The Best Speedfeed Trimmer Head?! ► Replacing Your Line In 30 Seconds ► ECHO Speedfeed 400 Head!
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- čas přidán 14. 06. 2018
- A lot of you guys have been leaving comments asking what I think is the best speed feed trimmer head out right now. I wanted to show you guys the ECHO Speedfeed 400 trimmer head, which is what I've used the last 6-7 years.
I know this may seem like a simple topic, but I still see a TON of folks replacing trimmer line the old fashioned way, by taking the top off and winding up the line. I think for a small investment of $20-$30, it's a good idea to look at a speedfeed trimmer head, to save you a ton of the frustration of replacing trimmer line.
This is just my experience and what I've used over the last few years, and what head I think works the best for me. I'm curious to know if you guys use any other speedfeed heads out there, and if so, what brand/model? Leave me a comment down below!
You should be able to pick up the ECHO Speedfeed 400 head at your local dealer, and may even at Home Depot. Check it out! It'll be a game changer if you're used to winding up your trimmer line the old fashioned way.
If you guys want to pick up one of these Speedfeed heads from ECHO, here is a quick link for it on Amazon:
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By God's grace I stumbled upon your video.
Just purchased the Makita 36V trimmer.
Was pretty disappointed...until I replaced the brand new stock head with the 400.
Wow. What a beast. Outstanding combination.
Will this fit for GREENWORKS 60 volt trimmer?
Upgraded my Dewalt 20V DCST920 with an Echo Speed Feed 400 from Home Depot (local, here in Collingwood, ONtario). Easy to switch out directly, no need for all that included washer/spindle/nuts/bolts interface set that’s included. Most happy and grateful. I owe it all to the youtube content experts in this forum. Biggest thanks!
My 14 year old just started a lawn mowing business. I'm helping him by running the line trimmer (our family's Stihl K91r). The Stihl accucut 25 head wasn't a problem... until it was. Long story short, down time dealing with a trimmer head in 98 degree heat and high humidity SUCKS. Just upgraded to the Echo speed feed head for my Stihl. So far I like it a lot.
Sweet!
I always tap mine on the concrete. Now before you all start yelling and screaming at me, hear me out. I would rather wear my $7 replaceable speedfeed cap out a little faster then to put a divit in the grass of my customer.
True but if you’re skilled you should be able to tap on the grass without making that ring! (Not sayin you aren’t lol)
Doesn’t matter how much skill you have, if the grass is a little tall there will be a circle where the trimmer is bumped. I agree about the head, I’ve been using the speed feed for 10 years.
A lot of that depends on the type of grass, how dry it is, and how high the idle is set on your trimmer
Apparently Honda's version has steel guard rings built in
I just realized there are replacement caps. I been buying new heads this whole time
We use speed feed heads and have for 10 years. Super fast reload, very good quality built, and lasts a long time. Good vid Brian!
That's what I've been using for years. The best heads EVER made.
I 100% agree all we use are the Echo speed feed heads! they work and hold up great!
I used these for about 3 years, but I finally went back to using the 25-2 on my Stihls. They fit flush, so when I get into taller grass and weeds it doesn’t get wrapped up between the gearbox and the head. I loved the speed feeds because it cut down on downtime reloading, but now I just keep an extra preloaded spool in my side pocket. It’s actually a little faster. And yeah, I hate cutting circles in grass bumping them, so I bump feed against whatever is wearing out my string (fence, sidewalk, etc).
I use the same heads . All trimmers should come equipt with speed-feed heads ,especially as much we spend on trimmers. I pronounce it (Shin-dowa)
Speed Feed heads are the best thing since sliced bread :) Been in business over 20 years and back in the day I used to stop and take off the head cap and wind up the line and put it back together....sucked.Brian I do the same thing.On Sundays I cut several lines of about 18' per line,roll it up and I use a 4" piece of electric tape to keep each one rolled up tight and when I need one just pull it out of my back pocket peel off the tape and wind it up back in business in about 20 seconds
I agree, Simply the Best Speed-Feed head for the industry. Hands down...👍
And what's your telling folks goes to show you are never too old to learn something new daily thanks again
First of all Thank you for taking the time to make this video. I bought a new Echo SRM 225. After two minutes the Bump head quit working. I took it apart and found the line was overlapping between the two sides and tangled on both. My solution was to buy a Shakespeare push and load four string head ($17 bucks) I have to replace the individual pieces as they wear out. Takes me 20 seconds to do this. I never had much luck with
Bump Heads. My old Echo with the Shakespeare head is three years old and never gives a me a problem. The bump heads are nice in theory, I just don't have the passions to put up with them.
Awesome video, Brian! I just put a Speedfeed head on my trimmer about a month ago. Thank you for the tip about not tapping the head on the cement by the way!!
I LOVE the speed feed 400 cutting heads. Best on the market. I reload mine super quickly
Absolutely love the speed head on my echo!! Just wish it held more line.
We keep over a dozen Stihl spools pre-filled. If the property is large we take a quick peak to see if the trimmer is low before starting. Spools do not get swapped during a lawn, grab another trimmer an go, same goes for gas refills. The Stihl carbon line has also increased our productivity.
Just switched from Shakespeare Trimmer head, line kept binding inside head, hard to re-fill, to the Echo Sped Feed 400 along with Echo .095 Crossfire trimmer line. The difference and great performance is remarkable. Ease of installation on my Stihl FS56RC just added to the reason for switching.
We use Echo Speed Feed 400 and Oregon Gatorline Supertwist .095 in them on our Stihl FS91R and Husqvarna 324L. Great combo.
Echo is the same as Shindi as they bought them out. Havent had any issues with those heads or the speed feeds from oregon (same copy). I dont think they can run anything over .105 fwiw. I also wouldnt go for the 450 for a light weight daily use, the smaller 400 or 375 holds less line but is noticeably lighter after a days use. Id perfer to have a light weight whip and a heavy duty for thick overgrowth.
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I love when shindaiwa came out with that like 10 yrs ago. I was amazed by it
Good job that guy even though I've been in the business for 34 years it's still a pleasure and a delight to see your outlook on things good job
Thanks pal!
Two great choices! Great video Brian!
My Stihl head just would not feed, I just put one of these on my Stihl, man I'm frikkin' excited !
I've never had any problem with the Echo Rapid Loader head as long as you keep a handful of 8-inch precut in your pocket. I buy the Black Diamond 105 spool and cut it out accordingly during downtime. I'm going on 8 years with the same head.
Shindaiwa and Echo are both made by Yamabiko Corp. I have an Echo 2620 trimmer and a Shindaiwa T262. Both came with the Speedfeed 400. Exact same engine and gear case. Different controls. The Shindaiwa has a 20 inch swath vs 17. There's also an extra rubber bushing for vibration in the Shindaiwa's handle. Same price too...
I invested quite a bit in a few different heads to experiment, and so glad that speed feed exists. Traditional bumper heads are a nightmare. And in my area everyone is using and telling me to use the alloy head that you replace nylon strips with. Yeah fucking right if I wanna bake in the sun all day replacing nylon strips.
I started out with strips and also found them to be more expensive. Think about it. For every nylon strip you have finished using, about half (or more) of the nylon strip is discarded. You are wasting at least half of each nylon strip you use, that could easily equate to half a roll discarded!!!
I’d always heard Echo bought out Shindawai, just for the Speed feed head. I’ve used them for years now and they’re unbeatable in my opinion.
Bought one tonight and replaced the inefficient head and I will go buy 2 more. Good tip thank you.
Great video. I got an Echo 226 a few months ago with the speed feed. It's great. Major timesaver over my old Shindiawa. Lots of power, too.
Why people put thumbs down for people who upload their own videos but never thumbs down for negative comments, cool video
Thanks pal. Yep 🤷♂️
Head caps are about $8 and I keep one and a spring in the truck. I couldn't imagine not using a speed feed now. After watching employees fight with string for 5 min when my dealer showed me the speed feed it was like seeing fire for the first time
For sure.
Those 5 minute feel like a half hour on those really hot days
I bought apparently one of the last USA-made Core trimmers in the country--thanks to the cooties virus card. Upon first use, the Core`s line tended to snap at the inlet. I stop trimming. I spend considerable time trying to open the fool bump top to respool the blasted spool and end up eventually ordering some highly recommended Copperhead Vortex line instead. It worked for a whole, much better. Then IT began to snap at the inlet. Blue cloud time. Upon giving away the first line on Craig`s List and mentioning my frustration, a fellow 'listee' extolled the virtues of the Speed Feed head and he said he`s used it for 20 years. Gosh, it looks so simple! I`m about to order one based on his and your recommendation. Thanks.
I have put a titanium plate on the bottom and I epoxied it to the tap cap . Tap that bad boy on anything u want .... :D
Careful with sparks if in dry grass
That’s retarded af. Just adding unnecessary weight
I use echo trimmers. Love them and the speed feed heads
I just lucked up and won in an auction 4 new shindaiwa speedfeed 450
heads for $60 with free shipping on ebay. I love these heads and my
stihl 130 does too, it's been ported and tuned and it really pulls hard.
I've put this off for way too long on my SRM-265T. It's a wonderful machine. Not one hiccup since new. But, the head is terrible especially if you go with a heavier line. Using your link to order the speedfeed. Thanks 👍
“Shin Die Wah” Love the video. Thnx for the info.
Just found out about it, in another video. The way you said Shindaiwa the first time was correct.
Picked up a speed feed head from weingartz about a month ago for home use. Best head ever.
Kyle Winconek for sure!
A sacrificial plate on the cap that can be swapped out would be cool. Buy a 10 pack for a couple bucks, and be good to go for a decade.
This is the best head ever. I hate changing string and with this, it literally took 30 seconds and I was done.
I LOVE THE BLACK DIAMOND!!! I was one of the lucky ones who got in the giveaway! I love it.
Nice video Brian
I think I’m going to get that echo head
Sweet, l bought my shindawia trimmer in 1992 still runs like new, it takes me at least two beers to put new line on . Thanks to your video, not anymore!!!
Haha
Brian I’ve been thinking about this! Instead of putting a bolt through it apply some epoxy or rhino liner spray on the cap.
I see a Ferris… lol
Im excited for that!
Shindaiwa was the first ones with the speed feed heads over twenty years ago best trimmer head hands down.
Thanks for all the information! Always good to know facts coming from one that gets his hands dirty instead of a Home Depot sales person.
Thank you
Love the speed feed. I believe you can buy replacement springs for these too.
I use the same head, except mine never wears out. I put two layers of fiberglass cloth then put a thin piece of sheet metal then two more layers of fiberglass. All trimmed up nice and proper and even so the balance is fine and it lasts for three seasons :-)
We love those!
SRM 225 all day buddy. Speed Feed never had a problem. After awhile they wear out yes but they last at least a year. I cut a ton of lawn with these. Your right, tell your guys tap it on the lawn. And keep it just off the driveway or lawn. Hover over it. 🖒
Epoxy, fixed my Husqvarna head with that once I busted through the plastic and it was cracked but spring still down. Holding up well.. did liquid then a puffy on top of that. Puddy leaves a mark when I tap it, not sure on liquid, haven't got that far down yet.
My Echo 225 trimmer with the speed head is the best ! Echo equipment always start. Just buy one ! You'll be impressed !
One more tip. Get the Echo Speed Feed 400 UNIVERSAL. It contains adapter fittings or it fits most any brand trimmer. Be sure the words UNIVERSAL are on the package.
Brian you have a video for almost everything lol i looked up speed feed and your poped up first not even looking for your stuff, good job always learn sonething
Lol 👊
I wouldn’t t use anything else! Huge time saver.
oddly enough ive had the same speed feed for almost 3 years and never bump it on the grass, no issues
Good advice!Great job Brian!
Thanks buddy!
I really like Speedfeed trimmer heads, they are reliable and very easy to reload.
Shindawi speed feed T 262, straight shaft, works great!!!
Great tip, didn’t know i can just pass the line trough and wind it up thanks.
Nice Ferris hat!
take a brand new speed feed cap= drill a 5/16 hole dead center- install a 5/16x3/4" bolt, flat washer and polly lock nut, now you can tap away on concrete surface and not scratch the cap at all.
I have been considering the echo head I love my 4 stroke Honda trimmers but hate the heads . I think I will go out and buy one to try . Thanks for the demo . I had to tinker 6 times in 5 jobs and reload took a long time away from the progress of the day
For sure. Losing that momentum and your mojo stinks, especially on hot days!
I got stihls speed feed head worked for 2 weeks took a crap!! Trying out this one
Does the echo speed feed fit on stihl 91 trimmers?
Echo New Black Diamond .095 Commercial Trimmer Line 3-Lbs. Medium Spool 885 Feet 38.95
I use the speedfeed 450 head on my stihl 130 kombi. I prefer the 450 because it's an extra capacity head and I run .105 line so it holds the thicker line better.
Works great on a Honda HHT35S line trimmer. To get original Honda Head off, remember it's left threaded or you will never get it off. Echo Speed Feed 400 is wonderful. So Fast to load line.
Echo speed feed the bestttt!!!! My friend doesn’t have one on his stihl and I’m like “loser get a speed feed lol”
Lol
id prefer not to scalp the grass im weed whacking. so i prefer to feed line through hitting a hard surface.
Agree to this. I tell my guys the opposite, only tap on hard surfaces.
Derek Comingo xcactly
Yeah I would rather tap on something NOT the grass, but I would try to find something less abrasive than concrete or asphalt, like a tree root, but sometimes you just gots to tap on the grass.
Agree
I've always liked the Echo Speed-Feed head. Any trimmers I have will always have one put on it if it doesn't have one. Every second can add up over the year even something as small as putting new weed eater line on weed eaters. Whatever makes you the most efficient.
Great video and info as always
Thanks buddy
Brian's Lawn Maintenance anytime!! Gotta give credit where it's due!!!
I just use whatever comes with my trimmer.... Surprisingly enough I actually don't have tons to trim.... I only have to refill my head maybe once or twice a week... Most of my lawns are laid out well with beds defined and such... I will prob pick up a couple of these heads next time I buy heads
Ken MrKLC Nice
Man, around here, I don't know if there is a property in the metro area that doesn't have a decent amount of trimming. And most everyone wants edging. I never bought a stick edger, but I sure thought about it a lot.
Buddy, you never have to buy another trimmer head or cap again!Just JB weld a piece of flat metal, flat bolt or something flat and metallic to the bottom so that whenever your guys bumper on cement or grass, it’ll never wear down
"I thought it was a no-brainer," he said. He's like 'y'all dumbasses' lol
I just about to use one. Thanks for the advice.
I bought 1 of these & have been trying to install it on my works gt weedeater for 3 days now.whats wrong!!!!!!! Na just jokin lol.been using these since they came out.i run wfo 10 hrs a day!!! Spit fire & cut clean guys!!!
This was a very helpful video
Great suggestion. Thanks!
Echo/shindaiwa same company. Oregon make them as well.
Great video young man. I'm off to buy a new head :)
I never got the chance to use other heads on my trimmers because my Stihl heads never broke or wore out over years of use. The Stihls I used when I got my first job at 14, it was probably my inexperience that wore out the heads. Putting in new line took maybe 2 minutes. Stihl trimmers or go home, for me. Power for DAYS. Nothing comes close and I have tried a lot of trimmers.
That being said, my trimmers had to deal with use on my horse property in addition to its commercial use, so miles of fence line at home that wasn't cut even monthly, plus I did a lot of "yards" that were 4-8' tall, so I used steel blades for that and needed gobs of power. I don't think any other trimmer could handle that for long.
I absolutely HATED my Echo blower and always hoped it would get stolen or something. I wished I had never bought it when I was in a hurry one day and didn't want to drive "all the way" to my Stihl dealer. It kind of soured me on all things Echo, but I admit that is not fair to Echo. The thing was hard to start after a month and it took FOREVER to warm up and hit max flow. My Toro dealer always wanted me to try other Echo stuff but I just couldn't do it. I probably would have replaced it with a RedMax, just for something different and the brand has a great rep, but never got a good enough reason to do it.
I had a Shindaiwa walk-behind broadcast spreader built for ice melt. Dang thing cost like $300 but man it was built like a tank. My dealer didn't know how to pronounce it either, but all my equipment got nicknames anyway, so it didn't matter, ha!
Maruyama M-twist speed head. Has a quaryer sized metal bump to help preserve the cap.
I use the Echo Speed Feed and L9VE IT!!!
I have a homelite right now I wish I had a echo but I bought the echo speed head for my Homelite but my issue is sticks out like 4in's and I don't think I'm supposed to install it that way I don't know what to do I might have to take the head back
Been using the speed feeds on my stihl trimmers for years
I'm old school...all stihl auto cut 25-2 here....now I have to dis agree with ya on advancing line on the yard....I've chewed butt when I had guys...cuts a nasty spot in the yard...rather wear a head out than have ugly circles in the yard....just my 2 cents
True for employees and KISS I’d say good point
I use the Ryobi Speed feed head
Nice Thank you very much. Not a landscaper but I do all of my 4.5 All-terrain acres myself. Was wondering bout that speed head. Jus found out my Spring is missing. (SRM225) 👍 thnx to ur info
You bet!
I need a replacement head for my kobalt 40 volt max. Will either the Echo speed feed of the S
hendioa work on the Kobalt trimmer?
bro i love thses heads with the tanaka and the husqavrana heads or the organ heads but them echo speed feeds are my top fav great video bro i had a echo head on my tanaka i loved it
My Maruyama trimmers come with speedfeed heads!
Mine didn’t
Echo speed feed for me
Late comer to the speed feed head. Thank you for that video, You found the Snizit !! Yah! I have landscaping business and that is a pet peeve of mine, Line breaking off to short or the and causing it to clog or the string melting inside of the bail that causes the down time. I use a Stihl Kombi KM 131 R (power head) then you can buy attachments, The FS-KM is the weed wacker attachment. Just in case someone has a Kombi system, this is what I found that should work. When I search on Amazon's (make sure this fits) I could bring up Stihl but not the FS-KM model, it would only bring up FS420 which is a deflector shield for the trimmer, OR it would bring up Farm Boss which are socks. After reviewing the different speed heads It looks that this one should fit my FS-KM String trimmer attachment, Oregon 55-265 Trimmer Head Speed Feed Straight, 4-1/2"
I do like echo speedfeed 400 on STIHL fs110r and I do tap on smooth concrete but not rough concrete also tap on tree, pole, hard big strong fence as long it doesn’t look rough instead of tap on grass and look like scalp the grass unless grass is lower than 2” then I tap it on it and won’t notice it. I can see speed feed help a lot on 4 mix trimmers due lack of rpm, since 4 stroke use torque low end while 2 cycle use torque at higher rpm with speed that why 4 cycle are slower in similar displacement cc to 2 stroke counterpart. also help 2 stroke that under 1.2hp and for 21cc to 24cc.
travis10ist so you can attach the echo speedfeed head on STIHL equipment?
Question: Which head is better to use with an Echo GT-225, Echo speed feed 400 or Echo Echomatic Pro?? I bought both and not sure which one to keep. Thanks!!
nice video just picked me up one today what a coincidence. everything u said was happening to me out there in the field with my trimmer and I got tired off it so I got one too