The ULTIMATE How to use a Line Trimmer / Whipper Snipper / Weed Eater Video. 

“Gently put it in, just the tip” great advice bud

I'd have to say, this is the best trimmer tutorial on all of RU-vid. Thanks!

Finally, I've found someone who can explain how to edge properly with great advice. Thank you!

This is the best guide and video to line trimming on the internet! Two things that always elude me is how to reload those spools and how to bump out extra line. Thanks!

I bet that overgrowth was driving you batty until you could do this video! Thank you! As a 70 yo 1st time home owner, I struggled the past few years trying to figure this out. I have watched you lawn fellas and learned a lot, but this was the 'icing on the cake'! I look forward to using your tips this spring!

I’ve spent many hours looking for someone who could explain how to use the machine, how it functions, and the way to make the edge look beautiful. Thank you!

Loved Maggie getting the zoomies. She just wants to be close to her dad. Great tips Tim ❤️🐾🖖

I've been struggling with winding the line for years. This is a life saver!

Thank you so very much. Your tutorials are easy to follow. I am a recently widowed 60+ and my dear late husbands stihl petrol tools were to heavy. So I have started purchasing battery powered RYOBI tools to carry on maintaining our lovely yard he created. I am loving it. Honouring him.🙂

i admire your restraint in letting the edges grow over lol

Beautiful dog!! You can tell she's loves being a prop in the video! Thanks for the tutorial!

FINALLY!! I've been looking for a video on this for years. For decades I've had trouble with the upside down edge trimming breaking off the line inside the head - finally a decent explanation what's happening. Thanks so much for the advice, I can't wait to try this weekend! Best line trimming video on YT!

Aha!! Just try to only use the tip of the string…that is exactly what I needed to hear and exactly why I've always had problems. THANK YOU Tim. That little Maggie is SO adorable & she sure loves her daddy!

I have the 20 volt Ryobi trimmer and now I know how to replace the string without taking it apart. Thank you for all your tips. It is great information and I love watching you work. Next you need to video: tips on edger's so I can see what I'm doing wrong there LOL. Thanks again.

Omg. Thank you so much. I can’t believe how many videos I have watched on weed eaters and I finally learned the easiest way to string my POS trimmer. I ruined my extension cord today, so will have to try it out as soon as I go and replace it. Considering just getting a battery operated one at this point.

Thanks. I learned I could use my whipper Snipper upside down to do edges.

Hopefully this helps some of you!

Love you man for this....thanks alot I live in jamaica 🇯🇲 and decided to go in this business as a part time job , because my security work is not paying me enough money to take care of my family..and I learn alot .I am confident know to start my new side job..thank you so much..love you man

idk why, but the backwards ballet is what fascinated me with this youtube genre to begin with: blademate! then tim! i think it's especially satisfying when sped up

After years of frustration with the old style line trimmers bought the same Ryobi line trimmer as in this video and also the Ryobi lawn edger. Edger had the 4.0mah battery and chargers, trimmer was skin only. Cannot believe after 3/4 hour trimming have not had to touch the line. The old school ones I had here you’d be lucky to get a few feet done before stopping to re feed line. Thanks for your tips about using tip of the line.

Thanks Tim! Now I feel more confident to trim in my daughter's garden.

"Gently put in in there, just the tip." That's what she said. 😂

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! My FIL has that and we had to put it together for him. My co-worker insists that we get one that's gas powered instead of Battery, but I'm not comfortable storing gas at home; neither is my husband. Thank you for explaining how to change out the line - others do it so fast that I don't see it very well. And not all workers are helpful.

Thanks Tim, great video. Everyone is an expert until they see your vid ! I'm only 72 but learnt so much. I have a Ryobi trimmer but it's a two-stroke. Love it. I bought it maybe 6 years ago. I finally found out what that circular piece of yellow plastic with the handle that came with it is for ... it's to wind on the bloody plastic line !! Just as well I didn't throw it away ! It was always a pain winding the line before now it will be so much easier. Anway, well done Tim, you now have a new subscriber.

Very helpful and informative. I had trouble threading the line and also never knew that the edger can be used vertical like that. Now my edges look great!

Your lifesaver I was struggling with the line now I know what I was doing wrong lol thank you

Somebody who knows what they are talking about and well presented, where have you been all my life? Cheers for the advice.

Love the dog!

Brilliant tutorials, expertly filmed and presented with loads of tips and advice. Please could I get Maggie's autograph? What a show stopper!!!! Talk about a Happy Pup, well looked after and loved. Not to mention all the love she gives. Thanks for the great clips. Gary, Biggleswade, UK.

Good job mate. I seem to spend half my time re-threading the damn thing every time I use my line trimmer so i really appreciate your tips.

This was an awesome tutorial that I have seen for trimmers. Thank you very much!

Walking backwards was a game changer for me. Look forward to seeing how the longer line works for me. 😊👍

This video was a god send. My line had all snuck into the the cylinder and i had no idea how to get it out. Thanks a lot Tim!

Special appearance from "Santas Little helper"

I’ve watched your lawn care channel for awhile love your edging techniques and the crisp edges. And now the tool Chanel is great. Thank you keep up the great work!!

Thanks Tim that will help me a lot as I have the same whipper snipper, so thanks for the advice and keep doing great work for ur community and people in need, your a life saver in yard maintenance

You just made me buy a ryobi whipper snipper that’s battery operated , I have the petrol one but it doesn’t start when I need it to start thanks mate for the great tip love your work

Main points for those watching: Just use the tip, pull it out more then once a month and don’t get your knob caught 😂👌🏻 Love your videos Tim! Thank you ☺️

Hi, I am in my late 60s I had a lot of difficulty using mine, mainly because its has an extension cord. I do agree it requires muscle . My advice to any buyer is watch this channel first and get it right the first time. Well done for the coverage. I am now better equipped to at least thread the spool correctly.

Best tutorial i have seen on whipper snippering i have never used one before but after watching this tutorial made everything clear and straight forward thanks for sharing 👍 love your videos

Very helpful. Also, Maggie is So Cute!

Thank you… Thank you… Thank you… This was a very helpful tutorial on using a weed eater… I own an old school electric trimmer (2012 vintage) it’s heavy but I’ll use it to learn how to use this tool….

Nice one Tim, helped me figure out what I wasn’t getting right, particularly positioning myself with respect to the head to cop less debris in the face 😂

Thank you. I've been struggling to get my edges the way I want them. Now I can havena go at setting them on the weekend 😊

Tim did you steal the wife's sunglasses?😉 LMAO😂 I love how Maggie wants her camera time too. She is adorable!! Great tips my favorite expert lawn detailer!!❤❤❤👍✌🇺🇸

You helped answer a lot of questions I've had on using the weed trimmer. Thanks!

Great video, subbed. The little Iggy having a swipe at the trimmer at 7:20 was hilarious.

Wow , fantastic video! I’ve learned so much from this! Thank you so very much for taking the time to do this ❤️

Real practical advice and tutorial guide. Best one I've seen for the whipper snipper. You sir have earnt a subscriber.

The video I've been looking for. Sage easy to follow advice. Can't wait to trim after this.

I have just applied what I learned from your video, works magic , great tutorial

Thanks for a really detailed video mate. I’ve downsized properties over the years, and keeping my 2stroke line trimmer serviced etc has become a pain, especially as my mower is 4 stroke, so I’ve got to keep different fuels as well… Will definitely look at the ryobi as a replacement option now. I always keep on top of my edges, so certainly don’t need commercial-type power. Good stuff, and yes, yes, yes on eye protection, every. single. time!!!

As a guy who constantly(my job) trims grass 15x taller than this(truly overgrown monstrosities that require an industrial/contractor level string trimmer/weed whacker, in a tropical place) I concur with everything said on this video

Thank you for making this an easy tutorial. I'm in the UK cant afford a gardener atm so bought a McGregor Strimmer going to try this out today. Like you said grass grows back

Like @painetdldy I love watching you do your "trimmer two-step". It's hypnotic. I live in a unit under strata so there is no logical reason for me to watch this video, but I did anyway, and got my Tim's two-step fix as bonus 😁

Dogs just love you doing yard work hey. I have to suppress my dog so she doesn't hurt herself because she goes crazy with zoomies 😂 she's almost 9 though and has arthritis so I have to save her from herself

Good on you mate! I enjoyed the whippet comic relief too. Whipper-snipper vs Whippet-snipper! 😆

I didn’t know speed feed heads were a thing, and now I want one. Thanks for the video haha, very informative

Thanks for the advice, can really use this! i was struggling a lot because my wire was too short 😅

thanks mate, I've just started practising and keen to get better. cheers!!

Super helpful video, thank you so much!

Great tutorial 👌 and that blower is a beast!

We just bought one of these in bunnings the other day and I had a go at using it today. Made a few mistakes 😆. So looking forward to trying your tips on Monday as it’s going to be 37C tomorrow (Sunday) 🥵. Your dog is so funny btw 🤣.

Great video mate, just picked up the same Ryobi trimmer the other day really like it, your video really helped me. Appreciate it

Thia was great to watch, i never used a snipper before, and my yard looks terrible because it has overgrown, even after mowing its bad

Glad I found this. It was very useful.BIG UP!!

Whippet ... whippet good... Thanks for this ...i suck at whipping snipping

Awesome, just the video I needed. I'm off to bunnings this weekend to buy myself a whipper snipper. Been putting off this purchase for months.

Rightio! That was awesome. Now I just have to try it. I go through line like crazy, drives me nuts. Hopefully I can get it right.

Thank You, definitely has been helpful

7:23 Little cobber thought that was bloody brilliant!

First time using this thing and your video was definitely helpful. Thank you!

"Alot of people say "dont do to that" "....subscribed

Thank you for the great advice and I LOVE MAGGIE!!!!

Just bought this machine, thank you very much

I tried an early Ryobi unit that was eventually recalled (poor & underpowered design for what it was sold as), particularly on our buffalo grass, so over seven years ago I found the AEG 58V line trimmer with a 43cm cutting width which greater with loads of power etc., but it wasn't light & I soon found it a little tiring just for edging grass, so after they brought out the 18v line trimmer (with a 33cm cutting width) I decided to add that to my kit. Even after all these years, I hadn't been fully flipping it for the edges (around rocks etc) & wondered why I didn't get great consistent results until recently when I saw lawn guys working nearby using a flipping hold (including above the shoulder). I decided to try it & surprised myself how much easier, neater & more effective everything was. AEG line trimmers all come with a slimline head now (holds 3.6m) with 2.4mm twisted line. Thanks for your good & simple demonstration. It just reinforces the ideal way to finish edges. Another thing I had seen in a grass edge along a path was the neat angled back grass edge & had wondered how they had achieved that. Now I can see how that may have been achieved, flipping & keeping low walking on the grass or high (at the shoulder) on the path.

3:30 and I've already learnt stuff about my edger.... ffs. Legend Tim

Thank you, I am going to try your tips, your video is just what I needed.

Great overview thanks. Love the extra helping hand from Maggie

Pretty impressed Maggie never went for a face lick once, that's a well behaved pup!

Love your work! Loved these tips!!❤😊

7:22. Awesome cameo! Go Maggie!

Good man, thanks for simple, concise advice 👍👍

OMG this is the best tutorial I have seen! Thank you so so much!!!

Thanks for the great advice and tips mate.

Thanks Tim. That helps me a lot xx

Thank you! Thank you! Best tutorial!

G'day Maggie & Tim, WOW! that Ryobi Head Loading design is really good

Your videos inspired me to be a landscaper, Thanks Tim :)

Great tips! Thank you.

Excellent explanation mate :) Feeding the line into the Ryobi head was helpful af.

Thanks, Tim. I will try this. Hope my arms can take it. I have bad shoulders. Maybe I need one of those hand held trimmers you have. 😅

This was great advice, thanks mate!

7:24 Maggie going for an unexpected burn. Haha

Best video I found for edging. Thank you

Thankyou for this tutorial, so helpful and Maggie is soooo gorgeous!

U sir, are a legend. Thanks for the tip!

great video...cant wait to try

such a great video, thank you!

Thank you really helped out a lot