Kobalt 40v Trimmer String Replacement

[@Payne_Inc.]

You are THE MAN! I spent an hr making the process ridiculously complicated. Thank you.

[@stevehalverson790]

Much appreciated!! Very helpful. We put a man on the moon 50 freaking years ago and we can’t figure out an easier way to re-string a weed eater?

[@thresaleecerda7526]

Can you also thread the new replacement string through, once it comes out the other side, pull through until half of the entire length, then twist the knob until the string has appx 3 inches on both sides. ? Anyone try this yet?

[@FearOfGod444]

Allegedly

[@ginnymoon2710]

Thank you for the lesson. My husband has no patience to teach me. Your daughter is lucky to have you.

[@rubyrayrenteria5053]

Thank you for this! It helped me a lot. Your an awesome dad making this video for your daughter!!!!!! She’s lucky

[@button678]

Thank you! I just bought this from Lowe's and my dad wasn't around this week to show me how to fix it. This was just like he was there!

[@SabinesGarden]

Thank you for making this. I have this weed eater and was greatly struggling trying to restring it. Thanks to this video I just did it. Great step by step here!

[@StateofPeaches99]

Thank you so much. No fluff video, just good step by step instructions!!! Thanks!!!

[@bovinityleak2066]

I have revisited this video numerous times (bad memory between string changes). Its the best one out there for this type weed eater imo!

[@joshuazsmith25]

I told you I was going to come back to this because I would forget how to do it. Here I am! Thanks again.

[@redcar396]

Thanks so much…I tried by how Kobalt said… only to find it didn’t work out for me… Watched this video and Bingo 1st Try!! May God Bless You!!

[@dougmoring7321]

Best instructional video I've seen on KZbin. By far. Thanks.

[@chadmccoy8032]

I have tried and tried to get this right. I’ve watched several videos. I think the others were making it too difficult or something. I am glad you posted this video.

[@livegreen62]

THANK YOU!!! For some reason I have had the hardest time trying to restring my weed eater. The way you explained made it so easy for me to understand, and I did it!!!

[@laurenblackburn5909]

Thank you for this. I don’t have a dad to show me things like this.

[@SterlingBoyd]

I was having such a hard time to get the cap off and after seeing your video, realized I was doing the right thing. I just needed to put more elbow grease into it, lol. Your video really helped me a lot. Thank you!

[@cbokis6470]

Thanks man. This helped my wife out a lot. I’m in the oil field so unfortunately she has to do 99% of the dirty work. 👍👍

[@absolute-6664urazz]

Thank you kindly sir... I was fretting on how to restring this darn thing. Easy Peasy!

[@jasonballinger3549]

Perfectly executed instructional video …. Kudos !

[@esdeathsenpai5128]

Thank you for posting this! I might be just plain unobservant but the instructions didn't help me at all and this is unlike any trimmer I've restrung before

[@carmiejohnson6893]

Thank you so much!! I have been trying to figure this out for years! I feel like I wanted to give you a "dad" thank you!! :)

[@margarete5512]

Wow thank you so much for posting this! Without watching this it was very intimidating for me.

[@bobbyd224]

Thanks a lot for video you was a great help saved me from doing a lot of cussing today

[@davidaeluno1]

Dude... thank you, from apartments in NJ to having my own house in NC I really started loving my lawn and taking care. Bought all kobalt products and was definitely stringing this wrong lol always kept having issue of string popping back in the device

[@avega2792]

Look at the center ring on the hub, you’ll notice there are two notches on opposite sides. That’s where you place the strings so that they’re held in place while you reinstall on the trimmer without having to juggle the hub and cover while trying to feed the string through the cover. First you place the hub on the trimmer, then you pop the cover on and when you do that the strings are released from the notches and you’re ready to go.

[@lifehacksbylw]

Thanks for posting :)

[@lisafortevoight3818]

This video was perfect. Ive used it twice to help me out (first time to show me how and second time as a refresher). Thanks so much!

[@MichellaneousMe]

Thanks you so much! My husband is in training for 3 months so it’s up to me to do the yard work.

[@lifehacksbylw]

You got this!

[@davidz1592]

Worked perfectly. Thanks Dad! I miss my dad.

[@lifehacksbylw]

Glad to help

[@joshuazsmith25]

Thank you! I'm saving this for later as well when I undoubtedly have to do this again.

[@nickbona4210]

Fantastic and easy to follow directions! In the past I would just go buy an after market device where you just looped replacements through the head. I can't thank you enough!

[@JaniesChild]

Thank you so much for posting this video. It helped a lot.

[@saraholloway8001]

Thank you so much!!! I was trying to figure this out by myself and came across your video. This saved me!!!

[@sinmelody]

Omg thank you soo much I absolutely drove myself crazy cause like you said in the preface of the video, not much detail on how to restring this trimmer.

[@Mary-or6io]

THANK YOU SO SO SO MUCH for this video! I learned how to do it thanks to YOU! 💖

[@StoryTimeWithMeMawAndPawPaw]

Thank you so much for your video. Super easy to follow.

[@mateod.2077]

Awesome! Thank you, you just saved the day! Great teaching-skills!

[@governorscott]

I have slightly different set up but this video was super helpful. Was totally opposite of my old Stihl trimmer so I definitely would have been lost.

[@maryb1239]

Thank you!!!! I was able to follow with you and got it changed!

[@katiedaugherty7044]

This was so helpful! Thank you! My mom was gifted this and then told us about a year later she wasn’t using it bc she could t figure out how to refeed it. A quick google search and this popped up! She back using it now. Thank you!

[@lamhaiduc]

Clear and concise helpful instructions! Thanks a million!

[@rosabaker9499]

Thank you so much for posting this video! It was so helpful.

[@Dark1287Soul]

Life saver, God bless you man thz for posting this helped me so much

[@edeguzman89]

Thank you kind sir. you're better than the manual.

[@rollabrown]

OMG thank you thank you!! How simple was that ! I have been doing it all wrong and making it way to hard!!

[@kidscan364]

Thank you for sharing. I needed to know this!

[@cherylslavik1430]

Thank you. This video was very helpful.

[@John-kt6fi]

Great video, very informative and helpful....unlike the owners manual!

[@richieccolon4641]

Thanks a Million! Drove me nuts trying to figure it out!! 🤔

[@shadowlink2000000009]

Thank you for posting this video I just got my cobalt recently

[@CapedCrusader77]

New Sub! Thank you!! Saved my patience today! 👍

[@shelbyleigh11]

Thanks, Dad! lol. Great instruction. I did it myself 1st try!

[@donhall1834]

Thanks. Very good instruction and right to the point.

[@WesterRN17]

Thank you so much for this video! Very helpful! :)

[@ThisRSguy]

So I’ve been stringing this wrong for years. About to pull mine apart and do it right! Thank you!

[@dadharrison]

Thank you. This was a lot of help.

[@lisabroadway3633]

Thank you so much. Got it the first time!

[@saturnneptune2787]

Always a great source of information with incredible inspiration. Thank you. 🙏

[@mariotexus1751]

Thank you Sir for the clear set of instructions!!

[@johnonorgan]

i should have watched this first but i was impatient thank you

[@awesomenature8392]

Very helpful Thank you so much 😊

[@lynnwhal6190]

very good,,,i watched several other videos to get this info...but none put the spool back on trimmer!!!? u made the hard part look easy

[@downbntout]

Just what I needed, thanks 👍

[@dwanflagler6655]

Thanks. Extremely helpful.

[@moon6881772]

Thanks this has helped me!!!

[@IAmMarkel]

Finally found this! Thank you!

[@GaryDrumm]

I just bought the 24v version of this after my Worx trimmer died. After 15 years with the Worx, and their pre-done string packs, I've been spoiled. LOL.

[@tommydonnn]

Very helpful video. Thank you!

[@walterwilliams5486]

Awesome job. Thanks!

[@rosemariemorgan2128]

Thanks so much for this video

[@saturnneptune2787]

Finally got it. Thanks a bunch of oats :)

[@adamsmith9184]

Helpful, thank you.

[@garnetfowler4486]

Thank you...now if I can get the hub off...I push the buttons on the side but the head doesn't come off. It's new so perhaps it will get easier with use. Otherwise I'm going to take it back where I bought it and have them remove it. I'll try walking it as you said and hope that works.

[@lifehacksbylw]

It may be that it is new, but it may help to try one button at a time to see if it loosens up a little as the first button is released.

[@lynnwhal6190]

they can be a pain, make sure u push the tab in good(i s/t have to tap on it , with something to get it loose), & yes 1 at a time can be better; also use a screw driver edge to pry up as ur thumb presses in on tab

[@nkygunguy]

Great video, thanks for the tips

[@KellyH24]

Thank you so much. I was fixing to give up lol

[@kevinadams3339]

Thank you sir, very much appreciated!

[@kmost2388]

THANK FROM ALL THE DAUGHTERS WHO DONT HAVE A HUSBAND OR DADDY TO GOTO FOR HELP!!!!

[@joshhatfield4466]

Can you link me to the right string for this? I purchased the wrong string at lowes apparently but still works

[@bandt0802]

Having a problem keeping string at a workable length. Bump stop is very stiff and requires a lot of pressure to depress. When depressed it seems to let out a LOT of string which the cutter takes care of but means I go through the string very quickly and require reload. Must be doing something wrong but I cannot sort out what that might be. Can you help??? Thanks

[@lifehacksbylw]

2 things to check: what is the string size you are using (.065). If it's smaller than that, it may let out more than usual. Regarding bump stop, I usually clean it and spray WD40 around it so it's easier to operate.

[@deborahgoke6388]

Thank you so much for your video! Kobalt's directions are the absolute worst I have ever seen.

[@mralapenosarespicy]

Why am I the only dude in the comment section? A man automatically knows how to wind a string? Cause I had trouble with it too

[@MrWhitelightning73]

Wandering if you can replace string feeding head with plastic cutters.

[@lifehacksbylw]

I have been waiting for someone to reply, because I am not sure. If you do it and it works for you, let us know!

[@BoognishPriest]

how long do you cut the string?

[@lifehacksbylw]

Before adding it to the stringer spool, we cut about 6 feet worth.

[@jammiefyler9135]

That worked thanks

[@pearlhall3787]

Thanks. How about a video for us ladies whose hands aren't large enough to push in the tabs of the hub at the same time? My daughter and I cannot remove the hub to replace the string, even both pushing and pulling at the same time. We have the battery operated 80 volt Kobalt, the 60 volt Greenworks and the 24 volt Scotts

[@pearlhall3787]

oops! It sent before I was ready. Anyhow, we have 3 weedwackers and we can't open the hub on any of them. Please help. What a struggle. Why don't the put the hub on with screws so us with small hands can just unscrew them to get the hub off. My goodness, not everyone has large hands. I am going to write them all a letter with that request for us small people who use weed wackers. Thanks for your time. I hope you can give me some pointers.

[@lifehacksbylw]

I'm sorry to hear you're having difficulty removing the hub. Sometimes dirt and grass can build up and make pushing the buttons difficult. I would suggest spraying a cleaner on both buttons and then try to release 1 button at a time, the wiggle the hub off gently. There's enough play to work on the separate buttons - I've done this myself with success. Good luck!

[@erkl8823]

Mine is just slightly different, but enough so that this method just doesn't work. *Why* do they have to change small details on tools? They run out of certain materials? & I don't wanna hear "they made improvements" because it's definitely not that...

[@allyssadoll2136]

Thanks for the video

[@rwyatt26]

Thanks so much!!!

[@willburrito9710]

Where do I send you $1000? You saved my Memorial Day weekend.

[@lifehacksbylw]

That's a good one! So glad it helped.

[@manko330]

How much line did you use?

[@lifehacksbylw]

We use about 6-8 feet at a time, otherwise it gets harder to control. Also, this trimmer requires a 0.065 inch trimmer line, or you will get less desirable results :)

[@manko330]

@@lifehacksbylw perfect!will do.

[@Mr.Sniffles1]

Thank you!

[@lesliejones7609]

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@thatgirltara4228]

Thank YOUUUUUU so much for this! My Dad showed me how to do this once and I really didn’t want to have to ask him again 🤣🤣🤣 Because of this video, I will finally string my own weed eater at 35yo lol

[@katherinehampton5921]

Thank you for posting this!!!!

[@sfolkedahl]

Thanks bro!

[@kaycrawford3031]

Mine does not look like this, the holes are not in the removable part..it drives me crazy I mess upa roll every time

[@Mr.Riojas]

Cheers!

[@clinthymes5067]

My 40v is not a bump feed, can I put a bump feed on it?

[@lifehacksbylw]

The standard head on the Kobalt should be a bump type. Check that the button isn't seized up or binding in some way. Sometimes, a little WD40 will free it up. If not, there are a number of after-market spindle heads that will fit this unit. Go back to Lowes and they should be able to help out.

[@clinthymes5067]

LifeHacksbyLW it is definitely not a bump head. You release 2 tabs and pull off cover (which has no bump) and wind the string around spool. You advance the line by pushing small button on the side and it releases the spool.

[@maryjanejane2562]

is this video for this trimmer - Kobalt 40-Volt 15-in Straight Cordless Electric String Trimmer Model #KST 1540-06

[@lifehacksbylw]

My Kobalt is 40-volt cordless, KST 130X. We use .065 string, it's easier to wind. It breaks easily, but there's lots of it.

[@arlenedrake9305]

I’m trying to do this

[@jwc111684]

I did that and mine will not feed what so ever. Makes me so mad!

[@dburnette6723]

me too

[@schereed]

What size trimmer wire

[@lifehacksbylw]

Try .065 in. Hope it helps :)

[@alyomally9260]

Mine is different and I'm going nuts. It works how I did but let's out too much string

[@lifehacksbylw]

It just occurs to me: there are different sizes of string, do you know if you have the right size?