Replacement Part List

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To Operate the Straight Shaft Trimmer
(Model 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. Place the product on the right side of your body with
the engine behind and away from your body.
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:
Engine housing may become hot during trimmer
operation. Do not rest or place your arm, hand,
or any body part against the engine housing
during trimmer operation. Only hold the
trimmers as shown in Figure 9 and 10 with all
body parts clear of engine housing. Extended
contact with the engine housing can result in
burns or other injuries.
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
result in possible burn injury.
WARNING:
To avoid burns from hot surfaces, never operate
unit with the bottom of the engine above waist
level.
To Operate the Curved Shaft Trimmer
(Model 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. Place the product on the right side of your body with
the engine behind and away from your body.
4. Trim grass and weeds in a right-to-left motion with the
line parallel to the ground.
Figure 9