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Always tap the trimm er head on a grassy area.
Tapping on surfaces such as concrete or as-
phalt can cause e xcessive wear to the trimmer
head. If the line is worn down to 2inches (5cm)
or less,morethan onetap willbe required 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 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. Yo u will
achieve the best performance and
minimumline wear bynot crowding theline
into the cutting area. The right and wrong
ways are shown below .
Right
Wrong
Tip o
f
line does
the cutting.
L
ine crowded in to
work area.
S The line will eas ily remove grass and
weedsfromaroundwalls,fences,treesand
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 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 g round
SCALPING -- The scalping technique re-
moves unwantedvegetation. Holdthebottom
of the trimmer head about 3 inches (8 cm)
above the ground and at an angle. Allow the
tipofthelinetostrikethegroundaroundtrees,
posts, monum ents, etc. This technique in-
creases line wear.
MOWING -- Your trimmer i s 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.