Remington RM40BST Manuel Du Propriétaire page 10

TRIMMER/EDGER
ADVANCING TRIMMER
A WARNING:
Blade is sharp. To prevent
ous injury, do not touch
To advance new trimmer/edger
line advance button on the ground while the
trimmer/edger is running (See Figure 21
blade attached to the cutting guard will cut the
line to the proper length.
Line Advance Button
Figure 21 - Advancing trimmer/edger
Follow the precautions below to ensure top line
performance.
Do not hold the line advance
ground. This will allow trimmer/edger
to constantly feed off the spool.
Tap the line advance button only once to
advance line. If more line is needed.
few seconds and tap again.
Be sure to advance the line as it wears down.
If you wait too long to advancenew line, the
existing line will wear down too short and
can retract into the spool. If this happens.
remove the spool and reroute the line out
of the spool. Reinstall the spool to the spool
housing.
REPLACING TRIMMER/EDGER
LINE
A WARNING:
To prevent serious personal
jury, never use metal-reinforced
line, wire, or rope, etc. These can
break off and become a danger-
ous projectile.
A CAUTION:
Use of line other than specified
could cause personal
product failure.
Removing the Spool
For replacement line, use a nylon monofila-
ment line of 0.065 inch in diameter.
purchase replacement line at most lawn and
garden stores.
I. Press in the two locking tabs holding the
spool cover to the spool housing (See
Figure 22).
OPERATION
LINE
seri-
blade.
line, tap the
Figure 22 - Unlocking
2. Remove
The
from spool
23). Note: If spool spring comes off of spool
housing, replacespring into centerof spool
housing. Note: If installing replacement
spool and line (P/N 731-07483), skip to step
8. Remove and discard any remaining line
in the spool.
Clean grass and other debris from the
3.
spool and spool housing using a brush (See
Figure 24).
line
button on the
Figure 23 - Removing
line
spool
wait a
Figure 24 - Cleaning
4. Insen I inch of line through small hole at
the base of spool (See Figure 25).
5. Evenly and tightly wind line around spool
in the direction shown on bottom of spool.
Continue winding until line is just below
rim of spool. (See figure 26). Do not over
fill. Overfilling
in-
Figure 25 -Inserting
injury or
You can
Figure 26 -Winding Line Around Spool
spool cover
the spool cover and spool
housing (See Figure
spool cover and
spool
can cause jams.
Direetionof Line Feed
line through eyelet
10
Cut the line. Keep tension on line so line
6.
does not unwind.
7. Insert cut end through
housing. (See Figure 27)
8. Replace spring and spool into spool hous-
ing making sure line is not caught under
spool. (See Figure 28)
9. Align tabs on spool cover with slots in
spool housing. Replace spool cover onto
spool housing and snap into place.
Figure 29)
Direction of Line
Figure 27 - Inserting line through
Figure 28 - Replacing spool into spool
housing
Figure 29 - Replacing spool cover
spool housing
USING EDGER
Make sure trimmer/edger line is advanced
to full cutting length.
2. Roll the trimmer/edger using the edging
wheel attached to the cutting guard (see
Figure 30).
3. Start the trimmer/edger
edging lines. Be sure to keep the cutting
lines vertical.
Figure 30 - Edging
eyelet in spool
(See
housing
onto
and trim along