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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
It is recommended that the engine not be
operated for longer than 1 minute at full
throttle.
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.
Rocks ordebriscanricochetorbethrowninto
eyes and face and cause blindness or other
serious injury.
Do not run the engine at a higher speed than
necessary . The cutting line will cut efficien tly
when the engine is run at less than full throttle.
At lower speeds, there is less engine noise and
vibration. The cutting l ine willlast longer andwill
be less likely to “weld” onto the spool.
Always release thethrottle trigger and allow t he
engine to return to idle speed when not cutting.
Tostop engine:
S Release the throttle trigger.
S Push and hold the STOP switch in the
STOP position until the engine stops.
TRIMMER LINE ADV ANCE
Thetrimmerlinewilladvanceapproximately2
inches (5 cm) each time the bottom of the
trimmerheadistappedonthegroundwiththe
engine running at full throttle.
The most efficient line length is the maximum
length allowed by the line limiter.Always keep
the shield in place when the tool is being oper-
ated.
To advance line:
S Operate the engine at full t hrottle.
S Holdthetrimmerheadparalleltoandabove
the grassy area.
S Tap the bottom of the trimmer head lightly
on the ground one time. Approximately 2
inches (5 cm) of linewill 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 the line is worn down to 2 inches (5 cm) or
less,morethanone tapwillberequiredtoob-
tain the most ef ficient line length.
WARNING: Use only 0.080 ″(2mm)
diameter line. Other sizes of line will not ad-
vanceproperly andwillresultinimpropercut-
tingheadfunctionorcancauseseriousinjury.
Do not use other materials such as wire,
string, rope, etc. Wire can break off during
cutting andbecome 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 , o r be t hrown causing a
serious hazard.
S The tipof the linedoes the cutting. Youwill
achieve the best performance and mini-
mumlinewear bynotcrowdingthe lineinto
the cuttingarea. Theright andwrongways
are shown below.
Tip o f t he Line
Does The Cutting
Right Wrong
Line Crowded Into
Work Area
S The line will easily remove grass and
weedsfromaroundwalls,fences,treesand
flower beds, but it also can cut the tender
bark o ftrees orshrubs 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 t hrottle.
S For trimming or scalping, use less than f ull
throttle to increase line life and decrease
head wear, especially:
S During light duty cutting.
S Near objects around which the line can
wrap such as small posts, trees or fence
wire.
S Formowingorsweeping,usefullthrottlefor
a good clean job.
TRIMMING -- Hold the bot tomof the trim mer
headabout 3inches(8cm)abovetheground
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 of the t rimmer head
about 3 inches (8 cm) above the ground and
atanangle.Allowthetipofthelinetostrikethe
groundaroundtrees,posts,monuments,etc.
This technique increases line wear.