4 - OPERATING INSYRUCTIONS
5 - MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS
1.Operator wearing safety glasses and heavy clothing.
2.Use both hands to hold trimmer during use.
3.Unit below waist level.
4.Use the left side for cutting so debris is thrown away from the operator. Without operator bending over,keep the line near and parallel to ground and not crowded into material being cut.
CAUTION
Never use as an edger or lean over the trimmer head when trimming. Spinning line causes objects to be thrown violent- ly which can cause blindness or other serious injury.
4-2. EXTENDING THE LINE
To advance the line, tap the bottom of the cutting head on the ground while the trimmer is running. The line cutting blade will cut the line to the proper length. (Fig.
TAP
Line Cutting
Blade
Cutting
Head
5-1. REPLACE THE SPOOL OF NYLON LINE
1.Unplug the trimmer.
2.Remove the spool assembly from the trimmer. To do so, hold the outer ribbed part of the assembly with one hand, while pushing down and turning the spool head with the other to unlock it. (Fig.
NOTE: There is a spring inside the spool head that could easily be lost. Insure that it is put in a safe place.
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3.Remove the clear plastic line retaining ring. Remove any existing line from the spool.
4.Using 0.065" replacement line measure off approxi- mately 14' of line. Double over the cutter line into two equal lengths and place loop in slot of the spool divider (Fig.
5.Wind the line onto the spool by turning the spool. The line should go on in the direction of the arrow (A) on the spool (Fig.
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