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Harness Quick Disconnect
To quickly detach the trimmer from the harness, pull the quick-release
latch tab upward.
Insert the latch tongue in the slot of the quick-release latch to reattach
the trimmer to the harness.
Trimmer Operation
Operating Position
Hold the trimmer firmly with both hands, with your fingers and thumbs
encircling the handles as shown. This will help you to keep the
trimmer under control at all times.
• Keep firm footing and
balance.
• Do not overreach.
• Keep the cutting
attachment below waist
level.
• Keep all parts of your
body away from the
rotating cutting
attachment and hot
surfaces.
Throttle Operation
Pull the throttle trigger toward the grip to increase engine speed and
start the cutting attachment rotation.
The trimmer has the greatest cutting force at maximum engine speed.
Release the throttle trigger to reduce engine speed. At idle, the cutting
attachment should coast to a stop.
Using a Nylon Cutting-Line Head
As the ends of the line wear away, more line must be released from
the cutting-line head. Your trimmer is factory-equipped with either a
Kwik Loader or a semi-matic (bump feed) cutting-line head, which
have different procedures for releasing line.
The debris shield is equipped with a cutoff knife that automatically
removes any excess line that is released.
Kwik Loader Cutting-Line Head
Always shut the engine off when adding trimmer line to the Kwik
Loader head.
To load, push the 8-inch trimmer line into the housing so there is
1/4 inch (6 mm) exposed in the inner housing radius. Do this for both
sides.
The line will only move in one direction. Pull the trimmer line through
the inner housing to unload.
Semi-Matic (bump-feed) Cutting-Line Head
Line must be released with the cutting-line head spinning rapidly.
With the engine running at full speed, tap the cutting-line head on
hard, bare ground. Do not tap the cutting-line head on pavement or
concrete.
Each tap releases about 2 inches of line.
Using Blades
Refer to the chart on
for appropriate blade applications.
If using a blade on a Honda trimmer equipped with a loop handle, also
install the optional Honda barrier kit (
) that includes a full
shoulder harness, a barrier bar, and debris shields for blades. Follow
the installation instructions and safety information that come with the
kit.
Metal blades supplied with U-type handlebar models are supplied with
a cover surrounding the edge of the blade. For your safety, and to
protect the blade, the cover should be installed whenever the trimmer
is not in use.
Be sure to remove the blade cover before starting the engine.
Otherwise, the blade cover may fly off at high speed.
• If the trimmer starts to vibrate after the blade strikes an object, stop
the engine immediately and check the blade for damage. A
damaged blade may break, and pieces of broken blade can become
dangerous projectiles. Replace the blade if it is broken, cracked,
bent, or damaged in any way.
LATCH TAB
QUICK-RELEASE
LATCH
THROTTLE
TRIGGER
FAST
(cutting attachment rotates)
IDLE
(cutting attachment stops)
HOUSING
LINE
(push to load)
1/4 inch min.
(6 mm)
1/4 inch min.
(6 mm)
ALLOWABLE LINE DIAMETERS:
0.095 ~ 0.155 INCH
HOUSING
SPOOL
