INSTALL CUTTING ATTACHMENT SHIELD
Use the following instructions if the cutting attachment shield
on your unit is not installed. Use only the instructions that apply
to the type of shaft and shield that your unit is equipped with.
WARNING:
To prevent serious personal injury,
never operate the trimmer without the cutting
attachment shield in place.
TB415CS
1. Place the cutting attachment shield onto the shaft housing.
Be sure the guard mounting bracket slides into the slot on the
edge of the cutting shield. Rotate the shield into place,
counterclockwise. The holes in the guard mounting bracket
and cutting attachment shield will line up (Fig. 1).
Cutting
Attachment
Shield
2.
From inside the cutting attachment shield, push the square bolt
through the hole until the threaded end protrudes through the
guard mounting bracket (Fig. 2).
Guard Mounting Bracket
Square
Cutting Attachment
Shield
3. Put the washer on the bolt, then screw the wing nut onto
the bolt and tighten. Figure 3 shows the installation
process from underneath the unit.
TB465SS
1. Slide the cutting attachment shield into the shield mount on
the cutting attachment. Align the screw holes in the shield
with the holes in the cutting attachment (Fig. 4).
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
Shaft Housing
Guard
Mounting
Bracket
Fig. 1
Washer
Wing Nut
Blot
Fig. 2
(4) Screws
Fig. 3
2. Place a hex lock nut into one of the three recessed holes on
the top of the cutting attachment shield (Fig 5).
3. Install a screw into the hole from the bottom of the cutting
attachment shield and screw it into the nut installed in step
2 (Fig. 5). Do not tighten.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until all three screws have been
started, then tighten securely.
ADJUSTING THE D-HANDLE
1.
Locate the wing nut on the D-Handle. Loosen the wing nut
enough to loosen the D-Handle (Fig. 6).
NOTE: Do not remove wing nut, washer, or bolt.
2. Rotate the D-Handle to the upright position on the front
side of the shaft housing (Fig. 6).
NOTE: The D-handle
should slant
towards the
powerhead of the
unit.
3. Hold the unit in the
operating position (Fig.
16). If necessary,
reposition the D-
handle to the location
that provides the best
grip.
4. Tighten the wing nut
until the D-Handle is
secure.
5
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6