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Page 1: ...eattempting to operateyour new unit Failure to followinstructions can resultin seriouspersonalinjury Spenda few momentsto familiarizevourselfwith tew momentsto lamrlranze yoursellwrtn yourtrimmerbeforeeachuse USER MANUAL MAC 2916 EAGERBEAVER 28 282 GAs STB ruG TRIMMERS PN98587 04 O U S A McCulloch Corooration 1993 Printed in U S A ...

Page 2: ...ngFuel 5 3 F u e l M i x i n g T a b l e 5 4 Use Of Blended Fuels O P E R A T I N G I N S T R U C T I O N S 9 6 1 StartingACold Engine 6 2 To StoPThe Engine 6 3 WarmEngineStart AWARNING CAUTION ii n1iti a procedure which if not undertaken or if improperly done canresult inserious personal iniury or damage totheunitand or both rn wARRANW sYMBoL servesnoticethat unlessinstructions or procedures are ...

Page 3: ...rimunsightly weedsandtallgrassinthosehardto reachareas along fences walls foundations andaroundtrees 1 4 ASSEMBLY REQUIREMENTS Yourunitwill require assembly of somecomponents whichwere packedseparately for shipping Please follow the directionsbeginning in Section 4 1 Assembly Instructions NEVERoperateyour unit without a properly installed debris shield Your User Manual is both a referenceand a ser...

Page 4: ...de ffi rort spaytngupintotheoperator andprevent thestringfromextending longerthannecessary 13 uurrlen Sgtrlo hetpspreventhands body and orcombustible materials frommakingcontact witha hotmuffler 15 Spnnx nnReSfER SCneEru retainscarbonand otherflammableparticles over0 023inchesin size from exhaustflow NOTE Compliancewith local state and federal laws and orregulationsgoverningthe use of a sparkarres...

Page 5: ...ll o ch Authorized Service Center listed under SAWS in vour TelephoneDirectory Yellowpages lfyou haveany questions concerning spark arrester screens or their use wrrte to McCulloch Corporation product Service Depanment P O Box 11990 Tucson Arizona85734 Or vou can callour toll freenumber USA 1 800 423 6302 Arizonaresidents call 1 800 221 6507 NOTES 8 9 5 TURNUNITOFFbefore setting itdown 6 ALWAYS HO...

Page 6: ... in contactwitha hotmlffleror sparkplugwire 10 1 1 1 DONOTALLOWDIRT FUELORDEBRISto builduo onengrne DONOTOPERATE UNITlNAWK TVARO POS IIONS otfbalance outstretched arms or one handed Always use two handswhenoperating unitwiththumbsand fingers encircling thehandles DO NOT USE STEELLINE OR PLASTIC COATED STEEL LINE The use of steelline or plastic coated steel line is extremely dangerous Your stringhe...

Page 7: ...e4 2A 2 Accessto the screenareacan be madethroughthe openingon the back of the mufflershield lt is not necessafoto removethe mufflershieldto installthe screen REMOVE SCREW Figure4 2A 3 Usinga screwdriver removethe screencover tainingscrew Figure 4 2A INSTALLIN ORDERSHOWN SCREEN K COVER Figurerl 2B scREw 4 Installthe spark arrester screen the screen cover and scure in placewith the retainingscrew F...

Page 8: ... l 5 l m p G a l 4 3 oz 8 6 oz 21 4oz 125 ml cc 250 ml cc 52s ml cc Mixing Procedute 40 Part3 Gasoline to 1 Part Lubricant 1 m l l c c Ihe use of a fueladditivesuchas STA BILoGas Stabilizer or an equivalent will mrnimizethe fornntion of fuel gum deposits Suchan additiveshouldonlybe usedwhenthe fuel oilmix rsprepared Add 11 ml I 0 4 oz per gallonof gasoline or mixperinstructrons on container NEVERa...

Page 9: ...C Figure6 1D 3 Squeezethe triggerto the FULLTHROTTLE position Figure6 1D Figure6 1E 4 Pullstarterrope out a shortway untilresistanceis lelt approx 4 inches Pull starterrope briskly4 times A smoothrapidpull is requiredfor a strong spark Figure 6 1E NOTE Throttlemustremainin fullthrottlepositionuntil enginestartsandwarmsup approx 10 seconds 5 Movechokeleverto START position pull starter rope again4 ...

Page 10: ...ition This couldcauseropeto snagorfrayandalsodamage the starterassembly Figure 6 2A 1 Releasethrottletrigger Let engine returnto idle Extendstader rope 4 6 to absorb strain on starter componentswhen engine stops Push and hold ignitionstop switch until enginestops Allow starter ropeto retractslowly Figure6 2A 6 3 WARMENGINE START Flgure6 3A 1 Place chokein START position Figure 6 3A 2 Graspthrottle...

Page 11: ...immediate vicinity Allowa minimumof 30 feet between operator andotherpeople andanimalswhen trimmingor mowing Allow a distanceof 100 feet between operator andotherpeople andanimalswhen EDGING or SCALPING withstringhead NEVER OPERATE EQUIPMENT if takingmedication thatproduces drowsiness or reduces reflexes NEVER OPERATE EQUIPMENT while drinkingalco holicbeverages orwhileunder theinfluence ofalcohol ...

Page 12: ...kwalls orfoundations it willbreakorfray lf stringsnagsfencing itwillsnapoff TRIMMING AROUND TREES Trimaroundtreetrunkswitha slowapproach so string doesnot contactthe tree bark Walkaroundthe tree trimming fromleftto right Approach grassorweedswith tipof stringandtiltstringhead slightly forward WARNING Use extremecautionwhen EDGINGor SCALPING Keepa distanceof 100 feet betweenoperator other peopleand...

Page 13: ...f regular periodic check ups andtune ups will assurelong satisfactory servicefrom your McCulloch product Thisservice willbe performed at yourMcCul lochAuthorized Service Centeratexisting service rates MAINTENANCE CHECKLIST NOTE The maintenance checklist belowis a guidefor preventive maintenance Cleaning adjustment andparts replacement may undercertain conditions be required at morefrequent interva...

Page 14: ...harply to unlock themfromtheslots Continue to applypressure tothespooluntiltheknobcanbe threadedCLOCIQVISE ontothe spindle Tighten theknobsecurely byhandonly DONOTUSETHE STRINGHEAD WRENCH TOT GHTEN Figure 8 2E NOTE Apply an anti seize compound Permatex 133A Anti seize orequivalent tothethreads tomakethe knobeasierlo removenexttimeserviceis required Flgure8 2F 8 Trimtheexcess linetoapproximately 5 ...

Page 15: ...N Remove fuelfromunitandstorein approved container beforestarting thisprocedure FUEL AP t htu Figure8 5A NOTE Keepventon fuelcapcleanof debris Figure B 5A 1 Liftfuel lineoutoftank Steelwirewith hookorpaper clipworkswell Figure 8 5B HAND TlGHT ONLY OONOTUSE STRINGHEAO WRENCH Figure8 3B 4 Remove thereplacement stringhead fromthepack ageintact Placeit onthespindle Ensurethehex on thespindle iswellsea...

Page 16: ...SIDE ELECTRODE Figure8 7B 4 Adjustgapto 025in Bendsideelectrode onlyusing a gapping tool Figure 8 78 5 Reinstall sparkplugandtorqueto 105to 130inch pounds Reconnect sparkplugboot 8 SPARKARRESTER SCREEN NOTE lt is not necessaryto take mufflershieldoff to replace or install a newsparkarrester screen 8 6 fuel SPARKPLUG BOOT Figure8 7A 1 Remove sparkplugbootwithatwistandpullmotion Figure 8 7A 2 Remove...

Page 17: ...igure B 9A 8 10 STORING A UNIT Cleanandgapsparkplugor install a newsparkplug withpropergap Prepare unitfor operation Fillfueltank withproper fuel oilmixture SeeFuel andLubrication Section 1 Remove sparkplug 2 Pull starterrope brisklyto clear excessoil from combustion chamber 3 fi Failure tofollowthesestepsmaycausevarnishto l form in the carburetor difficultstartingor perma nentdamageafterstorage 1...

Page 18: ...PLACEMENT PARTS PARTNUMBER DualUneStringhead Assembly DualLine on Spool BumpKnob 300160 3001s9 300339 3003s6 21904341 300323 22397541 224040 21698s BumpSpring SparkPlug DJSJ Air Filter DebrisShield SparkArresterScreen FuelFilter LUBRICANTS 3 2 oz ONESHOT 22325141 224477 98463 8 oz for2 5gal mix 16oz witheasymix chamber 18 ...

Page 19: ...estringhead Removespoolandinstallnewline seeSection B Internaldamageto stringhead causedby bumping headtoo hard on ground whileadvancing line Di sa sse mb les tri n ghea dand exa mi ne p arts fo r d amage Replacepartsor entirehead See Section 8 Linesnapsoffor frays lmproper trimmingprocedures or poorquality line SeeGeneral Trimming Instructions or replace line seeS6ction B Unable to removestringhe...

Page 20: ...tyairfilter Remove cleanandreinstall filter lnc orrec t c arbu retor mi x tu re adjustment setting Have carburetoradiusted bY Authorized Service Center an Enginehesitates lnc orre ct c arb uretor mix ture adjustment setting Have carburetoradjusted bY an Authorized Service Center No powerunderload Runserratically Incorrectly gappedsparkPlug Clean gapor replace Plug SmokesexcessivelY lnco rrec t ca ...

Page 21: ...top a comfortable distance from the reargrip Tighten the screws BEFORE STARTING ENGINE Fuel used in this machinemust be mixed with McCulloch CustomLubricant at 40 1mixratio 3 2oz oilto 1 gallongasoline ASSEMBLYQUICK REFERENCE FOLLOWTHESESIMPLESTEPSTO ASSEMBLEYOURTRIMMER INSERT EOLT ACTUAL SIZE Locateboltand nut DELTAHANDLE Setdebrisshieldin place Install boltandnut thentighten B c O U S A McCulloc...

Page 22: ...a MANIJAENJ Afloje lostornillos ligeramente y girelamanija haciasu posicion superior a unadistancia comodadelagarre trasero Apriete lostornillos ANTESDEARRANCAREL MOTOR el combustible usadoen esta mAquinadebe estarmezclado conel lubricante CustomLubricant de McCulloch a unaraz6nde mezcla de 40 1 236ml de aceitepor 10 litrosde gasolina 3 2 onzasde aceitepor 1 galonde gasolina CONSULTARAPIDAPARAEL E...

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