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CORRECT OPERATING POSITION
Trimming
WARNING: Alwaysweareyeprotec-
tion. Never lean over the trimmer head.
Rocks o rdebriscanricochetorbethrowninto
eyes and face and cause blindness or other
serious injury.
When operating unit, stand as shown and
check for the following:
S Wear eye protection and heavy clothing.
S Hold trigger handle with right hand and as-
sist handle with left hand.
S Keep unit below waist level.
S Cut only from your right to your left to en-
sure debris is thr own awayfrom you. With-
out bendingover, keep linenear andparal-
lel to the ground and not crowded into
material being cut.
ADVANCING THE CUTTING LINE
Advance line by tapping bottom of cutting
headligh tlyonthegroundwhileunitisrun ning
at full speed. A metal line limiter blade at-
tached to the shield will cut the line to the
proper length.
WARNING: Use only 0 .065inch (1 .65
mm)diameter l ine.Othersizes oflinewill notad-
vance properly andwill r esultin impropercutting
head function or can cause serious injury. Do
not use other materials such as wire, string,
rope, etc. Wire can break of f during cutting and
become adangerous m issile th atcan causese-
rious injury. See page 2for warning concerning
other cutting devices.
TRIMMING
Hold the bottom of the trimmer head about 3
inches (8cm) abovetheground andatanan-
gle. Allow only thetip ofthe lineto makecon-
tact. Donot forcetrimmer lineinto work area.
Trimming
3 in. (8 cm)
Above Ground
SCALPING
The scalping technique removes unwanted
vegetation down to t he ground. Hold the bot -
tomofthetrimmerheadabout3inches(8cm)
above the ground and at an angle. Allow the
tipoft helinetostrikethegroundaroundtrees,
posts, monuments, etc. This technique in-
creases 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
groundas thiscanscalpthegroundanddam-
age the tool.
Mowing
SWEEPING
The fanning action of the rotating line can be
used fora quick andeasy clean up.Keep the
line parallel to and above the surfaces being
swept and move the tool from side to side.
Sweeping