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c. Always wear heavy, long pants, boots, and
gloves. Do not go barefoot or wear sandals,
• short pants, jewelry, loose clothing, or clothing
with looselyhanging straps,ties,tassels,etc.;
they can be caught in moving parts. Secure
hairso itisabove shoulderlength:Beingfully
coveredwillhelp protectyou from piecesof
toxicplantssuch as poisonivythrown by the
blade,which couldbe more of a hazard than
touchingtheplantitself.
d. Do not swing thetoolwith suchforcethatyou 3.
arein danger oflosingyour balance.
e. Never startor run the engine insidea closed
room or building.Breathing exhaust fumes
can kill.
f. Keep handles freeof oiland fuel.
2. TOOL SAFETY
a. Inspectthe entiretoolbeforeeach use. Re-
placedamaged parts.Check forfuelleaksand
make sure allfastenersare in placeand se-
curelyfastened.
b. Use only.080"diameterSEARS LaserLine.Never
usewire,rope,string,etc.
c. Be surethe shieldisproperlyatta_ch_d,
d. Make suretrimmer head isproperlyinstalled
and securelyfastened.Referto'7_ssembly."
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e. Be sure trimmer head stops turning when en-
gine idles. See "Carburetor Adjustments."
fo Make carburetor adjustments with the drive
shaft housing supported to prevent the trim-
mer line from contacting any object.
g. Keep others away when making carburetor ad-
justments. _/ ......
h. Use o_y accessories or attachments as recom-
mended by Sears for2his tool.
CUTTING SAFETY
a. Inspect the area to be cut before each use. Re-
move objects (rocks, broken glass, nails, wire,
string, etc.) which can be thrown or become en-
tangled in the trimmer head.
b. Always keep the engine on the right side of
your body.
c. Hold the toolfirmlywith both hands.
d. Keep firm footingand balance.Do not over-
reach.
e. Keep thetrimmer head below waistlevel.
f. Do not raisetheengineabove yourwaist.
g. Keep allpartsofyourbody away from thetrim-
mer lineand mufflerwhen engineisrunning.
h. Use onlyforjobsexplainedinthismanual.
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B. TRIMMER LINE ADVANCE
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The _trimmer line will advance approxi-
mately 2 inches 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 maxi-
mum length allowed by the line limiter.
Always keep the shield in place when the
tool is being operated. Figure 35.
To Advance Line:
1. Operate the engine at full throttle.
2. Hold the trimmer head parallel to and above
the grassy area.
3. Tap bottom of trimmer head lightly on groun d
onetime. Approximately 2 inchesofline
willbe advanced with each tap.,..........__ -
Always tap trimmer head on a grassy
area.Tapping on surfacessuch asconcreteor
asphaltcan cause excessivewear to the trim-
mer head.
If the line is worn down to two
inches or less, more than one tap will be re-
quired to obtain the most efficient line length.
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Use only .080" diameter Scars Laser I,ine.-Oth_
sizes_ offline-wrill not advance prope rlyLDo
not use otl_er _naterials _ such as wire
Ak WARNING .... [
Use minimum speed and do not crowd the line]
when cutting around hard objects (rock, gravel, I
fence posts, etc), which can damage the trimmer ]
head, become entangled in the line, or be]
thrown causing a sermus hazard. " [
To Advance Line,
Tap Bottom Of
Trimmer Head On.
Ground One Time.
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Line Limiter Cuts Line
C. CUTTING METHODS
• The tip of the linedoes the cutting, You will
achievethe bestperformance and minimum line
wear by not crowding line into cutting areauThe .....
right and wrong ways are shown in
• For trimming or sca/pir_, us€ less than full
throttle to increase fine-life, especially:
- duringlightduty cutting.
- near objectsaround which the linecan wrap
such as smallposts,treesor fencewire.
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Work Area
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