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Insert screws and hand tighten only. These
screws will be tightened later.
Bracket Cover
Screw
Mounting
Bracket
Handlebar
ATTACHING THE CONTROL
HANDLE TO THE HANDLEBAR
NOTE:
Make sure the wire going to the con-
trol handle i s routed below the tube and re-
mains o n the right side of the handlebar and
the tube.
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Remove screw from control handle.
Screw Hole
Screw
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Slide handle onto t he right side of the han-
dlebar and align the screw hole.
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Re-insert screw and tighten securely.
NOTE:
Make sure the control handle is on
the right side of the unit as shown in the il-
lustration below, and the On/Stop switch is lo-
cated on the top of the control handle.
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Adjust the handl ebar t o the proper position
and tighten the two screws you left loose
during handlebar assembly. Make sure
these screws are securely tightened.
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After attaching the control handle and tight-
ening the handlebar, route the wire from the
control handle through the slit in the bottom
of the foam grip.
Slit
Wire
Foam Grip
ASSEMBLY OF SHOULDER STRAP
WARNING:
Propershoulderstrapand
handlebar adjustments before starting the en-
gine are required.
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Tr yon shoulder strap andadjust forfit andbal-
ance befor e starting the engineor beginninga
cutting operation.
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Insert your right arm and head through the
shoulder strap andallow itto rest on yourleft
shoulder. Make sure the danger sign is on
your back and the hook is to the right side of
your waist.
NOTE:
A one-half twist isbuilt inthe shoulder
strap toallow the strap torest flat on the shoul-
der.
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Adjust the strap, allowing t he hook to be
about 6 inches below the waist.
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Fasten the strap hook to the clamp located
between the foam grip and the mounting
block and lift the tool to the operating posi-
tion.
CONFIGURING YOUR UNIT
You can configure your unit using a cutting
head for g rass and light weeds, or a brush
blade for cutting saplings and similar size ma-
terial. Go to the section for the desired
configuration and follow the instructions for
assembling your unit.
ASSEMBLY INFORMATION --
TRIMMER HEAD
TRIMMER
HEAD
NOTE:
If your unit has been assembled for
brush blade use, refer to the section AS-
SEMBLY INFORMATION FOR USING
YOUR UNIT WITH A BRUSHBLADE and re-
verse the steps to remove the metal shield and
blade before you mount the plastic shield and
trimmer head.
ATTACHING THE PLASTIC SHIELD
AND TRIMMER HEAD
WARNING:
The shield m ust be prop-
erly installed. The shield p rovides par tial protec-
tion from the risk o f thrown objects to the oper a-
tor and others and is equipped with a line limiter
which cuts excess line to the proper length. The
line limiter (on underside of shield) is sharp and
can cut you.
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Remove wing nut from shield.
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Insert bracket into slot on shield.
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Pivot shield until bolt passes through hole in
bracket.
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Tighten the wing nut securely.
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If yourunithas a plastic coverover thethreads
on the threaded shaft, remove the covering to
expose the thr eads.
