How To Reload The Line On An AutoCut C 6-2 Mowing Head | STIHL GB

Reloading the line in an AutoCut C 6-2 head is quick and easy to do and in this video, we will show you exactly how this can be done.

Step by step guide:

🔶 Ensure the battery has been removed or the power source has been disconnected so there’s no risk of the machine starting whilst you are working on it

🔶 Check to see if the last pieces of the line have ejected themselves from the mowing head by themselves, but if they haven’t, you will need to remove the old pieces before you can load it with a new line.

🔶 To remove the old line, make sure the arrows on the bottom of the mowing head are lined up with the two arrows on the black plastic outer ring. If they aren’t, simply push down the ring and rotate it around. Once they are aligned, you should just be able to pull out the old line.

🔶 If the above method doesn’t work then you will need to remove the head from the machine by gripping the body of the mowing head and undoing the centre nut. This can be done by hand or using a screwdriver.

🔶 Once the old line has been removed, you will need to reassemble the head ready to load with the new line. To do this, put the top of the line head back in, press down and screw the centre nut back on tightly. Check that the white ring can be moved freely and then realign the inner and outer arrows.

🔶 The AutoCut C 6-2 head takes 4 metres of our green 2mm mowing line. Take one end of the line, push it into the eyelet and keep pushing through until it comes out the other side of the head. Pull the line halfway through so that you have half of the mowing line on each side of the head.

🔶 Grip the head and turn the white ring so that it winds up the mowing line into the head, leaving approximately 10-12cm of the line each side. If you have more than that you can trim the ends.

For more how-to videos, just take a look at the STIHL GB YouTube channel.

Timestamp
00:00 - Intro
00:07 - Remove/disconnect battery
00:26 - Remove old line
1:21 - Reassemble the mowing head
1:56 - Reload the line
2:46 - Trim ends

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[tomhenderson]

I have watched 5 videos and you are the first person who actually knew how to wind the string before they made a video. Thanks you for being a pro.

[cycleman]

Very helpful. When I first got this Stihl, it was loaded with the line. After using up all the line (I thought), I tried putting in a new line. It wouldn't go in. I removed the head and, sure enough, there was a little bit of the line still wrapped around the spool. Even though it "looked" like the spool was empty, it was not. After removing the last traces of line, everything worked like a champ. Something to remember if you're having trouble.

[Rowansharkey]

My kind of how-to video. Clear and easy to understand.

[MrMarkBell]

Excellent, clear and detailed video, just what was needed! Just bought a new FS38 with AutoCut C6-2. The AutoCut C6-2 instrustions that came with the machine for loading this head are completely useless. I'd never had worked out how do it without this video. Stihl GB please share my feedback with your bigwigs!

[nzrockdj]

Best video on YouTube for Stihl .. instant subscribe 💯

[lesellen]

Perfect, my husband is out of town and I had to do this myself today…just what I needed 😎

[kingsxman]

I cant thank you enough for this video. I have the FS 50C and EVERY video shows it with the C 5-2 trimmer head. ...which works COMPLETELY DIFFERENT than this one. My OWNERS MANUAL even has the C 5-2 instructions in it instead of the C 6-2. Frustrating. I was having so many problems with line not releasing....and every time I'd have to take it apart just to get more line out. That was because with the autocut C 5-2 you feed line in 2 sections: one into each side. As you pointed out the C 6-2 is one piece of line. The guy at the hardware store (Ace) who apparently puts these together didnt even know this. So he was sending them out with line wound wrong.

[marisolbalderas]

Than you, I just got separated and I'm learning how to do this things. I was struggling until I found your video.

[glenrichards]

Been doing it wrong for a year, the instruction manual doesn't show the reload process, now I know, thanks

[stanscott]

Thank you so much for a perfect discription of how to do this . After reading some of the comments i to was led up the garden path how to do it. Absolute credit to you sir.

[kendalozzel]

MIND BLOWN. been doing it wrong for YEARS.

[KarenWairau]

Wow no instructions in booklet. Owned trimmer for 2 years. Everytime had to take it to stilhshop to have line replaced. THANKS for this video. Instructions so clear.

[MeandSadie]

BEST video on how to do this. Thank you!

[David-]

I bought a FS 50 a couple of years ago, this is not how they showed me to change the line, many thanks for a simple instructive video .

[Sprucegrove]

Excellent video, straight the point worked like a charm, thanks for posting

[olivierdupont]

thank you so much for this clear and quick explanation

[VoiceofReasonMonkey]

This is so much better than the setup on my Ryobi, which is why I bought a Stihl today 😅.

[concepciondye]

It is now clear to me. Thanks to this video

[spirited]

Thank you!! I have been looking everywhere for this info!

[lazarusblackwell]

Before putting the new line through the holes, open the head and check if there is anything left of the old line or else you wont be able to guide the new line through the holes.

I just found that out today when i was mowing the grass.

Also when you bump the head dont bump it on concrete but dirt because that way it wont be damaged too much.