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OPERATING POSITION
Cut from your right to your left.
ALWAYS WEAR:
Eye protection
Long pants
Heavy shoes
WARNING: Alwaysweareyeprotec-
tion. Never lean over the trimmer head.
Rocksordebriscanricochetorbe throwninto
eyes and face and cause blindness or o ther
serious injury.
Do not run the engine at a highe r speed than
necessary. The cutting line will cu t ef ficiently
when the engine is run at less than full throttle.
At lowe r speeds, there is less engine noise and
vibra tion. The cutting line will last longer and will
be less likely to “weld” onto the spool.
Always release the throttle trigger and allow the
engine to return to idle sp eed whe n not cu tting.
To stop e ngine:
S Release the throttle trigger.
S Push and hold the STOP switch in the
STOP position until the engine st ops.
TRIMMER LINE ADVANCE
Thetrimmerlinewilladvanceapproximately2
inches (5 cm) each time the bottom of the
trimmer h e adis tappedonthe groundwiththe
engine running at full throttle.
The most efficient line lengthis themaxi m um
length allowed bythe line limiter.Always keep
theshieldinplacewhenthetoolis beingoper-
ated.
To advance line:
S Operat e the engine at full throttle.
S Hold thetrimmer headparalleltoandabove
the grassy area.
S Tap the bottom of the trimmer head lightly
on the ground one time. Approximately 2
inches (5 cm ) of line will be advanced with
each tap.
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 t he line is worn down to 2 inches (5 cm) or
less,more than onetap willbe required toob-
tain the most efficient line length.
WARNING: Use on ly 0.080″ (2mm)
diameter line. Other sizes of line will not ad-
vanceproperly andwillresultinimpropercut-
tinghead functionorca ncause seriousinjury.
Do not use other ma terials such as wire,
string, rope, etc. Wire can break off during
cuttingand become a dangerous missilethat
can cause serious injury .
CUTTING METHODS
WARNING: Use minimum speed
anddo notcrowdthe linewhen cuttingaround
hard objects (rock, gravel, fence posts, etc.),
whichcandamagethetrimmerhead,become
entangled in the line, o r be thrown causing a
serious hazard.
S The tip of the line does the cutting. Yo u will
achieve the best performance and mini-
mum linewear by not crowding the line into
the cutting area. The r ight and wrong ways
are shown below.
Tip of t he Line
Does The Cutting
Right Wrong
Line Cro wded Into
Work Area
S The line will easily remove grass and
weeds fr omaroundwalls,fences, treesand
flower beds, but it also can cut the tender
bark of trees 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 at less than f ull 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 object s around which the li ne can
wrap such as small posts, trees or fence
wire.
S For m owingor sweeping,usefull throttlefor
a good clean job.
TRIMMING -- Hold the bottom of the trimmer
head about3 inches (8 cm)abovethe gr ound
andat anangle.Allow onlythetip ofthe lineto
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 of the trimmer head
about 3 inches (8 cm) above the ground and
atanangle.Allowthetipofthe lineto strikethe
ground around trees, posts, monuments, etc.
This technique increases line wear.
Scalping