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LINE TRIMMERATTACHMENT

OPERATING POSITION

EyeProtection
LongP ants
Heavy Shoes
ALWAYSWEAR:
Cut from your right to your left.
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.
Donot run t he engine at a higher speed than
necessary. The cutting line will cut efficiently
whenthe engine is run at less than full throttle.
Atlow er speeds, there is less engi ne 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.
Tostop engine:
SRelease the throttle trigger.
SPush and release the engine ON/STOP
switch.

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 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 head on a grass y
area. Tappingon surfaces suchas concrete
or asphalt can cause exces sive wear to the
trimmer head.
If the line is worn down to 2 inches (5 cm) or
less,more t han one tapwill be required to ob-
tain the most efficient line length.
WARNING: Use 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 offduring
cutting and become adanger ous missile that
can cause serious injury.

CUTTINGMETHODS

WARNING : Use minimum speed
anddo not cr owd 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 c utting. Youwill
achieve the best performance and
minimumline wear by not c rowding the line
into the cutting 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 the 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
about 3 inches (8 cm) above the ground and
atan angle. Allow the tip of the line to st rike 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.