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CORRECT OPERATING POSITION
Trimming
WARNING:
Always wear eyeprotec-
tion. Never lean over the trimmer head.
Rocks ordebris canricochet orbe thrown into
eyes and face and cause blindness or other
serious injury.
When operating unit, stand as shown and
check for the following:
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Wear eye protection and heavy clothing.
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Hold trigger handle with right hand and as-
sist handle with left hand.
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Keep unit below waist level.
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Cut only from your right to your left to en-
sure debris is thrown away from you. With-
out bending over, keep line near and paral-
lel to the ground and not crowded into
material being cut.
ADVANCING THE CUTTING LINE
Advance line by tapping bottom of cutting
head lightly on theground while unit isrunning
at full speed. A metal line limiter blade at-
tached to the shield w ill cut the line to the
proper length.
WARNING:
Use only 0.065 inch ( 1.65
mm)diameterline.Othersizesof line will notad-
vance pr oper lyand will r esultin impr opercutting
head function or can cause serious injury. Do
not use other materials such as wire, string,
rope, etc. Wire can break off during cutting and
becomea danger ousmissile thatcan causese-
rious injury. See page 2 for w ar ning c oncer ning
other cutting devices.
TRIMMING
Hold the bottom of the trimmer head about 3
inches (8 cm) above the ground and at an an-
gle. Allow only the tip of the line to make con-
tact. Donot force trimmer line into work area.
Trimming
3in.(8cm)
Above Ground
SCALPING
The scalping technique removes unwanted
vegetation down to the ground. Hold the bot-
tom of the trimmer head about 3inches (8cm)
above the ground and at an angle. Allow the
tip oftheline tostrike theground around trees,
posts, monuments, etc. This technique in-
creases line wear.
Scalping
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 the head into the
ground as this can scalp the ground and dam-
age the tool.
Mowing
SWEEPING
The fanning action of the rotating 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.
Sweeping