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TROUBLESHOOTING
CHART
orcall
1-800-235-5878.
OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS
OPERATING
POSITION
ALWAYS
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Cut from your right to your left.
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. At lower
speeds,
there is less engine noise and
vibration.
The cutting line will last
longer and will be less likely to "weld"
onto the spool.
Always release the throttle trigger and
allow the engine to return to idle
speed when not cutting.
To stop engine:
• Release the throttle trigger.
• Push and hold the engine stop
switch in the STOP or OFF position
until the unit has fully stopped.
TRIMMER
LINE ADVANCE
The cutting head advances
line auto-
matically.
Do not tap head on the
ground to advance
line. This may
break parts and cause cutting head to
malfunction.
Upon unit start up, the line will advance
automatically to the correct cutting path
length.
Always keep the shield in place when
the tool is being operated.
WARNING:
Use only .080" (2
mm) diameter
round line. Other
sizes and shapes
of line will not ad-
vance properly
and will result in im-
proper cutting head function
or can
cause serious injury. Do not use other
materials
such as wire, string, rope,
etc. Wire can break off during cutting
and become a dangerous
missile that
can cause serious injury.
CUTTING
METHODS
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WARNING:
Use minimum
speed and do not crowd the line when
cutting around hard objects
(rock,
gravel, fence posts, etc.), which can
damage
the trimmer head, become
entangled
in the line, or be thrown
causing
a serious hazard.
• The tip of the line does the cutting.
You will achieve the best perform-
ance and minimum
line wear by not
crowding
the line into the cutting
area. The right and wrong ways are
shown below.
Tip of the Line
Line Crowded into
Does The Cutting
Work Area
Right
Wrong
• The line will easily remove grass
and weeds from around walls,
fences, trees and flower beds, but it
also can cut the tender bark of trees
or shrubs and scar fences.
• For trimming
or scalping,
use less
than full throttle to increase
line life
and decrease
head wear, especially:
• During light duty cutting.
• Near objects around which the line
can wrap such as small posts,
trees or fence wire.
• For mowing or sweeping,
use full
throttle for a good clean job.
WARNING:
Always wear eye
protection.
Never lean over the trim-
mer head. Rocks or debris can rico-
chet or be thrown into eyes and face
and cause blindness
or other serious
injury.
TRIMMING
- Hold the bottom of the
trimmer head about 3 in. (8 cm) above
the ground and at an angle. Allow only
the tip of the line to make contact,
Do
not force trimmer line into work area.
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