Operator's Manual

Trimming

Figure16

OperatingTips

•Keepthetrimmertiltedtowardtheareabeingcut;thisisthe

bestcuttingarea(Figure17,item2.).

•Thestringtrimmercutswhenpassingtheunitfromleftto

right.Thiswillavoidthrowingdebrisattheoperator.

•Usethetipofthestringtodothecutting;donotforcestring

headintouncutgrass.

•Wireandpicketfencescauseextrastringwear,even

breakage.Stoneandbrickwalls,curbs,andwoodmaywear

stringrapidly.

•Avoidtreesandshrubs.Treebark,woodmoldings,siding,

andfencepostscaneasilybedamagedbythestrings.

Figure17

1.Directionofrotation3.Stringpath

2.Idealcuttingrange

Maintenance

Aftereachuseofthetrimmer,completethefollowing:

1.Removethebatteryfromthetrimmer.

2.Wipethetrimmercleanwithadampcloth.Donothosethe

trimmerdownorsubmergeitinwater.

CAUTION

Thelinecut-offbladeonthedeectorissharpand

cancutyou.Donotuseyourhandstocleanthe

deectorshieldandblade.

3.Wipeorscrapecleanthecuttingheadareaanytimethereis

anaccumulationofdebris.

4.Checkandtightenallfasteners.Ifanypartisdamagedor

lost,repairorreplaceit.

5.Brushdebrisawayfromtheairventsonthemotorhousing

andshafttopreventthemotorfromoverheating(Figure18).

Figure18

1.Airvents