STORAGE
Foryearsoftroublefreeservice,makesurethemachineiscleananddrybeforestoring.
• Beforestoring,cleanthemachinethoroughlyasindicatedwithinthecleaningsectionofthismanual.
• Storeinasafe,lockedprotectedareaduringsevereweatherandwintermonths.Avoiddirectsunlight.
• DONOTSTOREinanenclosedarea,wherefuelvaporscanreachanopenhotflame.
• DONOTSTOREfuelinthemachine.Ensurefuelisremovedfromthefueltankandcarburetor.
• Ifstoringforanextendedperiod,inspect,cleanandrepairthemachineifnecessary.Removeallfuelfrom
thefueltank.Starttheengine,thiswillremoveallfuelfromthecarburetorandfuellines.Removethe
sparkplug,pourasmallquantityof2-strokesyntheticorsemi-syntheticoilintothesparkplugholeofthe
cylinderandre-seatsparkplug.Storeinaclean,dry,dustfreearea.
DONOTSTOREfuelforlongerthan30days.Fuelcanbecomestaleandcausedamagetotheengine
carburetor,whichisnotcoveredbythemachinesmanufacturer’swarranty.
TROUBLESHOOTING
Failuressuchasadifficultyinstartingtheengine,irregularityinfunctionsandabnormalityinperformancecan
normallybepreventedifcarefulattentionispaidtoalloperatinginstructionsandmaintenanceprocedures.
Shouldtheenginenotfunctionproperly,checkthefollowing?
• Thatthefuelsystemisingoodconditionandfuelisflowingtotheengine.
• Theignitionsystemisingoodconditionandthesparkplug,sparkscorrectly.
• Compressionoftheengineisadequate.
FAILURETOSTART
• Correctlyfollowthestartingprocedure,notsettingthechokeleverorprimingtheenginecancausethe
enginetonotstart.
• Disposeoffuelfromthetank,particularlyifover30daysoldandnottreatedwithfueladditive.
• Ensurethatfuelisfreshandclean.
• Checkfuelfiltertoensureitisclean.(Replacefilterifnecessary).
• Makesureairfilterelementsareclean.
• Installanew,properlygappedsparkplug.
• Whenthereisserioustroublewiththeunit,donottrytorepairityourself,buthaveyourlocalapproved
servicedealerinspectitforyou.
Non-Start,PowerLossor
SuddenStop
2. Mixturenotreachingcarburettor
3. Waterinfuelmixture
4. TheAirFilterisdirty
5. Carbondepositsincylinderorexhaust.
2. Drainmixturefromfuelsystem
3. CleanFuelFilter
4. CleanAirFilter
5. Cleanallaffectedpartsorchangeexhaust.
Engineruns,headnot
rotating
Possibleclutchfailure Taketoauthorisedservicedealer
PowerUnitissmoking Incorrectfuel/oilmixture
Draintank&use40-partsunleadedfuelto1-
partsyntheticorsemisyntheticoil(40:1).
Idleislumpyorattachment
rotatingwithouttrigger
IdleScrewisincorrectlyadjusted Taketoauthorisedservicedealer
Linewillnotadvance
1. Lineisweldedtoitself
2. Insufficientlineonspool
3. Linehasworntooshort
4. Lineistangledinspool
1. Lubricatewithsiliconespray
2. Addmoreline
3. Bumpheadongroundtofeedline.
4. Removelinefromthespool&rewind
Trimmerheadnotrotating
Buildupofgrasswrappedaroundhead
Cleanheadbyremovinggrass
attachmentshaft&head
Cuttingtallgrassatgroundlevel Cuttallgrassinstages.
Vibrationthroughmachine
Bladehasbeenincorrectlyassembled
Stripdownbladeassembly,rebuild.
INSTRUCTION MANUAL