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CORRECT OPERATING
POSITION
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Trimming
WARNING:
Always wear eye pro-
tection. Never lean over the trimmer
head. Rocks or debris can ricochet 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 (perpendicular
when edging)
and not crowded into material being
cut.
ADVANCING
THE CUTTING LINE
Advance line by tapping bottom of cut-
ting head lightly on the ground while
unit is running at full speed. A metal
line limiter blade attached to the shield
will cut the line to the proper length.
_,WARNING:
Use only 0.065 inch
01.65 mm) diameter round line.
ther sizes and shapes of line will not
advance properly and will result in im-
proper cutting head function or 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 missile that
can cause serious injury. See page 2
for warning concerning other cutting
devices.
TRIMMING
Hold the bottom of the trimmer head
about 3 inches (8 cm) above the
ground and at an angle. Allow only the
tip of the line to make contact. Do not
force trimmer line into work area.
Trimming
3 inches (8 q
above ground
SCALPING
The scalping technique removes un-
wanted vegetation.
Hold the bottom of
the trimmer head about 3 inches (8
cm) above the ground and at an an-
gle. Allow the tip of the line to strike
the ground around trees, posts, monu-
ments, etc. This technique increases
line wear.
Scalping
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MOWING
Your trimmer is ideal for mowing in
places conventional
lawn mowers
cannot reach, In the mowing position,
keep the line parallel to the ground,
Avoid pressing the head into the
ground as this can scalp the ground
and damage the tool,
Mowing
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