Ryobi RY15525 - Manual (Page 9)

7 — English
Hold the trimmer with your right hand on the rear handle
and your left hand on the front handle. Keep a firm grip with
both hands while in operation. Trimmer should be held at a
comfortable position with the rear handle about hip height.
Always operate trimmer at full throttle for gas power heads
or with the switch trigger fully pressed for electric power
heads. Cut tall grass from the top down. This will prevent
grass from wrapping around the shaft housing and string
head which may cause damage from overheating. If grass
becomes wrapped around the string head, STOP THE
ENGINE or MOTOR, disconnect the spark plug wire for
gas power heads or disconnect the plug from the power
source for electric power heads, and remove the grass.
WARNING:
Always hold the string trimmer away from your body, keep-
ing clearance between your body and the product. Any
contact with the housing or string trimmer cutting head can
result in burns and/or other serious personal injury.
CUTTING TIPS
See Figure 5.

Avoid hot surfaces by always keeping the tool away from
your body. (Proper operating position shown in figure 4.)
 Keep the trimmer tilted toward the area being cut; this is
the best cutting area.
 The curved shaft trimmer cuts when passing the unit from
right to left. This will avoid throwing debris at the operator.
Avoid cutting in the dangerous area shown in figure 5.
 Use the tip of line to do the cutting; do not force string
head into uncut grass.
 Wire and picket fences cause extra line wear, even break-
age. Stone and brick walls, curbs, and wood may wear
line rapidly.
OPERATION
 Avoid trees and shrubs. Tree bark, wood moldings, siding,
and fence posts can easily be damaged by the line.
ADVANCING LINE USING THE REEL-EASY ™ TAP
ADVANCE SYSTEM
Line advance is controlled by tapping the string head’s
spool retainer on grass while running engine at full throttle
for gas power heads or with the switch trigger fully pressed
for electric power heads.

Run engine at full throttle for gas power heads or with
the switch trigger fully pressed for electric power heads.
 Tap string head on ground to advance line. Line advances
each time the head is tapped.
 Several taps may be required until line strikes the cut off
blade.
 Resume trimming.
NOTE: If the line is worn too short you may not be able to
advance the line by tapping it on the ground. If so, STOP THE
ENGINE or MOTOR, disconnect the spark plug wire for gas
power heads or disconnect the plug from the power source
for electric power heads, and manually advance the line.
ADVANCING THE LINE MANUALLY
With the engine off and the spark plug wire disconnected,
push the spool retainer down while pulling on line(s) to manu-
ally advance the line.
CUT-OFF BLADE
See Figure 6.
This trimmer is equipped with a cut-off blade on the grass
deflector. For best cutting, advance line by tapping the
string head until the line is trimmed to length by the cut-off
blade. Advance line whenever you hear the engine or mo-
tor running faster than normal, or when trimming efficiency
diminishes. This will maintain best performance and keep
line long enough to advance properly.
MAINTENANCE
WARNING:
When servicing, use only identical replacement parts.
Use of any other parts may create a hazard or cause
product damage.
WARNING:
Always wear eye protection with side shields marked to
comply with ANSI Z87.1. Failure to do so could result in
objects being thrown into your eyes, resulting in possible
serious injury.
WARNING:
Before inspecting, cleaning, or servicing the machine,
shut off engine, wait for all moving parts to stop, and
disconnect spark plug wire and move it away from spark
plug. Failure to follow these instructions can result in
serious personal injury or property damage.
GENERAL MAINTENANCE
Avoid using solvents when cleaning plastic parts. Most
plastics are susceptible to damage from various types of
commercial solvents and may be damaged by their use. Use
clean cloths to remove dirt, dust, oil, grease, etc.