Weed Eater 545186764 Trimmer User Manual


 
8
Manual Line
Feed Button
S Whentherequiredamountoflineis fedout,
gently pull on the second line (there is no
need to press the manual line feed button
again).
S Ifthelineextendspastthelinelimiterblade,
toomuchlinehas been fedout. Iftoomuch
line is fed out, remove the spool cap and
clickspoolcounterclockwiseuntilthelineis
at the desired length.
To remove spool cap:
1. Press and hold in the two cap release
latches.
2. Pull cap a way from the hub.
Cap
Cap
release
latch
Spool
Hub
Eyelet
To reinstall spool cap:
1. Keep all areas of the cap and hub clean.
Failure to do so may prevent the cap be-
ing securely located in the hub.
2. Replace thecap, pressingfirmly downto-
wards the hub to ensure cap is fully se-
cured.
3. Check that the cap is secure by trying to
remove it without pressing the two
latches.
WARNING: Use only 0 .065inch(1.65
mm)diameterline.Othersizes oflinewillnotad-
vance p roperly andwill resultinimpropercutting
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
becomea dangerousmissile thatcancausese-
rious injury. See page3 for warningconcerning
other cutting devices.
TRIMMING
Hold the bottom of the trimmer head about 3
inches (8cm)abovetheground andat anan-
gle. Allow only thetip ofthe lineto m akecon-
tact. Donot force trimmer lineintowork area.
Trimming
3 in. (8 cm)
above ground
SCALPING
The scalping technique removes unwanted
vegetation down to the ground. Hold thebot-
tomofthetrimmerheadabout3inches(8cm)
above the ground and at an angle. Allow the
tipofthelinetostrikethegroundaroundtrees,
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
groundasthiscanscalpthegroundanddam-
age the tool.
Mowing
SWEEPING
The fanning action of the rotating line can be
used foraquick andeasy clean up.Keep the
line parallel to and above the surfaces being
swept and move the tool from side to side.
Sweeping