Assist Handle Adjustment; Operating Position; Line Advance; Line Limiter - Craftsman Weedwacker 358.798090 Operator's Manual

OPERATION
STOPPING YOUR UNIT
• Release the trigger switch.
STARTING YOUR UNIT
• Squeeze the trigger switch.
OPERATING POSITION (Fig. 4)
Before operating the unit, stand in the operating position
and check for the following:
• Operator wearing eye protection.
• Operator wearing heavy clothing.
• Right arm slightly bent, hand holding trigger handle.
• Left arm straight, hand holding assist handle.
• Unit below waist level
• Without operator bending over, the semi-automatic
head is near and parallel to the ground and easily con- .
tacts the material to be cut.
OPERATING POSITION
Figure 4.
ASSIST HANDLE ADJUSTMENT (Fig. 5)
• Remove finger from trigger switch to turn off trimmer.
• Loosen wing nut.
• Slide assist handle up & down tube with left hand to a
comfortable operating position.
• Tighten wing nut.
Trigger Switch Tube
Wing Nut _ P/
Figure 5.
TRIMMER LINE ADVANCE (Fig. 6)
_IL CAUTION: DO NOT BUMP SEMI-AUTO-
MATIC HEAD ON AN ABRASIVE SURFACE
SUCH AS CONCRETE, ASPHALT, OR
GRAVEL TO ADVANCE THE LINE.
BUMPING THE SEMI-AUTOMATIC HEAD
ON AN ABRASIVE SURFACE CAN CAUSE
EXCESSIVE WEAR OR DAMAGE THE UNIT,
Your trimmer is equipped with a semi-automatic head.
Whenever the tap button is pressed, the head
automatically advances a predetermined amount of line.
°
While the semi-automatic head is turning, hold it par-
allel to and above a grassy area of ground.
Tap semi-automatic head lightly on the ground one
time. Approximately 1-1/2 to 3 inches of line will be
advanced after each tap. Figure 6.
The line limiter on the plastic shield will cut line to the
correct length. The most efficient line length is maximum
length allowed by line limiter.
Figure 6.
TAP
!
Tap Button
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