OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
It is recommended that the engine not be operated for longer than 1 minute at full throttle.
OPERATING POSITION
Protection
Long Pants
ALWAYS WEAR: l_y "e
Heavy Shoes
Cut from your fight to your left.
411.WARNING: Always wear eye protection. Never lean over the trimmer head. Rocks or debris can ricochet or be thrown into eyes and face and cause blindness or other serious injury.
When operating unit, stand as shown and check for the following:
•Wear eye protection and heavy cloth- ing.
•Hold trigger handle with right hand and assist handle with left hand.
•Keep unit below waist level.
•Cut only from your right to your left to ensure debris is thrown away from you. Without bending over, keep line near and parallel to the ground and not crowded into material being cut.
Do not run the engine at a higher
speed than necessary. The cutting
line will cut efficiently when the engine is run at less than full throttle. At lower
speeds, there is less engine noise and vibration. The cutting line will last longer and will be less likely to "weld" onto the spool.
Always release the throttle trigger and allow the engine to return to idle speed when not cutting.
To stop engine:
•Release the throttle trigger.
•Push and release the engine ON/ STOP switch.
TRIMMER LINE ADVANCE
The trimmer line will advance approxi- mately 2 inches (5 cm) each time the bottom of the trimmer head is tapped on the ground with the engine running at full throttle. The most efficient line
length is the maximum length allowed by the line limiter.
Always keep the shield in place when the tool is being operated.
To advance line:
•Operate the engine at full throttle.
•Hold the trimmer head parallel to and above the grassy area.
•Tap the bottom of the trimmer head lightly on the ground one time. Ap- proximately 2 inches (5 cm) of line will be advanced with each tap.
Toadvance line, tap bottom of trimmer head on ground one time.
proper length.
Always tap the trimmer head on a grassy area. Tapping on surfaces such
as concrete or asphalt can cause ex- cessive wear to the trimmer head.
If the line is worn down to 2 inches (5 cm) or less, more than one tap will be required to obtain the most efficient
line length.
_WARNING: | Use only 0.080" |
(2 ram) diameter line. Other sizes of
line will not advance properly and can cause serious injury. Do not use other materials such as wire, string, rope, etc. Wire can break off during cutting and become a dangerous missile that can cause serious injury.
CUTTING METHODS
_WARNING: Use minimum
speed and do not crowd the line when cutting around hard objects (rock,
gravel, fence posts, etc.), which can damage the trimmer head, become
entangled in the line, or be thrown causing a serious hazard.
•The tip of the line does the cutting. You will achieve the best perform- ance and minimum line wear by not crowding the line into the cutting area. The right and wrong ways are shown below.
Tip of the Line I Line CrOwded Into
Does The Cutting Work Area
•The line will easily remove grass and weeds from around walls, fences, trees and flower beds, but it
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