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01 Jun 2025
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How to Grease Your STIHL Trimmer Head (and Why You Should)

A well-maintained STIHL trimmer is a valuable asset for any homeowner or landscaping professional. Regular maintenance not only prolongs the life of your tool but also ensures optimal performance. One often overlooked, yet crucial maintenance task is greasing the trimmer head.

The trimmer head, that hardworking component at the end of your shaft that spins the cutting line, contains gears that experience friction and wear during operation. Just like any other mechanical system with moving parts, these gears need lubrication to run smoothly, prevent overheating, and avoid premature failure. Neglecting this simple maintenance step can lead to a noisy trimmer, reduced cutting power, and ultimately, a costly repair or replacement.

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01 Jun 2025
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How to Install a Blade on Your STIHL Trimmer Head

Is your STIHL trimmer ready for a new blade? Whether you’re upgrading from a line head or replacing a worn-out blade, getting your trimmer set up correctly is key to efficient and safe operation. While it might seem daunting at first, installing a blade on your STIHL trimmer head is a straightforward process that anyone can tackle with a few simple tools and a bit of patience.

In this article, we’ll walk you through the steps to safely and correctly install a blade on your STIHL trimmer head, getting you back to tackling those tough weeds and overgrown areas in no time.

You can also watch a video demonstration of the process: How to replace the string trimmer head of a STIHL weed whacker with a blade

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01 Jun 2025
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Is Your Weed Eater Choking? Signs It’s Running Too Rich and How to Fix It

There’s nothing more frustrating than a weed eater that bogs down, sputters, or just plain refuses to cut. While many issues can plague these indispensable tools, one common culprit is an engine that’s running “rich.” This means your weed eater is getting an excessive amount of fuel compared to the air it needs, leading to a host of performance problems.

Think of it like this: your engine needs a perfect balance of fuel and air to combust efficiently. Too much fuel, and it’s like trying to start a bonfire with too much lighter fluid – lots of smoke and not much fire.

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31 May 2025
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Tune Your 2-Stroke Carburetor: A Simple Guide

Ah, the familiar whine of a two-stroke engine – whether it’s powering your weed eater, chainsaw, or leaf blower, these small but mighty machines are essential for yard work. But what happens when that whine turns into a sputter, a bog, or even a stall? Often, the culprit is a carburetor that’s out of tune.

Today, we’re going to demystify those little adjustment screws on your 2-cycle carburetor, giving you the knowledge to bring your small engine back to life.

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22 May 2025
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Removing old or dead trees from your yard

At some point, a tree may reach the end-stage in its life cycle. At this point, it may be necessary to have it removed. Although a difficult choice to make trees can sometimes become diseased, get too close to the house, get an incurable pest infestation, or grow too close to a power line.

In most of these cases, the best or right thing would be getting rid of the tree. Although you might have invested many hours getting the tree to where it is presently, it is almost dishonorable to allow the tree to suffer in such poor conditions.

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