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If the unit still doesn’t start, refer to
TROUBLESHOOTING TABLE or call
1-800-554-6723.
OPERATINGPOSITION
Cutfrom y our left toyour r ight.
ALWAYSWEAR: Eyeprotection
Longpants
Heavy shoes
WARNING: Alwayswear eye protec-
tion. Never lean over the trimmer head.
Rocksor debris can ricochet or be thrown into
eyes and face and cause blindness or other
seriousinjury.
Do not run the engine at a higher speed than
necessary.The cutting line will cut efficiently
when the engine is run at less than full throttle.
Atlower s peeds, there is less engine noise and
vibration.Thecuttingline will last longer andwill
be less likely to “weld” onto the spool .
Always release the throttle trigger and al low the
engineto return to i dle speed when not cutting.
Tostop engine:
SRelease the throttle trigger.
SMove the ON/OFF switch to the OFF posi-
tion.
TRIMMERLINE ADVANCE
Thetrimmerline will advance approximately 2
inches (5 cm) each time the bottom of the
trimmerhead is tapped on the ground with the
enginerunni ng at full throttle.
Themost efficient line l ength is the maximum
lengthallowed by the line limiter. Always keep
theshield in place when the toolis being oper-
ated.
Toadvance line:
SOperatethe engine at full thr ottle.
SHoldthe trimmer head parallel to and above
thegr assy area.
STapthe bottom of the trimmer head l ightly on
theground one tim e. Approximately 2 inches
(5 cm) of line wi ll be advanced with ea ch tap.
Always tap the trimmer head on a grassy area.
Tappingon s urfaces such as concrete or as-
phalt can cause ex cessive we ar to the trimme r
head.If the l ine is worn down to 2 i nches (5 cm)
orl ess, more than one ta p will be requi red to ob-
tain the most efficient line length.
WARNING: Useonly 0.080!(2 mm)
diameterline. Other sizes of line will notad-
vanceproperl y and can cause serious injury.
Do not use other materials such as wire,
string, rope, etc. Wire can break off during
cuttingand become a dangerous missile that
canc ause serious injury.
CUTTINGMETHODS
WARNING: Use minimum speed
anddo notcrowd theline when cuttingaround
hardobjects ( rock, gravel, fence posts, etc.),
whichcan damage thet rimmer head,bec ome
entangledin the line, or be throw n causing a
serious hazard.
SThetip of the line does the cutting. You will
achieve the best performance and
minimum line wear by notcr owding theline
into the cutting area. The right andwrong
ways are shown below.
Right Wrong
Tipof li ne does
thecutting. Linec rowded into
work area.
SThe line will easily remove grass and
weedsfrom aroundwalls, fences, treesand
flower beds, but it also can cut the tender
bark of trees or shrubs and scar fences.
SFortr imming or scal ping, use less than full
throttle to increase line life and decrease
headwear, especially:
SDuring light duty cutting.
SNear objects around which the line can
wrap such as small posts, trees or fence
wire.
SFormowing or sweeping, use full throttl efor
a goodclean job.
TRIMMING-- Hold the bottom of the trimmer
headabout 3 inches (8 cm ) above the ground
andat an angle. Allow only the tip of the line to
make contact. Do not force trimmer line into
work area.
Trimming
3i nches (8 cm)
aboveground
SCALPING -- The scalping technique re-
movesunwanted vegetation. Hold the bottom
of the trimmer head about 3 inches (8 cm)
abovethe ground and at an angl e. Allow the
tipof theline to strike the ground aroundtrees,
posts, monuments, etc. This technique in-
creases line wear.