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STARTINGINSTRUCTIONS 
ColdStart-FirstStartoftheDayorEngineRanOut 
ofFuel 
,_WARNING:Operatethisunitonlyinawell  ventilatedareaoutdoors.Carbonmonoxide 
exhaustfumescanbelethalinaconfined 
area, 
1.Checkoillevelincrankcase.SeeCheckingtheOil 
Level. 
2.Fillthefueltankwithfresh,clean,unleadedgasoline 
(seepage10). 
3.PuttheStart/StopEngineControlintheSTARTill 
position.(Fi9.7) 
On/OffStopControl 
Fig.7 
4.PlacethechokeleverintheFULLchoke(A)I_ 
position(Fig.8). 
NOTE:Slidethechokeleverdirectlyabovethe...

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OPERATINGTHEEZ-LINKTMSYSTEM 
TheEZ-LinkrMsystemenablestheuseofthese 
optionaladd-ons. 
Blower/Vacuum..........................BV720r 
Cultivator..............................GC720r 
Edger..................................LE720r 
HedgeTrimmer..........................HS720r 
SnowThrower...........................ST720r 
StraightShaftTrimmer....................SS725r 
Sweeper/Blower.........................SB720r 
TreePruner.............................TP720r...

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L1 
HOLDINGTHETRIMMER 
I_bARNING:Alwaysweareye,hearing,foot  andbodyprotectiontoreducetheriskof 
injurywhenoperatingthisunit. 
Beforeoperatingtheunit,standintheoperatingposition 
(Fig.13).Checkforthefollowing: 
Theoperatoriswearingeyeprotectionandproper 
clothing. 
Therightarmisslightlybent,andthehandisholding 
theshaftgrip. 
Theleftarmisstraight,andthehandisholdingthe 
D-handle. 
Fig.13 
Theunitisatwaistlevel. 
Thecuttingattachmentisparalleltothegroundand 
ispositionedsodebrisisblownawayfromoperator....

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DECORATIVETRIMMING 
Decorativetrimmingisaccomplishedbyremovingall 
vegetationaroundtrees,posts,fences,etc. 
Rotatethewholeunitsothatthecuttingattachmentisat 
a30°angletotheground(Fig.15). 
\ 
\ 
Fig.15 
NOTE:Somemaintenanceproceduresmayrequire 
specialtoolsorskills.Ifyouareunsureabout 
theseprocedurestakeyourunittoanauthorized 
servicedealer. 
MAINTENANCESCHEDULE 
Theserequiredmaintenanceproceduresshouldbe 
performedatthefrequencystatedinthetable.They 
shouldalsobeincludedaspartofanyseasonaltune-up....

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LINEINSTALLATION 
ThissectioncoversbothMembranelineandstandard 
singlelineinstallation. 
Alwaysusemanufacturers0.095inch(2.41mm) 
replacementline.Usinglineotherthanspecifiedmay 
maketheengineoverheatorfail. 
I,_ARNING:Neverusemetal-reinforcedline,  wire,chain,orrope,etc.Thesecanbreakoff 
andbecomedangerousprojectiles. ndexngTeeth 
BumpKnob 
/ 
/ 
/ 
Bolt 
f 
/ 
/ 
Fig.16 
Therearetwomethodstoreplacethetrimmingline. 
•Windtheinnerreelwithnewline 
•Installaprewoundinnerreel 
WindingtheExistingInnerReel...

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7.Windthelinesintightevenlayers,ontothereel 
(Fig.21).Windthelineinthedirectionindicatedon 
theinnerreel.Placeyourindexfingerbetweenthe 
twolinestostopthelinesfromoverlapping.Donot 
overlaptheendsoftheline.Proceedtostep11. 
Fig.21 
MembraneLineInstallation 
8.Takeapproximately10feet(3m)ofnewtrimming 
line.Insertoneendofthelinethroughoneofthetwo 
holesintheinnerreel(Fig.21).Pullthelinethrough 
theinnerreeluntilonlyabout4inchesisleftout. 
9.Inserttheendofthelineintotheopenholeinthe...

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CHECKINGTHEOILLEVEL 
CAUTION:Topreventextensiveenginewear 
anddamagetotheunit,alwaysmaintainthe 
properoillevelinthecrankcase.Never 
operatetheunitwiththeoillevelbelowthe 
bottomofthedipstick. 
Theimportanceofcheckingandmaintainingtheproper 
oillevelinthecrankcasecannotbeoveremphasized. 
Checkoilbeforeeachuse: 
1.Stopengineandallowoiltodrainintothecrankcase. 
2.Placetheunitonaflat,levelsurfacetogetaproper 
oillevelreading. 
3.Keepdirt,grassclippings,etc.,outoftheengine....

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DANGER:OVERFILLINGOILCRANKCASE 
MAYCAUSESERIOUSPERSONALINJURY! 
Theimportanceofcheckingandmaintaining 
theproperoillevelinthecrankcasecannot 
beoveremphasized.Checkoilbeforeeach 
useandchangeasneeded.SeeChanging 
theOil. 
Fig.29 
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AIRFILTERMAINTENANCE 
CleaningtheAirFilter 
[,_ARNING:TOavoidseriouspersonalinjury,  alwaysturnyourtrimmeroffandallowitto 
coolbeforeyoucleanordoanymaintenance 
onit. 
Cleanandre-oiltheairfilterevery10hoursofoperation. 
Itisanimportantitemtomaintain.Notmaintainingthe 
airfilterwillVOIDthewarranty. 
1.Opentheairfiltercover.Pushthetabontheright 
sideofthecoverin,pulltheairfiltercoveroutandto 
theleft(Fig.30). 
NOTE:Itmaybenecessarytoremovethefuelcapto 
completelyremovetheairfiltercover...

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CARBURETORADJUSTMENT 
Theidlespeedoftheengineisadjustable.Anidle 
adjustmentscrewisreachedthoughaholeinthetopof 
theenginecover(Fig.35). 
NOTE:Carelessadjustmentscanseriouslydamageyour 
unit.Anauthorizedservicedealershouldmake 
carburetoradjustments. 
CheckFuel 
Oldfuelisusuallythemainreasonfortheunitnot 
runningproperly.Drainandrefillthetankwithclean, 
freshunleadedfuelpriortodoinganyadjustments.Refer 
toOilandFuelInformation. 
CleanAirFilter 
Theconditionoftheairfilterisimportanttothe...
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