TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 SAFETY ................................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 SAFETY ALERT SYMBOL .................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 FIRE HAZARD INFORMATION ............................................................................................................................................ 1
1.3 BEFORE OPERATING .......................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.4 OPERATION SAFETY ........................................................................................................................................................... 2
1.5 MAINTENANCE/STORAGE SAFETY .................................................................................................................................. 2
1.6 SAFETY DECAL LOCATIONS ............................................................................................................................................. 3
2 ASSEMBLY.............................................................................................................................................................. 4
2.1 ADJUST THE HANDLE BAR ................................................................................................................................................ 4
2.2 ADD OIL TO ENGINE ............................................................................................................................................................ 4
2.3 FILL THE FUEL TANK ........................................................................................................................................................... 4
2.4 ADJUST THE BALANCE ....................................................................................................................................................... 5
3 FEATURES & CONTROLS .................................................................................................................................... 6
4 OPERATION ............................................................................................................................................................ 7
4.1 STARTING THE TRIMMER .................................................................................................................................................. 7
4.2 STOPPING THE TRIMMER .................................................................................................................................................. 7
4.3 TRIMMING GUIDE ................................................................................................................................................................ 7
4.4 PARALLEL TRIMMING FOR PUSH TRIMMERS ................................................................................................................ 8
5 SERVICE & MAINTENANCE ................................................................................................................................. 9
5.1 MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE ............................................................................................................................................... 9
5.2 ENGINE MAINTENANCE ..................................................................................................................................................... 9
5.3 CUTTING HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT .................................................................................................................................... 10
5.4 CUTTING STRING REPLACEMENT ................................................................................................................................. 10
5.5 DRIVE BELT CHECKING, TENSIONING, AND REPLACEMENT ....................................................................................11
6 TROUBLESHOOTING .......................................................................................................................................... 12
7 SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................................................ 13
7.1 BOLT TORQUE .................................................................................................................................................................... 14
8 OPTIONS ............................................................................................................................................................... 15
9 PRODUCT REGISTRATION ................................................................................................................................ 16