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ASSEMBLY

CARTON CONTENTS

Check carton contentsforthe following:
Sbrushcutter
Shandlebarscrews(2)
Sblade shieldscrews(4)
Scupped washer
Slarge nut forinstalling blade
Slong hexwrench
Sshorthexwrench
Sbracketcover
Smetalshield
Splastic shield
Sshoulderstrap withwarning
Sweed blade
Strimmerhead
Shandlebar
Scontainerofoil
Examinepartsfordamage.Donotuse dam-
aged parts.
NOTE:Ifyou need assistance orfind parts
missing ordamaged,call 1-800-554-6723.
Itisnormalforthefuelfiltertorattleintheempty
fueltank.
Findingfueloroilresidue on mufflerisnormal
duetocarburetoradjustmentsandtestingdone
bythe manufacturer.

ASSEMBLY

WARNING:Ifreceivedassembled,repeat

all stepsto ensureyourunitisproperlyas-
sembled and all fastenersaresecure.

TOOLSREQUIRED

S2 hexwrenches(provided)
Sadjustablewrench
Sphillips screwdriver.

ATTACHINGTHEHANDLEBAR

DANGER:Thebarrierportionofthehandlebar
mustbeinstalledasshowntoprovideabarrier
between operatorand the spinning blade.
SLocatethedecalonthe handlebar.Thisde-
calincludestwo arrows.Position the han-
dlebarwiththemounting bracketbetween
these arrows.
SPositionthebracketcoveroverthehandle-
bar.Againmakesurethehandlebarisbe-
tween the arrows.
SInsertscrewsand hand tighten only.Be
surethe handlebarisinstalled correctly;
then,tighteneachscrewsecurelywiththe
shorthexwrench.
BracketCover
Screw
Mounting
Bracket
Handlebar

ASSEMBLYOFSHOULDERSTRAP

WARNING:Propershoulderstrapandhan-

dlebaradjustmentsbeforestartingtheengine
arerequired.
STryonshoulderstrapand adjust forfitand
balancebeforestartingtheengineorbegin-
ningacutting operation.
SInsertyourrightarmand head throughthe
shoulderstrapand allowit toreston your
leftshoulder.Makesurethedangersignis
on yourback and the hookistotheright
side ofyourwaist.

NOTE:Aone-halftwistisbuiltintheshoulder

straptoallowthe straptorestflaton theshoul-
der.
SAdjust the strap,allowing the hookto be
about6inchesbelowthe waist.
SFastenthestrap hooktotheclamplocated
betweenthetriggerhandle and themount-
ing block and lift the tooltothe operating
position.

CONFIGURINGYOUR UNIT

Youcan configureyourunitusing a cutting
head forgrass and lightweeds,oraweed
bladeforcuttinggrass,weeds,and brush up
to1/2inchindiameter.Toassembleyourunit,
gotothesection forthedesiredconfiguration
and followthe instructions.

ASSEMBLYINFORMATION--

TRIMMER HEAD

TRIMMER
HEAD
NOTE:Ifyourunithasbeen assembled for
weed blade use,refertothe section AS-
SEMBLYINFORMATIONFORUSINGYOUR
UNITWITHAWEEDBLADEandreversethe
stepstoremovethemetalshieldandbladebe-
foreyoumountthe plasticshield andtrimmer
head.

ATTACHINGTHEPLASTICSHIELD

AND TRIMMER HEAD

WARNING:Theshieldmustbe properly

installed.Theshieldprovidespartialprotection
fromtheriskof thrownobjectstotheoperator
andothersand isequipped withaline limiter
whichcutsexcesslinetotheproperlength.The
linelimiter(onundersideofshield)issharpand
can cutyou.
SRemovewing nut fromshield.
SInsertbracketintosloton shield.
SPivotshielduntilboltpassesthrough holein
bracket.
STighten the wing nutsecurely.
SIf yourunithasa plastic coveroverthe
threadsonthe threadedshaft, removethe
covering to exposethe threads.
SBeforeinstalling the trimmerhead,make
surethedustcupand retainingwasherare
positionedonthe gearboxasshownbelow.