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STARTING A FLOODED ENGINE
Flooded engines can be started by placing th e
choke lever in the RUN position; then, pull th e
rope to cl ear the engine of excess fuel. This
could require pulling t he starter handle many
times dependin g on how badly the unit is
flooded. If the unit st ill doesn’t start, r efer to
TROUBLESHOOT ING TABLE o r call
1-800-554- 6723.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
It is recommended that the engine not be
operated for longer than 1 minute at full
throttle.
OPERATING POSITION
Cut fromyour lefttoyour right.
ALWAYS WEAR:
Long
Pants
Heavy
Shoes
Eye protection
WARNING: Always wear hearing
protection and eye protection. Never lean
over the trimmer head. Rocks o r debris can
ricochet or be thrown into eyes and face and
cause blindness or other serious injury.
Do not run the engine at a highe r speed than
necessary. Th e cut ting line w ill cu t ef ficientl y
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 t he throttle trigger.
S Push and hold the STOP switch in the
STOP position until the engine st ops.
CUTTING METHODS
WARNING: Use m inimum speed
anddo notcrowdthe linewhencuttingaround
hard objects (rock, g ravel, fenceposts, etc.),
whichcandamagethetrimmerhead,become
entangled in the line, or be thrown causing a
serious hazard.
S The tip of the line does the cutting. You will
achieve the best perf ormance and mini-
mum linewear by not crowding the line into
the cutting area. The right and wrong ways
are shown below.
Right
Wrong
Tip o
f
line does
the cutting.
L
ine crowded 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 t o 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 o r scalping, use less than full
throttle to increase line life and decrease
head wear, especially:
S During light duty cu tting.
S Near objects a round which t he line can
wrap such as small posts, trees or fence
wire.
S Formowing orsweeping, usefullthrottlefor
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.
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 t he
head into the ground as this can scalp the
ground and damage the tool.