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ENGLISH (Original Instructions)
ASSEMBLY
JOINING THE POWER HEAD TO THE STRAIGHT
SHAFT ATTACHMENT (Fig. 1 & 2)
WARNING
Never attach or adjust any attachment while
power head is running. Failure to stop the engine
may cause serious personal injury.
The straight shaft trimmer attachment connects to the
power head by means of a coupler device.
■ Loosen the knob (6) on the coupler (7) of the power
head shaft and remove the hanger cap (5) from the
attachment shaft.
■ Push in the button located on the attachment shaft.
Align the button with the guide recess (8) on the
power head coupler and slide the two shafts together.
Rotate the attachment shaft until the button locks into
the positioning hole (9)
Note:
If the button does not release completely in the
positioning hole, the shafts are not locked into place.
Slightly rotate from side to side until the button is
locked into place.
■ Tighten the knob securely.
WARNING
Be certain the knob is fully tightened before
operating equipment; check it periodically for
tightness during use to avoid serious injury or
product damage.
FRONT HANDLE & SHOULDER STRAP (Fig. 2)
■ A front handle with an additional barrier is required
and must be fitted and used with a brush cutter. This
J-type designed handle (17) is supplied with your
brush cutter attachment.
■ Hold the J-handle (17) in position on the power head
drive shaft housing so that the protruding barrier
bar extends out to the left when looking from the
operators position. Do not put it on the attachment
drive shaft.
■ Hold the J-handle clamp assistant (18) in position
under the handle & align the screws to the screw
holes on the J-handle (17).
■ Adjust the position of the handle for the best balance
and comfort, securely tighten the screws with
combination wrench (19).
■ Connect the shoulder strap (20) to the strap hanger
(21) adjust to a comfortable position.
REMOVING THE ATTACHMENT FROM THE POWER
HEAD
For removing or changing the attachment:
■ Loosen the knob.
■ Push in the button and twist the shafts to remove and
separate ends.
ATTACHING THE GRASS DEFLECTOR TO THE GUARD
(FIG. 7)
Note:
When using the line trimming head, the grass
deflector (22) must be attached to the blade guard.
■ Carefully align the locking tabs on the grass deflector
with the the slots on the blade guard (3).
■
Push the grass deflector towards the blade guard
until the locking tabs click firmly into place.
WARNING
The grass deflector is fitted with a line cut off
blade. Take extra care when fitting the grass
deflector to avoid contact with the sharp blade.
INSTALLING THE REEL EASY LINE TRIMMER HEAD
(FIG. 7)
■
Stop the engine and disconnect the spark plug wire.
■ Remove currently installed line trimmer head or
cutting blade.
■ Open the Reel Easy Line Trimmer Head by
depressing the latches on each side. The contents of
the line trimmer head are spring loaded, so keep your
other hand over the line trimmer head cover while
depressing the latches.
■ Remove the line trimmer head cover, bump knob, and
line spool and set aside.
■ Place the cutting head housing on the drive
connector. Make sure the housing is fully seated.
■ Install the hex bolt to secure the line trimmer head to
the drive connector. Tighten by using the hex-shaped
opening on the inside of the bump knob.
Note:
Only use the bump knob to tighten the bolt. The use
of other tools may allow over tightening of the bolt, which
could damage the line trimmer head. (Fig. 8, image 2)
■ Reinstall the bump head spring into the line trimmer
head and push down to seat.
■ Reinstall the line spool.
Note:
For the straight shaft attachment with the Reel Easy
cutting head, the spool should be placed so “This side out
for straight shaft” is visible on the line spool.
■ Replace the bump knob by inserting it into the centre
of the line spool.
■ Replace the line trimmer head cover, aligning latches
with openings in the line trimmer head. Press cover
and line trimmer head together until both latches
snap into openings securely.
■ Install line as described in the next section of this
manual.
INSTALLING LINE IN REEL EASY LINE TRIMMER
HEAD (FIG. 8)
Use 2.4mm diameter monofilament line.