Stopping The Product; Operating The Trimmer - Toro 51998 Manuel De L'utilisateur

Stopping the Product

See Figure 6.
Follow these steps to stop the product.
1. Release the trigger.
2. Press and hold on/stop switch to STOP ( ) position
until the engine stops. The switch will automatically
return to the ON ( l ) position when released.
Throttle
Trigger

Operating the Trimmer

See Figure 7.
WARNING:
Engine housing may become hot during
trimmer operation. Do not rest or place your
arm, hand, or any body part against the engine
housing during trimmer operation. Only hold
the trimmer as shown in Figure 7 with all body
parts clear of engine housing. Extended contact
with the engine housing can result in burns or
other injuries.
WARNING:
Always position the unit on the operator's right
side. The use of the unit on the operator's left
side will expose the user to hot surfaces and can
result in possible burn injury.
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On/Stop
Switch
Figure 6
WARNING:
To avoid burns from hot surfaces, never operate
unit with the bottom of the engine above waist
level.
Follow these steps to operate the straight shaft trimmer.
1. Start the trimmer.
2. Hold the trimmer at waist level with your right hand
on the throttle trigger and your left hand on the front
handle.
3. Place the product on the right side of your body with
the engine behind and away from your body.
4. Trim grass and weeds in a left-to-right motion with the
line parallel to the ground.
WARNING:
Always hold the string trimmer away from the
body keeping clearance between the body and
the product. Any contact with the housing or
string trimmer cutting head can result in burns
and/or other serious personal injury.
PROPER OPERATING
POSITION
Figure 7
Operation