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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR
USE WITH TRIMMER HEAD
WARNING:
Always wear eye protec-
tion. 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.
Before trimming, bring engine to a speed suffi-
cient to cut material to be trimmed.
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.
At lower speeds, there is less engine noise and
vibration. The cutting line will last longer and will
be less likely to “weld” onto the spool.
Always release the throttle trigger and allow
the engine to return to idle speed when not
cutting.
To stop engine:
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Release the throttle trigger.
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Move the ON/STOP switch to the STOP
position.
CUTTING METHODS
WARNING:
Use minimum speed and
do not crowd the line when cutting around
hard objects (rock, gravel, fence posts, etc.),
which can damage the trimmer head, become
entangled in the line, or be thrown causing a
serious hazard.
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The tip of the line does the cutting. You will
achieve the best performance and minimum
line wear by not crowding the line into the
cutting area. The right and wrong ways are
shown below.
Tip of the line
does the cutting.
Right
Wrong
Line crowded into
work area.
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The line will easily remove grass and weeds
from around walls, fences, trees and flower
beds, but it also can cut the tender bark of
trees or shrubs and scar fences.
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For trimming or scalping, use less than full
throttle to increase line life and decrease head
wear, especially:
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During light duty cutting.
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Near objects around which the line can wrap
such as small posts, trees or fence wire.
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For mowing or sweeping, use full throttle for a
good clean job.
TRIMMING
-- Hold the bottom of the trimmer
head about 8 cm above the ground and at an
angle. Allow only the tip of the line to make con-
tact. Do not force trimmer line into work area.
Trimming
8 cm above
ground
SCALPING
-- The scalping technique removes
unwanted vegetation down to the ground. Hold
the bottom of the trimmer head about 3 in. (8
cm) above the ground and at an angle. Allow the
tip of the line to strike the ground around trees,
posts, monuments, etc. This technique in-
creases line wear.
Scalping
MOWING
-- Your trimmer is ideal for mowing
in places conventional lawn mowers cannot
reach. In the mowing position, keep the line
parallel to the ground. Avoid pressing the
head into the ground as this can scalp the
ground and damage the tool.
Mowing
SWEEPING
-- The fanning action of the rotat-
ing line can be used to blow away loose debris
from an area. Keep the line parallel to and
above the area surface and swing the tool
from side to side.
Sweeping
