LINE REPLACEMENT
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Always use Craftsman Hassle Free XTRA QUIET Spiral Line. Choose the line size best suited for the job at hand. Red colored line is designed for cutting grass and small weeds. Black colored line is designed for cutting larger weeds and light brush.
NOTE: Before inserting new line into the holes in the cutting head, identify the proper holes by following the directions on the glide plate (Fig. 23). Do not attempt to remove the cutting head from the unit when replacing line.
1.Insert both ends of your line into the insertion holes in the side of the cutting head (Fig. 23).
Trimming
Line
Insertion
Holes
Positioning
Glide Plate
Tunnel _
Fig. 23
2.Push the bend in the line until the ends of the line push through the positioning tunnels (Fig. 24).
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Fig. 24
3.Pull the ends of the line until the line bend is centered between the two insertion holes and firmly against the side of the cutting head (Fig. 25).
Fig. 25
4.Correctly installed line will be the same length on both sides.
NOTE: 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 post
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