Craftsman C944.517361 Instruction Manual page 7

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
OPERATING POSITION
ALWAYS WEAR:
Long Pants
Heavy Shoes
Cut from your right to your left.
_!k WARNING: Always wear eye
protection, Never lean over the trim-
mer head, Rocks or debris can rico-
chet or be thrown into eyes and face
and cause blindness or other serious
injury.
When operating unit, stand as shown
and check for the following:
• Wear eye protection and heavy
clothing,
• Hold trigger handle with right hand
and assist handle with left hand.
• Keep unit below waist level.
• Cut 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 and not crowded into materi-
al being cut,
Bring the engine to cutting speed be-
fore entering the material to be cut.
Do not run the engine at a higher
speed than necessary. The cutting
line will cut efficiently when the engine
is run at less than full throttle. At lower
speeds, there is less engine noise and
vibration. The cutting line will last
longer and will be less likely to "weld"
onto the spool.
Always release the throttle trigger and
allow the engine to return to idle
speed when not cutting.
To stop engine:
• Release the throttle trigger.
• Push and hold down the ON/STOP
switch until the engine has stopped
completely.
TRIMMER LINE ADVANCE
The trimmer line will advance approxi-
mately 2 inches (5 cm) each time the
bottom of the trimmer head is tapped
on the ground with the engine running
at full throttle.
The most efficient line length is the
maximum length allowed by the line
limiter blade.
Always keep the shield in place when
the tool is being operated.
To advance line:
• Operate the engine at full throttle.
• Hold the trimmer head parallel to
and above the grassy area.
• Tap the bottom of the trimmer head
lightly on the ground one time. Ap-
proximately 2 inches (5 cm) of line
will be advanced with each tap.
Toadvance line, tap bottom of trimmer
head on ground one time.
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Always tap the trimmer head on a
grassy area, Tapping on surfaces
such as concrete or asphalt can
cause excessive wear to the trimmer
head.
If the line is worn down to 2 inches (5
cm) or less, more than one tap will be
required to obtain the most efficient
line length.
_IkWARNING: Use only 0.065"
(1.65 mm) diameter line. Other sizes
of line will not advance properly and
can cause serious injury. Do not use
other materials such as wire, string,
rope, etc. Wire can break off during
cutting and become a dangerous mis-
sile that can cause serious injury.
CUTTING METHODS
_JkWARNING: Use minimum
speed and do not crowd the line when
cutting around hard objects (rock,
gravel, fence posts, etc.), which can
damage the trimmer head, become
entangled in the line, or be thrown
causing a serious hazard.
• The tip of the line does the cutting.
You will achieve the best perform*
ance and minimum line wear by not
crowding the line into the cutting
area. The right and wrong ways are
shown below.
Tip of the Line I Line Crowded Into
Does Tile Cutting Work Area
_ °
Right -':_&_ Wrong -
• The line will easily remove grass
and weeds from around walls,
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