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gine doesn’t start after 6 pulls (at theHALF
CHOKE position), move the choke lever to
the FULL CHOKE position and press the
primer bulb 6 times. Squeeze and hold the
throttle trigger and pull the starter rope 2
more times. Move the choke lever to the
HALF CHOKE position and pull the starter
ropeuntilthe e ngineruns, butno m orethan
6 pulls. If the engine still doesn’t start, it is
probably flooded.Proceedto ST ARTING A
FLOODE D ENGI NE .
8. Oncetheenginestarts,allowittorun 10se-
conds, then move the choke lever to the
RUN position. Allow the unit to run for 30
more seconds at RUN be fore releasing t he
throttletrigger .
NOTE:Ifengine dieswith
the choke lever in the RUN position,
move the choke lever to the HALF
CHOKE position and pull the rope until
engine runs, but no more than 6pulls.
STARTING A WARM ENGINE
1. Movethechokelever tothe HALFCHOKE
position.
2. Squeeze and hold thethrottle trigger . K eep
throttle trigger fully squeezed until the en-
gine runs smoothly.
3. Pull starter rope sharply until engine runs,
but no more than 6 pulls.
4. Allowengine t orun 15seconds, thenmove
thechokelevertoRUN.
NOTE: If enginehas notstarted,pull starter
rope5morepulls.Ifenginestilldoesnotrun,it
is probably flooded.
STARTING A FLOODED ENGINE
Floodedenginescanbestartedbyplacingthe
chokeleverintheRUNposition;then,pullthe
rope to clear the engine of excess fuel. This
could require pulling thestarter handle m any
times depending on how badly the unit is
flooded. If the unit still doesn’t start, refer to
TROUBLESHOOTING TABLE or 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
Cutfromyour righttoyourleft.
ALWAYS
WEAR:
Long
Pants
Heavy
Shoes
Eye prot ect ion
WARNING: Always wear hearing
protection and eye protection. Never lean
over the trimmer head. Rocks or debris can
ricochet or be thrown int o eyes and face and
cause blindness or o ther serious injury.
Do not run the engine at a higher speed than
necessary. The cutting line will cut efficiently
when the engine is run at less than full throttle.
At lower speeds, there is less engine noise a nd
vibration. The cutting linewill l ast longer andwill
be less li kely to “wel d” onto the spool.
Always release thethrottle trigger and allow t he
engine to return to idle speed when not cutting.
To stop engine:
S Release the throttle trigger.
S Push and hold the STOP switch in the
STOP position until the engine stops.
TRIMMER LINE ADVANCE
Thetrimmerlinewilladvanceapproximately2
inches (5 cm) each time the bottom of the
trimmerheadis tappedonthegroundwiththe
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 throttle.
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 line will beadvanced 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 t apwillberequired t oob-
tain the most efficient line length.
WARNING: Use only 0.080 i nch ( 2
mm)diameter line.Other sizes ofline will not
advance properly and will result in improper
cutting head function or can cause serious
injury. Do not use other materials such as
wire, string,rope, etc.Wire canbreak offdur-
ing cutting and become a dangerous 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.