Ryobi RY15522, Operator'S Manual, Page: 8 / 30

6 — English
WARNINg:
Do not allow familiarity with this product to make you
careless. Remember that a careless fraction of a second is
sufficient to inflict serious injury.
WARNINg:
Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses with side
shields when operating power tools. Failure to do so
could result in objects being thrown into your eyes
resulting in possible serious injury.
WARNINg:
Do not use any attachments or accessories not
recommended by the manufacturer of this product. The
use of attachments or accessories not recommended
can result in serious personal injury.
ASSEMbLY
OPERATION
APPLICATIONS
You may use this product for the purpose listed below:

Trimming grass and weeds from around porches, fences,
and decks
INSTALLINg STRINg IN PRO CUT II STRINg
hEAD
See Figure 4.
Use monofilament string between .095 in. and .105 in. di-
ameter. Use original manufacturer’s replacement string for
best performance.

Stop the engine and disconnect the spark plug wire.

Gather two of the pre-cut lengths of trimmer line provided
or cut two pieces of trimmer line in 11 in. lengths.

Insert the strings into the slots located on the sides of
the string head. String should be pushed in until approxi-
mately 1 in. protrudes from the holes on the top of the
string head.

Remove old string by pulling it from the holes located on
the top of the string head.
ATTAChINg ThE gRASS DEfLECTOR
See Figure 2.
NOTE: Install the grass deflector before the attachment is
connected to the power head.

Remove the wing screw from the grass deflector.

Insert the tab on the mounting bracket in the slot on the
grass deflector.


Align the screw hole in the mounting bracket with the
screw hole in the grass deflector.


Insert the wing screw through the mounting bracket and
into the grass deflector.


Tighten the screw securely.
jOININg ThE POWER hEAD TO ThE
STRAIghT ShAfT TRIMMER ATTAChMENT
See Figure 3.
WARNINg:
Never attach or adjust any attachment while power head
is running. Failure to stop the engine may cause serious
personal injury.
The straight shaft trimmer attachment connects to the power
head by means of a coupler device.

Remove the hanger cap from the attachment shaft.

Loosen the knob on the coupler of the power head
shaft.

Push in the button located on the straight shaft trimmer
attachment. Align the button with the guide recess on the
power head coupler and slide the two shafts together.
Rotate attachment shaft until button locks into the posi-
tioning hole.
NOTE: If the buttons do not release completely in the
positioning holes, the shafts are not locked into place.
Slightly rotate from side to side until the button is locked
into place.

Tighten the knob securely.
WARNINg:
Be certain the knob is fully tightened before operating
equipment. Check it periodically for tightness during use
to avoid serious injury.
REMOVINg ThE ATTAChMENT fROM ThE
POWER hEAD
For removing or changing the attachment:

Stop the engine.

Loosen the knob.

Push in the button and twist the shafts to remove and
separate ends.