Ryobi UT15518F Edger User Manual


 
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WARNING:
Do not allow familiarity with tools to make you careless.
Remember that a careless fraction of a second is
sufficient to inflict serious injury.
WARNING:
Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses with side
shields when operating power tools. Failure to do so
could result in objects being thrown into your eyes
resulting in possible serious injury.
WARNING:
Do not use any attachments or accessories not
recommended by the manufacturer of this tool. The use
of attachments or accessories not recommended can
result in serious personal injury.
APPLICATIONS
You may use this tool for the purpose listed below:
Edging around walkways, curbing, and other similar
areas
USING THE EDGER ATTACHMENT
See Figure 3.
When using the edger attachment, hold the unit with your
right hand on the rear handle and your left hand on the front
handle. Keep a firm grip with both hands while in operation.
The edger should be held at a comfortable position with the
rear handle about hip height.
NOTE:
When the attachment is being used on a power
head with a gasoline engine, always operate at full throttle.
Prolonged cutting at partial throttle will result in oil dripping
from the muffler.
OPERATION
Fig. 3
OPERATING TIPS
The edger will edge along sidewalks, driveways, flower
beds, curbs, and similar areas.
Use the arrow guide on the blade guard to align the blade
with the edging surface.
Cut at a steady pace. If the blade begins to bog down,
you are edging too fast; slow your pace. Do not force the
blade into ground.
Light contact of the blade against the sidewalk edge, curb,
etc., is acceptable and will not damage the edger.
Best appearance is obtained when grass is dry. Avoid
edging in wet soil or wet grass areas or the blade guard
might clog and result in an uneven edge. If the blade
guard becomes clogged, stop the engine, remove the
spark plug wire or disconnect from the power supply,
and remove debris from the blade guard.
ARROW GUIDE