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STARTING
THE ENGINE
1.
Movethe bladedepthcontrol leverbackto the STARTpositionin
the adjacent(top) notch.
2.
Whenstartingthe enginefor the firsttime, pushprimerfive times.
Forall futurestarts,pushthe primerthreetimes.Wait about
two secondsbetweeneachpush. See Figure6. Donot primeto
restarta warmengine.
3.
Standingbehindthe edger,depressthe bladecontrolbail and
hold it againstthe upper handlewith yourleft hand.
4.
With yourrighthand,graspthe recoilstarterhandleand slowly
pull the rope outwarduntilenginereachesthe startof its com-
pressioncycle (the ropewill pull slightlyharderat this point).
5.
After slowlyallowingthe ropeto recoil, pull the ropewith a rapid,
continuous, f ull arm stroke.Keepa firm grip on starterhandle
throughouttheentirestroke.
Rapidretractionof startercord (kickback)will pull handand arm
towardengine fasterthan youcan let go. Brokenbones,fractures,
bruisesor sprainscould result.
6.
Allowthe starterhandleto slowlyreturnto the eyebolt.
NOTE:If engine floods,wait a few minutesto restart,butdo not prime.
TO STOP ENGINE
1.
Releasebladecontrolto stop the engineand blade.
EDGING
Rotatingcuttingblademay throwobjectscausingpersonalinjury.
Keeparea clearof bystandersand do not operatewithoutguardsin
place.
Do notlowerblade if blade is overconcrete,asphalt,rocksor the like.
Bladecan strikesupportingsurface,resultingin personalinjuryor
propertydamage.
Tobeginedging,proceedas follows:
1.
Moveedgerto an area to be edged,makingsurethat the left rear
wheelis on a hardsurfaceand the bladeis overthe area to be
cut. See Figure7.
2.
With the bladecontrolbail squeezedagainstthe handlein the
operatingposition,makea passalong area to be edged before
proceedingto the next notch.Thefurther forwardthat the blade
depthcontrolleveris moved,the deeperor lowerthe bladewill
cut into theground.Severalpassesmay be necessaryto obtain
the desireddepthof cut. Do notlowerblade morethanone depth
notchat a time withoutmakinga pass.
Figure6
Figure7
3.
Forbest results,proceedslowlyalongthe pathbeing edged.
Slowlymove edgerback and forth throughcuttingarea,again
makingsureto keepthe left rear wheelon the hard surfaceand
the blade in the cuttingpath,close to but not touchingthe edge of
the hard surface.
4.
Onceyou havefinishededgingselectedarea,raisethe blade
depthcontrol leverbackintothe STARTposition,moveto the next
area to be edged,and proceedagainfrom step 1.
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