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TRiMMiNG (Figs. 7)
While trimming, move the trimmer from left to
right, keeping it well away from the body.
Tilt the front of the trimmer head to cut shorter
grass.
DO NOT overload your trimmer.
Overloading your trimmer can be avoided by
making sure the motor speed does not drop
too much while trimming. (See Fig. 7).
Z_ WARNING:
Always wear eye protection.
Never lean over the trimmer head. Rocks or
debris can ricochet or be thrown into the eyes
i and face and cause blindness or other serious
injury.
Wear eye protection and heavy clothing. Hold
front handle with one hand and auxiliary handle
with the other hand. Keep unit below waist level.
Work only from your right to your left to ensure
debris is thrown away from you. Without bending
over, keep line near and parallel to the ground
(perpendicular when edging) and not crowded
into material being cut.
Make sure that line is fed out before operation.
Make sure motor is running at full speed before
trimming.
Use only 0.065"diameter
cutting line. Other
sizes of line will not feed properly and will result
i in improper cutting head function or can cause
t
....
i senous injury. Do not use other material such as
i wire, string, rope, etc. Wire can break off during
cutting and become a dangerous missile that
can cause serious injury.
Fig. 7
Mask
Gloves
Cutting Around Trees and Bushes
Carefully cut around trees and bushes so that they do not come into contact with the cutting line.
Plants can die if you damage the bark.
NOTE: ALWAYS keep the air vents on the trimmer
head (motor housing)
free
of obstructions
when operating the trimmer.
WARNING:
The operation of any trimmer
can result in FOREIGN
OBJECTS BEING THROWN, which
can result in personal injury or property
damage.
ALWAYS use proper safety equipment
and keep bystanders
safely away.
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THE CUTTING LINE
Z_ WARNING:
DO NOT grasp the exposed cutting
line when picking up
or holding
the trimmer.
Nylon monofilament
round single-wound 0.065 inch line is pre-installed on the trimmer.
For Cutting-Line Replacement:
Re-load spool with Craftsman line Item 71-85822,
15ft. bulk pack of Craftsman .065 line (sold separately).
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EXTENDING THE CUTTING LiNE (Fig. 8)
During operation, cutting lines shorten due to normal wear. For greater convenience and
efficiency, your trimmer has been equipped with a bump feed head that allows you to
simply bump the trimmer head to extend the cutting lines while the trimmer is operating.
Cutting line will wear faster and require more feeding if the cutting or edging is done along
sidewalks or other abrasive surfaces or heavier weeds are being cut.
1. While the trimmer is on and spinning, gently bump the spool housing on a firm surface
(hard ground or sidewalk). This should release additional cutting line from the spool.
2. If no line is released, bump the trimmer head more sharply
or try bumping it on a firmer surface.
3. If there is no change in the cutting line length,
un=plug the trimmer's
pigtail power cord
from the extension
cord. After the trimmer
head stops rotating, gently pull at the cutting
lines manually.
Once the lines are pulled out
(extended), plug the trimmer's pigtail power cord
into the extension cord and resume cutting.
4. If the cutting line still does not feed from the
spool, the spool might be empty or the
cutting line may be tangled or jammed on
the spool. Un-plug the trimmer's
pigtail
power cord from the extension
cord.
After the trimmer head stops rotating,
remove the spool (see steps
1 through 3 in "Removing the
Spool" on page 18).
Fig. 8
If the line is tangled or
jammed, untangle and
replace the line (see
page 18). If the spool is
empty, replace the
line (see
pages 18-19).
Bump on firm surface
J
Z_ WARNING:
To avoid injury, ALWAYS turn off and disconnect
the trimmer
from the power outlet BEFORE installing parts or cleaning
the trimmer
or
making any adjustments.
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