ASSEMBLY
INSTALLING THE BLADE
See Figure 8.
1.Place the upper flange washer over the gear shaft with the hollow side toward the blade guard.
2.Centre the blade on the upper flange, making sure the blade sits flat. Install the cupped washer with the raised centre away from the blade. Install the blade nut. The blade turns anticlockwise from the operator’s position.
3.Place the holding pin through the slot in the upper flange washer and the hole in the gear head. Using the 13 mm (1/2 in) spanner supplied, turn the blade nut anticlockwise.
4.Tighten nut securely.
CONVERTING FROM BRUSHCUTTER TO TRIMMER
REMOVING THE BLADE
See Figure 8.
1.Place the holding pin through the slot in the upper flange washer and the gear head. Turn the blade nut clockwise to remove.
2.Remove the cupped washer and the blade.
3.Remove the upper flange washer from the gear shaft and retain for the string head installation.
4.Attach the grass deflector to the blade guard by placing the three locking tabs into the three notches.
5.Snap the blade guard and grass deflector together to lock into place.
NOTE: Store the brushcutter parts together for later use.
INSTALLING THE STRING HEAD
See Figure 7.
1.Install the upper flange washer onto the gear shaft with the hollow side toward the gear head.
2.Place the holding pin through the slot in the upper flange washer and the hole in the gear head. Using the 16 mm (5/8 in) spanner supplied, turn the drive connector anticlockwise to install. Tighten securely.
3.Place the string head on the drive connector.
4.Place the holding pin through the slot in the upper flange washer and the hole in the gear head. Install the spool retainer and turn anticlockwise to tighten securely.
GEAR 
HEAD
BLADE
GUARD
HOLDING PIN
CUPPED
WASHER
BLADE NUT
UPPER FLANGE
WASHER
BLADE
SPANNER
(13 mm)
Fig. 8
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