KNOW YOUR UNIT

INSTALL THE HARNESS

WARNING: Always use the shoulder harness when using the cutting blade to avoid serious personal injury.

APPLICATIONS

As a trimmer:

•Cutting grass and light weeds

•Edging

•Decorative trimming around trees, fences, etc. As a brushcutter:

•Cut weeds and light brush up to 1/2” (1.3 cm) in diameter

Blue Choke

Lever

Air Filter/Muffler

Cover

Blue Choke Lever

Muffler Guard

Fuel Cap

Muffler

Throttle

 

Lock-Out

 

On/Off Stop

 

Control

Spark Plug

 

 

Starter Rope Grip

Shaft Grip

Throttle Control

1.Push the strap through the center of the buckle.

2.Pull the strap over the cross bar and down through the slot in the buckle (Fig. 4).

3.Put the harness on over head and onto shoulder. Snap it on to the support fitting (Fig. 5).

4.Adjust length to fit the operator’s size. Pull tab to lengthen, pull strap to shorten (Fig 6).

Support

Fitting

Fig. 4

Fig. 5

Fig. 6

REMOVE AND INSTALL THE CUTTING ATTACHMENT SHIELD

WARNING: The cutting attachment shield should NOT be installed when operating the unit with a blade. Remove the cutting attachment shield before removing or installing the blade.

Muffler

Engine Stand

Primer Bulb

Spark Plug

Blade Shield

Mount

J-Handle

Shaft Housing

Remove the cutting attachment shield when using the unit as a brushcutter

Remove the cutting attachment shield from the shield mount by removing the three (3) screws with a flat blade screwdriver (Fig. 7). Store parts for future use.

Install the cutting attachment shield when using the unit as a grass trimmer

WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury, the cutting attachment shield MUST be in place at all times while operating the unit as a grass trimmer.

Cutting

 

Attachment

(3) Screws

Shield

 

 

Gear Housing

Shield Mount

Fig. 7

Install the cutting attachment shield on the shield mount by

inserting the three (3) screws into the shield mount. Tighten securely with a flat blade screwdriver (Fig. 7).

REMOVE THE CUTTING ATTACHMENT AND INSTALL THE CUTTING BLADE

NOTE: To make cutting blade removal and installation easier, place the unit on the ground or on a work bench.

Cutting Attachment Shield

Cutting Blade

Line Cutting Blade

Cutting Attachment

ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS

INSTALL AND ADJUST THE J-HANDLE

1.Place the J-handle between the top and middle clamp pieces (Fig. 1).

2.While holding the three pieces together, install the four (4) screws through the top clamp and into middle clamp.

NOTE: The holes in the top and middle clamp will line up only when assembled correctly.

3.Place the clamps and the J-handle over the shaft housing and onto the bottom clamp.

4.Hold each hex nut in the bottom clamp recess with a finger. Start screws with a large Phillips screwdriver. Do not tighten until you make the handle adjustment.

5.Slide the J-handle in or out until the arrow/white line on the decal touches the clamp assembly (Fig. 2). You must first loosen the screws if the handle is pre-installed.

6.While holding the unit in the operating position (Fig. 3), position the J-

handle to the location that provides you the best grip.

7. Tighten the clamp screws evenly, until the J-handle is secure.

J-Handle

(4) Screws

Decal

Middle

Remove the Cutting Attachment Shield

WARNING: The gear housing gets hot with use. It can result in injury to the operator. The housing remains hot for a short time even after the unit is turned off. Do not touch the gear housing until it has cooled.

See Remove and Install the Cutting Attachment Shield.

Remove the Cutting Attachment

1.Align the shaft bushing hole with the locking rod slot and insert the locking rod into the shaft bushing hole (Fig. 8).

2.Hold the locking rod in place by grasping it next to the boom of the unit (Fig. 9).

3.While holding the locking rod, remove the cutting attachment by turning it clockwise off of the output shaft (Fig. 10). Store the cutting attachment for future use.

Shaft Bushing

Output Shaft

Cutting Attachment

 

 

Hole

 

Support

 

 

 

 

Fitting

Locking

 

 

Rod Slot

Output Shaft

 

 

Bushing

Locking

 

 

Locking

 

Rod Slot

 

Locking Rod

Rod

 

 

 

Fig. 8

Fig. 9

Fig. 10

NOTE: The blade retainer under the cutting attachment will be used when installing the cutting blade.

Install the Cutting Blade

 

Nut

Cutting

WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury,

Blade

Blade

Retainer

 

always wear gloves while handling or installing

 

Shield

the blade.

 

 

Mount

 

 

4. Place the cutting blade on the output shaft bushing (Fig. 11).

Pilot

 

5. Make sure that the cutting blade is centered on the pilot step

Hole

 

 

 

and sitting flat against the output shaft bushing (Fig. 12).

 

 

WARNING: If the cutting blade is off-center,

Output Shaft

 

the unit will vibrate and the blade may fly off,

Bushing

 

causing possible serious personal injury.

Locking

 

 

Rod

 

Clamp

Top Clamp

Bottom Clamp

Nuts

Fig. 1

 

 

Fig. 2

 

 

 

Fig. 3

 

 

 

 

 

6.Align the shaft bushing hole with the locking rod

slot and insert the locking rod into the bushing hole (Fig. 8).

7.Put the blade retainer and nut on the output shaft. Make sure that the blade is installed correctly.

8.Tighten nut counterclockwise against the blade while holding the locking rod:

•If using a torque wrench and an 13 mm socket tighten to: 325 - 335 in•lb, 27 - 28 ft.•lb, 37 - 38 N•m.

•Without a torque wrench, use a 13 mm closed-end or socket wrench, turning the nut until the blade retainer is snug against the shaft bushing. Make sure that the blade is installed correctly, then rotate the nut an additional 1/4 to 1/2 turn counterclockwise (Fig. 13).

9.Remove the locking rod from the locking rod slot.

WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury or damage to the unit, do not start or operate this unit with the locking rod in the locking rod slot.

Fig. 11

Pilot Step

Fig. 12

1/4-1/2 turn Counterclockwise

Fig. 13

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