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Troubleshooting
PROBLEM
SOLUTION
Trim ball keeps spinning or spins
• Check for proper alignment of the v-belt. Check it against
when you release the safety bar.
Figure 20 in the “Replacing the Belt” section on page
19
.
•
If the trimmer head keeps spinning when you release the
safety bar, see “Adjusting the Belt Tension through the
Trimmer Control Cable” on page
18
.
•
If none of the above helps, visit our web site at www.
dirtyhandtools.com or call 1-877-487-8275 for assistance.
Cutting cords are breaking.
• The cords may be too dry. Store cords in a plastic bag with a
damp sponge or cloth to make them less prone to breaking
or soak them in a bucket of water for a few days.
•
You may be trying to do too much too fast. Ease into the
material you are cutting; let the cord tips do the work. Take
small bites of tall or tough vegetation. Cut half a swath at a
time, keeping the cut area to the discharge or right side of
the trimmer. Go over tall material twice, the first time with
the trim ball tilted up and back; the second time with the
trim ball on the ground.
•
Make sure that you are not hitting the cords against a stone
or a chain-link fence. The cords won’t last as long against
obstacles as in the open. Work on controlling the cutting
pattern. With practice, you’ll learn to cut closer to obstacles
without hitting them.
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Cutting Cords are pulling out.
• You may be moving too fast into tough, woody growth. In
doing so, the cords may wrap on stalks and pull out. Check
the operating tips in the section above on breaking cords.
• Make sure that you are not trying to cut material too heavy
for the cord. The design of your trimmer is to cut green
material up to about the thickness of a pencil.
• If none of the above helps, visit our web site at www.
dirtyhandtools.com or call 1-877-487-8275 for assistance.
The trim ball is wearing too quickly.
• You may be pushing the trimmer head down into the
ground. The trimmer/mower works best with a light touch,
with the trim ball resting easily on the ground.
• You may be hitting the trim ball against rocks, concrete
driveways or other hard obstacles. Try approaching them
slowly, and from different directions, to avoid unnecessary
wear.
• If none of the above helps, visit our web site at www.
dirtyhandtools.com or call 1-877-487-8275 for assistance.
