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Strimmer Query

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  • 07-07-2010 12:55pm
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    henryporter
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    I have a Mountfield Strimmer which came with a brush cutter head as well as a strimmer cord head. Any ideas how to take one off and put the other on. The shop I bought it from a few years back is closed so can't ask there.


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    John mac
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    usually the nut on the bottom has a left hand thread.
    there should be some way of locking the shaft with a bar or spanner.


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    inishindie
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    As mentioned , they are left hand thread....could save hours of sweat, that bit of advice.

    Check all the bits are there, I took mine to a repair shop the other day and found the last time I put a new head on I left a bit out (only a small washer but never the less) All the metal was worn away and I was lucky I had the head left....There is usually a hole on the head where you can push a narrow screwdriver to lock the head.


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    henryporter
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    Thanks - the last time I tried to unlock the nut I did me back in!


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    henryporter
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    Back again! Had a look at the stimmer over the weekend - the nut is actually sunk into a hexagonal metal head so that it's inaccessible (see attached) - I tried to find a way of popping the nut up but no joy. Any more suggestions please?


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    John mac
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    there must be a tool that came with the strimmer that will fit into the recess, like a large allen key.

    (have you done a search for the model number to get the instructions?)

    Is there a lock nut on the other side of the head?


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    inishindie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 100 ✭✭inishindie


    Hi

    I've not seen one like that before. The tips about getting the instruction manual might be just the ticket. The cover of the bolt looks like it will turn everything at once. Have you tried to secure the head from behind the top of strimmer head and then turning the whole head anticlockwise to see if that frees the bolt from the top? The bolt cover does seem to need some sort of made to measure tool to secure it...not really made much sense there....

    Worth a look though never the less.


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