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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) o r
less, m orethan onetapwillberequired toob-
tain the m ost efficient line length.
WARNING: Use only 0.080″ (2 mm)
diameter line. Other sizes of line will not ad -
vanceproperly andwill result inimpropercut-
tingheadfunctionor cancauseseriousinjury.
Do not use other materials such as wire,
string, rope, etc. Wire can b reak off during
cutting and be come adangerous missile that
can cause serious injury.
CUTTING METHODS
WARNING: Use minimum speed
anddonotcrowdthelinewhencuttingaround
hard objects (rock, gravel, fence posts,etc.),
whichcandamagethetrimmerhead,become
entangled in the line, or be thrown causing a
serious hazard.
S Thetip of the linedoes the cutting. You will
achieve t he best perf ormance and mini-
mumline wear bynot crowdingthe line into
the cutting area. The right and wrongways
are shown below.
Right
Wrong
Tip o
f
line does
the cutting.
L
ine crowded in to
work area.
S The line will easily remove grass and
weedsfromaroundwalls,fences,treesand
flower beds, but it also can cut the tender
bark oftrees or shrubs andscar fences.To
help avoid damage especially to delicate
vegetation or trees with tender bark,
shorten line to 4--5 inches (10--13 cm) and
use a t less than full throttle.
S For trimming or scalping, use less than full
throttle to increase line life and decrease
head wear, especially:
S During light duty cutting.
S Near objects around which the line c an
wrap such as small posts, trees or fence
wire .
S Formowingorsweeping,usefullthrottlefor
a good clean job.
TRIMMING -- Hold the bottom o f the trimmer
headabout 3inches (8cm) abovethe ground
andatanangle.Allow onlythetipofthelineto
make contact. Do not force trimmer line into
work area.
Trimming
3 inches (8 cm)
above ground
SCALPING -- The scalping technique re-
moves unwanted vegetationdown to the
ground. Hold the bottom o f the trimmer head
about 3 inches (8 cm) above the ground and
atanangle.Allowthetipofthelinetostrikethe
ground aroundtrees, posts, monuments,etc.
This technique increases line wear.
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.
SWEEPING-- Thefanning actionof 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.