Safety
6
OPERATING THE EDGER
See Figure 6.
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Hold the edger with your right hand on the rear handle
and your left hand on the front handle.
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Keep a firm grip with both hands while in operation.
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Edger should be held at a comfortable position with the
rear handle about hip height.
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The edger will edge along sidewalks, driveways, flower
beds, curbs, and similar areas.
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Cut at a steady pace. If the blade begins to bog down,
you are edging too fast; slow your pace. Do not force
the blade into ground.
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Light contact of the blade against the sidewalk edge,
curb, etc., is acceptable and will not damage the edger.
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Best appearance is obtained when grass is dry. Avoid
edging in wet soil or wet grass areas or the blade guard
might clog and result in an uneven edge. If the blade
guard becomes clogged, stop the edger, remove the
battery, and remove debris from the blade guard.
WARNING
Always hold the edger away from the body keeping
clearance between the body and the edger. Any contact
with the edger cutting head while operating can result in
serious personal injury.
ADJUSTING DEPTH OF CUT
See Figure 7-8.
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Remove the battery pack.
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Loosen the depth adjusting lever and move the wheel
arm up to increase the depth or down to decrease the
depth.
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Lever locks into one of four positions.
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Replace the battery pack.
NOTE:
Adjust the blade depth from 1/2 in. to 1 in. deep
initially. Make a shallow cut to test the cutting depth. If
the cutting depth needs adjusting, this should be done
progressively until the desired depth is reached.
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 shields marked to
comply with standards. Failure to do so could result in
objects being thrown into your eyes resulting in possible
serious injury.
WARNING
To avoid serious personal injury, always remove the
battery pack from the tool when cleaning or performing
any maintenance.
GENERAL MAINTENANCE
Before each use, inspect the entire product for damaged,
missing, or loose parts such as screws, nuts, bolts, caps,
etc. Tighten securely all fasteners and caps and do not
operate this product until all missing or damaged parts are
replaced. Please call Ryobi Customer Service or contact an
authorized service center for assistance.
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
WARNING
Do not at any time let brake fluids, gasoline, petroleum
based products, penetrating oils, etc., come in contact
with plastic parts. Chemicals can damage, weaken or
destroy plastic which may result in serious personal
injury.
Only the parts shown on the parts list are intended to be
repaired or replaced by the customer. All other parts should
be replaced at an Authorized Service Center.
REPLACING THE BLADE
See Figures 9 - 10.
Replace blades when worn down to indicator hole on blade.
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Remove the battery pack.
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Wear gloves when handling blade.
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Align the slot in the flange washer with the slot in the
gear case ring; place the holding pin through both slots
to secure in place.
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Using the wrench (included), turn the blade nut
counterclockwise to loosen.
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Remove the old blade from the motor shaft.
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Clean debris from the edger shaft, flange washer and
cupped washer.
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Center the new blade on the flange washer, making
sure the blade sits flat.
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Properly install the cupped washer with the raised
center area with the hole not touching the blade and
the outer ring of the cupped washer touching the blade.
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Install the blade nut onto the motor shaft and reinsert
the holding pin into the slots as described above.
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Using a wrench, turn the blade nut clockwise onto the
edger shaft and tighten securely.
