14-19 IMPORTANT: Thank you for purchasing this Southland™ Trimmer / Brush Cutter. This manual provides complete instructions for safely operating, and maintaining your Trimmer / Brush Cutter. Read and save these instructions. Refer to this manual each time before using your Trimmer / Brush Cutter.
Safety Definitions • Save all instructions Safety Warning Symbols: Indicates Warning. Keep all by-standers at least 50 ft. (15 m) away. Read these instructions carefully. This equipment can throw small objects at high speed causing personal injury. Inspect area where used and remove all foreign objects.
Important Safety Information • Save all instructions Before Operating Trimmer / Brush Cutter READ AND UNDERSTAND ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE OPERATING Trimmer / Brush Cutter. WARNING Read and follow all warnings and safety instructions. Failure to do so can result in serious injury to you or bystanders. 1.
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Important Safety Information (Continued) • Save all instructions While Operating Trimmer / Brush Cutter 10. Hold the unit firmly with both hands. 11. Always keep engine on the right hand side of your body. 12. Always use the Trimmer / Brush Cutter in a sweeping motion from your right to your left. Cutting on left side and front of the trimmer / blade guard will throw debris away from you.
5. A guard or other part that is damaged should be properly repaired or replaced by a qualified service center. 6. Use only genuine Southland™ replacement parts and accessories. Use of any non-Southland™ parts or accessories could lead to injury, damage to the unit, and will void your warranty.
Assembly (Continued) • Save all instructions To Assemble Brush Cutter Guard and Cutting Blade: 1. Insert the Star Drive Key through the slot in the Flanged Spacer and Gear Head, and use the Spark Plug Wrench FLANGED SPACER provided to remove the Blade Nut by turning clockwise. (see Fig.
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Assembly (Continued) • Save all instructions To Install Cow Bar Handle: 1. Attach the Handle to the Shaft, and use the Hex Key Wrench to tighten the 2 bolts in the front. (See Fig. 8) 2. To adjust the Handle to desired position, tighten the 2 bolts in the back until handle is secure.
Operation • Save all instructions Before Starting Engine: Mixing Fuel / 2-Cycle Oil WARNING Do not smoke or allow smoking near fuel or the Trimmer / Brush Cutter. Mix and pour fuel outdoors WHERE THERE ARE NO SPARKS OR FLAMES. The 2-cycle engine on your Trimmer / Brush Cutter requires 5.
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Operation (Continued) • Save all instructions Starting Engine: Starting A Flooded Engine 1. Place the unit on a flat surface. 4. If the engine still does not start, allow the unit to sit for about 30 minutes, and repeat step 1-3. 2.
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Operation (Continued) • Save all instructions Advancing Trimmer Line: The Trimmer is most effective when the Trimmer line is advanced to full cutting width. To advance the Trimmer line: 1. Hold bottom of Trimmer Head parallel to grassy surface Fig. 20 (see Figure 20).
Operation (Continued) • Save all instructions Replacing Trimmer Line: WARNING Use only 0.080 inch (2 mm) diameter flexible, nonmetallic line with this Trimmer. Other line sizes will not function properly and can cause serious injury. Never use alternative cutting members such as wire or wire-rope, which can break off and become a dangerous projectile.
Routine Maintenance • Save all instructions WARNING Disconnect the spark plug before performing maintenance. Air Filter: Accumulated debris and dust in the air filter will reduce engine performance, increase fuel consumption and increases the risk of engine damage. Clean the air filter every 5 hours of operation. 1.
Troubleshooting • Save all instructions PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE(S) SOLLUTION(S) Engine will not start. 1. Ignition Switch in the “OFF” position. 1. Move ignition switch to the ON position. 2. Engine flooded. 2. See Starting a Flooded Engine in OPERATION section. 3.
Warranty shall apply except where the METL Limited Warranty may provide a longer warranty period. Please read your warranty rights and obligations carefully. Some sections of the warranty may not apply to the specific model you purchased. Unless specifically noted otherwise, the terms below shall apply to all Southland™ products covered within this manual.
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Warranty (Continued) • Save all instructions Other U.S States / Territories: In other areas of the Unites States, your outdoor power equipment engine must be designed, built and equipped so as to conform at the time of sale to U.S. EPA emissions standards for small off-road spark ignition engines at or below 19 kilowatts.
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Warranty (Continued) • Save all instructions Defects Warranty Coverage: METL warrants to the original purchaser and each subsequent purchaser that the small off-road engine (SORE) (1) has been designed, built and equipped so as to conform with all applicable regulations; and (2) is free from defects in materials and workmanship that cause the failure of a warranted part to conform with those regulations as may be applicable to the terms and conditions stated below.
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Warranty (Continued) • Save all instructions Emission Warranty Parts List: The repair or replacement of any warranted part otherwise eligible for warranty coverage may be excluded from such warranty coverage if METL demonstrates that the engine has been abused, neglected, or improperly maintained, and that such abuse, neglect, or improper maintenance was the direct cause of the need for repair or replacement of the part.
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Warranty (Continued) • Save all instructions California Evaporative Emission Control Warranty Statement YOUR WARRANTY RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS Applies only to Model No. S-HBR-3017-SBEZ: The California Air Resources Board and METL are pleased to explain the evaporative emission control system’s warranty on your 2010 model year small off-road engine (SORE).
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Warranty (Continued) • Save all instructions Defects Warranty Coverage: (a) The warranty period begins on the date the engine is purchased. (b) General Evaporative Emissions Warranty Coverage. The engine must be warranted to the ultimate purchaser and any subsequent owner that the evaporative emission control system when installed was: (1) Designed, built, and equipped so as to conform with all applicable regulations;...
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