New head for Pro Cut Strimmer

Keedowah

The head unit of my pro cut strimmer has become damaged - I'm struggling to find a replacement head. Woodies don't seem to stock them... Anyone know where to get a ne one?

Thanks,

coillsaille

Try these below maybe, I recently got a replacement strimmer head from them.

http://gardentoolspares.com/

The Continental Op

I swear by this Oregon strimmer line head. Its far from perfect and you can wear them out particularly if used on pathways (plastic can wear through on the bottom) but its very easy to add new line and it comes with 4 adapter bolts so fits most machines.

Keedowah

PERFECT! Thanks.

The Continental Op

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118980594#Comment_118980594

If you get that one the instructions are rubbish. Watch a youtube video on replacing the line.

Essentially you line up the line holes in a particular way then thread a load of line in through one and out through the other until you have half in one side and half out the other then you just wind it in reverse. I have to admit to being stupid and it took me a while to work that out.

 I can also recommend the Oregon Techni 280 545821 Heat Resistant Trimmer Line for Over Grown Grass and Weeds that comes with it. It cuts far courser material without breaking than any other line I've used.

Obviously check you have enough power for the head its needs a min of a 33cc motor, but if I thinking of the right machine the Pro Cut is up to it.

Keedowah

In case anyone is looking to replace a Pro Cut strimmer head with this one, it doesn't fit.

The search continues!

The Continental Op

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118996809#Comment_118996809

Sorry about that. Do you have any idea what the thread is on your strimmer head?

If the oregon head didn't fit we know its not any of these ...

M10 x 1.25 left hand female

M10 x 1.0 left hand female

M12 x 1.5 left hand female

M8 x 1.25 left hand male

M12 x 1.75 left hand female

Keedowah

No idea unfortunately.

The Continental Op

Can you give more details of the Strimmer

Is Pro Cut the Ryobi?

The Continental Op

So to put a list together of all the various thread types in addition to the ones already mentioned

M8 x 1.25 right hand female

M8 x 1.25 left hand female

Edit> Also 7mm x 1.00 left hand male and M8 right hand female

are all that are left that I can think of.

Starting with the basics with the head removed is there a male thread sticking out or is there a recessed female thread? Is the thread left handed or right handed - left handed would screw on anti clockwise.

Also is it possible you are trying to screw a new line head onto an existing adapter bolt? Sometimes you need to remove the existing adapter bolt (could be square headed or like the ones that come with the oregon head) and fit the a new adapter bolt that's specific to the head you have bought.

Keedowah

You might be onto something - there is a male thread sticking out once i take the strimmer head off - no idea how to remove this though?

The Continental Op

Thats quite normal provided it doesn't stick out more than say 2cm. A picture is needed. I don't want you to try and remove something that is part of the bevel box and damage the thread. If it is an adaptor then it doesn't matter if you damage the thread you'll be replacing it.

I'm just wondering if you realise its a left hand thread on most strimmer heads so if you tried to wind the head onto the thread clockwise then it would never go - needs to be screwed on anticlockwise. Its left handed so running the strimmer tends to tighten the head rather than loosen it.

hkjohn

Got the same problem with my Pro-Cut PCP26T, the spool cover of which broke last week.

Woodies don't stock spares and McLoughlinRS don't seem too bothered about getting back.

Are there no universal fittings out there?

The Continental Op

Can you throw up a picture looking at the thread. Then we can discover if its left or right handed male or female and take a rough guess at the size. A tape measure near the thread would be good ;-)

There are hundreds of universal heads but they all rely on adapter bolts so we need to know what thread size the head has.

hkjohn

Cheers for getting back, CO (are you a Dashiel Hammett fan by any chance?)/

There's no thread as the piece is actually the snap on plastic spool cover that has a clip on either side

The Continental Op

Hmmmmm ;-)

That piece of plastic unscrews. You will find there is someway of locking the bevel box so it doesn't move. Look for a hole and then put a suitable size bar in the hole (normally comes in took kit) then unscrew the plastic CLOCKWISE because most of the screw threads have a reverse thread so they tighten through use. Then the screw thread that will take a universal head will be revealed. If you can picture that with a tape beside it I can probably tell you what the thread is.

The Continental Op

This might help both of you

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pWxr28DUCY

Sitting have a cup of tea at lunch time and looking through a few similar videos and this one stood out because its a bit different. Will look for a few more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUloh0HgYKw

hkjohn

Unfortunately, the spool cover doesn't unscrew, it has two little tabs on either side that click into place when you replace the spool and place it back on the unit.

Problem is the clickable tabs are under pressure and can break (as happened to me).

If you google replacement spool heads, loads of options costing between E8 and E15 come up unfortunately none of them are from Woodies who sell the ProCut range of tools or McLoughliinsRS who make them.

When you call Woodies they tell you to call McLs. When you call McLs, they tell you someone will call back but that someone never does.

The moral of the story is don't buy own brand tools from Woodies or McLoughlinsRS as parts and customer service are non-existent

The Continental Op

Assuming we are talking about a petrol strimmer the spool cover does unscrew. Never seen one even in Woodies that doesn't. How would you fit a blade if you can't remove all the bits of the strimmer head?

hkjohn

It’s not a blade strimmer, it uses plastic-coated wire which is pulled out via from a hole at either side.

When the wire breaks or the spool runs out, you access and replace it by clicking down on the plastic side tabs And removing the spool cover.

Once you’ve respooled the plastic wire, you repositoon and click the spool cover back into place before strimming

coillsaille

Yes, but as C.O said, if it's a petrol strimmer the entire spool housing unit screws off. But usually you have to turn it clockwise to unscrew it as most are reverse thread.

The Continental Op

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119049547#Comment_119049547

I've mentioned left hand threads + turning the head clockwise multiple times and the videos show locking the bevel head then turning the body clockwise but I think we have to accept that some people just don't seem to get it. Even though they can spot a vague vintage literary reference.

However I've not given up. This a link to the manual for the Pro Cut Plus https://www.manualslib.com/manual/1551068/Woodie-S-Pro-Cut-Plus-Pcp33mt.html?page=7#manual afaik the difference with the Plus version is 32.5cc engine as opposed to a 26cc engine and has a load of attachements. The bevel boxes are similar if not the same.

There is a curved shaft version of the Pro Cut but I can't find a manual for it, however its the standard chinese machine that all the manufacturers have made over the years and this very old video gives some info on head changing which may at least prove the head is removable to those that don't think it is.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3gD1-LBVXg

coillsaille

God loves a tryer they say...:)

eusap

Look up a Desert eagle head or maybe hawk, will change your life!

hkjohn

Thanks for your input guys (apols re delay as am having internet problems)

After four days of calls and emails finally got hold of McLoughlinsRS who make the Pro-Cut garden tools range.

Given the huge hassles I had getting them, ordered two strimmer heads for the PCP26T

Finally arrived yesterday and both parts are wrong.

The moral of the story is, don't buy Pro-Cut and don't buy from Woodies as both enterprises lose interest in customers once they are out the door of the store

GarethW

I need a new head for my PCP26T also. Did you eventually get one ?

hkjohn

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121043696#Comment_121043696

I did.

Suggest you send McLoughlins RS a photo of the head so they don’t send you the wrong one

GarethW

That's great. Thanks for the help.

Zverklez

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121045264#Comment_121045264

Did they send you a like for like replacement for the one it comes with? Or was it something improved? The one they ship it with is hopeless

hkjohn

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121056919#Comment_121056919

they initially sent the wrong head and then replaced it with the right one at no cost

GarethW

Receive the replacement head for my PCP26T today (I ordered 2). They come as the complete head assembly, all 3 parts including the strimmer line. Now the question, how do I get the old head assembly off ? For the time being I just replaced the spool and the holder.

The Continental Op

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121084832#Comment_121084832

There will be some way of locking the drive shaft so you can just unscrew it. Sometimes its a large nut that takes a flat spanner but most have a hole somewhere on or near the bevel case that takes a small bar that engages on a notch in the shaft to stop it moving. Unscrew the head clockwise (reverse thread).

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qwMKwnbHH4g

Lard72

Hi. The Oleo-Mac Extra Life ‘Load & Go’ (see pic for part no) is a perfect fit with the included adapter and is much more robust than the original. Cost me €29 from ToolFix in Dundalk (I believe you can also order online). Woodies were bloody useless. ‘We don’t stock it and don’t know where you can get one’…..but we have your €250.