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It is pleasure to be choose the BUMP & FEED Eco4 / Eco5 /
Eco6 trimmer head. For correct and e ffi cient operation, read
and follow all instructions in this manual carefully before use.
WARNING
There is danger to you and surroundings as cars and / or
windows because chips of head objects as concrete, stone,
glass and woods are dispersed from cutting plane. Also
chips and fallen parts of the head are dispersed, if the head
is hit to hard objects.
PRECAUTION
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Read and follow all instructions in this manual exactly,
when operation.
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The BUMP & FEED Eco4 / Eco5 / Eco6 are nylon line
cutting head for glass cutting trimmer / brush cutter.
Do not use it if for any another use.
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When the head is lent to someone, this manual must
be attached to the head or explain all instructions
completely to the operator.
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Store this manual carefully at the place you can read it
immediately, if necessary.
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Read and follow all instructions properly in the instruction
manual of your trimmer / brush cutter.
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Wear proper clothing and protective equipment as a
goggle, a helmet, gloves and boots, when operation.
Operate with using a wheel guard and shoulder strap on
your equipment. ( Fig. 1 )
1. Helmet
2. Goggle
3. Shoulder strap
4. Long sleeve shirt
5. Glove
6. Long sleeve pants
7. Boots
8. Wheel guard
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Make sure that the latches of the housing are spread
in the space on the windows of the cover outer edge.
( Fig. 2 )
9. The window of cover
10. The latch of housing
IMPORTANT!
The latches of housing fully spread in the windows of cover.
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Check the worn-out of the cover and knob.
Also change the knob when the hole is appeared on the
place of knob. Check the chipping and / or cracking.
Change the faild parts when it is found. ( Fig. 3 )
11. Hole appears when wearing out
12. Cracking
13. Chipping
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Make sure that the head is installed exactly to your
trimmer / brush cutter, rotating it by hand before starting
the engine. Unbalance installation as ge fl ection and
/ or noise will cause of terrible vibration and loose
installation. ( Fig. 4 )
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Keep all persons and animals out of trimming area, 15 m
and pay sttention to protect surroundings as cars and
windows from fl ying objects, when operation.
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Do not rotate the head greater than 10000 min
-1
.
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Do not hit the head to hard objects as a concrete, woods
and glass bottles. ( Fig. 5 )
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Slow down the rotation less than 4500 min
-1
, when you
feed the nylon lines by bumping.
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Stop the engine when you feel anything wrong matter
while operation. Repair the failed part immediately, it is
danger to use as it is.
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Stop the engine and con fi rm the head is stopped, when
you do any service on the head: cleaning the entwined
grasses and vines, winding nylon line. ( Fig. 6 )
INSTALLATION
CAUTION
Check the installation rotating it by hand, before starting
engine.
1. Put the housing on to the gearcase of your trimmers /
brush cutters.
2. Tighten the bolt / nut fi rmly that installed onto your
trimmer / brushcutter, lock the drive shaft of your
equipment. ( Fig. 7 )
14. Gearcase
15. Lock the drive shaft by a bar
16. Tighten
17. Loosen
OPERATION
CAUTION
○
Do not rotate the head greater than 10000 min
-1
.
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Bump the head slightly less than 4500 min
-1
. When you
feed nylon lines.
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Do not hit the head to hard objects ROCKS, WOODS,
CONCRETE and GLASS BOTTLES.
○
Keep all parsons out of trimming area, 15 m and pay
attention to protect surrounding as cars and windows.
BUMP & FEED Eco4 / Eco5 / Eco6 are a trimmer head that
feeds nylon line by bumping it to the ground. Operate the
head at 6000 min
-1
.
When rotation less that it, cutting e ffi ciency will be down
because of loose tension on the nylon lines.
When the nylon lines are shorten, bump the head slightly to
the ground to feed the lines.
HOW TO WIND CUTTING LINES
CAUTION
Stop the engine and make sure that the head is stopped
before you do any service on the head.
1
.
Put o ff the cover from housing. Pull down the cover,
pressing two latches of the housing. ( Fig. 8 )
18. Press the latch
19. Put o ff
2. Put o ff spool from the cover. ( Fig. 9 )
20. Cover
21. Spool
3. A nylon line is cut in 3 – 5 m (10 – 16 feet). Fold the line
in two halves. Leaving one half longer 7 – 10 cm (3 –
4 inches) than another. ( Fig. 10 )
4. Hook the folded point of the line onto the slit on center
fl ange of spool. ( Fig. 10 )
22. Folded point
23. Nylon line
24. Slit
25. Center fl ange
5. Wind the lines around each grooves of the spool tightly to
the direction of the arrow on the spool fl anges. ( Fig. 11 )
6. Hold the lines to the line holding notches on one of spool
outer fl ange. Leave 10 cm (4 inches) of the lines from the
notches. Do not let the lines loosen. ( Fig. 12 )
26. Line holding notch
27. Leave 10 cm (4 inches)
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