Stihl trimmer head

[mortalitool]

So I have a question. I have a pieced together stihl weed Wacker and I purchased a cultivator head to attach to it. There isn't anything on it at the moment. So I have the motor, throttle, D handle, and this cultivator head. my question is how the heck do I get it onto the shaft? I have the tightening screw backed off to allow for it to be installed. Any tips appreciated.

Also thinking did stihl have different diameter shafts at one time?



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[mortalitool]

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[mortalitool]

If the cultivator just won't fit I would like to use this trimmer head.



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[mortalitool]

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[catbuster]

Line up the spline shaft if it's solid shaft, slide on, and tighten.

 

[mortalitool]

I think I have 2 different diameters. Shaft is to big for the "heads"

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[catbuster]

I think I have 2 different diameters. Shaft is to big for the "heads"

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What model? The dedicated brushcutter units do have a heavier shaft than the trimmers, and a different gearbox. I would clean both ends to see if there's gunk that won't come off that's causing them not to match.

 

[mortalitool]

I have a FS74, an FS130 and an older FS90AV. I got it to fit on my FS74 shaft but the drive shaft inside the outer shaft was the solid style. The ends didn't mate up to the cultivator.

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[catbuster]

Hmm. Interesting

 

[kirko]

From my experience so far stihl has at least 3 different shaft sizes for trimmers/clearing saws.
I run one of those cultivators on my fs 120r with no probs. Have you tried it on the fs 130 ?
From what I see the fs 74 has a flexible drive shaft ,maybe that is the issue, pretty sure these attachments are designed for a solid shaft.
good luck , there an awesome tool in the vege patch