SECTION 3: ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS

Installing and Adjusting the D-handle

1.Push the D-handle down onto the shaft housing so that the handle slants towards the shaft grip. Make sure the squared bolt hole in the handle is to the right. See Figure 1.

2.Insert the shoulder bolt into the squared hole in the handle and push through. On the left side of the handle, place the washer on the bolt, then screw the wing nut onto the bolt. Do not tighten until you make the handle adjustment.

3.Rotate the D-handle until the grip is above the top of the shaft housing. Place it a minimum of 6 inches (15.24 cm) from the end of the shaft grip.

Shaft Grip

Shaft Housing

D-Handle

 

Tighten

Minimum 6 inches

Wing Nut

(15.24 cm)

Bolt

Washer

 

 

Figure 1

4.While holding the unit in the operating position, arrange the D-handle in the location that provides you the best grip. See Figure 2.

5.Tighten the wing nut until the D-handle is secure.

Installing the Cutting Attachment Shield

Use the following instructions if the cutting attachment shield on your unit is not installed.

WARNING: To prevent serious personal injury, never operate the trimmer without the cutting attachment shield in place.

1.Place the cutting attachment shield onto the shaft housing. Be sure the guard mounting bracket slides into the slot on the edge of the cutting shield. Rotate the shield into place, counterclockwise. The holes in the guard mounting bracket and cutting attachment shield will line up. See Figure 3.

Shaft Housing

Guard

Mounting

Bracket

Cutting Attachment

Shield

Figure 3

2.From inside the cutting attachment shield, push the square bolt through the hole until the threaded end protrudes through the guard mounting bracket. See Figure 4.

Guard

Mounting Washer

Bracket

Wing Nut

Square Bolt

Figure 4

3.Put the washer on the bolt, then screw the wing nut onto the bolt and tighten. Figure 5 shows the installation process from underneath the unit.

Square Bolt

Hole

Cutting

AttachmentWasher

Shield

Wing Nut

Cutting Attachment and Shield: Underside View

Figure 2

Figure 5

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