HONDA HHT35S - Manual (Page 14)

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TRIMMER/HARNESS QUICK DISCONNECTION
To quickly detach the trimmer from the harness, pull the quick-release
latch tab upward.
Insert the latch tongue in the slot of the quick-release latch to reattach
the trimmer to the harness.
TRIMMER OPERATION
Operating Position
Hold the trimmer firmly with both hands, with your fingers and thumbs
encircling the handles as shown. This will help you to keep the
trimmer under control at all times.
• Keep firm footing and balance.
• Do not overreach.
• Keep the cutting attachment below waist level.
• Keep all parts of your body away from the rotating cutting
attachment and hot surfaces.
Throttle Operation
Pull the throttle trigger toward the grip to increase engine speed and
start the cutting attachment rotation.
The trimmer has the greatest cutting force at maximum engine speed.
Release the throttle trigger to reduce engine speed. At idle, the cutting
attachment should coast to a stop.
Using a Nylon Cutting-Line Head
As the ends of the line wear away, more line must be released from
the cutting-line head. Your trimmer is factory-equipped with either a
manual-feed or a semi-matic (bump feed) cutting-line head, which
have different procedures for releasing line.
The debris shield is equipped with a cutoff knife that automatically
removes any excess line that is released.
Manual-Feed Cutting-Line Head
Line must be released with the cutting-line head stopped.
1. Stop the engine, and wait for the cutting-line head to coast to a
complete stop.
2. Hold the housing, pull the spool out about a quarter of an inch, then
turn the spool counterclockwise until it snaps into the housing
again.
The spool will snap into the housing every sixth of a turn, which
releases 1 to 1-1/2 inches of line.
Semi-Matic (bump-feed) Cutting-Line Head
Line must be released with the cutting-line head spinning rapidly.
With the engine running at full speed, tap the cutting-line head on
hard, bare ground. Do not tap the cutting-line head on pavement or
concrete.
Each tap releases about 2 inches of line.
LATCH TAB
QUICK-RELEASE
LATCH
THROTTLE
TRIGGER
FAST
(cutting attachment rotates) IDLE
(cutting attachment stops)
To release more line,
pull spool and turn
counterclockwise.
HOUSING
SPOOL
HOUSING
SPOOL