Oregon Trimmer Head Replacement, 4-1/2-inch Speed Feed, Fits Most Straight-Shaft Trimmers (55-265)

Had to replace the original head. Bought the speed feed based on reviews. This is a heavy duty unit for my 4 cycle trimmer. So far it works great and the included shims made it easy to install. Looking forward to faster line replacements.

The other day, I got so frustrated with trying to reload my Stihl Line Trimmer that I just threw it all away and said, "There has to be a better way". THIS IS IT! It's so easy to load and does an outstanding job of cutting the weeds and grass. I told my wife, "This could be one of the best purchases I have ever made".There are lots of adaptors and parts that come with it, so it can be used on a variety of trimmer brands, but THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO INSTRUCTIONS!!! Once again, thank God for YouTube and the people who are willing to share their expertise with us nincompoops. Once I saw which adapter I was supposed to use, and how to put it together, everything fell into place. I just don't understand how a manufacturer can offer a product this good, and fit so many different models, but offer absolutely NO INSTRUCTION. Why couldn't they at least put a QR Code leading to a website that shows how to install it. Very aggravating, but the frustration was offset by the joy of knowing I'll never have to load a standard trimmer head again.

I have a Makita split shaft trimmer (36 volt). This works great in my application. Attached without adapters and feeds line well. I don't know about durability yet but first time through the yard was much, much better than the original trimmer head. Not sure why Makita can't put a better head on this pricy of a tool. I am still using the original line, which by the way seem so hold up better than my old trimmer head and my old line so I like that as well. I will update this if I run into problems loading or with durability but right now this is a 5 star find.

Does do what it should do. Doesn't hold the amount of string the others speed feed 450 or 400 does. Nor does it accept a bigger line than the 400 or 450. it's big n bulky for no reason?? The 400 is a smarter option, with a bolt on the cap of course.This one functions fine, it's built fine, it's a working head. Nothing else to say.

The only thing that was hard about installing this was getting the old head off my weed eater. I had to resort to using a dremel tool to cut it off. Once I had it removed installing the new one was simple. Then cut 15' of string and feed it through the head with the holes lined up. Turn the head to wind it in and you are ready to go. My parents are elderly and I am caring for their 1/2 acre yard now. I weed eated there whole place on one string loaded. I ran out of gas and had to add more gas but never ran out of string. The head only needs a slight bump to feed more string as well. I have not yet had the string stick together like it did in the old head that came with the weed eater. The best part though is you will know it is out of string. The short piece that is left will be thrown out of the weed eater while it is running, At that point you know to add another 15' of string.

Easy to install. Broke after an hour of use. Hard to feed line. Wish I could give it 0 stars.

As long as you are fairly handy at working on stuff you will be ok. I pulled up a video. It saved the day. Bad instructions included. After installed remember to line up arrows and look through holes before adding line. Seems like a solid head.

As I've only had this on my Stihl FS-310 about 12 hours, I can't speak to its durability or utility. However, I absolutely can say that the directions for installing the Oregon speed-load head are the worst I've ever had to deal with. All the time I might have saved with the speed-load head I think I wasted trying to get my own head around how to attach the darn thing to my trimmer.There is no users' guide included with this product. The only guide is printed on the back of the package. The completeness of that guide approaches what you'd expect of an 8 year-old explaining how an internal combustion engine works: "You turn it on, and go." Additionally, the font-size of the instructions, and the minuscule size of the accompanying pictures, would challenge the talents of any electron-microscope operator. Even with a magnifying glass, the illustrations and "how-to's" are both unclear and useless.In my initial attempts at attaching the speed-head to my trimmer, I discovered that the nuts and bolts included with the Oregon for adapting the head to the trimmer were not the proper size to attach the speed-feed head to the Stihl's drive. All of them were too small, or were designed to attach in a way that did not work with my Stihl.Were it not for a YouTube video on installing an Echo speed-feed on a Stihl trimmer ("Echo Speed Feed Install on a Stihl KM131R," July 2017), I would have sent this Oregon speed-feed back to Amazon. As per that video, however, the key to installing the Oregon speed-feed is to keep the nut from the original "Auto Cut" head. This allows you to easily attach the replacement Oregon speed-feed to your trimmer by using the same attachment nut. To accomplish this, you may need to remove a retaining ring on the original head. I used a pair if needle-nose pliers with a small, straight-blade screwdriver, and the retaining ring easily came out, undamaged. If there is a ring, then removing it allows the old nut to slide out is as simply as the video (above) shows. Note that removing the trimmer line from the speed-head helps you see what you're doing without the line smacking you in the face. Having it out also provides you with a bit of line for a test. After putting things back together, use that bit of line to determine whether the "insert and wind" mechanism of the speed-head works properly .Retaining the old nut is the key to success. Once you place that nut in the attachment hole of the Oregon, and position the plastic bar-like center-piece on top of the nut (orienting it so the plastic bar holds the nut in place; you'll know the center-piece is upside down if the nut flops loose in the hole--you want the nut to sit securely in that hole, under the pressure of that plastic bar and the outer cap), you've just about got things figured out. All that remains is to put the cover on the speed-feed head, and hand-tighten the new head onto the trimmer's drive mechanism.Another point to note is that the spacer included with the Oregon was unnecessary with my Stihl. It's to be expected that some of the included nuts and bolts might not be necessary in all applications, but if Oregon had provided a users' guide the entire process would have been much clearer.Having to search around for a "sorta like" explanatory video is a needless waste of a customer's time. It's also a bad marketing strategy.

This replacement trimmer head works perfectly with my STIHL straight shaft trimmer. The speed feed works great and it came with the proper adaptor for my trimmer. Easy to install and highly recommended..

Purchased for an old Tanaka 25cc brush cutter. Works well and carries a heavy weight cutting cable/line. Happy with the purchase.

So it didn’t work for my application and I knew it wasn’t going to but I thought I try anyways but it is well built feels like it would last a bit hard to say how the bump action will hold up but from I worked on with it and trying to get it to work on my echo it felt fine and price wasn’t bad either

This head only fits on petrol trimmers as they have a left hand thread. Electric and battery trimmers have a right hand thread as they rotate in the opposite direction. Hmm.Nothing in the ad or in the packet stating this.

I took a chance and ordered this for my Makita Trimmer. I was initially disappointed that there was not an adapter that would work, however, I was quickly able to tap the red adapter that came with it, the red adapter insert is close in size to the Makita insert and it tapped nicely.It would be nice if this was a real universal head replacement and if it was I would give it a 5 star rating, that being said, I don't think that it was ever intended to be installed on a cordless Makita, non the less, I made it work.