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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
It is recommended that the engine not beoper-
ated for longer than 1 minute at full throttle.
OPERATING POSITIONS
Models W25CB, W25CF, W25CBK,
W25CFK:
Cut from
your right
to your left.
ALWAYS WEAR:
Long
Pants
Heavy
Shoes
Eye protection
Hearing protection
Hair above
shoulders
Gloves
Models W25SB, W25SF, W25SBK,
W25SFK:
Cutfromyour leftto yourright.
ALWAYS WEAR:
Long
Pants
Heavy
Shoes
Eye protection
Gloves
Hearing protection
Hair above
shoulders
WARNING:
Always wear hearing
protection and eye protection. Never lean
over the trimmer head. Rocks or debris can
ricochet or be thrown into eyes and face and
cause blindness or other serious injury.
Maintain firm footing and hold trimmer with
bothhandswithrighthandontherearhandle/
throttle control and the left hand on the front
handle. Always keep engine and trimmer
head below waist level.
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.
Atlowerspeeds, there is less engine noise and
vibration.Thecuttinglinewilllastlonger andwill
be less likely to “weld” onto the spool.
Alwaysreleasethethrottle trigger and allowthe
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
(Models W25CB, W25SB, W25CBK,
W25SBK)
Thetrimmerlinewilladvanceapproximately2
inches (5 cm) each time the bottom of the
trimmerheadistappedonthegroundwiththe
engine running at full throttle.
The most efficientline lengthis themaximum
length allowed by the line limiter.
Always keepthe shield inplacewhenthetool
is being operated.
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 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, morethanonetapwillberequiredtoob-
tain the most efficient line length.
WARNING:
For models W25CB,
W25SB, W25CBK, W25SBK, use only 0.080
inch(2mm)diameterline.Othersizesoflinewill
not advance properly and willresult inimproper
cutting head function or can cause serious
injury. For models W25CF, W25SF, W25CFK,
W25SFK,useonly0.095inch(2.4mm)diame-
ter cut length line. Do not use other materials
such as wire, string, rope, etc. Wire can break
offduringcutting andbecomea dangerouspro-
jectile that can cause serious injury.
CUTTING METHODS
WARNING:
Use minimum speed
anddonotcrowdthelinewhencuttingaround
hardobjects (rock, gravel, fence posts, etc.),
whichcandamagethetrimmerhead,become
entangled in the line, or be thrown causing a
serious hazard.
S The tip of the line does thecutting. You will
achieve the best performance and mini-
mumlinewearby not crowdingthe lineinto
the cutting area. The right and wrongways
are shown below.
Right
Wrong
T
ip
of
line
does
the cutting.
Line
crowded
into
work area.