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WARNING
Do not lower blade
if blade is over
concrete, asphalt,
rocksor the like.The
blade can strikethe
supporting surface,
resulting in personal
injury or property
damage.
Never fill fuel tank
indoors,with engine
running or until the
engine has been
allowed to coolfor
at least two minutes
after running.
This control mecha-
nism is a safety
device. Never attempt
to bypass its opera-
tion.
Theoperationofanyedgercanresult
inforeignobjectsbeingthrown intothe
eyes,whichcanresultinsevereeye
damage.Alwayswearsafetyglasses
oreyeshields.We recommendwide
visionsafetymaskforoverspectaclesor
standardsafetyglasses.
WARNING: Donot lowerblade if blade
isoverconcrete,asphalt,rocksor the
like.The bladecan strikethesup-
portingsurface,resulting inpersonal
injuryor propertydamage.
AddingGasolineAnd Oil
Servicetheenginewithgasolineandoil asinstructed
inthe EngineManualpackedwithyour edger.Read
instructionscarefully.
_ ARNING: Neverfill fuel tank indoors,
with enginerunningor until the engine
hasbeenallowed to coolfor at least
two minutesafter running.
Edging
Tobeginedging,proceedas follows:
1. Movetheunit overto theareatobe edged,making
surethattheleft rearwheelis on a hardsurfaceand
thebladeisovertheareato becut. SeeFigure4.
Starting The Engine
NOTE: Referto theEngineManualpackedwithyour
edgerfora detaileddescriptionof all engine-related
controlsand components.
Tostarttheedger'sengine,proceedasfollows:
.
2.
Movethebladedepthcontrolleverbacktothe
STARTpositionin theadjacent(top)notch.
Depressthe primerbulbthreetimes,pausingtwoto
threesecondsbetweeneachpush.Incold weather
(below50°F/19°0), it maybenecessaryto depress
theprimerbulbfouror fivetimes.
IMPORTANT:Usingtheprimertorestarta warm
engineaftera shortshutdownisusuallynotnecessary.
Doingsomayresultinafloodedengine.
3. Standingbehindthe unit,depressthebladecontrol
andholditagainsttheupperhandlewith yourleft
hand.
_ ARNING: Thiscontrolmechanism
isa safetydevice.Neverattempt to
bypass itsoperation.
4. Withyourrighthand,grasptherecoilstarterhandle
andslowlypullthe ropeoutwarduntilenginereaches
thestartof itscompressioncycle(theropewill pull
slightlyharderatthispoint).
5. Afterslowlyallowingthe ropeto recoil,pullthe rope
witha rapid,continuous,fullarmstroke.Keepa firm
gripon starterhandlethroughoutthe entirestroke.
6. Allowthe starterhandleto slowlyreturntotherope
guide.
NOTE: If the enginefailsto startafter threepulls,
depresstheprimeranadditionaltwotimesbefore
pullingthestarterropeagain.
Figure 4
.
Movethebladedepthcontrolleverto the leftandplace
intothenextlowernotch. Thenmakea passalongthe
areato beedgedbeforeproceedingtothe nextnotch.
Thefurtherforwardthebladedepthcontrolleveris
moved,the deeperor lowerthe bladewill cut intothe
ground. Severalpassesmaybenecessaryto obtain
thedesireddepthof cut. Donot lowertheblademore
thanonedepthnotchata timewithoutmakinga pass.
3. Forbestresults,proceedslowlyalongthepathbeing
edged,slowlymovingthe edgerbackandforththrough
thecuttingarea, againmakingsureto keepthe left
rearwheelon thehardsurfaceandthebladeinthe
cuttingpath,closetobutnottouchingthe edgeof the
hardsurface.
4. Onceyouhavereachedtheendof your cuttingpath,
raisethebladecontrolleverbackintotheSTART
position,moveto the nextareatobecut,andproceed
againfromstep1.
Stopping The Engine
Tostoptheedger'sengine,releasethe bladecontrol
handle.
NOTE: Seeyour enginemanualpackedwithyourunitfor
moredetailedinstructions.
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