Cutting attachment shield

CAUTION

Wear Gloves or personal injury may result:

Cutoff knife is sharp.

Gearcase and surrounding area may be hot.

NOTE:

The plastic shield is for use with the Nylon Line Head only. Install Metal Shield when using plastic or metal blades.

1.Remove plastic threaded shaft sleeve and adapter plate (C) from PTO shaft (A).

2.Place the shield on the bottom of the bearing housing flange.

3.Place shield plate (B) on shield, align holes. Install three (3) screws from bottom through plate and shield into gear case.

Install trimmer head

NOTE:

Use the 4 mm hexagonal wrench as a gear housing locking tool.

1.Assemble adapter plate (C) onto PTO shaft.

2.Align locking hole in upper plate with notch in edge of gear housing and insert head locking tool (D).

3.Thread line head (E) onto shaft by turning it counter-clockwise until head is tight against adapter plate (C).

4.Remove locking tool (D).

IMPORTANT!

Semi-automatic nylon line heads must be used only with plastic debris shield with cut-off knife. Using nylon line heads with metal debris shield can result in trimmer damage, caused by operation with excessive line length.

To advance trimmer line

Tip:

To advance trimmer line, tap trimmer head against the ground while the head is turning at normal operating speed.

Nylon line replacement

See Maintenance Section for Loading Trimmer Line.

Remove nylon line head

NOTE:

A

B

C

D

A

C

D

E

Do not disassemble nylon line head.

1.Align locking hole in upper plate with notch in edge of gear housing and insert head locking tool (D).

2.Remove line head (E) by turning it clockwise until head is completely off of shaft.

3.Remove locking tool (D).

WARNING!

A standard grass trimmer with a loop handle should NEVER be operated with blade-type attachments. For blade use, the trimmer must be fitted with a bicycle-type handlebar or a barrier bar that is located in front of the opera- tor to reduce the risk of the operator from coming in contact with the cutting attachment (per ANSI B175.3). When using a blade, the unit must also be equipped with a harness or strap.

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Shindaiwa T344 manual Cutting attachment shield, Install trimmer head, To advance trimmer line Tip, Nylon line replacement

T344, X7502831500 specifications

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