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c. Always wear heavy, long pants, longsleeves,
boots, and gloves. Do notgo barefoot or wear
sandals, short pants, short sleeves, jeweh-T_
loose clothing, or clothing with loosely hang-
shoulder length.Beingfully covered will help
protect y ou from pieces oftoxic plants suchas
poisonivythrown by theblade, Which could be
more ofahazardthan touching theplant itself.
d. Do notswing thetool withsuchforce thatyou
indanger oflosingyour balance.
e. Never start or run the engineinside a c!osed
room or building.Breathingexhaustfumes
can kill.
f. Keep handles free of oil and fuel.
TOOL SAFETY
a. Inspect the entire tool before each use. Re-
place damaged parts. Check for fue! leaks and
make sure all fasteners are in place and se-
curely fastened.
b. Use only .080" diameter SEARS brand line.
Never use wire or rope, string, etc.
c. t_e sure the shield isproperly attached.
d. Make sure trimmer head is properly installed
and securely fastened. Refer to "Assembly."
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e. Be sure trimmer head stops turning when en-
gine idles. See "Carburetor Adjustments."
f. Make carburetor adjustments with the drive
shaft housing supportsd to prevent the trim.
g. i_eep others away when ma_ng ca_'bure_or ad-
justments.
h. Use only SEARS accessories or attachments as
recommended.
3. C_G SAFETY
a. Inspect the area to be cut before each use. Re-
move objects (rocks, broken glass, nails, wire,
string, etc.) which can be thrown or become en-
tangled in the trimmer head.
b. Always keep the engine on the right side of
your body.
c. Hold thetoo! fn_aly withboth hands.
d. Keep finnfooting and balance.Do notover-
reach.
e. Keep thetrimmer head below waistlevel.
f. Do notraise theengineaboveyourwaist.
g. Keep all parts ofyourbody away fromthetrim-
mer line and muffler when engineisrunning.
h. Use onlyfor jobsexplained i n this manual.
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B. TRIMMER LINE ADVANCE
• The trimmer line will advance approxi.
mately 2 inches each time the bottom of the
trimmer head is tapped on the ground with
the engine _-.u_g at full throttle.
• The most efficient line length is the maxi,
mum length allowed by the line llmiter.
• Always keep the shield in place when the
tool is being operated. Figure 9.
• To Advance Line:
A WARNING
Use only .080" diameter SEARS brand line.
1. Operate the engine at full throttle.
2. Hold the trimmer head parallel to and above
the grassy are_
3. Tap bottom of trimmer head lightly on ground
one time, See Figure 9. Approximately 2_ of
line will be advanced with eac_ tap.
Always tap trimmer head on a grassy
are_ Tapping onsurfaces such as concrete or
asphalt can cause excessive wear to the trim-
mer head.
If the line is worn down to two
inches or less, more than one tap will be re:
quired to obtain the most efficient line length.
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To Advance Line,
Tap Bottom Of
Trimmer Head On
Ground One Time.
Line Limiter Cuts Line
To Proper Length.
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Figure 9
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C. CUTTING METHODS
• The tip of the line does the cutting. You will
achieve the best performance and minimum line
wear by not crowding line into cutting area. The
right and wrong ways are shown in Figure 10.
• For trimming or scalping, use less than full
throttle to increase line life, especially_
- during light duty cutting.
- near objects around which the line can wrap
such as small posts, trees or fence wire.
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Work Area
Figure 10
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