how do you put line on spool for homelite 20601 gas trimmer?

damnfino...............
i bought a brand new homelite brush cutter/trimmer (HBC26SJSN) and it was always hard starting!
today it will not run at all!
just "t r y" to get any help or support!!

i wish you luck.

Gail Carpenter = NZ
November 2011

You gotta put a little butter on it. Trust me, you'll be thanking me later.

Sir Pisspants
June 2009

Thank you Rick!
I've been searching the web for over an hour to find out
how to wind my Homelite TrimLite UT20760.
Your answer is all I've found.
I am disappointed with HomeLite (and their parent Corp, TTI Industries) for not having this info available on their website(s). June 2008

Ren Tescher
June 2008

When replacing new string on an old spool with a center divider, insert one 9-foot long string into anchor hole in the spool. Wind string #1, in upper space counterclockwise as shown by the arrows on the flange and place string end in slot on upper-spool flange. Extend string 6 inches beyond slot. After winding, there should be at least 1/4-inch between the wound string and the outside edge of the spool. DO NOT OVERFILL. Repeat with the #2 string, and again, DO NOT OVERFILL. To wind replacement string onto a spool without the center divider, insert one end of a 25-foot length of Homelite .080-inch-diameter string or an 18-foot length of .095-inch diameter Homelite string into one of the two small holes in the lower-spool flange. Pull the string through the hole until the spool is centered on the string. Thread the string back through the remaining hole and pull the loop tight. Hold the two strings apart with your index finger and slowly rotate the spool while pulling the strings tight. Make sure that the two strings are captured in the slots opposite each other on the spool. Extend the end of the string approximately 6 inches beyond the slots.

Rick
November 2005