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OPERATION
OPERATING THE TRIMMER
See Figure 13.
WARNING
Always position the unit on the operator’s right
side. The use of the unit on the operator’s left
side will expose the user to hot surfaces and can
result in possible burn injury.
WARNING
To avoid burns from hot surfaces, never operate
unit with the bottom of the engine above waist
level.
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 could 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 the
body keeping clearance between the body and
the product. Any contact with the housing or
string trimmer cutting head can result in burns
and/or other serious personal injury.
TO ADVANCE THE CUTTING LINE (REEL EASY
STRING HEAD)
String advance is controlled by tapping the string head on
grass while running engine at full throttle.
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Run engine at full throttle.
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Tap the knob on ground to advance string. The string
advances each time the knob is tapped. Do not hold
the knob on the ground.
NOTE:
The line trimming cut-off blade on the grass
deflector will cut the line to the correct length.
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, and manually advance the string.
To advance the cutting line manually:
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Stop the engine and disconnect the spark plug wire.
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Push the knob in while pulling on string(s) to manually
advance the string.
Fig. 1
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