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S Operate the engine at full throttle.
S Holdthe trimmerhead paralleltoandabove
the grassy area.
S Tap the bottom of the trimmer head lightly on
the ground one time. Approximately 2 inches
(5 cm) of line will be advanced with each tap.
Always tap the trimmer head on a grassy
area. Tapping on surfaces such as concrete
or asphalt can cause excessive wear to the
trimmer head.
If the line is worn down to 2 inches (5 cm) or
less, morethan onetapwill berequired toob-
tain the most ef ficient line length.
WARNING: Use only 0.080” (2 mm)
diameter line. Other sizes of line will not ad -
vance properly and can cause serious injury .
Do not use other materials such as wire,
string, rope, etc. Wire can break off during
cutting and become a dangerous missile that
can cause serious injury.
CUTTING METHODS
WARNING: Use minimum speed
anddonot crowdthelinewhen cuttingaround
hard objects (rock, gravel, fence posts, etc.),
whichcandamagethetrimmer head,become
entangled in the line, or be thrown causing a
serious hazard.
S The tip of the line does the cutting. You will
achieve the best performance and
minimumline wear by not crowding the line
into the cutting area. The right and wrong
ways are shown below.
Tip of the Line
Does The Cutting
Right
Line Crowded Into
Work Area
Wrong
S The line will easily remove grass and
weedsfromaroundwalls,fences,trees and
flower beds, but it also can cut the tender
bark of trees or shrubs and scar fences.
S For trimming or scalping, use less than full
throttle toincreaseline lifeand decreasehead
wear, especially:
S During light duty cutting.
S Near objects around which the line can
wrap such as small posts, trees or fence
wire .
S F or mowingor sweeping, use fullthrottlefor
a good clean job.
TRIMMING -- Hold the bottom of the trimmer
head about3 inches (8 cm)above theground
andatan angle.Allowonly thetip ofthe lineto
make contact. Do not force trimmer line into
work area.
Trimming
3 inches (8 cm)
above ground
SCALPING -- The scalping technique re-
moves unwanted vegetation down to the
ground. Hold the bottom of the trimmer head
about 3 inches (8 cm) above the ground and
atanangle.Allowthetipofthe lineto strikethe
ground around trees, posts, monum ents,etc.
This technique increases line wear.
Scalping
MOWING -- Your trimmer is ideal for mowing
in places conventional lawn mowers cannot
reach. In the mowing position, keep the line
parallel to the ground. Avoid pressing the
head into the ground as this can scalp the
ground and damage the tool.
Mowing
SWEEPING -- The f anningactionof therotat-
ing line can be used for a quick and easy
clean up. Keep the line parallel to and above
the surfaces being swept and move the tool
from side to side.
Sweeping