Echo PE-261, Operator'S Manual

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STOPPING ENGINE
1. Throttle
Release throttle and allow engine to return to idle before shutting
off engine.
2. Stop Switch
Move stop switch button (A) backward to STOP position.
WARNING DANGER
If engine does not stop when stop switch is moved to STOP
position, close choke - COLD START position - to stall engine.
Have your ECHO dealer repair stop switch before using edger
again.
OPERATING TECHNIQUES
1. Before edging, water the area to soften the ground to make edging
easier.
2 Before edging, check the area and remove all obstacles and
objects that could be thrown.
3. Plan to edge regularly to make it easier to keep a neat edge and to
avoid having to make more than one pass.
NOTE
Blade depth may have to be adjusted due to differences in height
between the hard surface and the top of the grass.
WARNING DANGER
Never adjust blade height with engine running, otherwise serious
personal injury may result.
4. Adjust the blade's depth of cut to produce a fine cut between
sidewalk and grass using a minimum blade depth, usually with
about 13 mm (1/2 in.) of the blade into the ground.
5. Before edging, plan your direction of travel so that the unit will
always be positioned on your right side and so that you walk on a
hard surface whenever possible.
6. Hold edger as shown.
A
INCREASE
DEPTH
WHEEL
ADJUSTMENT
KNOB
DECREASE
DEPTH
1/2 in.