• Insert your nght arm and head through
the shoulder strap and allow it to rest
on your left shoulder. Make sure the
danger sign is on your back and the
hook is to the right side of your waist.
NOTE: A one-half twist is built in the
shoulder strap to allow the strap to rest
flat on the shoulder.
• Adjust the strap, allowing the hook to
be about 6 inches below the waist.
• Fasten the strap hook to the clamp
located between the foam grip and
the mounting block and lift the tool to
the operating position.
CONFIGURING YOUR UNIT
You can configure your unit using a
cutting head for grass and light weeds,
or a weed blade for cutting heavy
weeds and similar size material. Go to
the section for the desired
configuration
and follow the instruc-
tions for assembling
your unit.
TRIMMER
HEAD
WEED
BLADE
TRIMMER
HEAD
ATTACHING
THE PLASTIC SHIELD
AND TRIMMER
HEAD
WARNING: The shield must be properly
installed. The shield provides partial
protection from the risk of thrown objects
to the operator and others and is
equipped with a line limiter which cuts
excess line to the proper length. The line
limiter (on underside of shield) is sharp
and can cut you.
• Remove wing nut from shield.
• Insert bracket into slot on shield.
• Pivot shield until bolt passes through
hole in bracket.
• Tighten the wing nut securely.
• If your unit has a plastic cover over the
threads on the threaded shaft, remove
the coveting to expose threads.
• Make sure the dust cup and retaining
washer are positioned on the gear-
box as shown below, before instal-
ling the trimmer head.
Bracket
Slot
Wing Nut
ASSEMBLY
INFORMATION
FOR
USING
YOUR
UNIT
WITH
A
TRIMMER
HEAD
NOTE: If your unit has been as-
sembled for weed blade use, refer to
the section "ASSEMBLY INFORMATION
FOR USING YOUR UNIT WITH A WEED
BLADE" and reverse the steps to re-
move the metal shield and blade be-
fore you mount the plastic shield and
trimmer head.
Gearbox
Shield
DustCup
RetainingWasher
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NOTE: Make sure all parts are proper-
ly installed as illustrated in the illustra-
tion before installing the trimmer head.
• Align hole in the dust cup with the
hole in the side of the gearbox by ro-
tating the dust cup.
• Insert a small screwdriver into
aligned holes. This will keep the
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