Do
1. Trim across the face of slopes; never up and down. Exercise extreme caution when changing
direction on slopes.
2. Watch for holes, ruts, rocks, hidden objects, or bumps which can cause you to slip or trip. Tall
grass can hide obstacles.
3. Always be sure of your footing. A slip and fall can cause serious personal injury. If you feel you
are losing your balance, release the control lever immediately and the spindle will stop rotating
within three (3) seconds.
Do Not
1. Do not trim near drop-offs, ditches or embankments, you could lose your footing or balance.
2. Do not trim slopes greater than 15 degrees as shown on the slope gauge.
3. Do not trim on wet grass. Unstable footing could cause slipping.
Children
Tragic accidents can occur if the operator is not alert to the presence of children. Children are often
attracted to the string trimmer and the trimming activity. They do not understand the dangers. Never
assume that children will remain where you last saw them.
1. Keep children out of the trimming area and under watchful care of a responsible adult other than the
operator.
2. Be alert and turn string trimmer off if a child enters the area.
3. Before and while moving backwards, look behind and down for small children.
4. Use extreme care when approaching blind corners, doorways, shrubs, trees, or other objects that
may obscure your vision of a child who may run into the string trimmer.
5. Keep children away from hot or running engines. They can suffer burns from a hot muffler.
6. Never allow children under 14 years of age to operate this machine. Children 14 and over should
read and understand the instructions and safe operation practices in this manual and on the
machine and be trained and supervised by an adult.
SERVICE
Safe Handling Of Gasoline
1. To avoid personal injury or property damage use extreme care in handling gasoline. Gasoline is
extremely flammable and the vapors are explosive. Serious personal injury can occur when gasoline
is spilled on yourself or your clothes, which can ignite. Wash your skin and change clothes
immediately.
2. Use only an approved gasoline container.
3. Never fill containers inside a vehicle or on a truck or trailer bed with a plastic liner. Always place
containers on the ground away from your vehicle before filling.
4. Remove gas-powered equipment from the truck or trailer and refuel it on the ground. If this is not
possible, then refuel such equipment on a trailer with a portable container, rather than from a
gasoline dispenser no z z l e .
5. Keep the nozzle in contact with the rim of the fuel tank or container opening at all times until fueling is
complete. Do not use a nozzle lock-open d e v i c e .
6. Extinguish all cigarettes, cigars, pipes and other sources of ignition.
7. Never fuel machine indoors because flammable vapors will accumulate in the area.
8. Never remove gas cap or add fuel while engine is hot or running. Allow engine to cool at least two
minutes before refueling.
9. Never over fill fuel tank. Fill tank to no more than 1 inch below bottom of filler neck to provide for fuel
expansion.
10. Replace gasoline cap and tighten securely.
11. If gasoline is spilled, wipe it off the engine and equipment. Move machine to another area. Wait 5
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