ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS

REMOVE AND INSTALL THE CUTTING ATTACHMENT SHIELD

WARNING: The cutting attachment shield should NOT be installed when operating the unit with a blade. Remove the cutting attachment shield before removing or installing the blade.

Remove the cutting attachment shield when using the unit as a brushcutter

Remove the cutting attachment shield from the shield mount by removing the three (3) screws with a flat blade screwdriver (Fig. 4). Store parts for future use.

Cutting

(3) Screws

Attachment

Shield

 

Gear Housing

Shield Mount

Fig. 4

INSTALL THE HARNESS

WARNING: Always use the shoulder harness when using the cutting blade to avoid serious personal injury.

1.Push the strap through the center of the buckle.

2. Pull the strap over the cross bar and down through the slot in the buckle (Fig. 5).

3. Put the harness on over head and onto shoulder. Snap it on to the support fitting (Fig. 6).

4. Adjust length to fit the operator’s

size. Pull tab to lengthen, pull

Fig. 5

strap to shorten (Fig 7).

 

 

Support Fitting

Fig. 6

Fig. 7

Install the cutting attachment shield when using the unit as a grass trimmer

WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury, the cutting attachment shield MUST be in place at all times while operating the unit as a grass trimmer.

Install the cutting attachment shield on the shield mount by inserting the three (3) screws into the shield mount. Tighten securely with a flat blade screwdriver (Fig. 4).

REMOVE THE CUTTING ATTACHMENT AND INSTALL THE CUTTING BLADE

NOTE: To make cutting blade removal and installation easier, place the unit on the ground or on a work bench.

Remove the Cutting Attachment Shield

WARNING: The gear housing gets hot with use. It can result in injury to the operator. The housing remains hot for a short time even after the unit is turned off. Do not touch the gear housing until it has cooled.

See Remove and Install the Cutting Attachment Shield.

Remove the Cutting Attachment

1.Align the shaft bushing hole with the locking rod slot and insert the locking rod into the shaft bushing hole (Fig. 8).

Output Shaft

Shaft Bushing Hole

Locking Rod Slot

Output Shaft

Bushing

Locking Rod

Fig. 8

2.Hold the locking rod in place by grasping it next to the boom of the unit (Fig. 9).

3.While holding the locking

rod, remove the cutting attachment by turning it clockwise off of the output shaft (Fig. 10). Store the cutting attachment for future use.

NOTE: The blade retainer

under the cutting

 

attachment will be

 

used when installing

 

the cutting blade.

Fig. 9

 

Cutting Attachment

 

Locking Rod

Slot

Locking Rod

Fig. 10

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