what tasks your trimmer needs to tackle. As a rule of thumb, the longer and denser the grass you are clearing, the thicker the trimmer line should be. This should also be taken into account when choosing the trimmer itself, because the thicker the line you use, the more power you need to achieve a clean cut. So tougher jobs require more power and a thicker line. To understand which trimmer line is appropriate for your needs, you should first consider the different mowing heads available at your local STIHL Dealer.
Switch the trimmer or brushcutter off. If using a petrol tool, remove the spark plug. If using a cordless trimmer, remove the battery or disconnect the connecting cable. Please check that the correct deflector approved for the blade and trimmer is fitted. Hold the grass trimmer upside down.
Insert a lock pin or Allen key into the hole in the gearbox. Turn the shaft until the lock pin clicks into place and the shaft is locked.
Turn the nuts clockwise to loosen them. Then pull the blade and fastening components from the gearbox without removing the thrust plate. You can now replace it with a new one.
Fit the replacement part onto the thrust plate; the thrust plate collar must fit into the bore of the metal cutting tool.
Fit the thrust washer and rider plate onto the shaft. After changing the cutting tool, the pressure plate and running plate are placed on the shaft
Tighten the nut by turning anti-clockwise using a combination socket tool. Replace any nuts with stripped threads. Now remove the tool that is locking the shaft.
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STIHL offers a wide range of grass trimmers for domestic and professional use. These differ in various aspects such as power, drive type and handle type, as well as the mowing head supplied as standard. However, while the other characteristics mentioned are fixed, you can remove the heads installed on STIHL grass trimmers and replace them with alternative cutting tools. This makes them more versatile as you can tailor the tool to your task.
Different cutting tools need different processes: please choose the step-by-step videos to replace the line or polycut blades on your STIHL grass trimmer that suits you.
It is really easy to renew the line as you work with an AutoCut head. Extending the twin cutting lines to the right length is simply a matter of tapping the mowing head on the ground while the motor is running. This action triggers a release mechanism which spools out some line; the length is then automatically adjusted by means of centrifugal force as the trimmer rotates.
