ASSEMBLY
WARNING: If received assembled, review all assembly steps to ensure your unit is properly assembled and all fasteners are secure.
TUBE ASSEMBLY
Upper Locking Sleeve Assembly Wire protector
Wires
Lower Locking Sleeve Assembly
1.Remove the wire protector from the tubes and discard.
2.Align upper tube groove with triangle on lower locking sleeve assembly. Push tubes together until they snap into place.
Upper Tube Groove 
Alignment Triangle
3.Try to pull tubes back apart. If the tubes do not come apart, they are properly snapped into place. If the tubes come apart, repeat step 1 and push until the tubes snap into place.
4.Slide upper locking sleeve assembly over lower locking sleeve assembly and tight- en by turning clockwise.
5.Ensure locking sleeve assembly and alignment decals appear as illustrated be- low.
Alignment decals
WARNING: Failure to completely en- close excess wires in upper tube during assem- bly of the unit may result in damage to the wires and/or the unit or serious injury to the operator including electrocution.
WARNING: The upper and lower tubes must be snapped together, remain per- manently assembled together and the locking sleeve assembly must be fully tightened be- fore and during use to avoid serious injury to the operator and/or damage to the unit. DO NOT attempt to disassemble unit after initial assembly.
INSTALLATION OF ASSIST HANDLE
1.Place unit on a flat surface.
2.Remove knob and bolt from kit.
3.Firmly push the assist handle over the tube. To make installation easier, tilt han- dle toward trigger housing while pushing down (see illustration).
4.Install bolt in handle. Thread knob onto bolt.
5.Adjust the handle up or down the tube to a comfortable postion; tighten knob secure- ly.
Assist handle
Trigger housing
Tube
ATTACHING THE SHIELD
WARNING: The shield must be prop- erly installed. The shield provides partial protection from the risk of thrown objects to the operator and others. Your unit is equipped with a line limiter blade, which cuts excess line to the proper length while running. The line limiter blade (on underside of shield) is sharp and can cut you.
NOTE: If shield is not properly installed, dam- age to unit (including motor failure) will result.
1.Insert the shield onto the motor housing. Ensure the cutting head remains free to rotate and the line is not caught between the shield and the motor housing (See following illustration).
2.Twist the shield as illustrated until the hole in the shield aligns with the hole in the housings. Make sure the shield is assembled to the unit as shown in the illustration below and in the KNOW YOUR UNIT section of this manual.
3.Install bolt into shield and motor hous- ing as shown. Tighten securely.
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