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Some line breakage will occur from:

Entanglement with foreign matter

HOLDINGTHE TRIMMER

Before operating the unit, stand in the operating position (Fig. 10). Check for the following:

•The operator is wearing eye protection and proper clothing

With a slightly-bent right arm, the operator's right hand is holding the shaft grip

The operator'sleft arm is straight, the left hand holding the assist handle

The unit is at waist level

The cutting attachment is parallel to

the ground and easily contacts the grass without the need to bend over

LNNE REPLACEMENT

for Hassle-Free TM Plus Cutting Head

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Fig. 10

Normal line fatigue

Attempting to cut thick, stalky weeds

Forcing the line into objects such as walls or fence posts

TiPS FOR BEST TRIMMING RESULTS

For best trimming results, operate unit at full throttle.

Keep the cutting attachment parallel to the ground.

Do not force the cutting

attachment. Allow the tip of
the line to	do the	cutting,
especially	along	walls.	Fig. 14

Cutting with more than the

tip will reduce cutting efficiency and may overload the engine.

Amways use Craftsman Hassle=Free TM 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		Trimmim
	line into the holes in					Line
	the cutting		head,
	identify	the proper				Insertion
	holes by following				the	Holes
	directions		on the		line	Positioning
	glide plate		(Fig.	11).		Tunnel
	Do Not	attempt		to
	remove	the cutting
	head from		the unit
	when replacing			line.		Line Guide
1.	Insert both	ends of your				Plate
	line into the insertion holes
	in the side of the cutting					Fig. 11
	head (Fig. 11).
2.	Push the bend in the line
	until the ends of the line					f
	push through the					'_q///}_
	positioning tunnels (Fig. 12).

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. 13).

4.Correctly installed line will

be the same length on	Fig. 12
both sides.

5.Rotate the head and

repeat steps 1-4 for the other set of insertion holes.

6.Correctly installed, the four lines will all be the same length (Fig. 14).

Cut grass over 8 inches (200 mm) by working from top to bottom in small increments to avoid premature line wear or engine drag.

Cutting from right to left improves the unit's cutting efficiency. Clippings are thrown away from the operator.

Slowly move the trimmer into and out of the cutting area at the desired height. Move either in a forward-backward or

side-to-side motion. Cutting shorter lengths produces the best results.

Trim only when grass and weeds are dry.

The life of your cutting line is dependent upon proper adherence of explained trimming techniques, what vegetation is cut, and where vegetation is cut.

For example, the line will wear faster when trimming against a foundation wall as opposed to trimming around a tree.

DECORATIVE TRIMMING

Decorative		trimming		is
accomplished by			removing all
vegetation		around	trees, posts,		\\
fences	and more.
Rotate the whole unit so that the					30°
cutting attachment is at a 30 °
angle	to the ground			(Fig. 15).	,/_

Fig. 15

Fig. 13