Oregon ST275 instruction manual Attaching the Guard, Side of the trimmer head Fig

OREGON® Cordless Tool System	UNPACKING AND ASSEMBLY
TRIMMER/EDGER MODEL ST275

ATTACHING THE GUARD

The guard fits onto the slot on the trimmer motor housing (Fig. 3).

•Turn the trimmer/edger upside down.

•Slide the guard onto the trimmer until it snaps into place (1).

•Tighten the screws on the housing (2) until fully seated to hold the guard in place.

•Make sure that the line cutting blade (3) is attached to the guard to insure that the trimmer/edger functions correctly.

IMPORTANT: INSTALL THE SCREWS TO MAKE SURE THE GUARD STAYS IN PLACE.

FIG. 3
(3)	(2)
(1)

LOADING THE TRIMMER LINE FOR THE FIRST TIME

•Cut a length of new trimmer line about 3.8 m (12.5 ft) long.

•Turn the knob so the arrows point to the eyelets on the trimmer head.

•Insert trimmer line through one hole in the knob (1) and feed it through an eyelet

(2) in the side of the trimmer head (Fig. 4).

FIG. 4

(1)

(2)

•Pull the leading end of the trimmer line until the leading end and the trailing end are about the same length.

•Thread the trailing end of the trimmer line through the other hole in the knob

(1). It will come out through the other eyelet in the trimmer head (2). Pull the trailing end of the trimmer line until the leading end and the trailing end are about the same length (Fig. 5).

FIG. 5

(1)

(2)

•Hold the trimmer head with one hand and turn the knob counter-clockwise to wind the line until about 13–15 cm (5–6 in) of line protrudes from each eyelet (Fig. 6).

FIG. 6

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