CORRECT
OPERATING
POSITION
Trimming
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Always wear eye pro-
tection. 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:
• Wear eye protection
and heavy
clothing.
• Hold trigger handle with right hand
and assist handle with left hand,
• Keep unit below waist level.
• 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 net crowded
into material being
cut.
A(_-WARNING:
Use only 0.080 inch
(2 mm) diameter
line. Other sizes of
line 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
offduring
cutting and become a dan-
gerous
missile that can cause serious
injury. See page 2 for warning
con-
cerning other cutting devices.
TRIMMING
Hold the bottom of the trimmer head
about 3 inches (8 cm) above the
ground and at an angle, Allow only the
tip of the line to make contact.
Do not
force trimmer line into work area.
SCALPING
The scalping technique removes un-
wanted vegetation.
Hold the bottom of
the trimmer head about 3 inches (8
cm) above the ground and at an an-
t_e. Allow the tip of the line to strike
e ground around trees, posts, monu-
ments, etc. This technique
increases
line wear.
Scalping
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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 damage
the tool.
Mowing
SWEEPING
The fanning action of the rotating line
can be used for a quick and easy
clean up. Keep the line parallel to and
above the surfaces
being swept and
move the toot from side to side.
Sweeping
above ground
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