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OPERATION
WARNING:
Do not allow familiarity with this product to make you
careless. Remember that a careless fraction of a second is
suffi cient to infl ict serious injury.
WARNING:
Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses with
side shields when operating power tools. Failure to do
so could result in objects being thrown into your eyes
resulting in possible serious injury.
WARNING:
Do not use any attachments or accessories not
recommended by the manufacturer of this product. The
use of attachments or accessories not recommended can
result in serious personal injury.
APPLICATIONS
You may use this product for the purpose listed below:
Cutting thicker weeds and pulpy stalks only
WARNING:
To avoid burns from hot surfaces, never operate unit with
the bottom of the engine above waist level.
ASSEMBLY
ATTACHING THE “J” HANDLE
See Figure 3.
The “J” handle must be used to ensure the best control
and maximize operator safety when using the brushcutter.
Hold the top and bottom clamp snugly in position on the
shaft housing so that handle will be located to the opera-
tor’s left.
Insert the end of the handle between the clamps.
Align the bolt holes and push the long bolt (1/4-20 x
1-1/2 in.) through the handle side. Place short bolt (1/4-20
x 1 in.) through opposite side of clamp.
Install fl at washers, lock washers, and hex nuts to hold
the assembly in place.
After assembly is complete, adjust the position of the
handle for best balance and comfort.
Tighten the long bolt, then the short bolt.
OPERATING THE BRUSHCUTTER
See Figures 5 - 6.
Hold the brushcutter with your right hand on the rear handle
and your left hand on the “J” handle. Keep a fi rm grip with
both hands while in operation. Brushcutter should be held
at a comfortable position with the trigger handle about hip
height. Maintain your grip and balance on both feet. Posi-
tion yourself so that you will not be drawn off balance by the
kickback reaction of the cutting blade.
Adjust the shoulder harness to position the brushcutter at
a comfortable operating position and to ensure that the
shoulder harness will reduce the risk of operator contact
with the blade.
Ensure the blade has come to a complete stop before setting
the brushcutter down.
BLADE THRUST
Exercise extreme caution when using the blade with this unit.
Blade thrust is the reaction that may occur when the spinning
blade contacts anything it cannot cut. This contact may cause
the blade to stop for an instant and suddenly “thrust” the unit
away from the object that was hit. This reaction can be vio-
lent enough to cause the operator to lose control of the unit.
Blade thrust can occur without warning if the blade snags,
stalls, or binds. This is more likely to occur in areas where it
is diffi cult to see the material being cut. For cutting ease and
safety, approach the weeds being cut with the brushcutter
from the right to the left. In the event an unexpected object
or woody stock is encountered, this practice could minimize
the blade thrust reaction.
INSTALLING THE SHOULDER HARNESS AND
STRAP HANGER
See Figure 4.
Pull apart the ends of the shoulder harness hanger to
expand slightly.
Slide the hanger over the power head shaft immediately
behind the “J” handle.
Squeeze hanger ends together to retighten.
Install the bolt, lock washer, and lock nut to secure.
Connect the latch on the shoulder harness to the strap
hanger.
