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OPERATION
:UMMER LINE ADVANCE (Fig. 21 )
WARNING:STOP ENGINE BEFORE ADVANCING LINE.
"rum off the engine.
Unhook the unit from the shoulder harness and put the unit on the ground.
Push blue lock button in on dual line head with left hand and pull one line out with right hand. As line begins to exit, release lock buttonand pu!lboth linesuntildual line head locks.
Figure 22
TRIMMING - Allow onlythe tip of the line to make con- tact. Do not force trimmer line into work area.
Pretract excess line, push lock button in on dual line head lfi left hand and turn blue dng on dual line head counter- _ckwise.
TRIMMING
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REMEMBER
Keep dual itne head 3 inches
above the ground while trimming.
| • SCALPING - The scalping technique removes un- |
| wanted vegetation. Allow the tip of the line to strike |
| ground around trees, posts, monurnents, etc. Thistech- |
Figure 21 | nique increases line wear. |
PERATING ! USE TIPS |
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tg. 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , & 26 ) |
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W .RNING:
USE MINIMUM | SPEED AND DO NOT |
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& CROWD THE LINE WHEN CUTTING |
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AROUND HARD OBJECTS (ROCK, GRAV- |
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EL, FENCE POSTS, ETC), WHICH CAN | Figure 24 | ||
DAMAGE THE DUAL LINE HEAD_ BE, | |||
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COME ENTANGLED IN TPIE LINE, OR BE | MOWING - Your trimmer is ideal for mowing in places | ||
THROWN CAUSING A SERIOUS HAZARD. | |||
conventional lawn mowers cannot reach. Keep the line | |||
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ALWAYS WEAR EYE PROTECTION. NEV- | parallel to the ground. To avoid scalping the ground and | ||
damaging the unit, do not press dual line head into | |||
ER LEAN OVER THE DUAL LINE HEAD_ | |||
ground. | |||
ROCKS OR DEBRIS CAN RICQGHET, OR | |||
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BE THROWN | II |
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INJURY. |
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• The line will easily•remove grass and weeds from around |
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walls;fences, trees, and flower beds; but it also can cut |
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the tender bark of trees or shrubs and sear fences, To |
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help avoid damage especially to delicate vegetation or | MOWING | ||
trees with tender bark, shorten lineto | Figure 25 | ||
at partial throttle. |
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The tip of the line does the cutting. You will achieve the | • | ||
best performance and minimum line wear by not crowd- | be used for a quickand easy clean up. Keep the line par- | ||
ing the line into cutting area. | allel to and above surfaces being swept and move unit | ||
from side to side. | |||
For tdmrning or scalping, use partial throttle to increase | |||
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line life, especially: |
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- during light duty cutting. |
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- near objects around which the line can wrap such as |
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small posts, trees or fence wire. |
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Always release throttle triggerand allow engine to return |
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to idle speed when not cutting. |
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Hold bottom of the dual line head about 3 inches above |
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ground and at an angle. | Figure 26 | ||
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