Levelling up, restringing a WhipperSnipper!
I've never replaced a string on a whippersnipper before! I replace lots of violin strings and all of that, but this is a bit of a new experience. When our whippersnipper was stolen, I did end up finding a decent and not too expensive one as a second hand sale... however, when I took it out for a bit of a garden trimming, it immediately ran out of string!
Bahhh.... so, I had to immediately get a new string, and seeing as I wasn't sure what to order, I ordered a precut string along with the new head hub as well.
... and just looking at the thing... I had no idea how it worked! So, straight to the Ryobi YouTube to see how it was done.
... and the video was pretty straightforward, but I did have to rewind it quite a few times to really get the hang of things.
The thing that really threw me was the fact that pressing the two halves together against the spring didn't really hold it together as much as I had thought it would, and then when it was locked in place, it didn't spin any further... so, I had to make sure the eyelets (and arrows) were already aligned before locking them in place.
After that, feeding the string was a little bit more stiff than I had thought it would be.... but in hindsight, that is probably a normal thing, otherwise it would just all spin out as soon as the thing started up!
Getting it all through, and then attaching the brand new spinning string hub to the grubby old second-hand body... and it was all ready to go!
There wasn't anything wrong with the old one, but seeing has I had already ordered then new hub, I figured I may as well change it all over. But now that I know a bit more... I have discovered that you can ALSO buy the string seperately! Pre-cut and as a complete length! Wow... and much cheaper...
... and this machine made short work of the long grass out the back. In fact, this 36 Volt version is a good deal more powerful than the old 18V one! In fact, slightly scarily so when I first started using it... as it flung rocks and stuff around with a good more force!
But it is promising as the chainsaw on a pole attachment will be much much better at cutting when I get around to using that!
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Ugh! Those are such a pain! I've been fighting with mine for a while now. It seems like no matter what I do at least one side of the string disappears and I have to open the thing back up again. It's maddening!
hi there
maybe you can try to change the width of the spring - or different type of the string so it wont snap easily ( wider string can stuck also )
I think it has more to do with the string pulling back into the spool than actually breaking off. I found a new way to wind it the other day and that seems to be working better for me.
Oh, I think I got lucky with beginner's luck!
Is whippersnapper the actual name or...😂😂😂
Lol... we call it a whipper-snipper here in Australia. I think it is properly called a line trimmer?
Ohhhh a strimmer
LOL!>!?!?!??! A strimmer?!?!?!?
Yup :)
A portmanteau of string and trimmer
putting the line/string first time on grass trimmer can be tricky - just pay attention to the direction of the line
good that you have line size written on the cap already - sometimes if you buy different size of the line it stucks or easily snaps
also we had (one broke) two trimmer heads (spinning part) so you put string in two of the trimmer heads and just replace the head when you need it (saves a bit time)
most important : wear protection equipment at all times - boots as well to avoid small stones or sharp objects hitting your legs
Yep, I'm going to have to wear proper safety glasses as well. The old one didn't fling them around with so much force, and my regular glasses... well, they aren't THAT strong!
Good idea with the double heads loaded! I'm going to do that seeing as I have a spare!