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Service
Safe Handling Of Gasoline:
1. To avoid personal injury or property damage use extreme care in handling gasoline.
Gasoline is extremely flammable and the vapors are explosive. Serious personal injury can
occur when gasoline is spilled on yourself or your clothes, which can ignite. Wash your skin
and change clothes immediately.
2. Use only an approved gasoline container.
3. Never fill containers inside a vehicle or on a truck or trailer bed with a plastic liner. Always
place containers on the ground away from your vehicle before filling.
4. Remove gas-powered equipment from the truck or trailer and refuel it on the ground. If this is
not possible, then refuel such equipment on a trailer with a portable container, rather than
from a gasoline dispenser nozzle.
5. Keep the nozzle in contact with the rim of the fuel tank or container opening at all times until
fueling is complete. Do not use a nozzle lock-open device.
6. Extinguish all cigarettes, cigars, pipes and other sources of ignition.
7. Never fuel machine indoors because flammable vapors will accumulate in the area.
8. Never remove gas cap or add fuel while engine is hot or running. Allow engine to cool at
least two minutes before refueling.
9. Never over fill fuel tank. Fill tank to no more than 1 inch below bottom of filler neck to provide
for fuel expansion.
10. Replace gasoline cap and tighten securely.
11. If gasoline is spilled, wipe it off the engine and equipment. Move machine to another area.
Wait 5 minutes before starting engine.
12. Never store the machine or fuel container near an open flame, spark or pilot light as on a
water heater, space heater, furnace, clothes dryer or other gas appliances.
13. To reduce fire hazard, keep machine free of grass, leaves, or other debris build-up.
Cleanup oil or fuel spillage and remove any fuel soaked debris.
14. Allow machine to cool at least 5 minutes before storing.
General Service:
1. Never run an engine indoors or in a poorly ventilated area. Engine exhaust contains carbon
monoxide, an odorless and deadly gas.
2. Before cleaning, repairing, or inspecting, make certain the spindle and all moving parts have
stopped. Disconnect the spark plug wire and ground against the engine to prevent unintend-
ed starting.
3. Check the spindle and engine mounting bolts at frequent intervals for proper tightness.
Also, visually inspect spindle for damage.
Replace with the original equipment manufacture's (O.E.M.) parts only, listed in this
manual."Use of parts which do not meet the original equipment specifications may lead to
improper performance and compromise safety!"
4. Keep all nuts, bolts, and screws tight to be sure the equipment is in safe working condition.
5. Never tamper with safety devices. Check their proper operation regularly.
6. After striking a foreign object, stop the engine, disconnect the spark plug wire and ground
against the engine. Thoroughly inspect the string trimmer for any damage. Repair the
damage before starting and operating the string trimmer.
7. Trimmer components, guards and shields are subject to wear and damage which could
expose moving parts or allow objects to be thrown. For safety protection, frequently check
components and replace immediately with original equipment manufacturer's (O.E.M.) parts
only, listed in this manual.
"Use of parts which do not meet the original equipment specifications may lead to improper
performance and compromise safety!"
8. Do not change the engine's governor setting or over-speed the engine. The governor
controls the maximum safe operating speed of the engine.
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