Operator's Manual

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To Operate the Straight Shaft Trimmer
(Item No. 51978)
See Figure 10.
Follow these steps to operate the straight shaft trimmer.
1. Start the trimmer.
2. Hold the trimmer at waist level with your right hand
on the throttle trigger and your left hand on the front
handle.
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4. Trim grass and weeds in a left-to-right motion with the
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Operation
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Operating the Trimmer
Operating the trimmer differs, depending on whether you are
using the curved shaft trimmer or the straight shaft trimmer.
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operation. Do not rest or place your arm, hand,
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WARNING:
Always position the unit on the operator’s right
side. The use of the unit on the operator’s left
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level.
To Operate the Curved Shaft Trimmer
(Item No. 51958)
See Figure 9.
Follow these steps to operate the curved shaft trimmer.
1. Start the trimmer.
2. Hold the trimmer at waist level with your right hand
on the throttle trigger and your left hand on the front
handle.
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4. Trim grass and weeds in a right-to-left motion with the
line parallel to the ground.
WARNING:
Always hold the string trimmer away from the
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the product. Any contact with the housing or
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and/or other serious personal injury.
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