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CORRECT OPERATING POSITION
Trimming
Edging
WARNING:
Always wear eye protec-
tion. Never lean over the trimmer head.
Rocks or debris can ricochet or be thrown into
eyes and face and cause blindness or other
serious injury.
When operating unit, stand as shown and
check for the following:
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Wear eye protection and heavy clothing.
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Hold trigger handle with right hand and as-
sist handle with left hand.
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Keep unit below waist level.
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Cut only from your right to your left to ensure
debris is thrown away from you. Without
bending over, keep line near and parallel to
the ground (perpendicular when edging) and
not crowded into material being cut.
ADVANCING THE CUTTING LINE
Advance line by tapping bottom of cutting
head lightly on the ground while unit is running
at full speed. A metal line limiter blade at-
tached to the shield will cut the line to the
proper length.
WARNING:
Use only 0.065 inch (1.65
mm) diameter line. Other sizes of line will not ad-
vance properly and will result in improper cutting
head function or can cause serious injury. Do
not use other materials such as wire, string,
rope, etc. Wire can break off during cutting and
become a dangerous missile that can cause se-
rious injury. See page 2 for warning concerning
other cutting devices.
TRIMMING
Hold the bottom of the trimmer head about 3
inches (8 cm) above the ground and at an an-
gle. Allow only the tip of the line to make con-
tact. Do not force trimmer line into work area.
Trimming
3 in. (8 cm)
above ground
EDGING POSITION
You can press this button and twist the lower
portion 180
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counterclockwise into an edging
position.
Button
EDGING
While edging allow the tip of the line to make
contact. Do not force the line. The edge guard
helps protect the unit and keeps the unit from
contacting the ground.
Take extra caution
while edging as objects can be thrown from
the trimmer line.
Edging
SCALPING
The scalping technique removes unwanted
vegetation. Hold the bottom of the trimmer
head about 3 inches (8 cm) above the ground
and at an angle. Allow the tip of the line to
strike the ground around trees, posts, monu-
ments, etc. This technique increases line
wear.
Scalping
MOWING
Your trimmer is ideal for mowing in places
conventional lawn mowers cannot reach. In
the mowing position, keep the line parallel to
the ground. Avoid pressing the head into the
ground as this can scalp the ground and dam-
age the tool.