_WARNING: | Always wear eye |
protection. Always use hearing protec- tion. 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 clothing.
•Hold trigger handle with right hand and assist handle with left hand.
•Hold unit so that engine is 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 materi-
al 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.
HOW TO STOP YOUR UNIT
•Release the throttle trigger.
•Move the ON/OFF switch to the OFF
position.
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. 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 inch (2 mm) diameter round line. Other sizes and shapes of line will not ad- vance properly and will result in im- proper cutting head function or 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
'_L, 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 | Une Crowded Into |
Does The Cutting | Work Area |
Right "_
•The line will easily remove grass and weeds from around walls, fences, trees and flower beds, but it also can cut the tender bark of trees or shrubs and scar fences.
•For trimming or scalping, use less than full throttle to increase line life
and decrease head wear, especially:
•During light duty cutting.
•Near objects around which the line
can wrap such as small posts, trees or fence wire.
•For mowing or sweeping, use full throttle for a good clean job.
TRIMMING - Hold the bottom of the trimmer head about 3 inches (8 cm) above the ground and at an angle. Al- low only the tip of the line to make
contact with vegetation. Do not force trimmer line into work area.
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