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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.

Read your instructions on the insert black one or straight shaft white one for curved shaft that's why they give you instructions when all else fails

Picked up one of these yesterday and your video clarified the instructions for me nicely. The black & gold bushings come pre-installed in the plastic adapters that you need to retrofit either one of them with the included GREEN bushing for use with a Stihl trimmer. You can either push really hard with your thumbs on the end of the bushing sticking out below the plastic adapter, pushing up, or gently tap at that end with a large flat head screwdriver and rubber mallet to eject the bushing from the plastic adapter if you don't have the thumb strength. The green one slides in quite easily in its place. Also - I needed to use the spacer, placed in between the Stihl's base plate & the Echo Speed Feed before tightening or there was a small gap between them and they would not fit flush against one another on my FS 91R. Just putting this out there if anyone wasn't sure what to do with that :-) Thanks for the upload!

i use the same speed feed head and love it. saves so much time loading, rarely buggers up and holds heaps of line

From my observation you are 100% correct on the green insert. I put this head on a Stihl fs55 and the instructions said gold insert. That will not work. Install the green one and it will rock and roll. Thanks for the information and video.

about the bump head where the spring pushes thur. i had same problem with that. what i did was i would hot glue a metal washer inside and it makes it last ALOT longer. also with the spacer while not really needed all the time. if it feels lose and spacer is to big. grind it down some.

Got one in the mail today. Instructions are horrible. Your video was great. Made the changeover a breeze. Appreciate your work.

The Stihl is a LH left hand thread. That requires the use of the black core with the green bushing. NOT the white core which is for RH right hand thread.

Thank you! I'm a total lawn noob and I successfully installed the speed feed head on my Stihl trimmer thanks to your help. I like it much better than the Stihl OEM head.

I’m sold. The miracle answer to the Stihl trimmer head !!

Not only do I enjoy your yard videos but I happen to find this installation video while searching for an installation tutorial after I bought a brand new echo speed feed head when the original bump and go head on my Stihl fell apart. So thanks for the info!

I bought one after watching a few vids.. they are AWESOME. I chew through .95 line at least once a day doing my rock walls.. I simply cut a 20ft piece of line or so, half it, make a small bend to mark the hallfway, then feed into the halfway point plus an inch or so. twist it on, and feed away.. works awesome for a home jobber.. read the top needs to be replaced as it wears.. but they are about $6...

Awesome slow mo of the trimmer head. I've been running Echo trimmers with speedfeed heads for years. I love them.

I added a small bolt to the centre of the Echo Speed Feed bump head in-order to reduce wear it has lasted 2 seasons without replacement. A small bolt 3/16" thick bolt head added to the trimmer head has not unbalanced it and permits bumping on paved surfaces without wear

Thank you from Australia down under for this instructive vid.

I have the large speed feed 450 head on my echo. I can reload it with 3 arm lengths (about 15 feet for me) of .105 line in only a minute!

Well I must say thank you cuz the Instructions with my echo told me a different adapter (orange) but it didn't feel right. I tried the green one like you and it worked. Totally saved me a ton of money I bet.

I got a low serial number (1991 or older!) SRM1501 (21.2cc's like the newer SRM225) that I still use weekly and a PAS266 trimmer and I got Speed Feed 450 heads (they're even bigger and hold more line than the 400 head) on both of them and convinced my hobby farm owner guy that I weedeat for to switch over his older Stihl FS85 to the Speed Feed head last year too after he saw how fast and easy it is to add more line! Only way to go, Brian! (and everybody)

Amazed by the love for Speedfeed trimmer heads. Beware of poison ivy. Not a glove guy.

Stihl Straight Shaft uses the BLACK Left hand CORE "not" the white Right hand core !!!! Read the directions!!!!

Thanks TN! I had bought a Speed Feed head months ago and tried to install it last week but could not get it figured out. Now I know exactly what I was doing wrong

The black one is for a straight shot the white one is for a curved shaft

I've never fully seen one of these in action. It I honestly wasn't looking, I always thought I had a speed feed head but apparently I was bass akwards and downside up. I'm getting one for sure!!! Give me three actually

I don’t know why stihl doesn’t have a speed feed head like this. I’ll be putting an echo speed feed head on my stihl trimmer. Thanks for the video.

I know this is an old post but I saw another video the other day that will save the bump cap. Remove the cap, drill a hole in the cap and install a bolt, washer and lock nut thru the cap. When you bump on concrete, it wears the bolt head and not the plastic cap. Here's the link ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2OcQzP_qR3A.html

Thank You ! I just bought two of these for my Stihl trimmers!

I have a Stihl speed feed trimmer head on my Stihl fs56 RC string trimmer It works great for what I'm doing

I have a fs90r stihl and none of the attachments that screw it back on the head would work , just used the old one , works great , love the echo speed feed head ! 👍🏻

I Stihl fs56 RC string trimmer the trimmer head is called auto speed feed trimmer head is huge and awesome I payed $228dollars for my Stihl fs56 RC string trimmer it's the best string trimmer I've ever bought my self from big blue best place I've got my Stihl fs56 RC string trimmer the auto speed feed trimmer head is huge easy to use and efficient when I use my Stihl fs56 RC string trimmer it's like running a dream it's my first Stihl trimmer and it's amazing to use every 2weeks and I love it a lot more than 2cycle Craftsman weed eater 25cc is less powerful than Stihl fs56 RC has more power like 27.2cc but I like the Craftsman 4cycles also

you should really try and put that spacer on it. it helps prevent weeds from wrapping around the head.

speed feed head is great, you never want to use the stihl head again after you used it. however i had installed it completely wrong in several different ways before i finally figured this out. Thanks for the video i should haved googled it or possibly read some instructions lol

It wears out faster if you bounce it on cement, try grass always...

Just bought an FS- 70R. couldn't be more pleased

The Stihl auto speed feed trimmer head fits all Stihl trimmers

I have wanted to switch the head out for a while, I watched your video, went to the shop and had the head on with in an hour. Great video.

Strange, I have the same everything, and I ABSOLUTELY need to use that spacer! It does NOT tighten without it.

i admire you so much for being able to run a decent sized business at least in terms of work vs employees while keeping your other job

I switched to Echo speed feed. still having the same problem as previous brands. i use a Honda straight shaft four stroke string trimmer. after filling the spool and like 10-15 minutes in it stops advance string because the string has melted to itself and have to go to bench vise and bang the clips and unclog the spool and bang the head back on. i have neuropothy in hands so not the easiest clips to push in and separate the pieces and a real hard squeeze to get back together. switched string brands numerous times. latest is .095 Vortex. I've used echo, shindawa, stihl and cheap junk. they all melt and weld on and won't advance. I even spray a shot of white lithium grease in the string holes, which definitely helps but doesn't stop the problem completely. I use the trimmer upright to cut an edge between grass and 200" of formed concrete curbng around my house and the grass is floratam (st. Augustine) and tough. Nothing can take it. Ever have this problem?

I have Echo trimmers and those speed loaders have been flawless. Good video

You might want to mention that you turn that head CLOCKWISE to get it off. I know you showed it in the video but people need more than that these days. Not a lot of bright individuals in this trade. Bravo to you for trying to get legit. You should tell everyone how much you have to pay into workers comp each year for each employee in addition to the taxes you have to pay for each. You gotta be busier than a rooster in a hen house to be able to afford all that. That speed loader is the shit. I run it on both my Echoes.

Wow.. just subbed because you’re using employees and not sub c’s. Too many small businesses think it’s a good long term strategy.

Hay bud you did it wrong the white insert is for curved shaft only and the black line holder must have the R faceing your face on inserting it The black insert is for straght shafts and the line holder must have the L facing your face on inserting If you mix it up or do it backwards will not work correctly as of you see on your own the spacing will be off and not lay flat What you did was just cram it on which will go on but is not right

bought a BG86CE today. will buy a FS56 later on. i will be buying a speed feed head. thanks for the video!

I prefer the original head and it ain't nothing to string one of them, and they work fine to me!

Please need help. I love Stihl and got all Stihl the kombi system 131R. The guy said oh ya we have speed feed head for Stihl, and he gave me the new Autocut. Needless to say I hate nothing like the Echo Speed Feed head. So I watched your video and I can take out the center threads, but the plastic white piece you showed is not there. The new Stihl heads has it molded into the head. Can you please me out, this Stihl is killing me on time and lossing money. Thanks brother.

Thanks for the video! I'm just starting out and already finding your tips useful. Much appreciated!

Dude dont smash the bump feed on concrete - you must go throught heads so fast. bump it on grass

How do I take the echo off

THAT BANG ON THE GROUND SHIT WENT OUT WITH THE DINOSAUR.

I’m partial to the 450 head but they both run fine.

Bumping it on concrete will surely wear out the center quickly...

Bought a speed feed this year, I like it a lot.

the autocut 25-2 is a really good head but that speed feed life is where its at great video!!!!!

i do the same thing with all my stihl trimmers. If you tell stihl you do it tho they tell you it voids the warranty of the trimmer. The rep told me stihl plans on coming out with their own.

Thanks for the walk through! Made this easier for me.

I just got one of these today for my Ryobi. Can't wait to try it out.

Got one for my redmax. No more stress! Lmao. I also just got a stehl elctric start backpack blower thats awsome if you have gabby customers!

omg THANK YOU!

Thanks bro for the 1099/W2 info Much appreciated!!!!

we used these before at community college in Ms..they didnt last a week..I run the Husky T35x bump head now for years..there is no better head on the market, its a must have around sidewalks or any concrete. the bump button on the Husky head turns independantly from the head itself..easy to load tough as an anvil..

Brilliant cheers. Will try and see how durable they are compared to my Stihl Auto cut.

Just buy an echo trimmer to begin with and all your problems will go away.

Awesome video I finally stopped to watch videos on these to see what all the hype is about. I don’t like that they are a tad bulky compared to my husqvarna 123l but they look awesome. Does it seam to spin smoothly?

Thanks for the video.

That pos head is one reason I don’t use echo plus the sthil has more grunt

At 8.33 a big no no dont bump on concrete that why it wears out and spring pops through

keep it up plz the motivation is awesome

I think the white thing or green thing is called a busshing sry if I spelt it wrong

Thanks for the Video

Speed feed all the way just carry extra string in your back pocket

Did that head throw it off balance

Thank you

I have the speed feeder for my echo weed eater and its sooo much easier that taking the original head apart and adding string, i love it, Im looking to upgrade to stihl.

Brian what is the bigest lawn you have that you mow top notch Q & A

Thanks for the video, ordering some of these boogers!

Thanks Brian ... I'm going to do this too.

I put this on my stihl and I use .095 string and it goes through string way to fast , sometimes on one yard. When it was on my echo it never did that. Any tips? Maybe thicker string ? Not sure why it is going through so fast.

What is your opinion on STIHL

Thanks for the information

what you gotta do on the stihl is pull the green nut up to the top with needle nose pliers , then the washer will fit. and the washer is directional. everything is snug when done right.

This video is awesome. Thanks 🙏

Try not to bump trimmer head on hard surfaces if possible. Your trimmer head will last a lot longer and spring won't wear through as quick.

Brian I got the same Weedeater and same speed head but I can keep the damn string in it I got to be doing something wrong man

Hey, it's top notch 5 years younger :D

I got to get me one of those head jobs ! Oops that did not sound right ! Lol

why subscribe if they won't answer a simple question

I have several of the speed feed heads. My experience with the heads isn't great. I find the trimmer line very difficult to insert straight through the head and out the other side. Yes, the arrows are in the correct position. I can see through the holes and they are lined up. I find I have to stab the line for 5 or even more minutes until it will come out the other side of the heads. Very frustrating! I use .95 twisted Oregon line and then spend time trying to straighten the curve in the line after it comes off the line spool... The only speedy thing is winding the line on the spool after getting it through both sides of the spool.

Speed feed is the best.

By the way Brian, your suppose to use the spacer lol, at least I did ha :)

I did they same thing to my weed eater but now the speed feed head broke and I cant get it off?

you made it look easy

When do you have time to work at your second job ?

I have one of these heads i use professionally, it's great! I sometimes wind it back in to get water meters and irrigation boxes and smaller stuff. I have POV of one in action on my channel.

Echo head uses way more string then Sthil.

20 bucks says this guy is a coach of a little league baseball team. Totally fits the bill.

Does this void your warranty

👍👍👍👍

Spring didn’t wear a hole thru! You did! Running that head on concrete/asphalt!

Best head👍

I watched your video and talk my dad into changing the head on his Stihl trimmer and it works great now! Had to use the original threaded nut instead of the green one. Thanks!