How to Easily Load Speed Feed® Trimmer Line 

No one in history has ever ran out of line that close to the truck.

Whoever invented that is a bilionare. Im in the lawn maintenance business & this is the only head ill use.sure beats the old style!

I had a model older than this one that I love. My sister has difficulty with tools that are too heavy and she actually loved mine and found it easy to use ru-vid.comUgkx_rBCFuDW1zD6blTGhLkvAkxU657uR_lG . This is a newer model but was even lighter which she really appreciates. She enjoys it and I no longer have to go to her house to trim as she can handle it fine. Haven't used it enough to comment on the battery life but lithium batteries last longer than the old style. Being cordless makes it easy to trim the far edges of the property. The entire yard can be trimmed with one charged battery.

This video changed my life.

Glad I found this video by mistake! I have been opening the head each time to put in new string, this is so much easier!

I've had this trimmer for about 2years now, and never new about speed trimmer designs on my trimmer , boy I feel stuped today, thanks Echo for putting that video on RU-vid it's helped alot. Oh ya you guys were right done in less than 30 seconds thanks again Boys

I came here because I misplaced my manual on how to reload my Echo trimmer. I am so Overjoyed I can't wait to run out of line again lol.. This loader is the bomb!

This head had worked great for me so far. Never had line break off inside needing to tear it down yet. So I hope it never does lol. It was super easy to reload it. So im happy thus far. (:

Should probably note that you might need to look through the hole to see if you can see the other side, even if the arrow is "lined up".

They forgot to show the most important part, is when you slightly hit the head on the ground while it's spinning to release more line, instead of having to stop your work and unload the line manually, this is a HUGE one.

Wow. This is so much better than Echo's lame users manual.

Very nice!I bought an echo weed eater with that kind of head and never looked back.I love it! I highly recommend it,you will not regret it.

I dont know how some people are complaining about the trimmer, mine works amazing!

Not only doesn't this video show how to properly feed the line, the vid shows the operator turning the tool UPSIDE DOWN as he spins the head. So of you do this with the tool RIGHTSIDE UP, you will have it backwards, and if you follow ECHO's instructions and turn the tool upside down to do this, the tool will not start because the engine will be flooded. Whoever made this video never actually used the product. I am now disassembling the head because the line is not advancing, it is instead retreating further inside the head. Not the first time I have done this, thanks to ECHO's video

love my trimmer easy to use easier to reload. took me longer to figure out where to line up than to reload. nice job echo

I have to say the spool DIRECTION is critical, try flipping spool over if your having problems bump feeding. Worked for me

Why is mine sucking the line up into the head when I hit it on the ground? This thing isnt quite as easy to use as you are advertising. I have to take mine apart ALL THE TIME

I've used every style out there, this is the best

Why does all the line fly out EVERY TIME within seconds of loading this head? I do it exactly as shown in this video.

Thanks for not taking forever to tell me how to do it. I've looked at four videos and they all were going on and on about it you did it in little time thanks man

My PAS-225 has an amazing manual except it failed to talk about how to load the string or how to advance it.

Genius! I am loving my new SRM225. Always starts first pull. Out of line. Now I need to figure out where to buy more speed feed.

The company I work for uses Echo and Shindaiwa weed wackers and we love the speed feed 400 heads, we use .105 line in our trimmers and we have no problems at all, when a worker runs out, it just shoots the line out and we simply reload as in this video, we carry extra line on us, because some trails we do can extend to 1 mile and other than line running out, the other issue we have iswalking back to the work truck, for ................running out of gas, lol :D

put one on My Echo, SRM 2501S, 1990's BEAST of a trimmer !!!! STILL STRONG AS OUT BOX, IN 1990's !!!!! only changed, fuel line, ( all 3 lines, n cap with hole's, for all 3 lines), primer bulb, n alway's swap out fuel n air filter's, yearly, to bi yearly !! use true fuel, and E3.12 plug, and about 30 year's, AN ANIMAL !!!!!!!!!

I wanna thank you so much I just followed your instructions and it went perfectly

Love these Speed-Feed units. The only issue I've ever had is that they give me too much up time. That's a great problem to have! The metal shaft starts getting hot down by the gear at the bottom and I once accidentally touched it loading trimmer line. Now I just wear gloves or am careful not to touch the shaft.

This video saved my life now I can weed eat all day without a care. Thanks speed and feed trimmer guy!

Maybe don't buy the speed loader, but as far as the Echo weed eater, I think is one of the better ones I have owned. I like it. I maintain it, 3 years later, still starts right up and runs good. The speed loader is something new I am trying out, seems like the string is wasted pretty fast, brittle breaks off or etc.

Please tell me…why did you omit which way to turn the unit in order to load the string. Left? Or, Right?

I love you. This vid. saved me like 20 min.

It looks easy in the video but I couldn't turn the knob even using an oil filter wrench!

Conner - thanks for your comment about this video. There is a separate video that shows how to install our Speed-Feed 400 on a GT trimmer. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tXF0j-ZLWeE.html

THANK YOU!! This video was a huge help!

Turn the bottom "Clockwise" OR the big top "counter clockwise"...right?

Good video. I had to laugh at that dudes fancy pants shoes while he was trimming though. Still, helpful video. Thanks!

Anyone experience their speed feed head SUCKING the line back into the head when you bump it to let more out? Mine is doing that after I followed this video to reload mine. Have had it happen on two different head units now.

Stringing it is easy. What aggravates me is when the string breaks at the eye holes, and that happens often. Is this only happening to me? Then I have to pull the spool out and restring the whole thing again. Is there a short cut I'm not seeing?

My echo srm 225 has thus head it is the best head I've ever had on a trimmer

We use these work as advertised. Chuck Norris uses these too!

I still have a little sting left inside? To RE LOAD? pull that out & start over? Had to open it up...Frustrating!

Can someone please help me I bought a speed feed head 400 made to fit echo gt series and it won't fit my trimmer spins normally not opposite like the speed feed I don't know what to do

does this fit the echo PAS-2620 the interchangeable one?

Good luck trying to get a line (that has taken the shape of a circle from being wound) to go through the tiny hole and back out of the other side without having to take the entire thing apart.

I am reborn Christian after watching this video. Thanks for whole new beginnings.

Ok did this guy going to the club after this because when I am out there cutting the grass I look like a caveman I don’t look like I’m going to graduation 👨‍🎓

Have a brand new srm 226 first time having to respool and this doesn't work lined up arrow with eyelet and string doesn't go In

Problem: after doing this, my line sucks back up into itself. What is causing that?

Thank you, I'll be looking for one soon.

My speed feeds been nothing but a headache and a pain in my side. Definitely looking for a different head

Does this work for a Hart battery trimmer?

Do you have any non bump heads that will hold .105 I'm ready to buy a new shindaiwa weedeater, but I am not impressed with bump heads as they consistently bump on boulders and uneven terrain. Can't find manual heads anywhere!

Will it fit a battery operated Atlas grass trimmer

I got it and it worked well for 2 months and now it breaks the line after 10 minutes

Can it be used clockwise?

Absolutely the best.

This works when brand new, after that broken line inside prevents you from reloading

Wow....piece of cake! Thanks

Will it fit craftsmen...I bought a universal speed feed head from Shakespeare said it fit craftsmen but none of the adapters fit my shaft..

Thankx for the help.

Mine keeps screwing up. It worked great for about a year now it either forces the line out too fast or it sucks it back into the head. What gives?

Make sure you wear your Echo gloves

You know it may feed that well during its first year of service, but goes downhill quickly as use causes slop in the innards. When the line breaks, and it will, you still have to take it apart to remove the old and then you can find no guidance on which side of the spool L or R goes on the bottom. Looks reversible, obviously not.

I bought one of these trimmers a month ago, and have not been able to make the bump-to-advance work. I am using Echo Cross Fire .095 line and followed this video exactly to wind the line on the head. I still can't make the line advance - no amount of bumping on concrete or grass makes it come out. I have to stop the trimmer and mess around with the head before a few inches will come out. A few times, nothing would work and I took the head off and rewound it. Any ideas? I do like this trimmer - it starts up very easily and does a good job on my tough pasture grasses - it would be perfect if I didn't have to mess with the line so much. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide

best video thank u guys

The trimmer works great but the manual is terrible. Unless I missed it the manual doesn't cover how to reload string. If it wasn't for this video I would have thrown it away in frustration.

How are his pants and shoes so clean?

Just make sure you weave the line through the center guide hole when you first thread it.

How do you make more line come out

What’s the best way to feed more line “on the fly” when the string breaks during use. Thank you. I tried bumping it on the ground and running it and it only worked 1/2 the time. What am I missing?

This works on all trimmers?

Why does my string keep coming out after I lock it?

Can anybody give me a idea on how to attach this to a srm 2300? I read all the instructions and the parts they say don't work and idk what I'm doing wrong

my mind is kinda blown right now not going to lie

I HATE winding trim line. The hook that holds the line always wears out, and the stuff twists and clumps in the head. I bought the echo trimmer because of their great engines, but am really happy about then line loading features as well.

The line goes in easy but it will get stock and wont come out reliably. Its a pain.

I keep hearing about the replacement bump head.... I can't find one anywhere ?

And to think I've been fighting to load string for years

Just picked up a SRM 266!

The head works great until you're down to the last 2 feet, and then the line breaks off inside the head, forcing you to tear it apart and reload. So basically, you get about 9 feet of line for each side, then you have to reload. There's 'dead length' on the spool you'll never use. The bump advance works fine for me. Still better than the 'Rapid Load' default head I had on my GT-225. It was a ripoff buying strings for that head. The 400 is good for casual trimming, but you'll be reloading a lot if you plan to use it for big jobs. Overall, I give it an A-.

I have a straight Stihl 224L. What head do I get?

I have the SMR 225. For some reason (after only owning for a month), my line won't come out when I bump on ground. It did the first few times I use it. Am I a moron and doing something wrong, or sound like a problem w/ trimmer? I am using the correct size line.

I have one of these speed feed heads on a trimmer I just bought I understand how to restring the trimmer but once the line is strung and tightened how do you let line out from inside when you need more length?

Will this work on a 35yr old hmc green machine 3000ss?

Wow, I did not read the comments before I posted mine. Glad to know I’m not the only guy who has to restring 10 times a freakin trim. Sorry to all you other weed eater users who have had to use this torture device. I know exactly what y’all are going through. If anyone has a recommendation on a different head, please let me know.

Does it work for homelite brushcutter?

I saw the his video and took back my troy bilt junk back to lowes

Funny it always works so easy on company videos...

Dear Echo I am a dumbass & unloosened the screws......how do I get the gears/ spring & dowel back in right place? when I put the line in they just shoot out 50 feet. LOL

Doesn't work. I wrestled all day with it. Doesn't feed line properly and has to be constantly fooled with. Fail

So helpful!

Thank you that was so easy. 😎👍

I just messed with mine for the last hour before giving up. I followed the instructions, and all of the line all instantly empties out as I run it and it gets tangled around the shaft. I would have better luck attaching steak knives to the shaft with duct tape. Very disappointed.

Seems all right so far. Not that easy to thread because of the curvature of the line coming off the spool. Time will tell if this head is the real deal.

I want to buy one, but no idea if it'll fit my old trimmer.. "most" isn't very encouraging

I love them !

i just bought an echo strimmer with speed feed. the bump head doesnt work...any ideas???

thanks for helping me

Good helpful video

How does he line it up?

To the point! Thanks.