advanced automatic line feeding
mechanism senses when more cutting
line is needed and feeds and trims the
correct length of line whenever it’s
required. DO NOT BUMP unit on
ground in attempt to feed line or for
any other purposes.
FITTING A NEW SPOOL OF AFS
CUTTING LINE (FIGURES 11 & 12)
• Unplug the tool.
• Depress the tabs (a) and remove the
cassette (b) from the cassette housing
(c) in the trimmer head (figure 11).
• Grasp empty spool (d) with one hand
and cassette with other hand and pull
spool out from cassette. If lever (e) in
base of cassette becomes dislodged,
replace in correct position before
inserting new spool into cassette.
• Remove any dirt and grass from the
cassette and housing.
• Take the new spool and push it onto
the boss (f) (figure 12) in the cassette.
Rotate the spool slightly until it is seated.
• Unfasten the end of one of the cutting
lines and guide the line into one of the
eyelets (g) (figure 12). The line should
protrude approximately 4-3/8 inches
(111mm) from the cassette.
• Unfasten the end of the other cutting
line and guide the line into the other
eyelet. The line should protrude
approximately 4-3/8 inches (111mm)
from the cassette.
• Align the cassette tabs (a) with the slots
(h) in the housing (figure 11).
• Push the cassette onto the housing
until it snaps securely into place.
CAUTION: To avoid tool damage, If the
cutting lines protrude beyond the
trimming blade (i), cut them off so that
they just reach the blade (figure 11).
WINDING NEW LINE ONTO AN
EMPTY SPOOL (FIGURES 13 &14)
You may wind new cutting line onto an
empty spool. Replacement packs of .065
inch (1.65 mm) cutting line are available
from your Sears store.
• Remove the empty spool from the tool
as described in “FITTING A NEW
SPOOL OF AFS CUTTING LINE”.
• Remove any remaining cutting line
from the spool.
• First wind new line onto the uppermost
part of the spool.
- Feed 3/4 inch (19mm) of cutting line
into one of the line anchoring slots.
- Wind the cutting line onto the spool in
the direction of the arrow on the spool.
Make sure to wind the line neatly and in
layers. Do not crisscross (figure 13).
- When the wound cutting line reaches
the recesses (j), cut the line. (figure 14).
- Temporarily park the line in the holding
slots (k) on one side of the spool as
shown in the inset in figure 14.
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11
h
i
a
d
c
b
b
13
12
g
f
a
d
b
e