8 — English
MAINTENANCE
WARNING:
Before inspecting, cleaning, or servicing the machine,
shut off engine or motor, wait for all moving parts to stop,
and disconnect spark plug wire and move it away from
spark plug or disconnect from power supply. Failure to
follow these instructions can result in serious personal
injury or property damage.
WARNING:
Always wear eye protection with side shields marked to
comply with ANSI Z87.1. Failure to do so could result in
objects being thrown into your eyes, resulting in possible
serious injury.
WARNING:
When servicing, use only recommended or equivalent
replacement parts. Use of any other parts could create
a hazard or cause product damage.
NOTICE:
Periodically 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 contact customer service or a qualified
service center for assistance.
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.
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 de-
stroy plastic which could result in serious personal injury.
LINE REPLACEMENT
See Figures 8 - 9.
Use original manufacturer’s replacement line for best per-
formance.
Stop the engine or motor, disconnect the spark plug
wire for gas power heads, remove the battery pack for
cordless power heads, or disconnect the plug from the
power source for electric power heads.
Rotate the bump knob clockwise as necessary to align the
arrows on the bump knob with the arrows on the string
head housing.
Cut one piece of trimmer line 10 ft. long. Insert the line
into the eyelet on the string head housing. Push until the
end of the line comes out the other side of the housing.
Pull the line until equal amounts of line appear on both
sides of the housing.
NOTE:
Line may jam if more than 10 ft. is loaded.
Either by hand or using the SPEED WINDER
™
, rotate the
bump knob clockwise to wind the line on the spool until
approximately 6 in. of line is showing on each side.
NOTE:
For best results, after every five to seven
revolutions of the SPEED WINDER
™
, pull both line ends
taut for best loading results and to help prevent line from
tangling.
Push the bump knob down while pulling on line(s) to
manually advance the line.
CLEARING LINE JAM AND/OR REPLACING
BUMP KNOB
See Figures 10 - 11.
Stop the engine or motor, disconnect the spark plug
wire for gas power heads, remove the battery pack for
cordless power heads, or disconnect the plug from the
power source for electric power heads.
Rotate the lower housing counterclockwise so the arrow
on the upper housing aligns with the outside arrow on
the bump feed housing.
NOTE:
The housing is spring loaded and will self eject
when unlocked. It is not necessary to remove the upper
string head housing from the drive shaft.
Push the spool and bump knob through the string head
housing and remove the string from the spool.
If replacing the bump knob, remove the old knob from
the spool. Align the knob ribs with the spool slots and
place the new bump knob onto the spool. If you are not
replacing the bump knob, skip this step.
Insert the bump knob and spool assembly through the
opening in the string head housing.
Align the arrows on the lower string head housing with
the arrows on the upper string head housing.
Push the housing together and rotate the lower housing
clockwise until the arrows on the lower housing are
aligned with the lock on the upper housing.
Install line as described in
Line Replacement
.
ATTACHING THE STORAGE HANGER
See Figure 12.
There are two ways to hang the attachment for storage.
To use the hanger cap, push in the button and place the hang-
er cap over the end of the attachment shaft. Slightly rotate
the cap from side to side until the button locks into place.
The secondary hole in the attachment shaft can be used
for hanging purposes as well.
