So You Own A…STIHL FS 56 Trimmer

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Welcome to the world of straight shaft trimmers! The STIHL FS 56 trimmer is powerful, comfortable to run and has the capability to run bigger and better cutting attachments!
Here’s what you need to know to get the most out of this trimmer, from safety gear and fueling to changing the trimmer head, replacing the trimmer line, checking the air filter, and more!
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@hekfar4122 13 дней назад

Thanks for the straight forward video...very helpful and worth the watch.

@carlsmowerandsaw 12 дней назад

Thank you for the feedback and for subscribing to our channel we look forward to putting out more valuable content for you

@RHMCMLXII 2 месяца назад

Got one a few years ago and really enjoy its power! I’m on 5 acres and trim probably 2.5 hours, this trimmer never disappoints!

@carlsmowerandsaw 2 месяца назад

It’s a great product for the price point and weight

@davidreitz5178 2 месяца назад

Where were you two years ago when I first spooled my line! THANK YOU!!!

@carlsmowerandsaw 2 месяца назад

So glad that you found this helpful. Enjoy your trimmer.

@jasonscott774 Месяц назад

Just commenting to say thank you! I’ve been loading this wrong ever since I got it, making it way too complicated. This makes much more sense.

@carlsmowerandsaw Месяц назад

So happy to help. Thanks for watching and subscribing to our channel

@richhoops2413 3 месяца назад

Thank you. I just bought one. This video has helped me with reloading my string. For some reason, the bump wasn't working very well for me, maybe its just a learning curve.

@carlsmowerandsaw 3 месяца назад

Fresh line, solid tap while it’s at full speed

@Ojeramup12 5 дней назад

Very, very useful video, thanks.

@carlsmowerandsaw 5 дней назад

Glad it was helpful!

@WilliamTucker-fo8zp Месяц назад

Great video, I just bought one to replace my 10 year old Husqvarna 223L, the line replacement portion was the most helpful, better explanation and demostration than the guy who sold it to me, Thanks!

@carlsmowerandsaw Месяц назад

Great to hear!

@OhioOutdoorsman96 3 месяца назад

I have one of these and never knew the string was loaded that easy 🤦🏻‍♂️ always take it apart and fight with getting it back on with string in it 😂god I feel dumb now

@carlsmowerandsaw 3 месяца назад

Don’t feel dumb you didn’t know until you knew, and now you were educated. We can all learn something new every day, right

@Daniel-ww3hl 2 месяца назад

If you ain’t learning, you ain’t doin!!! All part of the process 🫡 we all dumb out here

@Rebel9668 Месяц назад

I have the FS 56 RC-E. Never used the original bump feed head. Took it off as soon as I got home with it and installed the 20-2 SuperCut auto feed head. It holds 23 feet of trimmer line. The same head they come stock with in Europe. I'm sure my local ace probably sells that canned gas, but they also sell, and recommend non-ethanol, high octane ATV gas they sell by the gallon. In any event, I just buy 93 octane, non-ethanol gas from a local Co-Op station and it fires right up the next year just fine.

@carlsmowerandsaw Месяц назад

Great job. How do you like the Super Cut head?

@Rebel9668 Месяц назад

@@carlsmowerandsaw I love it! Whenever I've had bump feed heads in the past I was always accidently bumping them and in no time I'd be out of line. With the SuperCut I can trim the whole yard twice before I need to refill it :)

@brettmiller6167 Месяц назад

There's no such thing as atv gas. I think what you mean is ethanol free. I've never been to a gas station and said I need atv gas... because it doesn't exist.. enjoy your time in the mountains Appalachia man. Have fun with your cousin.. or sister.. whatever

@carlsmowerandsaw Месяц назад

@@brettmiller6167 I’m not sure where you picked up ATV gas in this video. No there is not ATV gas I know that. Ethanol free fuel please. AV gas is incredible if you wanna really up the game. Thanks for watching (Josh from Washington)

@Rebel9668 Месяц назад

@@brettmiller6167 If you had bothered to read the whole comment, I said I use non-ethanol 93 octane. ATV gas is just ACE Hardware's term for non-ethanol 100 octane "clear" gas. You didn't really think Exxon would put a tiger in your tank either...or did you? I'd hardly call Southern Indiana Appalachian, just rolling hills. Oh, and your Mama should have learned to say NO once in a while.

@iamdave47 Месяц назад

Thank you! You saved me from taking my new machine back to the dealer.

@carlsmowerandsaw Месяц назад

Great to hear!

@bibleranger Месяц назад

I've bought two of the FS 56 RC-E, one in 2021 and the other one in 2022 as a back up and still have them to this day. I do the service(air filter, spark plug and fuel filter) to them every season by purchasing the service kit for them and I do grease them regularly as well. I use nothing but nonethanol gas and mix a gallon of it with the Stihl 2 cycle oil. The original head for them I removed them in favor of the hybrid ugly trimmer head that uses 1 foot strips on three corners or the plastic blades. I love it. I do have one of the autocut 26-2 heads as a back up just in case. I've never used it though.

@carlsmowerandsaw Месяц назад

You are doing a great job

@bibleranger Месяц назад

Thank you so much. I do my best to make equipment last. I treat my vehicles the same way.

@rcnolan 3 месяца назад

Great video! Wife bought me one for Christmas. Breaking it out today.

@carlsmowerandsaw 3 месяца назад

Hope you enjoy it!

@rcnolan 3 месяца назад

@@carlsmowerandsaw it was an experience. I was fine weed whacking but his issues with edging. I’m using to turning my head around for edging.

@rcnolan 3 месяца назад

Also, I think I’m going to take the guard off.

@carlsmowerandsaw 3 месяца назад

@@rcnolandon’t do that. It is critical to life and performance.

@jayd6607 2 месяца назад

I have this and an older Echo. Both work well I prefer using the Echo between the two. It just works better for me for some reason.

@carlsmowerandsaw 2 месяца назад

Glad you enjoy your echo trimmer

@harryerhart5978 7 месяцев назад

Nice video 👍

@carlsmowerandsaw 7 месяцев назад

Thanks Harry.

@ForrestcoachKnight Месяц назад

My line keeps pulling back into the head right after restring. Is there a lock position on the head to keep the string from drawing back in?

@carlsmowerandsaw Месяц назад

No there is not. Are you leaving enough line out of the head and are you tapping it often enough?

@tedats 11 дней назад

Super noob here. This is top tier noob video haha thanks.

@carlsmowerandsaw 11 дней назад

Glad I could help. We hope you enjoy your Stihl trimmer for years to come.

@westtexasconstruction 2 месяца назад

I wish they always started that easy

@carlsmowerandsaw 2 месяца назад

I’m sorry you’re having starting issues. How old is your machine?

@JeffB1961 Месяц назад

that stock head on the 56 is a PIA and a finger punisher ! just got my 56 back from my stihl dealer , they have replaced the clutch 2 times in 3 years . when this 56 dies i'm gonna ger a echo .........

@carlsmowerandsaw Месяц назад

I’m sorry you’re having those problems. We traditionally aren’t seeing very many clutch issues and for sure we don’t see a repeat after we’ve done a repair so there’s something odd going on.

@JeffB1961 Месяц назад

@@carlsmowerandsaw my dealer told me they're had been a problem with some of the 56 clutches . i have 1 year of my 4 year warranty left . told me it would have cost me $85 if it wasn't under warranty . my stihl 400c chainsaw is a a beast for my purposes though . VERY happy with it . thanks for replying and take care dude :) .

@kevinbushell2746 Месяц назад

Love your videos more so when you talk about my favorite product motomix i know you read my comments can you tell me the difference between the 26-2 & 27-2 heads please many thanks Kevin

@carlsmowerandsaw Месяц назад

26-2 is a head that is designed to be loaded without taking it apart. The 27-2 requires you to open it up and rewind it. The 27-2 is generally more reliable in its feeding characteristics.

@kevinbushell2746 Месяц назад

Thanks for pointing that out easiest way to load a head is the way you show us keep em coming

@ebhsports6251 Месяц назад

I didn't get a shoulder strap with mine , just the cheap safety glasses , and the head removal tool and book. Nothing else .

@carlsmowerandsaw Месяц назад

I’m sorry. I’ve got extras if you want take a road trip to Ferndale, Washington

@jonathanfarmer9638 Месяц назад

Just picked up one yesterday. Not sure if i already have an issue or not. When its running if i give it a little gas you can hear a clunking sound that goes away after a few seconds. If I give it more gas it still does it just not as loud. Is this normal or should i be taking it back to the dealer. Kind of hard to explain lol

@carlsmowerandsaw Месяц назад

Is it the clutch engaging?

@jonathanfarmer9638 Месяц назад

@@carlsmowerandsaw that is my thought. Just never heard that sound coming from an engine before. It's quite loud for a few seconds of you go easy on the throttle. Going a lil harder it's not as pronounced or as long. Probably gonna drop it at the local dealer just just make sure

@Thestoopidlion 2 месяца назад

This video is very informative. My string is really short and for some reason Im unable to remove the old string so that I can restring it. It just will not budge!

@carlsmowerandsaw 2 месяца назад

Have you taken the bottom off of the trimmer head that is probably your next move

@kermit368 3 месяца назад

What about blades? I don’t want to pay double for a universal model just to edge my curb. It recommends not using blades why is that? Stoppage? I see people using them but I don’t want to hit something and mess it up. Will the poly-28 tackle edging without burning through the plastic blades?

@carlsmowerandsaw 3 месяца назад

In order to properly edge you should use a bladed edger Line or poly cuts do ok on soft edges but not great on concrete edges. The FS56 runs a cable and cables and blades don’t get along. Plus installing a blade and trying to hold it and edge with is crazy dangerous. I’ve tried and when that blade “catches” something it wants to run on you. Not good

@kermit368 3 месяца назад

@@carlsmowerandsaw Thanks. Guess I’ll be having a pretty jagged edge for a while. I’ve pretty much decided on this weed eater because of your videos. Just curious, what model would I need to move up to for a shaft driven unit?

@carlsmowerandsaw 3 месяца назад

@@kermit368 this may help. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6bzyIPog5Eg.htmlsi=MzZbpphSnIYV8cIz Or move up to an FS 91R considerate Kombi

@catherinebassettrose229 Месяц назад

I can get the string to release. I can’t refill either. Please help

@carlsmowerandsaw Месяц назад

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@every1getready Месяц назад

Just bought one, took like 10 pulls to start. Once started, lost power and died. Then wouldn’t want to start again and so on. Anytime I finally get it started, it dies out

@carlsmowerandsaw Месяц назад

Something doesn’t sound right

@every1getready Месяц назад

@@carlsmowerandsaw brought it to the store this morning so the employee could check it out, he agreed something is wrong and they’re going to fix it or give me a new one if they can’t… so that’s good at least. A little frustrating since it’s brand new But on a side note, I came across your channel and I’ve noticed you put out a lot of good info, thanks! 🍻

@DanThiem 2 месяца назад

Nice runner but that bump n feed is JUNK ! Worked on pulling stuck line out more than I used it. Your video is very good though. Thank you.

@carlsmowerandsaw 2 месяца назад

Sorry to hear that. We’re seeing pretty good results with the C26-2 head.

@danpena7922 28 дней назад

Can the head be greased?

@carlsmowerandsaw 27 дней назад

Most all of the FS56 gear boxes cannot be greased

@vasnellen9158 Месяц назад

💲💲💲

@carlsmowerandsaw Месяц назад

Check with your local dealer for the price because the price varies based on region and if there is a seasonal sale in place

@janetcupp467 Месяц назад

I have owned mine for almost a year now and I would never go to anything else.

@carlsmowerandsaw Месяц назад

Glad you love it. What did you run before?

@aux1z11 Месяц назад

No I don't own one I have fs251r though that I just put away it ran out of string and don't feel like messing with it right now

@carlsmowerandsaw Месяц назад

Nice. Great time for a break!! We have a video on how to rewind that head 😉

@tuberocker69 2 месяца назад

Just bought one, today! So far, so good

@carlsmowerandsaw 2 месяца назад

So good to hear I hope this video proves itself useful to you on your journey to ownership of the FS56

@mikezahnow1605 Месяц назад

Just bought a new fs40c. Great overall machine but the string head on it is a piece of shit. It wont advance the line. I will definitely be finding a better replacement or i will take it back and get a refund.

@carlsmowerandsaw Месяц назад

Do you have an FS56 or FS40?

@mikezahnow1605 Месяц назад

@@carlsmowerandsaw fs40c

@tinaennis4802 2 месяца назад

FYI its hard to hear you well

@carlsmowerandsaw 2 месяца назад

I’ll turn up the mic

@youngcho1150 3 месяца назад

By the way little heavy!

@carlsmowerandsaw 3 месяца назад

Its weight is right in the neighborhood of the other comparable units. The Husqvarna 522l is a bit lighter but $100 more.

@Daniel-ww3hl 2 месяца назад

EY, WHATCHU KNOW ABOUT THEM SAFTEY SQUINTS

@carlsmowerandsaw 2 месяца назад

They’re the best

@jamesbond-uo6wv 3 месяца назад

Great video very VERY bad audio.

@carlsmowerandsaw 3 месяца назад

Sorry about that. I have invested in better equipment

@billhohmann2653 2 месяца назад

Sound is terrible

@carlsmowerandsaw 2 месяца назад

I just watched this and audio sounds fine. What are you picking up as a problem? I appreciate your feedback

@mikezahnow1605 Месяц назад

The string head is a piece of junk. I will find a better replacement or return it for a refund.

@carlsmowerandsaw Месяц назад

The auto cut 5-2 will fit on that machine. It does require you to pull it apart and reload it, but I find it has better feeding characteristics and can lead to less frustration. If not, consider putting the Duro cut. 5-2 on which is a simple strip feed head.