How To Tips for Easy Restring of Weed Eater with 2 strings

To restring weed eater, follow the arrows. The weed eater 2 string head shows the direction to restring.
Be kind, rewind.. your weed eater 2 string trimmer that is.
Most line trimmers, weed whackers, have refillable spools that dispense line as you need it while trimming up the edges of your yard.
We sell several styles of line trimmer spools all wound-up and ready to go. And if your spool is broken or not dispensing line you probably need to purchase a new one.
However, if your spool was still working until it ran out of line you can probably save up to $30 by purchasing bulk line and winding your old spool yourself. Because one $3.00 refill can rewind your old spool over 3 times saving about $10 for a new spool every time.
The most common line size is .065 which may be printed on the shaft of your machine, or on the spool, or in your owner’s manual. When in doubt bring in a scrap of the old line and sizing is easy with a dial calipers, (on hand in any quality lawn and garden business).
To rewind inspect the core of the spool and find the small hole or slot where the line can be inserted into. Put the line in the slot and let the package spin on the floor as you wind in the direction of the arrow on the spool.
Do not overfill your spool. Better to wind it to about 3/4 of the capacity or so because too much line and inserting the spool back into the machine can be difficult.
Once you have enough line on the spool cut it so 6” of line is in your hand and you are keeping it tight. There should be a slot in the spool for you to pull the line into keeping it from unwinding from the spool. This allows you to insert the spool into the machine without it unwinding. My slot is worn out so I have to keep my finger in the spool as I insert the loose end of the line into the feed hole in the machine. I feed the line through the hole, grab it to keep tension on it, and insert the spool.
My big machine is a 2 string trimmer so I cut two 9-foot pieces of line and wind them both at the same time. Your spool could be larger or smaller so 9-foot is just a starting point when making the two lines for your machine.
Last bonus to winding your own, you can purchase better commercial line that lasts longer than the original line.
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[@wolf222555]

Simple, accurate and to the point. I had a very frustrating time as the string would suddenly UNWIND when i almost had it done! Haha, i wish id seen your vid a while ago( would have saved a lot of swearing!). Ignore the " dislike" votes, you made a good vid and there is ALWAYS a moron somewhere who likes to be difficult. Best regards pal.

[@MrHardware1]

Who cares about haters??

[@carlerrington2469]

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[@pikaro9325]

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[@joemckay6309]

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[@workhorsepatterns6638]

I get on KZbin to figure out things like changing a car battery, or in this case, re-spooling my weed eater. I appreciate the time you put into this video. It allows me to be more self-sufficient. Some of us don't have that person in their life or from childhood that would fill this role, and I appreciate the work.

[@MikeJones-vi6mx]

Becky how about some slob

[@grimreaper1452]

Changing a car battery? 🤣🤣👀

[@shawnmendrek3544]

can confirm 5 years later.

[@palmeirascanada]

Almost 10 years later and still there’s no better video than this !!

[@YegaSRT]

Come back to this every year when I need to restring my strimmer and forget how to do it

[@timmysue111]

WOW. Thank you. It's so discouraging to be out in the yard working when the string runs out. All my garden energy became frustration with the restringing till your demo!

[@CatacombsBC]

thank you for not making a 7+ minute video on such a simple topic.

[@primrose2076]

When paper instructions are unclear, I then come to youtube to hopefully find a beautiful video such as this one! THANK YOU so much Mr. Hardware, you are a headache saver.

[@dannylynch6891]

I have literally renovated a 300 year old house using KZbin, and I'm still coming back for things like this. Best platform ever made ❤

[@michaelgibbons321]

Clear, easy, straightforward, simple - the dual line wind at same time is sooooo easy, so much easier than my past frustrating attempts! Great video!!

[@whatsup403-w2j]

Perfect video for a seemingly simple but tricky task. I love that in 3 minutes you saved me 45 minutes of string wrestling and an hour of trimmer headaches (yes, I am always tempted to figure it out for myself only to belatedly realise that I should seek help :) )

[@BrianaPerrin]

Thank you for making a video that doesn't have 10 min of fluff in it and getting straight to the point! informative and effective. Also fellow MI native here!

[@SeattlePioneer]

[@TotoFrancey]

These instructions are perfect. I wish it had been made and I discovered it 30 years ago. What used to take me about half-an-hour I finished in about five minutes. Thank you for your excellent video.

[@chrisshenzo2594]

Right on target...no drama, no theme music, well articulated. Thank You And 👍

[@chrissyh5015]

OH my gosh! Thank you SO much for this video. My new trimmer was different than my previous one and I was clueless on how to restring it. I watched another video that was supposed to help, but in that video, it said to look for the hole on top of it- mine doesn't have it. Mine is exactly like the one you are using, so NOW everything finally makes sense!!

[@bobinmissouri]

Thank You Blair Gilbert I had been doing it wrong for many years you made it so easy to do and follow again ty have a great day

[@michr.6284]

Simple and saved me a ton of time. My Dad never had the patience to teach me these things, as he liked his lawn a certain way. Thanks for filling that role!

[@paag.7308]

Who da hell would dislike this video. He put this in the most easiest straight forward instruction FOR anyone can follow. Props

[@richie.edwards]

Lol, I didn't get the last part with the keeper and that's what I need.

[@dianna9465]

Aaaaaah, Thank You!!! After restringing my trimmer MY way so many times and getting so frustrated with the trimmer not working its best, this is so refreshing. I love doing things right and I appreciate you helping me to learn :-)

[@MrHardware1]

Thanks, I never thought this would have been such a helpful viedo!

[@johnny5u]

Thanks! I can't believe I used to be so intimidated by the prospect of winding a spool that I paid many times more for pre-wound spools. It was actually fun and I feel like I accomplished something today!

[@CreoleLadyBug]

Thank you so much for your help. I’m a single female that prefers to do my yard work. I can’t take advantage of myself. Thanks for saving me time and money. God bless♥️.

[@MrHardware1]

So glad we could help! Blair and Tim

[@somanynamesilltrythis0180]

Thank you for your awesome and quick video! I appreciate the fact that this wasn't a 15 minute video... Straight and to the point!

[@KalikoTheWolf]

THANK YOU SO MUCH I’ve been sitting here for an hour trying to figure this out! I should’ve looked this up sooner but I’m stubborn lol! Great video very informative :)

[@wtffor]

Excellent tutorial video, thank you so much for uploading! I now know how to wind my weed-wacker!

[@MrHardware1]

thank you, thank you Blair

[@crystalmeadowscathell2320]

Great video-just what I needed to know! The 2 string is new for me and nothing I did to restring it worked. Your straightforward explanation was just the thing I needed to get back to work. Thank you!!

[@sualocin]

Reminds me of old school KZbin, just a quick concise well explained video that gets right to the point and offers good advice. Thanks Mr. Hardware

[@Heavencanbefound]

You know what. I want to seriously thank you not only for the information but the clear way you presented it. I been around and never owned weed wacker but I can do most things in my life pretty easy. Thanks again and you made it easy to understand and the truth is a person get screw it up and not mean to.. Take care and best of luck and xmas always.....

[@MrHardware1]

Merry Christmas to you bud.

[@jessicabrookes6240]

Fabulous, as a single woman I was having a nightmare. I did it first time after watching your video. Thank you

[@Asaucytaco11]

Man, I got tired of my weed eater spool unwinding in the middle of my cutting. Ive never thought of doing both at once! Gonna save me the time and headache my word. Thank you!

[@angeldedios7377]

Thanks a lot.I was trimming my grass with a 12 inch piece of string for the last eight months.What a relief!God bless You.

[@regioatl79]

I’m 41 first time I’ve done this thang for the help

[@laurarizo8344]

Days like this is when I miss my dad so much!!! Thanks for what you do sr!!!

[@MrHardware1]

Just don't call me dad! lol

[@1811bruce]

You can call me Dad!

[@MrHardware1]

Dad, can I have $20 to go to the movies??? And the car keys? lol

[@carrierussell9224]

Thank you so much for your video! I don't know if you still check your comments, but you helped me so much. As a 55 year old woman, this was my first time trying to re-string a trimmer. Yours was the video that made me finally say, "Aha! I get it now!" Clear, concise, and to the point, and it worked beautifully, right down to your method of measuring the string. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[@MrHardware1]

And thank you! I do check my comments thanks

[@johnf8991]

Good simple tutorial for persons who do not regularly do outdoor work (like myself) or for newbies. Thank you!

[@masnax0r574]

How can anyone down vote a video like this? It's not like he doesn't know what he's doing. Great job and very professional. Thanks!

[@josephcaldwell2822]

simple and concise with a little bit of extra valuable info. thank you!

[@suratiivey9142]

OHHHH, I see ! Finally a simple clear and easy way to thread my weed eater ! Thank you very much from a woman who appreciates the tutorial.

[@martinjohncameron]

Lovely explanation. And I love the positive comment and smile at the end. "Your yard will be beautiful in no time." Nice.

[@salvatoredigrigoli3210]

Thank You So So Much had to go through a bunch of nonsensical videos before I found you.You are awesome my friend keep up the good work👍🏻😉😁

[@suratiivey9142]

Me too, so I glad I finally found the right one for me to understand.

[@FuzzyWok]

This guy has a great "favorite uncle" vibe going

[@smileyt7581]

Thank you!! The instructions that came with the trimmer aren't worth two cents!!! This video here... priceless!!! This is my second time following the instructions in your video. It's been so long, I couldn't remember what I did last time. Tried the instructions. Then I remembered... I watched a video on KZbin. It took a few minutes to seach through my history but there it was 👼💃

[@22mill]

Thanks Mr. Gilbert! I had been winding my spool wrong for a while. I did it your way and my Toro actually works better and the winding takes a fraction of the time than my way! Unbelievable!

[@ajenda6]

Perfect, just what I wanted to know! Thanks!

[@moakhtar1842]

Brilliant I struggled for an hour and nearly through it away until I saw this clip. Thanks for posting it, clear and simple

[@XfernandoX6]

You sir are a life saver. I watched 5 other videos before this one each one leaving me more and more frustrated. You showed me in 40 seconds what others had 9 minute vidoes for thank you.

[@FPChris]

Thanks. I can't believe the Troybilt manual sucks so back I needed to find this video online

[@FPChris]

Bad*

[@psandbergnz]

Well explained UNTIL near the end at about 2.40 minutes, when the "keeper was mentioned. It would have been helpful to have a close up of the two lines in their keeper. It seemed to me as if the lines had to cross over??

[@garymetzler3882]

The keeper notches are there just to hold the lines while you install the spool on the trimmer. Then, you can push the lines back out so they are free. You do not leave the lines in the keeper slots.

[@a4dd4a]

thank you Gary

[@cjohnson9387]

thanks that was my question too

[@simply-tom]

I don’t think it really matters if they cross or not. As long as you stick each line into its notches to prevent them from unrolling. Remember, in the end, you have to un-notch them anyways. As long as each string is going into its own separate holes through the weed eater machine, you’re good.

[@mayn90s19]

You don't know what a keeper is? Hint, if you don't use it, you'll be rolling it back up again. And again. And again. I think you'll figure that part out lol

[@Barbasnoo]

This really helped make it easy for me. The owners manual to my string trimmer provided a much more cumbersome method and I just couldn't get it to feed reliably. After trying it with your method it works flawlessly. Thank you.

[@parisbaxter4996]

YOU ARE THE BOMB!!! 3 hours away from my house and the spook just combusted as I was wacking and I have never done this before and it was possible ALL BECAUSE OF YOU SIR!

[@blt80513]

Glossed over the important part - getting in the notches.

[@greghipwell]

i always trust a man who’s wearing suspenders.

[@Voodo0Cat]

Cheers Blair, The manual to my strimmer was lacking to say the least when it came to refilling the spool. Thankfully there are helpful people such as yourself on the planet. Thank you for uploading.

[@deadmanswife3625]

I think I marveled at how to do this about 10 years ago and somehow I forgot and was just kind of cobbling it. Well thank goodness I found you because I like the way you do it and it sure does feed better

[@Tousanx]

Thank you good sir for sharing this.

[@leonaambul]

This is a very good video until the last part.....why does it jump so fast? I can't understand how to insert it into the weed eater. Unfortunately it is of no help to me :(

[@leonaambul]

Thank you. Found a better video on youtube and didn't have to eat the grass....LOL.

[@CJGfarm]

Go back to your owners manual for that.

[@alangutierrez7550]

He spent all his time winding the string. I have one and after I put the line in per directions that came with the it replacement line, It chewed it up. The instructions were more in depth than the video.

[@joemashensic5085]

I watch this video every year! I'm figuring in about 10 years I should have it down packed! Thanks Blair!!!

[@wdangerouscobrac]

I've struggled with this task since I was a kid. Now as an adult with my weedwacker finally running out I NEEDED to do this. Or I should just sell my house and hand in all my tools... Your vid made it very easy. I know it's a simple thing but doing it without hassle for the first time in my life was something else. Thanks a bunch. Great explanation.

[@aka__pro.6564]

why does he clip the part where he feeds it through the keeper?

[@logicnotfeelings3835]

Exactly, that's the worst part.

[@pjett7055]

Y'all are morons.

[@lewisangeles]

now I can finish what I started

[@jamesroboyle]

I can stop throwing the fucking weed eater across the yard because of frustration that the feed won’t function right

[@ebailey1888]

Very informative. Worked like a charm except that our spool did not have the starting holes. It did have grooves that went to the bottom on the center plastic wire separator. We stacked the lines with the help of a knife to make sure they were as low as possible and were able to wind as instructed. Thanks so much for this video. Now we can continue to use our Craftsman even though the replacement spools are no longer readily available.

[@Jbrese58]

Thanks for the SIMPLE way of re-stringing. I saw a new spool for about $9. I will try this.

[@rhurtadorh32]

Shit i was confused as shit at first thank you you tube.

[@ahrimanic7]

73 dislikes? Really? Somebody always has to hate on something.

[@frankthomas103]

What's to dislike ? VERY strange !

[@MrHardware1]

really, I love my job!

[@InvokeThought22]

+Frank Thomas 2:05, could be the assumption of, "that the a man engineered it". As a dad of girls who are little sparks of me, and surprise me with what ideas they come up with it might be the thumbs down answer you're looking for. Plenty of great women inventors and engineers alike. Very informative otherwise, thank you, Blair!

[@AzAnchor]

Not mine I tried loading my trimmer solo and would always un-spool 💢😡 he didn't address how to load it or with other model trimmers

[@petera1860]

Jeffrey Moore because they are showing the person instead of the actual replacement of the string. nobody wants to see his face. we actually want to see what he is doing

[@annieyue9184]

You showed the technique of restringing a 2 sided spool in a very clear and simple way! Thank you.

[@barrancolig3447]

Thanks, once again, for your help. I must confess that almost EVERY TIME that I have to change these strings I come back to your video... 😊😌😄

[@ozzydoop1]

you sped through the most important part, slow down at the end, good video though

[@bsong40]

Ozzy Doop Agreed. Need to see how he placed them into the holder

[@boostedbadboyzx12r31]

There is a notch cut through both sides of the spool from the bottom half. It runs directly across and out the top, just like the top spool hangs out, so its same but doubled for the bottom. Once secured put head and spring back in, run the two spool strands out the heads outlets, press and hold down snug, secure the trimmer headbolt back on, remember counter clockwise, its a reverse thread. So righty loosey, lefty tighty in this case

[@spicetruckin]

BoostedBadBoy ZX12R it's still confusing in words, better to have shown that part in closeup video. However, I did figure out how to do that, by good ole trial and error!

[@boostedbadboyzx12r31]

Spicetruck (Nari) if you can't follow that, I'm sorry, can't help ya, it was literally explained word for word how it would be done. Top stran comes out in its width notch bottom stran goes through middle to top side to match the other out the top equal on opposite side. Put it through head outlets bolt it down.

[@boostedbadboyzx12r31]

Greg Myers your welcome sir

[@therandomman6647]

my battery powered weed eater takes .080 line

[@BolingbrookSteve]

THANK YOU! I gave up this morning, and just mowed. Heading out to the deck to try it. You made it look so much easier than the way I was trying it.

[@FL1NT5T0N3]

USAF here stationed in the UK... Bought a Stiga trimmer and had never owned a dual line one before. Went to replace the line and quickly got frustrated. I was born and raised not far from St. Clair Shores over there in Michigan and as soon as I heard your accent and you said where you're from I knew I was good to go. Felt like back home hearing from an uncle. I'm subscribing! Thanks man!

[@dangbassist5225]

I love how there's no close up shot when he puts the lines through the keepers when done winding. Waste of time.

[@petera1860]

nonsense. didn't see a thing. cameraman didn't know what he should show

[@julionigaglioni1560]

👎 no 👎

[@yvonnemason3020]

Can you help WITH the troybilt weed eater modeltb35Ec 2cycle [e-mail]

[@WorkloadWithdrawal]

thanks very much for this video! The line ran out on electric Homelite trimmer and I was like---? Then came you and your easy instruction and the trimming is now done! thanks again, Mr. Hardware!

[@markscheuer8648]

Great video. Made the job very easy. I have two modifications that worked for me. 1. Cut one length of string and feed one end through a hole to the center of the spool and then feed it back out through the other hole. 2. Make one side about 3 inches longer than the other side. Now, when you wind the cord it won't pull out of the holes (so you can make the first revolution fairly taut) and when you are done, you have approx the same length of excess string on both sides.

[@Lexisreallyhere]

What a simple genius explanation, thank you! This always intimidated me but it's so stinking easy! I'm a short woman so I'll do 2 arm lengths and cut off too much if necessary. So cool!

[@SeattlePioneer]

I have a Harbor Freight corded string trimmer with a similar kind of stringing system. My experience is that there is MORE to it than just what your describe. For example, there is a strong tendency when the spool is put back in the machine for the string inside to rewind, pulling the string back into the housing. Two tips that reduce the likelihood of that happening: 1: leave a foot or so of line outside both holes after inserting the holder into the trimmer. 2. Once the holder and trimmer have been reassembled, you can wind some of that excess back by winding the holder while it's inside the trimmer, but leave some surplus outside to avoid seeing that string disappear back into the housing! 3. The Harbor Freight trimmer has two detents used to relase the holder from the trimmer. These tend to be a pain to make work. What works for me is to work on pushing just one UP until the holder is released from the trimmer housing. Trying to open both at the same time is a waste of time. 4. This trimmer has an auto advance system. Each time the trimmer stops spinning you should hear a soft "click" which is thye trimmer line advancing a notch. You can do this repeatedly but just bumping the switch to start it rotating a bit, then let it slow down and listen for the click. If you don't hear the click, something is wrong and you'll probably have to open it up and fix what's wrong. Often the string is wrapped too tightly to be unwrapped by the feed mechanism. Have fun! I found it take a lot of practice to make this work reasonably well!

[@donsnyder2092]

I hate doing yard work, but I've had this Ryobi for decades. Finally ran out of string. Went to Home Depot, he had no clue. Thanks for that waste of time. Looked at this video on line and thought 'it CAN'T be that easy." even for a garden gnome like myself. Guess what, it is. Thank you so much for showing me how to do this. I can't wait to tell the Home Depot 'expert'.

[@MrHardware1]

Don't let them know it was me! They already hate me, lol, thanks. Blair

[@quilnux]

I've only spooled singles before. My step dad got a double so this video helped give me some pointers when spooling doubles. Thanks!

[@daniellaporte5987]

I never bother to take the time to know how to do it right. Now I did with your video. It was very easy and clear. Thanks Blair !

[@smiler6284]

Blair, I could listen to you all day buddy. Great demo 👍

[@MrHardware1]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. Be safe use glasses when whipping. Blair

[@smiler6284]

@@MrHardware1 will do, thanks Blair 👍

[@KatGanis]

As a young widow with two sons and no family to speak of, this is invaluable information for my little family. Thank you for all your useful videos. 💝

[@arvkajunion]

great video--spent nearly 1 hour figuring how to do that by myself but this guy saved me--i did it in 5 min aftrr watching your tutorial--thank you!

[@sarasjogren3862]

Thank you for a very good description! I will surprise my husband, don't think he thought I would make it. The back side is I have to do it from now on 🤔🙂. Greetings from an gal in Sweden 🤗

[@MrHardware1]

It is cool to see I'm reaching across the pond. I feel so worldly.... lol

[@Medabang]

Excellent video. No unnecessary talk .. Great stepwise information and to the point. Thank you.

[@TheDacronman]

I cannot believe that after years of cursing that I should have been winding both strings instead of one at a time. This clip has saved me 20 minutes and I no longer have to worry that our neighbors' children are learning a new vocabulary

[@sheliagresham9966]

Blair did an awesome job teaching how to restring dual sided spool for a weed trimmer thank you blair

[@BizAndProductReviews]

This is the best video I have seen on this subject. On a separate note, I wish that my Black and Decker weed eaters could use lots of attachments like the professional weed eaters. There is even an attachment to make a weed eater into a snow remover. I hope that the manufacturers look at this comment and start making versions of their attachments that can be used on other major manufacturer hardward.

[@craigb666]

Thanks for this tutorial! I was making things much harder than they had to be. This cleared things up!

[@nickmccann5920]

thanks, you just made my life a whole lot easier, now when i cut myself free from the tangled mess i got myself in i can get on with the job i started 2 weeks ago

[@maureenfanderson5261]

He just saved me $$$$, time and frustration!! I just re-wound three spools in 15 minutes!! I will look for more of his tubes!

[@hybridwolf66]

Thx fir this. Trying to help a neighbor restring his electric. No experience with them and your video saved me alot of headache.

[@carolelandry4639]

From a former Windsorite (also a Gilbert)...Thank you Blair Gilbert! Truly informative and most of all practical !

[@AmandaClarkHOOTIE]

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? THAT'S IT? I was about to buy a different tool because I couldn't figure this out. THANK YOU SO MUCH! Seriously, from a woman who didn't have a father growing up to teach me these things. Thank you! 🙏

[@nancypatzer2533]

Mr. Hardware, your demonstrations are the best! Better than all of the manufacturers and other hacks I've watched! Keep em coming!

[@Asaucytaco11]

Going through my liked videos. Thank you for showing me how to line my first spool, im happy to see how far ive come.

[@gtojr7016]

I've referred to this video at least 3 times every summer for the last 5 years. Top Marks 👍

[@choascollector43]

Thank you for making this straight forward with no extra details aka rabbit trails. Simple and easy.

[@Shofty76]

The simplest of things stare right at us. Thanks Blair for this, I can now get on with the trimming :D

[@einstein3586]

Thank you Mr. Hardware!!! Great tutorial video...with my mental retention, I have to view this video every time my line needs restringing.

[@Bikerlover76]

Oh my you're a life saver! I couldn't for the life of me figure out to string this damn weedeater.. Thank you Thank you

[@dywildatheart]

Thanks for the video. Great job and informative. I am sitting out in the backyard with the weed eater and forgot how to restring. Thanks again.

[@dpittel]

A wonderful video! Thank you so much for simplifying this normally infuriating task. I got perfect results the first time!!