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ATTACHING
THE PLASTIC SHIELD
_WARNING:
The shield must be
properly
installed. The shield provides
partial protection
from the risk of
thrown objects to the operator
and
others and is equipped
with a line lim-
iter blade which cuts excess line to the
proper length. The line limiter blade
(on underside
of shield) is sharp and
can cut you.
1. Remove wing nut from shield.
2.
Insert bracket into slot on shield.
3.
Pivot shield until bolt passes
through
hole in bracket.
4. Tighten the wing nut securely.
Bracket _
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ASSEMBLY
INFORMATION
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BRUSH BLADE
O
RUSH
BLADE
ATTACHING
THE METAL SHIELD
_WARNING:
The metal shield
must be properly
installed on the tool
anytime
the tool is used with a blade.
The forward tip of the metal shield
helps to reduce the occurrence
of
blade thrust which can cause serious
injury such as amputation
to the oper-
ator or bystanders.
Failure to install
the shield in the position shown can
result in serious injury to the operator.
The length of the shield must be
aligned with the length of the shaft.
1. Place the metal shield under the
gearbox, and align the screw holes.
, Gearbox
,_"
Shield
2.
Insert and thread the 4 mounting
screws through the holes of the
gearbox
and the metal shield.
Tighten evenly and securely with
the hex wrench
provided.
INSTALLATION
OF THE METAL
BLADE
WARNING:
Wear protective
gloves when handling or performing
maintenance
on the blade to avoid inju-
ry. The blade is sharp and can cut you
even when it is not moving.
_,WARNING:
Do not use any
blades, or fastening hardware other
than the washers and nuts shown in the
following illustrations. Replacement
parts must be purchased at Sears and
installed as shown below. Failure to use
proper parts can cause the blade to fly
off and seriously hurt you or others.
NOTE:
The dust cup and retaining
washer are located on the gearbox
shaft and not in the parts bag. All other
fasteners mentioned in the following as-
sembly steps are in the parts bag.
1. Remove the retaining washer from
the threaded
shaft of the gearbox.
Leave the dust cup on the shaft.
2.
Install the blade and the retaining
washer over the threaded
shaft.
3.
Make sure the raised part of the re-
taining washer is facing the gearbox
and the raised area fits into the hole
in the center of the blade.
4.
Slide the blade and retaining wash-
er onto the shaft of the gearbox.
NOTE:
When installing brush
blade, ensure side of blade with de-
cal is facing gearbox and points of
blade will rotate counterclockwise
(see illustration).
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