OPERATION
Hold the trimmer with your right hand on the rear handle and your left hand on the front handle. Keep a firm grip with both hands while in operation. Trimmer should be held at a comfortable position with the rear handle about hip height.
Cut tall grass from the top down. This will prevent grass from wrapping around the shaft housing and string head which could cause damage from overheating. If grass becomes wrapped around the string head, STOP THE ENGINE, dis- connect the spark plug wire, and remove the grass.
NOTE: When the attachment is being used on a trimmer with a gasoline engine, always operate at full throttle. Prolonged cutting at partial throttle will result in oil dripping from the muffler.
WARNING:
Always hold the string trimmer away from the body keep- ing clearance between the body and the product. Any contact with the housing or string trimmer cutting head can result in burns and/or other serious personal injury.
CUTTING TIPS
See Figures 5 - 6.
Avoid hot surfaces by always keeping the tool away from your body. (Proper operating position shown in figure 5.)
� Keep the trimmer tilted toward the area being cut; this is the best cutting area.
� The trimmer cuts when passing the unit from right to left. This will avoid throwing debris at the operator. Avoid cut- ting in the dangerous area shown in figure 6.
Use the tip of string to do the cutting; do not force string head into uncut grass.
� Wire and picket fences cause extra string wear and break- age. Stone and brick walls, curbs, and wood may wear string rapidly.
Avoid trees and shrubs. Tree bark, wood moldings, siding, and fence posts can easily be damaged by the string.
LINE TRIMMING
Fig. 4
PROPER
OPERATING
POSITION
Fig. 5
DANGEROUS
CUTTING AREA
DIRECTION OF | BEST CUTTING |
AREA | |
ROTATION | Fig. 6 |
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