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Choke lever
Primer Bulb
Trigger
Muffler
HOW TO START YOUR UNIT
WARNING:
The trimmer head will turn
while starting the engine. A hot muffler can
cause serious burns.
COLD ENGINE STARTING OR
STARTING AFTER REFUELING
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Set unit on a flat surface.
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Slowly press the primer bulb 6 times.
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Move choke lever to FULL CHOKE posi-
tion.
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Squeeze the throttle trigger fully and hold
through
all remaining steps
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Pull starter rope handle sharply 6 times.
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Move choke lever to HALF CHOKE posi-
tion.
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Pull starter rope handle no more than 6
pulls, until engine runs.
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Allowenginetorun10seconds,thenmove
choke lever to OFF CHOKE position.
RESTARTING A WARM ENGINE
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MovechokelevertoOFFCHOKEposition.
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Pull starter rope handle until engine runs.
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If engine does not start in 5 pulls, follow
instructions in STARTING A COLD EN-
GINE.
USING YOUR UNIT
OPERATING POSITION
Eye
Protection
Long Pants
Heavy Shoes
ALWAYS WEAR:
Cut from your right to your le
ADVANCING THE CUTTING
LINE
Advancelineby tappingthebottomofthecut-
tingheadlightly onthe groundwhile engineis
running at full speed. Ametal bladeattached
to the shield will cut the line to the proper
length.
TWIST-N-EDGE
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Pull the tab toward the engine.
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Twist the tube to the edging position;
release the tab.
Tab
REPLACING THE LINE
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Remove spool by firmly pulling on tapbut-
ton.
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Clean entire surface of hub and spool.
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Replace with a pre-wound spool, or cut a
length of 20 feet of .080” (2 mm) diameter
Weed Eater
r
brand line. Never use wire,
rope, string, etc., which can break off and
become a dangerous missile.
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Insert one end of the line about 1/2 inch (1
cm) into the small hole on the inside of
spool.
Small
Hole
Spool
Hub
Line exit hole
Line in Notch
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Wind the line evenly and tightly onto the
spool. Wind in the direction of the arrow
found on the spool.
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Push the line into the notch, leaving 3 to 5
inches (7 -- 12 cm) unwound.
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Insertthelineintothetheexitholeinthehub
as shown in the illustration.
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Align the notch with the line exit hole.
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Pushspoolintohubuntilitsnaps intoplace.
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Pull the line extendingoutside ofthe hubto
release it from the notch.
SERVICE
Werecommend allservice andadjustments
not listed in this manual be performed by an
Authorized Service Dealer.
CARBURETOR ADJUSTMENTS
Yourcarburetoris equippedwithlimitercaps.
Carburetoradjustmentisacomplicatedtask.
We recommend that youtake yourunit toan
Authorized Service Dealer. Damage will oc-
cur if you turn the needles beyond thelimiter
stops.
