Is there a trick to rewinding a line on a garden trimmer sppol without getting tangles and jams?

Answer 1

Oh yes! There is definately a trick to it. You need a minimum of 2 people and a 30 pack of beer. Everyone participating in the project should drink a minimum of 6 beers before starting the project. This will insure that everyone laughs, as opposed to cursing, stomping, or crushing the weedeater into a thousand tiny pieces with a hammer, when the spool randomly breaks free and loses all the line you just took 20 minutes to wind.

Best of luck with your winding ways!

Answer 2

If it has (1) line sticking out of the head, it's easier to wind the line on the spool. There should be 2 holes in the top of the spool. Feed the line from the space where the line is spooled up through one of the holes in the top of the spool, then back down through the other hole in the top of the spool. Allow about 3 to 4 inches (100mm) to stick down into the spool area. Then wind the line around the spool (in the direction usually shown on the spool) until the spool is full. Then feed the end through the hole in the head where the line comes out. Be careful not to allow the spool to turn while doing this step, or you'll get line tangled between the head and the spool.
If you have (2) lines coming out of the head, then you need to cut a fairly long section of line off your line supply, then fold it in half to find the center of the piece, and hook that center around the split in the divider piece on your spool. Then wind the line, holding both halves in your hand, in the direction shown on the spool, making sure (1) line goes in the top space on the spool, and the other line goes in the bottom space on the spool. Wind this way until all the line that you cut off of your supply is wound around the spool, or the spool is full. Then cut off the excess if needed. Then feed (1) line into (1) hole in the head, and the other line into the other hole in the head. Again, be sure not to allow the spool to turn, or you'll get line tangled between the spool and the head.