How to wind the fishing line on a Champion grass trimmer

What grass trimmers are and features of their use

Lawn trimmer is good for mowing small or difficult areas, like near hedges, between seedbeds, and along paths. Today, manufacturers produce a large variety of gasoline, electric and battery-powered models, which can be selected for any needs of owners.

A fishing line is used as the cutting element of a grass trimmer. In the process of work, sooner or later its length will run out, and then the owner will be faced with the question of how to properly replace and fix the thread, tucked into the removable spool.

Filament winding algorithm

Depending on which model of grass trimmer is used, the type, thickness and length of the line is chosen. The cord diameter can be from 1.2 to 4 mm. It is not hard to guess that the thicker you wind the line, the harder and thicker the grass it can cut.

In most cases universal lines with 2mm diameter are used.

There are 3 ways to find out which diameter of line you can use on your mower.

• View information on cord thickness in the machine’s instruction manual.
• Look at the bobbin itself. Information about possible line diameters may be printed on it.

The line is wound on a reel in the mowing head. That’s why it must be opened first (as described above). There are 2 ways to wind the filament.

First method

To correctly determine how many meters of fishing line are required for a particular spool, you need to wind it on the bobbin so that the coil does not exceed the diameter of the bobbins. If the line looks out over the edge of the spool, you will not be able to insert it into the cover. Once you’ve decided on the length of the material, it needs to be tucked into the bobbin, so do the following.

• You need to fold the line in half so that one end is 10-15 cm longer than the other.
• Note that the bobbin is divided into two parts by the center bead, which is where the charging begins. Find the groove on it and insert the cord bent in half by applying a small amount of force.

The second method

Some spools have a second way of securing the cord: you can charge two lengths of thread instead of one folded in half. The line is changed according to the following algorithm.

• Before changing or loading new thread into the reel, determine how many meters of it will be needed in the way discussed above.
• Bend one end of the filament into a hook.

If you use a Shtil brushcutter, there is a quick and easy way to change the line without having to disassemble the brushcutter head.

filament ends protruding from openings in the frame can be cut to the required length after the part is installed in the trimmer. This can be done in two ways:

• by turning on the grass trimmer (the rotation of the trimmer cuts the ends of the line on the blade fixed to the blade guard for this purpose);
• by cutting off the excess ends with scissors so that they do not touch the housing.

The second method is used if you had to put a large diameter cord, and the trimmer blade can not shorten it.

If the thread has been charged into the mowing head, but the length of the protruding ends of the cord is insufficient, they must be lengthened before starting the machine. this applies to a head with manual adjustment. However, there are also cases when using a semi-automatic mowing head where the protruding ends of the filament are not automatically extended due to insufficient length. In this case, it is necessary to disconnect the unit (on the electric unit is necessarily required to pull the plug from the socket), manually press the button located at the bottom of the part, and pull out a bit of fishing line. After this procedure, the filament can be retracted thanks to the centrifugal force if you set the spindle speed to maximum.

No matter how thick you set the line, you must remember: in order not to constantly interrupt your work and not to change the line, you must avoid areas where the cutting tool might touch hard surfaces (stones, kerbstones, thick dry twigs, etc.) and where you can hit hard surfaces (stones, kerbst stones, thick dry twigs, etc.).д.).

How to Tuck the Cord into a Champion Grass Trimmer

Filling your grass trimmer is inevitably covered by the warranty. Having a very rough idea of what is actually how to tuck the line into the spool trimmer for grass without helping others, newcomers do not take up this matter willingly. But with some ability to learn this simple science is not any difficulty, and presented below a similar annotation is very easy This widespread rumor process.

First, for winding line requires removing the spool (bobbin, spool) from the trimmer for grass. certain actions will depend on the difficulty of configuration and type of product itself:

• Small electronic trimmers for grass with the working arrangement of the motor and spool at the bottom, you have on both sides of the bobbin side buttons. When you press there at the same time, the higher part of the bobbin along with the internal contents for winding the line is disconnected, although the lower part remains on the trimmer. Disassembling the bobbin is better to create on a flat smooth place, so that the spring included in the design is not popped out or lost;
• Electronic and gasoline grass trimmers with a curved rod without the ability to install a knife, you have a special reel with a wingnut: in similar designs, one hand should hold the bobbin in an immobile position, and the other counterclockwise to twist fixing the bobbin on the rod nut, wingnut. After loosening the nut the entire bobbin is removed.
• electronic and gasoline grass trimmers with the possibility of installing a knife on a straight bar (for example, STIHL grass trimmers) have a hole under the bobbin. For the immobility of the rod in this hole is inserted screwdriver as it is also called other suitable object and with unhurried rotation is achieved in such a reciprocal placement when the screwdriver goes inside the hole, and the bobbin is fixed. After which the body of the spool is twisted clockwise (with left-hand thread) and removed from the grass trimmer.

How to wind the fishing line on the mowing head of a grass trimmer or brushcutter

For the second and third version of the spool, depending on the design, are disassembled by different methods. For bobbins with a wing nut, the wing nut is unscrewed; for bobbins with snap fasteners, the snap fasteners are pressed and one part of the bobbin is released from the other part. If the bobbin halves are connected by thread, it is enough to turn them by hand in opposite directions until they are completely unscrewed.

The hastily completed disassembly of the bobbin spool without losing its parts allows you to proceed to the main task. winding the line into the bobbin. Technological features of the bobbin design and number of working eyes determine the sequence of operations.

The simplest option and the easiest sequence of actions:

Gasoline trimmer CHAMPION T438 S-2 how to start a gasoline trimmer, how to run and work correctly

• The size of the reel and the length of the unique factory winding determine the recommended line length for winding. 25 m.
• One end of line is inserted through the fixing technological hole on the inside of the bobbin.
• The line is wound on the reel in the opposite direction to the rotation of the bobbin on the trimmer product. you, on the inside of the reel is marked with an arrow, in which direction the winding is conducted.
• Smallest part of line is left free for displaying it outside. it is fixed in a special groove on the inside of a bobbin, created for holding a bobbin winding during bobbin assembly in working position.
• The left end of line is let through the hole on the outer part of the bobbin.
• The bobbin halves are assembled and put on the trimmer bar.

In this type of bobbin you should find the number of grooves for winding the line lying on the inside of the bobbin:

How to change the line in a Champion T266 trimmer

For both cases a 2-3 m line is taken. In single-cable spools line is pulled through the hole, its ends (tendrils) are put together and aligned, then spooled to the opposite direction of rotation of the bobbin on the rod. inside there is an arrow for the correct spooling direction. In the presence of fixing grooves, the ends of the fishing line are slipped there otherwise held by the fingers of a free hand, put into the through hole of the outer half of the bobbin, the bobbin is locked and attached to the rod of the trimmer product.

The twin-twist spool is different in that firstly a 2-5 m length of line is folded in half (to define the middle fold), and a loop of the fold is inserted in a special groove between the grooves. both tendrils of the line are wound on their own groove, the fixing of tendrils and spool assembly is similar to the above version with one groove.

The first performance of this process, and you, and seem long enough and labor-intensive, but with time and experience, this task will be resolved much more quickly and easily.

The video below clearly shows how to tuck the line into the reel trimmer for grass and truly wind it. this operation is not any difficulty and with some patience will certainly succeed furtur:

There is a kind of reels, where automatic mechanism makes winding up without help of others. it is enough from a user to tuck the line in correctly. The fishing line is passed through the hole on the inside of the body, its tendrils without winding it through the hole on the outer casing, the bobbin is collected, and when you rotate the winding button, the line inside is wound without the aid of others. This bobbin is unrealistic to wind incorrectly: the mechanism itself will determine the correct direction, as it can only spin in one direction.

How to wind the line onto the spool of the Champion Grass Trimmer

To change the line in the trimmer, cut a piece of material of the right size by folding it in half. One half must be 5-10 cm longer than the other.

To wind the line correctly on the spool, the middle of the line, folded in a loop, must be placed in the groove of the central divider. One half of the line is wound tightly around the top part, the other half around the bottom part. Wrap the longer part on the lower one. Wind it in the opposite direction to the direction of rotation of the head. There should be an arrow on the cover or side of the head indicating the direction of rotation. The line must be wound in the opposite direction to the arrow. Do the work carefully, pressing the coil to the coil tightly.

Insert the remaining 10-15 cm long ends into the slots on the top edge of the coil, this will fix them. With the ends fastened, the coil will not unwind.

If you don’t have the right length of line, you can wind the line in two pieces instead of one. In this case, bend the end of the line with a hook and insert it into the slit in the center divider of the reel. Do the same with the second piece. Now wind first one piece and then the other on their halves of the spool against its direction of rotation.

To tuck the line into the grass trimmer, push the ends of the line through the holes in the mowing head and pull them out. Put the spool on the axle and push down so that it sits in place, then pull again on the ends of the cutting line to pull it out to its full length.

The outer ends should almost reach the blade guard. Cut off any excess. To do this you can use the steel plate on the hood which serves as a knife and automatically cuts the line of excessive length when unwinding the head.

The protective cap on the take-up reel should be closed. Push it in place and press it down until you hear a click sound from the catches in the grooves. Always make sure that the cover is in place and latches properly, otherwise it could come off while you’re working. If so, the spool will be thrown by the rotation of the mower.

Do not try to wind as much material as possible, in this case the spool may not fit and there will be problems with fitting and fixing the cover. Better if the spool is filled with wood so that it does not extend beyond the part’s dimensions.

In addition to mechanical scythes with two blades, there are also models with one. They differ in that the cutting filament comes out only from one side. The reel in these types of scythes may not have a central partition, instead of it, a slot in the bottom flange is used to install the nonworking end of the thread, in the upper flange there is also a slot for fixing the working end.

With a replaced forest, you can start working. Do not mow thick weeds and brush twigs. this is not a job for a grass mower. To avoid injury and breakage of the line, make sure that no stones or branches get under the scythe.

For lawn mowing, one filling of a spool of reinforced line is sufficient for an area of 400-600 m2.

Once the cutting filament has worn down as a result of the work, turn off the mower and remove the cover on the mowing head. Pull the line out of the slot by pulling it to the desired length and insert it back into the slot. The amount of material wound on the spool is sufficient for 5 to 10 operations, depending on the model. When putting the cover back on, look carefully to see if the grooves where the clamps are inserted are clogged, if they are, clean them thoroughly.

When the line is worn out you need to disassemble the mowing head again, take out the spool and rewind the working line on it.