OPERATION
Hold the trimmer with your right hand on the rear handle and your left hand on the front handle. Keep a firm grip with both hands while in operation. Trimmer should be held at a comfortable position with the rear handle about hip height.
Always operate trimmer at full throttle for gas power heads or with the switch trigger fully pressed for electric power heads. Cut tall grass from the top down. This will prevent grass from wrapping around the shaft housing and string head which may cause damage from overheating. If grass becomes wrapped around the string head, STOP THE ENGINE or MOTOR, disconnect the spark plug wire for gas power heads or disconnect the plug from the power source for electric power heads, and remove the grass.
WARNING:
Always hold the string trimmer away from your body, keep- ing clearance between your body and the product. Any contact with the housing or string trimmer cutting head can result in burns and/or other serious personal injury.
CUTTING TIPS
See Figure 5.
Avoid hot surfaces by always keeping the tool away from your body. (Proper operating position shown in figure 4.)
Keep the trimmer tilted toward the area being cut; this is the best cutting area.
The curved shaft trimmer cuts when passing the unit from right to left. This will avoid throwing debris at the operator. Avoid cutting in the dangerous area shown in figure 5.
Use the tip of line to do the cutting; do not force string head into uncut grass.
Wire and picket fences cause extra line wear, even break- age. Stone and brick walls, curbs, and wood may wear line rapidly.
Avoid trees and shrubs. Tree bark, wood moldings, siding, and fence posts can easily be damaged by the line.
ADVANCING LINE USING THE REEL-EASY™ TAP ADVANCE SYSTEM
Line advance is controlled by tapping the string head’s spool retainer on grass while running engine at full throttle for gas power heads or with the switch trigger fully pressed for electric power heads.
Run engine at full throttle for gas power heads or with the switch trigger fully pressed for electric power heads.
Tap string head on ground to advance line. Line advances each time the head is tapped.
Several taps may be required until line strikes the cut off blade.
Resume trimming.
NOTE: If the line is worn too short you may not be able to advance the line by tapping it on the ground. If so, STOP THE ENGINE or MOTOR, disconnect the spark plug wire for gas power heads or disconnect the plug from the power source for electric power heads, and manually advance the line.
ADVANCING THE LINE MANUALLY
With the engine off and the spark plug wire disconnected, push the spool retainer down while pulling on line(s) to manu- ally advance the line.
CUT-OFF BLADE
See Figure 6.
This trimmer is equipped with a
MAINTENANCE
WARNING:
When servicing, use only identical replacement parts. Use of any other parts may create a hazard or cause product damage.
WARNING:
Always wear eye protection with side shields marked to comply with ANSI Z87.1. Failure to do so could result in objects being thrown into your eyes, resulting in possible serious injury.
WARNING:
Before inspecting, cleaning, or servicing the machine, shut off engine, wait for all moving parts to stop, and disconnect spark plug wire and move it away from spark plug. Failure to follow these instructions can result in serious personal injury or property damage.
GENERAL MAINTENANCE
Avoid using solvents when cleaning plastic parts. Most plastics are susceptible to damage from various types of commercial solvents and may be damaged by their use. Use clean cloths to remove dirt, dust, oil, grease, etc.
7 — English