To Advance The Cutting Line; Cutting Tips - Ryobi RY29550 Operator's Manual

WARNINg:
Always hold the string trimmer away from the body keeping
clearance between the body and the product. Any contact
with the housing or string trimmer cutting head can result
in burns and/or other serious personal injury.

TO ADVANcE THE cUTTINg LINE

String advance is controlled by tapping the string head on
grass while running engine at full throttle.
 Run engine at full throttle.
 Tap the knob on ground to advance string. The string
advances each time the knob is tapped. Do not hold the
knob on the ground.
NOTE: The line trimming cut-off blade on the grass deflector
will cut the line to the correct length.
NOTE: If the string is worn too short you may not be able to
advance the string by tapping it on the ground. If so, stop
the engine, and manually advance the string.
To advance the cutting line manually:
 Stop the engine and disconnect the spark plug wire.
 Push the knob in while pulling on string(s) to manually
advance the string.

cUTTINg TIPS

See Figures 9 - 10.
 Avoid hot surfaces by always keeping the tool away from
your body. (Proper operating position shown in figure 9.)
 Keep the trimmer tilted toward the area being cut; this is
the best cutting area.
 The trimmer cuts when passing the unit from left to right.
This will avoid throwing debris at the operator. Avoid
cutting in the dangerous area shown in illustration.
 Use the tip of string to do the cutting; do not force string
head into uncut grass.
 Wire and picket fences cause extra string wear, even
breakage. Stone and brick walls, curbs, and wood may
wear string rapidly.
 Avoid trees and shrubs. Tree bark, wood moldings, siding,
and fence posts can easily be damaged by the string.
gRASS DEFLEcTOR STRINg TRIMMINg cUT-
OFF BLADE
See Figure 11.
The trimmer is equipped with a string trimming cut-off blade
on the grass deflector. For best cutting, advance string until
it is trimmed to length by the cut-off blade. Advance the
string whenever you hear the engine running faster than
normal, or when trimming efficiency diminishes. This will
maintain best performance and keep the string long enough
to advance properly.
OPERATION
pROpER
OpERATInG
pOSITIOn
DIREcTIOn Of
ROTATIOn
13 — English
DAnGEROuS
cuTTInG AREA
bEST cuTTInG
AREA
TRIMMER STRInG
cuT-Off bLADE
Fig. 9
Fig. 10
Fig. 11