5
NOTE: Remove the blade and metal shield
before attaching the plastic shi eld and trim-
mer head. Toremove blade, push in locking
leverand hold. Rotateblade nut until t helock -
ing lever falls into one of the grooves in the
dust cup. Continue to hold the locking lever.
This will keep the shaft from turning while
loosening the blade nut. Remove blade nut
by turning clockwise. Release l ocking lever.
Remove both washers and bl ade. To remove
metal shield, loosen and remove the four
mounting screws. See ATTACHING THE
METAL SHIELD and INSTALLATION OF
THEMETAL BLADE for illustrations. Besure
to store all parts and inst ructions for future use.

ATTACHINGTHE PLASTIC SHIELD

AND TRIMMER HEAD

WARNING: Theshield must be prop-
erly installed. The shield provides parti al
protection to the operator andothers from the
risk of thrown objects, andis equipped wit h a
line limiterblade which cuts excess line to the
proper length. The line limiter blade (on un-
derside of shield) is sharp and can cut you.
1. Remove wing nut from shield.
2. Insert bracket into slot on shield.
3. Pivot shield until bolt passes through hole
in bracket.
4. Tighten the wing nut securely.
NOTE: Ifyour unit has a plasti ccover over the
threads on thet hreadedshaft ,remove the cov-
ering to expose the threads. Before installing
the trimmer head, make sure the dust cup is
positioned on the gearbox as shown below.
Wing Nut
Dust Cup
Bracket
Slot
Shield Gearbox
NOTE: Make sure all parts are properly
installed as shown in the illustration before
installing the trimmer head.
5. Push in locking lever and hold.
6. Rotate dust cup until the locking lever
falls into one of the grooves.
Locking Lever
7. Continue to hold in locking lever. Thiswill
keep the shaft from turning whi le tighten-
ing the trimmer head.
8. Thread trimmer head onto the shaft inthe
direction shown on the decal. Tight en un-
til secure.
9. Release locking lever.

ASSEMBLYINFORMATION -- WEED

BLADE

WEED
BLADE
NOTE: Remove the trimmer head and plas-
tic shield before attaching the metal shield
and installing one of the weed blades. Tore-
move the trimmer head, push in locking lever
and hold. Rotatetrim mer head until the lock-
ing lever falls into one of the grooves in the
dust cup. Continue to hold in locking lever.
This will keep the shaft from turning while
loosening the cutting head. To remove the
plastic shield, loosen and remove wing nut.
Pivot shield to release bracket from slot. See
INSTALLATION OF THE CUTTING HEAD
and ATTACHINGTHE P LASTIC SHIELD for
illustrations. Besure to store all parts and in-
structions for future use. Never use the trim-
mer head with the metal blade installed.

ATTACHINGTHE METAL SHIELD

WARNING: The metal shield must
be properly installed on thetool anytime the
tool isus ed witha blade. The f orwardti p ofthe
metal shield helps to reduce t he occurrence
ofblade thrust whic h canc ause serious injury
such as amputation to the operator or by-
standers. Failure to install the shield in the
position shown can result in serious injury to
the operator. The length of the shield must be
aligned with the length of the tube.
1. Place the metal shield under the gearbox,
and align the screw holes.
Shield
Gearbox
2. Insert and thread the 4 mounting screws
through the holes of the gearbox and the
metal shield. Tightenevenly and sec ure-
ly with the hex wrench provided.