Use and Care Manual

Figure7

1.Cap3.Spring

2.Spool

4.Trimmerhead

Note:Youmayneedascrewdrivertopressinthetabsonthecap

ofanewtrimmer.

Note:Ifthespringfallsoffthetrimmerhead,installthespring

beforeinstallingthespoolandcap.

2.Ifthereisanycuttinglineleft(thereshouldbeashortpiece),

removeanddiscardit.

3.Thoroughlycleanthetrimmerhead.Inspectforanydamagedor

wornparts.

4.Ifyouarewindinganewlineontotheoldspool,completethe

followingsteps:

A.Hookoneendoflineintotheslotonthespool,allowingno

morethan1/8inchtoprotrude,andpushtheendoftheline

allthewaytotheinnerendoftheslot.

B.Windthelineinthedirectionofthearrowonthespool,inlevel

rows,betweenthespoolanges(Figure8).

Figure8

Thetrimmerwillnotfunctionproperlyifthelineiswoundinthe

wrongdirection,theendofthelineprotrudesmorethan1/8

inch,orthelineiswoundbeyondtheouteredgesofthespool.

5.Unwindnomorethan3inchesoflinefromspool(eithernewor

re-wound)andholdthelineandspooltopreventthelinefrom

unraveling.

6.Whileholdingthelineandspool,placethecaponthespool.

7.Insertthelineintotheeyelet,aligningthecaptabswiththeslots

inthecutterhead.

8.Pressinthetabsandpushdownthecapandspooltolockthe

capinplace(Figure9).

Figure9

Note:Youmayneedtorotatethespooltofullyinstallit.

ThefullyinstalledcuttingheadshouldappearasshowninFigure10.

Figure10

Maintenance

Aftereachuseofthetrimmer,dothefollowing:

•Wipethetrimmercleanwithadampcloth.Donothosethe

trimmerdownorsubmerseitinwater.

•Wipeorscrapecleananyaccumulationofdirtorcuttingsfromthe

trimmerheadandspool.

•Checkandtightenallfasteners.Ifanypartisdamagedorlost,

repairorreplaceit.

•Removeanydebrisawayfromairintakevents(Figure11).