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English(Original instructions)
42. Choke lever
43. Blade cover
44. Air
fi
lter knob
45. Air
fi
lter cover
46. Filter
47. Harness
ASSEMBLY
SETTING UP THE HANDLE
See
fi
gure 2.
1. Loosen the knob.
2. Lift and rotate the handle to the desired position.
3. Tighten the knob securely.
NOTE:
The product has a built-in micro-switch that
deactivates the engine if the knob is not fully tightened.
WARNING
Check the knob for tightness periodically to avoid
serious injury.
ATTACHING THE SHOULDER STRAP
See
fi
gure 3.
1. Connect the latch on the shoulder strap to the strap
hanger.
2. Adjust the shoulder strap hanger to a balanced
position where the blade or cutter attachment will
suspend between 100 mm to 300 mm above the
ground surface.
3. Adjust the strap hanger to a comfortable position.
NOTE:
To quickly release the product from the shoulder
strap, sharply pull the quick release tab.
ATTACHING THE BLADE GUARD AND GRASS
DEFLECTOR
See
fi
gure 4.
WARNING
When converting from brushcutter to string trimmer or
vice versa, make sure the correct guard/de
fl
ector is
being used.
Blade guard
See
fi
gure 5.
1. Attach the blade guard to the mounting bracket and
align the screw holes on the blade guard to the screws
on the mounting bracket.
2. Tighten screws securely.
NOTE:
The blade guard should remain fitted to the
product at all times.
Grass de
fl
ector
See
fi
gure 6.
1. Attach the grass de
fl
ector to the blade guard by
placing the two locking tabs into the two notches.
2. Tighten screw securely.
WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious personal injury, always
stop the engine and remove the spark plug wire before
making any adjustments such as changing cutting
heads.
CONVERTING FROM BRUSHCUTTER TO STRING
TRIMMER
WARNING
When using the string trimmer string head, the grass
de
fl
ector must be attached to the blade guard.
Removing the blade
See
fi
gure 7.
1. Place the wrench through the slot in the upper
fl
ange
washer and the hole in the gear head. Turn the blade
nut clockwise to remove.
2. Remove the cupped washer and the blade.
3. Remove the upper
fl
ange washer from the gear shaft
and retain for later use.
4. Attach the grass de
fl
ector to the blade guard by
placing the two locking tabs into the two notches.
5. Tighten screw securely.
NOTE:
Store the disassembled parts together for later
use.
Installing the ReelEasy™ string trimmer head
See
fi
gure 8.
1. Stop the engine and disconnect the spark plug wire.
2. Remove currently installed string trimmer head.
3. Open the ReelEasy™ String Trimmer Head by
depressing the latches on each side. The contents
of the string trimmer head are spring loaded, so keep
your other hand over the string trimmer head cover
while depressing the latches.
4. Remove the string trimmer head cover, bump knob,
and line spool and set aside.
5. Place the cutting head housing on the drive shaft.
Make sure the housing is fully seated.