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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR
TRIMMER ATTACHMENT
OPERATING POSITION
EyeProtection
Heavy Shoes
ALWAYSWEAR:
Cut from your right to your left.
Long Pants
WARNING: Alway s wear eye protec-
tion. Never lean over the trimmer head.
Rocksor debris can ricoc het or be thrown into
eyes and face and cause blindness or other
serious injury.
Whenoperating unit, st and as shown and check
for the following:
SWear eye protection and heavy clothing.
SHoldtrigger handle w ith right hand and as-
sist handle with left hand.
SKeep unit below waist level.
SCutfrom your right to your left to ens ure de-
brisis thrown away from you. Without bend-
ing over, keep line near and parallel to the
groundand not crow ded into material being
cut.
TRIMMER LINE ADVANCE
Thetrimmer line will advance approximately 2
inches (5 cm) each time the bottom of the
trimmerhead is tapped on the ground wit h the
enginer unning at full throttle.
Themost effic ient line length is the maximum
length allowed by the line limiter.
Always keep the shield in place when the tool
is being operated.
Toadvance line:
SOperate the engine/motor at full throttle.
SHoldthe trimmer head parallel to and above
the grassy area.
STapthe bottom of the trimmer head lightly on
the ground one time. Approximately 2 inches
(5c m) of line will be advanced with eac h tap.
Always tap the trimmer headon a gras sy area.
Tapping on surfaces such as concrete or as-
phalt can cause excessive w ear to the trimmer
head.If t he line is worn down to 2 inches (5 cm)
orless , more than one tap will be required to ob-
tain the most efficient line length.
WARNING: Us e only 0.080” (2 mm)
diameter line. Other sizes of line will not ad-
vance 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 adanger ous missile that
can cause serious injury.
CUTTINGMETHODS
WARNING : Useminimums peed and
do not crowd the line when cutting around
hardobjec ts (rock, gravel, fence posts, etc.) ,
whichcan damage the tr immer head, become
entangled in the line, or be thrown causing a
serious hazard.
SThetip of the line does the cut ting. Youwill
achieve the best performance and mini-
mumline wear by not c rowding the line into
thecut ting area. The right and wrong ways
are shown below.
Tipof the Line
Does The Cutting
Right
LineC rowded Into
WorkArea
Wrong
SThe line will easily remove grass and
weedsfrom around walls, fences, tr ees and
flower beds, but it also can cut the tender
bark of trees or shrubs and scar fences.
SFor trimming or scalping, use less than full
throttleto inc rease line life and decrease head
wear, especially:
SDuring light duty cutting.
SNear objects around which the line can
wrap such as small posts, trees or fence
wire.
SFormowingor sweeping, us e full throttle for
agood c lean job.
TRIMMING --Hold the bottom of t he trimmer
headabout 3 inches (8 c m)abov e theground
andat an angle. Allow only the ti p of the line to
make contact. Do not force trimmer line into
work area.
Trimming
3 inches (8 cm)
above ground
SCALPING -- The scalping technique re-
moves unwanted vegetation down to the
ground. Hold the bottom of the trimmer head
about3 in. (8 cm) abov e the ground and at an
angle. Allow the tip of the line to strike the
groundaround trees, posts, monuments ,etc .
This technique increases line wear.
Scalping
MOWING --Your trimmer is ideal for mowing
in places conventional lawn mowers cannot
reach. In the mowing position, keep the line
parallel to the ground. Avoid pressing the
head into the ground as this can scalp the
ground and damage the tool.