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Weed eater head stopped spinning…

Posted on 11/3/25 at 7:44 pm
Posted by marcnbc
Bossier City, LA
Member since May 2004
4424 posts
Posted on 11/3/25 at 7:44 pm
Haven’t had a chance to really look at it. Just quit spinning right when I was finishing up last week. Common causes to look for?
Posted by Citica8
Duckroost, LA
Member since Dec 2012
3818 posts
Posted on 11/3/25 at 8:00 pm to
Either a motor issue, connection issue in the shaft from the motor to the head, or the stringer head.

Without any info, would start with the stringer head to see if there is a build up of organic material built up between the stringer head and the shaft once you rule that out, I would make sure that the stringer head is not stripped. Personally never seen the shaft strip out, so would look at the power end next.

Good time of year to bring it in and let someone go through it if you're not comfortable trying to fix it.
Posted by dragginass
Member since Jan 2013
3125 posts
Posted on 11/3/25 at 9:34 pm to
Does it bog down when you give it gas, or does it rev up freely? That will tell you where the problem is.
This post was edited on 11/3/25 at 10:12 pm
Posted by Spankum
Miss-sippi
Member since Jan 2007
60161 posts
Posted on 11/3/25 at 9:37 pm to
I had mine do this last year. Puzzled me for a bit….then I finally took the head completely off and found a wad of monofilament fishing line had wound tightly around the shaft under the head that the string spool mounts on.
Posted by Clames
Member since Oct 2010
18738 posts
Posted on 11/3/25 at 11:14 pm to
quote:

Common causes to look for?


Really helps to post the make/model first. Could be anything from the clutch to a drive shaft/cable issue to a broken gear to a bad electrical connection....
Posted by dragginass
Member since Jan 2013
3125 posts
Posted on 11/5/25 at 8:41 am to
I hereby propose that anyone who starts a " fix it" thread and fails to update the audience gets a permanent banning, ha.
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