How To Refill a Spool on Stihl FSA 57 String Trimmer - AutoCut C 3-2 Linehead

A quick and easy demo for how to add new line to restring your Stihl FSA57 trimmer. Don’t buy a refill cartridge because you can buy string in bulk and refill the spool yourself for much less money.

[Ladyscotia]

Best video ever. I am a smart lady used to doing things by myself. My man has rethreaded this in the past and whatever he did was really complicated. You video had me back to weed wacking in less than 5 minutes. I kept the little plastic piece (the item that was causing me most of my grief} but it works perfectly without it. Still feeds extra line by taping on the ground. I am a happy, and still independent, gal.

[neilallen]

Just brilliant, I really don't understand why Stihl don't put this in the instructions! Thank you so much!

[susanfoster]

This video is SO helpful! I was so frustrated that a Stihl product did not have an easy way to restring the spool. The instruction book does not even address this, as they want you to purchase new spools. But, the new spools get jammed right away so that is no solution. Both my husband and I went to the Stihl dealer and didn't find the help we needed to restring. This video showed how SIMPLE it is - and the tip to get rid of the plastic spool covering is great! I cut them off, and now everything is working beautifully! The Stihl trimmer is otherwise very good - and the battery lasts a very long time. We have two batteries, but one really goes a long way. THANK YOU! This video made my day! :)

[rebar]

I can not THANK YOU ENOUGH ...Im a young widow and this was very simple, clear instructions. Im so glad I found your video. Thank you once again

[TheToolmanTim]

I've been using string trimmers all my life and never knew reloading could be done this easily. Awesome video. Thanks for posting it!

[ruthwatters]

This is my go to video each time I run out of string. It is the clearest explanation and so simple……takes the stress and worry out of this job. Thanks so much for taking the time to post and help all of us.

[jabaricribbs]

Dear Stihl: Pay this man some $$$ legit best how to video I’ve seen on YTube 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[dwmccary]

Great how to video! You saved me $18 and a bunch of time. The original cartridge got gummed up and stopped releasing gut. I thought it ran out of gut. When I opened the canister I saw it had instead jammed and still had 15 feet of usable gut. I thought I'd have to buy a new cartridge. But these instructions helped me cut off the white plastic 'gut cover' and rethread all that good remaining gut. Works great! Thanks again.

[joannsouthall]

Thank you for sharing this. I am a 74 year old woman that has been struggling with this. It works perfectly!!!! Bless you!!

[rternowski]

Man, I've been taking the spool off and trying to wind it. No wonder I've been having so many problems! The instructions are in pictures and doesn't explain it too well. Thanks!

[mrtape]

Coincidentally I just purchased a brand new FSA 57 and after using it for a few hrs, the factory green string stopped coming out of the spool. I watched your video and YES as you stated, the white band had caused the string to get all tangled up. I removed the white band and threw it away. I then removed all the green string and rethreaded as you demonstrated in your video. To date no more problems, thanks so much.

[Mbonner]

This video just saved me a ton of and time. I bought this trimmer for my Papa (he's 92) and showed him how to refill the line, even with how weak his hands are he's able to refill the trimmer with ease. I originally bought him the refills and he could not open it up to put the refills in it, he thinks you and I thank you for posting this. I honestly wish all the Stihl trimmers were this easy to refill?

[KimHannon-fp]

You're a life saver. I had been having issues with the string jamming in the spool. I followed your instructions and took the plastic off and restrung the spool. THANK YOU!!!

[BarbaraShikles]

Thanks so much for showing how to rethread the trimmer string onto the spool of a Stihl FSA-57 trimmer. Now I won’t have to buy new spools or pay to have mine rethreaded. You showed it so well and made it so easy to do, that even an old woman can rethread hers. Thank you, thank you!

[sugarbaker]

Thank you so much for this easy to understand video! My husband had a stroke and doesn’t have fine motor skills with is right hand anymore and has a hard telling me what to do. We were able to complete this task without ending up with him being frustrated and me in tears, thank you so much.

[EdwardFiedler]

Genius! The Stihl manual is useless. Once I followed your instructions, everything worked and it was simple. Removing that white band from the spool made the whole loading reliable. Thank you!

[judysmith]

Thank you so much, as lady said below I am a lady who likes to do things myself with a busy husband. Your video saved me bothering him to do what turned out to be a perfectly simple task

[lesliepowell]

Where have you been all my life...or as long as I've owned my Stihl?!! My husband bought this for me, knowing I love a neat garden and good garden toys. Thank you, thank you. I knew there had to be a simpler process than pulling the whole machine apart every time I ran out of string. And I got rid of that plastic ring, too. Heading out to trim ! Again, thank you!!

[kathidixon]

Thank you. Great help. I took that white thing off and it fixed my problem. I’m 73 and my hands are not as strong as they use to be. Tip for senior citizens: use a quarter to turn the spool. I even attached an Aldi quarter holder to my line reel.
Happy Mimi

[FunkyColdMedallion]

It's infuriating how easy this was AFTER removing the white plastic part! 😅

Thank you for this video!