Ryobi RBCGM25SS Operator's Manual page 7

ASSEMBLY
ATTACHING THE POWER HEAD TO THE TRIMMER
ATTACHMENT (FIG. 1)
„ Follow these steps to connect the attachment to the
upper shaft (item 1).
„ Loosen the knob (item 2) by turning it counter
clockwise.
„ Align the button (item 3) on the attachment shaft with
the guide recess (item 4) on the upper shaft.
„ Slide the attachment shaft into the upper shaft until the
attachment shaft clicks into place.
„ Tighten the knob securely by turning it clockwise.
Removing the Attachment from the Upper Shaft.
Follow these steps to remove the attachment from the
upper shaft.
„ Loosen the knob by turning it counterclockwise.
„ Push the button while pulling out the attachment.
ATTACHING THE FRONT HANDLE (FIG. 2)
„ Remove the securing bolts (item 6) and bracket (item
7) from the front handle (item 5).
„ Install the front handle (item 5) onto the upper shaft
(item 1).
Note: The front handle should tilt slightly towards the
operator when correctly fitted.
„ Place the bolt through the front handle and securely
tighten them into the captive nuts on the bracket (item 7).
Note: Do no attempt to remove or modify the spacer,
this spacer limits the upper position of the handle grip.
ASSEMBLY OF THE GUARD (FIG. 3)
„ Attach the blade guard (item 9) to the guard mounting
bracket (item 8); install the four screws (10-24 x 3/4in)
from the top of the mounting clamp through the blade
guard and into the threaded mounting plates (item 12).
„ Using the Torx wrench supplied, tighten all four screws
securely.
ATTACHING THE GRASS DEFLECTOR TO THE
GUARD (FIG. 3)
Note: When using the line trimming head, the grass
deflector (item 14) must be attached to the blade guard
(item 9).
„ Carefully align the locking tabs on the grass deflector
(item 13) with the the slots on the blade guard (item
10).
„ Push the grass deflector towards the blade guard until
the locking tabs click firmly into place.
The grass deflector is fitted with a line cut off blade.
Take extra care when fitting the grass deflector to avoid
contact with the sharp blade.
English (Original Instructions)
CAUTION
INSTALLING THE REEL EASY LINE TRIMMER HEAD
(FIG. 10)
„ Stop the engine and disconnect the spark plug wire.
„ Remove currently installed line trimmer head or cutting
blade.
„ Open the Reel Easy Line Trimmer Head by
depressing the latches on each side. The contents
of the line trimmer head are spring loaded, so keep
your other hand over the line trimmer head cover while
depressing the latches. (image 3)
„ Remove the line trimmer head cover, bump knob, and
line spool and set aside.
„ Place the cutting head housing on the drive shaft.
Make sure the housing is fully seated.
„ Install the hex bolt to secure the line trimmer head
to the drive shaft. Tighten by using the hex-shaped
opening on the inside of the bump knob.
Note: Only use the bump knob to tighten the bolt. The
use of other tools may allow over tightening of the bolt,
which could damage the line trimmer head. (image 4)
„ Reinstall the bump head spring into the line trimmer
head and push down to seat. (image 5)
„ Reinstall the line spool.
Note: For the straight shaft attachment with the Reel
Easy cutting head, the spool should be placed so "This
side out for straight shaft" is visible on the line spool.
„ Replace the bump knob by inserting it into the centre
of the line spool.
„ Replace the line trimmer head cover, aligning latches
with openings in the line trimmer head. Press cover
and line trimmer head together until both latches snap
into openings securely.
„ Install line as described in the next section of this
manual.
INSTALLING LINE IN REEL EASY LINE TRIMMER
HEAD (FIG. 10)
Use 2.4mm diameter monofilament line.
„ Stop the engine and disconnect the spark plug wire.
„ Cut one piece of line approximately 6.0 meters in
length.
„ Rotate the bump knob on line trimmer head until line
on the centre of the bump knob aligns with arrows on
top of line trimmer head. (image 6)
„ Insert one end of line into eyelet located on the side
of the line trimmer head and push until line comes out
through the eyelet on the other side. Continue to push
line through the line trimmer head until the middle
section of the line is inside the line trimmer head and
line outside the line trimmer head is evenly divided on
each side. (images 7-8)
„ Rotate the knob on the line trimmer head to wind the
line. If using a straight shaft attachment, the knob
should be rotated clockwise.
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