Use and Care Guide

56-VOLT LITHIUM-ION CORDLESS 15" STRING TRIMMER—ST1520 & ST1520S30
PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION
Trimmer head will
not advance line.
The motor shaft or trimmer
head is bound with grass.
Stop the trimmer, remove the
battery, and clean the motor shaft
and trimmer head.
There is not enough line on
the spool or the line breaks
from the eyelet.
Remove the battery and replace
the cutting line follow “LINE
REPLACEMENT” section in this
manual.
The line is tangled.
Remove the battery; remove the line
from the trimmer head and rewind
following “RELOAD THE CUTTING
LINE” section in this manual.
The line is too short.
Remove the battery and pull the
lines manually while alternately
pressing down and releasing the
trimmer head.
Grass is wrapped
around trimmer
head and motor
housing.
Cutting tall grass at ground
level.
Cut tall grass from the top down,
removing no more than 8 inches in
each pass to prevent wrapping.
The blade is not
cutting the line.
The line-cutting blade on
the edge of the guard has
become dull.
Follow instructions to sharpen the
line-cutting blade with a le or
replace it with a new blade.
Cracks on the
trimmer head or
the spool retainer
comes loose from
spool base.
The trimmer head is worn
out.
Replace the trimmer head
immediately; follow the section
"TRIMMER HEAD REPLACEMENT"
in this manual.
The nut that locks the
trimmer head is loose
Open the trimmer head and use
an impact wrench (1/2”, 13mm) to
tighten the nut.