Homelite MIGHTYLITE 26SS - Manual (Page 10)

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ASSEMbLy
WARNINg:
To prevent accidental starting that could cause serious
personal injury, always disconnect the engine spark plug
wire from the spark plug when assembling parts.
FRONT hANDLE
See Figure 2.
NOTE: For shipping purposes only, the handle is located
underneath the drive shaft housing. The handle
must be
rotated before operating the trimmer.

Slightly loosen the wing nut on the handle.
 Rotate the handle on the drive shaft housing at the loca-
tion indicated by the label on the shaft.
 Retighten the wing nut to secure the handle in place.
CURVED ShAFT gRASS DEFLECTOR –
MIghTyLITE 26CS
See Figure 3.
WARNINg:
The line cutting blade on the grass deflector is sharp.
Avoid contact with the blade. Failure to avoid contact
can result in serious personal injury.
WARNINg:
Do not allow familiarity with this product to make you
careless. Remember that a careless fraction of a second is
sufficient to inflict serious injury.
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:
Never use blades, flailing devices, wire, or rope on this prod-
uct. Do not use any attachments or accessories not rec-
ommended by the manufacturer of this product. The use of
attachments or accessories not recommended can result
in serious personal injury.
 Remove the bolt, washer, and wing nut from grass
deflector.
 Press the grass deflector onto the bottom of the curved
shaft as shown.
 Insert the bolt through the grass deflector and the bracket
on the curved shaft.
 Place the washer on the bolt.
 Place the wing nut on the bolt and tighten securely.
STRAIghT ShAFT gRASS DEFLECTOR –
MIghTyLITE 26SS
See Figure 4.

Remove the wing nut and mounting bracket from the grass
deflector.
 Assemble straight shaft grass deflector to drive shaft so
that the pin in the grass deflector fits in the locator hole
in the lower side of the drive shaft near the gear head.
 Place the mounting bracket over the drive shaft so the
square tab on the mounting bracket fits into the slot in
the straight shaft grass deflector.
 Rotate the mounting bracket so the screw on the grass
deflector goes into the slot on the mounting bracket.
 Reinstall the wing nut and tighten securely.
OPERATION
Before each use, inspect the entire product for damaged,
missing, or loose parts such as screws, nuts, bolts, caps, etc.
Tighten securely all fasteners and caps and do not operate
this product until all missing or damaged parts are replaced.
Please call 1-800-242-4672 or contact an authorized service
center for assistance.
FUELINg AND REFUELINg ThE TRIMMER
FUEL MIXTURE
This product is powered by a 2-cycle engine and requires
pre-mixing gasoline and 2-cycle lubricant. Pre-mix unleaded
gasoline and 2-cycle engine lubricant in a clean 1 gallon
container approved for gasoline.
Recommended fuel: This engine is certified to operate on
unleaded gasoline intended for automotive use.
Mix Homelite
Premium Exact Mix lubricant with gasoline
according to the instructions on the package. If Premium
Exact Mix lubricant is not available, use a high quality syn-
thetic 2-cycle engine lubricant, mixed at 2.6 oz. per gallon
(US).