Using Your Trimmer

WARNING: Dress properly to reduce the risk of injury when operating this unit. Do not wear loose clothing or jewelry. Wear eye and ear/hearing protection. Wear heavy, long pants, boots and gloves. Do not wear short pants, sandals or go barefoot.

Before operating the unit, stand in the operating position. See Figure 10. Check for the following:

•The operator is wearing eye protection and prop- er clothing.

•The right arm is slightly bent, and the hand is holding the shaft grip.

•The left arm is straight, and the hand is holding the D-Handle.

•The unit is at waist level.

•The cutting attachment is parallel to the ground and easily contacts the vegetation to be cut with- out the operator having to bend over.

Figure 10

Adjusting Trimming Line Length

The Bump Head™ cutting attachment allows you to release trimming line without stopping the engine. To release more line, lightly tap the cutting attachment on the ground while operating the trimmer at high speed. See Figure 11.

NOTE: Always keep the trimming line fully extended. Line release becomes more difficult as cutting line becomes shorter

Figure 11

Each time the head is bumped, about 1 inch (25.4

mm)of trimming line is released. A blade in the cut- ting attachment shield will cut the line to the proper length if excess line is released.

For best results, tap the Bump Head™ on bare ground or hard soil. If line release is attempted in tall grass, the engine may stall. Always keep the trimming line fully extended. Line release becomes more diffi- cult as the cutting line becomes shorter.

NOTE: Do not rest the Bump Head™ on the ground while the unit is running .

CAUTION: Do not remove or alter the line cutting blade assembly. Excessive line length will make the unit overheat. This may lead to serious personal injury or damage to the unit.

Some line breakage will occur from:

•Entanglement with foreign matter

•Normal line fatigue

•Attempting to cut thick, stalky weeds

•Forcing the line into objects such as walls or fence posts