TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 SAFETY ................................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 SAFETY ALERT SYMBOL .................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 FIRE HAZARD INFORMATION ............................................................................................................................................ 1
1.3 BEFORE OPERATING .......................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.4 OPERATION SAFETY ........................................................................................................................................................... 2
1.5 MAINTENANCE/STORAGE SAFETY .................................................................................................................................. 2
1.6 SAFETY DECAL LOCATIONS ............................................................................................................................................. 3
2 ASSEMBLY.............................................................................................................................................................. 4
2.1 ADJUST THE HANDLE BAR ................................................................................................................................................ 4
2.2 ADD OIL TO ENGINE ............................................................................................................................................................ 4
2.3 FILL THE FUEL TANK ........................................................................................................................................................... 4
3 FEATURES & CONTROLS .................................................................................................................................... 5
4 OPERATION ............................................................................................................................................................ 6
4.1 STARTING THE TRIMMER .................................................................................................................................................. 6
4.2 STOPPING THE TRIMMER .................................................................................................................................................. 6
4.3 TRIMMING GUIDE ................................................................................................................................................................ 6
4.4 OFF CENTER TILT FEATURE (OCT) .................................................................................................................................. 7
5 SERVICE & MAINTENANCE ................................................................................................................................. 8
5.1 MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE ............................................................................................................................................... 8
5.2 ENGINE MAINTENANCE ..................................................................................................................................................... 8
5.3 CUTTING HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT ...................................................................................................................................... 9
5.4 CUTTING STRING REPLACEMENT ................................................................................................................................... 9
5.5 DRIVE BELT CHECKING, TENSIONING, AND REPLACEMENT ................................................................................... 10
6 TROUBLESHOOTING ...........................................................................................................................................11
7 SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................................................ 12
7.1 BOLT TORQUE .................................................................................................................................................................... 13
8 OPTIONS ............................................................................................................................................................... 14
9 PRODUCT REGISTRATION ................................................................................................................................ 15
