Operator's Manual
16
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.
3. 3ODFHWKHSURGXFWRQWKHULJKWVLGHRI\RXUERG\ZLWK
WKHHQJLQHEHKLQGDQGDZD\IURP\RXUERG\
4. Trim grass and weeds in a left-to-right motion with the
line parallel to the ground.
Figure 10
Operation
PROPER OPERATING
POSITION
PROPER OPERATING
POSITION
Operating the Trimmer
Operating the trimmer differs, depending on whether you are
using the curved shaft trimmer or the straight shaft trimmer.
WARNING:
(QJLQHKRXVLQJPD\EHFRPHKRWGXULQJWULPPHU
operation. Do not rest or place your arm, hand,
RUDQ\ERG\SDUWDJDLQVWWKHHQJLQHKRXVLQJ
during trimmer operation. Only hold the
WULPPHUVDVVKRZQLQ)LJXUHDQGZLWKDOO
ERG\SDUWVFOHDURIHQJLQHKRXVLQJ([WHQGHG
contact with the engine housing can result in
EXUQVRURWKHULQMXULHV
WARNING:
Always position the unit on the operator’s right
side. The use of the unit on the operator’s left
side will expose the user to hot surfaces and can
UHVXOWLQSRVVLEOHEXUQLQMXU\
WARNING:
7RDYRLGEXUQVIURPKRWVXUIDFHVQHYHURSHUDWH
XQLWZLWKWKHERWWRPRIWKHHQJLQHDERYHZDLVW
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.
3. 3ODFHWKHSURGXFWRQWKHULJKWVLGHRI\RXUERG\ZLWK
WKHHQJLQHEHKLQGDQGDZD\IURP\RXUERG\
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
ERG\NHHSLQJFOHDUDQFHEHWZHHQWKHERG\DQG
the product. Any contact with the housing or
VWULQJWULPPHUFXWWLQJKHDGFDQUHVXOWLQEXUQV
and/or other serious personal injury.
Figure 9