Ryobi RET 700 Gebrauchsanleitung Seite 5

D-HANDLE
1. Push the D-handle down onto the boom
(Fig. 1).
2. Install and tighten the bolt, washer, and
wing nut.
CONNECTING THE CORD
To prevent disconnection when you connect the
extension cord to the power cord, use the cord
hook (Fig. 5), or tie the cords in a knot.
STARTING / STOPPING
1. Press control switch to switch on the
appliance, release to switch off.
HOLDING THE TRIMMER
1. Hold the trimmer as shown (Fig. 6).
ADJUSTING LINE LENGTH
The trimmer has a bump (cutting) head, which
releases more trimming line without stopping
the motor.
1. When the cord starts to get a bit short,
knock the cutting head on the bare ground
or on hard ground to make the appliance
work at top speed. Repeat the process as
often as necessary (Fig. 7).
DECORATIVE TRIMMING
Use a 30-degree angle to remove all vegetation
around trees, posts, fences (Fig. 8).
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
STRING GUARD
1. Place the string guard onto the boom
2. Fit the safety protection onto the bar
3. See fig. 4 for putting the safety
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
EDGING
When edging, let the tip of the trimming
line do the work (fig. 8).
TRIMMING TIPS (Fig. 9)
1. The cutting head will be at the
2. DO NOT FORCE THE UNIT.
3. Cut to your left for best cutting, and
4. Move the trimmer slowly in and out
5. Trim only when grass and weeds are
6. The life of your cutting line depends
ENGLISH
above the clamp assembly (Fig. 2).
above the coupling joint in the
direction of the motor (fig. 3)
protection extension into position.
correct angle by holding it parallel to
the ground.
to throw the clippings away from the
operator.
of the area being cut, using a
forward-backward or side-to-side
motion. Maintain top speed for best
cutting.
dry.
on your trimming techniques, what is
being cut, and where the cutting is
being done. Some line breakage will
occur from:
• Entanglement with foreign matter
• Normal line fatigue
• Attempting to cut thick weeds
• Forcing the line into walls or
fenceposts
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