McCulloch TRIM MAC ST+ 115296626 - Manual (Page 6)

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
OPERATING POSITION
Cut from your left to your right.
ALWAYS WEAR:
Eye protection
Long pants
Heavy shoes
Hearing
protection
WARNING:
Always wear eye protec-
tion and hearing protection. Never lean over
the trimmer head. Rocks or debris can rico-
chet or be thrown into eyes and face and
cause blindness or other serious injury.
Do not run the engine at a higher speed than
necessary. The cutting line will cut efficiently
when the engine is run at less than full throttle.
At lower speeds, there is less engine noise and
vibration. The cutting line will last longer and will
be less likely to “weld” onto the spool.
Always release the throttle trigger and allow the
engine to return to idle speed when not cutting.
To stop engine:
S
Release the throttle trigger.
S Move the ON/OFF switch to the OFF posi-
tion.
TRIMMER LINE ADVANCE
Advance line by tapping the bottom of the cut-
ting head lightly on the ground while engine is
running at full speed. The metal line limiter
blade attached to the guard will cut the line to
the proper length.
WARNING:
Use only 2 mm diameter
line. Other sizes and shapes of line will not ad-
vance properly and will result in improper cut-
ting head function or can cause serious injury.
Do not use other materials such as wire,
string, rope, etc. Wire can break off during
cutting and become a dangerous missile that
can cause serious injury.
CUTTING METHODS
WARNING:
Use minimum speed and
do not crowd the line when cutting around
hard objects (rock, gravel, fence posts, etc.),
which can damage the trimmer head, become
entangled in the line, or be thrown causing a
serious hazard.
S The tip of the line does the cutting. You will
achieve the best performance and mini-
mum line wear by not crowding the line into
the cutting area. The right and wrong ways
are shown below.
Right Wrong
Tip of line does
the cutting.
Line crowded into
work area.
S The line will easily remove grass and
weeds from around walls, fences, trees and
flower beds, but it also can cut the tender
bark of trees or shrubs and scar fences.
S For trimming or scalping, use less than full
throttle to increase line life and decrease
head wear, especially:
S
During light duty cutting.
S Near objects around which the line can-
wrap such as small posts, trees or fence
wire.
S For mowing or sweeping, use full throttle for
a good clean job.
TRIMMING -- Hold the bottom of the trimmer
head about 8 cm above the ground and at an
angle. Allow only the tip of the line to make con-
tact. Do not force trimmer line into work area.
Trimming
8 cm above
ground
SCALPING -- The scalping technique removes
unwanted vegetation. Hold the bottom of the
trimmer head about 8 cm above the ground and
at an angle. Allow the tip of the line to strike the
ground around trees, posts, monuments, etc.
This technique increases line wear.