
DR®TRIMMER/MOWER™Safety & Operating Instructionsiv
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS....................................................................................................................................... II
DRESS APPROPRIATELY ............................................................................................................................................ II
PREPARATION ...........................................................................................................................................................II
OPERATING THE MACHINE SAFELY...........................................................................................................................II
SAFETY WITH GASOLINE-POWERED MACHINES.......................................................................................................III
WARNING TO ALL CALIFORNIA AND OTHER USERS................................................................................................. III
SETTING UP YOUR TRIMMER............................................................................................................................. 1
STEP 1: CONNECT THE BATTERY WIRES (ELECTRIC-STARTING MODELS ONLY).......................................................... 1
STEP 2: ADD OIL AND GAS........................................................................................................................................ 1
CONTROLS & FEATURES...................................................................................................................................... 2
STARTING & OPERATING .................................................................................................................................... 3
ELECTRIC-STARTING................................................................................................................................................. 3
MANUAL-STARTING.................................................................................................................................................. 3
STOPPING THE ENGINE .............................................................................................................................................. 4
ENGAGING THE TRIMMER HEAD ............................................................................................................................... 4
STOPPING THE CORDS SPINNING ............................................................................................................................... 4
USING THE PARALLEL TRIMMING ACTION (PTA™)FEATURE ................................................................................... 4
CUTTING CORDS ....................................................................................................................................................... 6
CORD TIPS................................................................................................................................................................. 8
ADJUSTING THE CUTTING HEIGHT ............................................................................................................................ 9
MOW-BALL™SUPPORT ............................................................................................................................................. 9
ADJUSTING THE HANDLEBAR .................................................................................................................................... 9
OBSTACLES ............................................................................................................................................................. 10
HEAVY GROWTH..................................................................................................................................................... 11
WET CONDITIONS ................................................................................................................................................... 11
VERY DRY CONDITIONS.......................................................................................................................................... 11
SLOPES.................................................................................................................................................................... 12
WINDROWS ............................................................................................................................................................. 12
FIREBREAKS ............................................................................................................................................................ 12
END-OF-SEASON GARDEN CLEAN-UP..................................................................................................................... 12
MAINTENANCE ...................................................................................................................................................... 13
REGULAR MAINTENANCE ....................................................................................................................................... 13
BATTERY CARE (ELECTRIC-STARTING MODELS ONLY)............................................................................................. 14
TO REMOVE THE MOW-BALL™SUPPORT ASSEMBLY.............................................................................................. 15
TO REASSEMBLE THE MOW-BALL™SUPPORT ASSEMBLY ...................................................................................... 16
TO REMOVE THE STONE GUARD FLAP .................................................................................................................... 17
TO REMOVE THE BOTTOM SHIELD .......................................................................................................................... 17
TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE BELT ..................................................................................................................... 18
TO ADJUST THE BELT TENSION THROUGH THE TRIMMER CONTROL CABLE ........................................................... 20
TO ADJUST THE PTA™LEVER................................................................................................................................. 21
TO REMOVE THE SIDE SHIELD................................................................................................................................. 21
TO REMOVE THE WHEELS ....................................................................................................................................... 21
TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................................................................................................................... 22
PARTS LIST ............................................................................................................................................................. 24
SCHEMATIC DRAWINGS..................................................................................................................................... 26
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