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Blade Maintenance
CAUTION:
Beware of the cutting edges on the blades. Always wear work gloves when
handling blades.
Changing Blades
1. Place wrench on the inside of the cutterhead shaft. and a wrench on the blade nut. Turn to
loosen nut. Remove outer washer and old blade.
2. Insert new blade. Place outer washer the same direction as removed and tighten nut as snug
as possible.
Lubrication
1. Use #2 multi-purpose grease on cutterhead body.
2. Oil all exposed bearings, linkage and front wheels.
3. The two sealed bearings on the cutterhead do not require lubrication.
Cutting Head Lubrication Points
Storage Instructions
Edger/trimmers stored for any length of time should be completely drained of fuel to prevent gum
deposits from forming on the carburetor and fuel tank. Follow these steps before starting engine.
1. Drain fuel tank completely.
2. Run the engine until it stops to clean all gasoline out of carburetor.
3. While the engine is still warm, drain the crank case.
4. Remove the spark plug. Poor one ounce of oil into the cylinder. Pull starter rope on the engine
to spread the oil. Replace the spark plug.
5. Clean dirt from cylinder and cylinder head fins and blower housing.
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