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Hold the trimmer with your right hand on the rear handle
and your left hand on the front handle. Keep a firm grip with
both hands while in operation. Trimmer should be held at a
comfortable position with the rear handle about hip height.
Always operate trimmer at full throttle. Cut tall grass from the
top down. This will prevent grass from wrapping around the
shaft housing and string head which may cause damage from
overheating. If grass becomes wrapped around the string
head, STOP THE ENGINE, disconnect the spark plug wire,
and remove the grass. Prolonged cutting at partial throttle
will result in lubricant dripping from the muffler.
WARNING:
Always hold the string trimmer away from your body, keep-
ing clearance between your body and the product. Any
contact with the housing or string trimmer cutting head can
result in burns and/or other serious personal injury.
CUTTING TIPS
See Figure 5.
Avoid hot surfaces by always keeping the tool away from
your body. (Proper operating position shown in figure 4.)
Keep the trimmer tilted toward the area being cut; this is
the best cutting area.
The curved shaft trimmer cuts when passing the unit from
right to left. This will avoid throwing debris at the operator.
Avoid cutting in the dangerous area shown in figure 5.
Use the tip of line to do the cutting; do not force string
head into uncut grass.
Wire and picket fences cause extra line wear, even break-
age. Stone and brick walls, curbs, and wood may wear
string rapidly.
OPERATION
Avoid trees and shrubs. Tree bark, wood moldings, siding,
and fence posts can easily be damaged by the string.
ADVANCING STRING USING ThE REEL-EASY
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TAP
ADVANCE SYSTEM
String advance is controlled by tapping the string head’s
spool retainer on grass while running engine at full throttle.
Run engine at full throttle.
Tap string head on ground to advance string. String
advances each time the head is tapped.
Several taps may be required until string strikes the cut
off blade.
Resume trimming.
NOTE:
If the string is worn too short you may not be able to
advance the string by tapping it on the ground. If so, STOP
THE ENGINE, disconnect the spark plug wire, and manually
advance the string.
ADVANCING ThE STRING MANUALLY
With the engine off and the spark plug wire disconnected,
push the spool retainer down while pulling on string(s) to
manually advance the string.
CUT-Off bLADE
See Figure 6.
This trimmer is equipped with a cut-off blade on the grass
deflector. For best cutting, advance string by tapping the
string head until the string is trimmed to length by the cut-off
blade. Advance string whenever you hear the engine running
faster than normal, or when trimming efficiency diminishes.
This will maintain best performance and keep string long
enough to advance properly.
MAINTENANCE
WARNING:
When servicing, use only identical replacement parts.
Use of any other parts may create a hazard or cause
product damage.
WARNING:
Always wear eye protection with side shiels marked to
comply with ANSI Z87.1, along with hearing protection
when operating this equipment. Failure to do so could
result in objects being thrown into your eyes resulting in
possible serious injury.
WARNING:
Before inspecting, cleaning, or servicing the machine,
shut off engine, wait for all moving parts to stop, and
disconnect spark plug wire and move it away from spark
plug. Failure to follow these instructions can result in
serious personal injury or property damage.
GENERAL MAINTENANCE
Avoid using solvents when cleaning plastic parts. Most
plastics are susceptible to damage from various types of
commercial solvents and may be damaged by their use. Use
clean cloths to remove dirt, dust, oil, grease, etc.
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