DR Power Sprint (2000 - 2004) - Manual (Page 6)

DR ® TRIMMER/MOWER ™ Safety & Operating Instructions iv
Table of Contents
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS....................................................................................................................................... II
D RESS A PPROPRIATELY ............................................................................................................................................ II
P REPARATION ........................................................................................................................................................... II
O PERATING THE M ACHINE S AFELY ........................................................................................................................... II
S AFETY WITH G ASOLINE -P OWERED M ACHINES ....................................................................................................... III
W ARNING TO A LL C ALIFORNIA AND O THER U SERS ................................................................................................. III
SETTING UP YOUR TRIMMER............................................................................................................................. 1
S TEP 1: C ONNECT THE B ATTERY W IRES (E LECTRIC -S TARTING MODELS ONLY ).......................................................... 1
S TEP 2: A DD O IL AND G AS ........................................................................................................................................ 1
CONTROLS & FEATURES...................................................................................................................................... 2
STARTING & OPERATING .................................................................................................................................... 3
E LECTRIC -S TARTING ................................................................................................................................................. 3
M ANUAL -S TARTING .................................................................................................................................................. 3
S TOPPING THE E NGINE .............................................................................................................................................. 4
E NGAGING THE T RIMMER H EAD ............................................................................................................................... 4
S TOPPING THE C ORDS S PINNING ............................................................................................................................... 4
U SING THE P ARALLEL T RIMMING A CTION (PTA ™ ) F EATURE ................................................................................... 4
C UTTING C ORDS ....................................................................................................................................................... 6
C ORD T IPS ................................................................................................................................................................. 8
A DJUSTING THE C UTTING H EIGHT ............................................................................................................................ 9
M OW -B ALL
™ S UPPORT ............................................................................................................................................. 9
A DJUSTING THE H ANDLEBAR .................................................................................................................................... 9
O BSTACLES ............................................................................................................................................................. 10
H EAVY G ROWTH ..................................................................................................................................................... 11
W ET C ONDITIONS ................................................................................................................................................... 11
V ERY D RY C ONDITIONS .......................................................................................................................................... 11
S LOPES .................................................................................................................................................................... 12
W INDROWS ............................................................................................................................................................. 12
F IREBREAKS ............................................................................................................................................................ 12
E ND - OF -S EASON G ARDEN C LEAN -U P ..................................................................................................................... 12
MAINTENANCE ...................................................................................................................................................... 13
R EGULAR M AINTENANCE ....................................................................................................................................... 13
B ATTERY C ARE (E LECTRIC -S TARTING M ODELS O NLY )............................................................................................. 14
T O R EMOVE THE M OW -B ALL
™ S UPPORT A SSEMBLY .............................................................................................. 15
T O R EASSEMBLE THE M OW -B ALL
™ S UPPORT A SSEMBLY ...................................................................................... 16
T O R EMOVE THE S TONE G UARD F LAP .................................................................................................................... 17
T O R EMOVE THE B OTTOM S HIELD .......................................................................................................................... 17
T O R EMOVE AND R EPLACE THE B ELT ..................................................................................................................... 18
T O A DJUST THE B ELT T ENSION THROUGH THE T RIMMER C ONTROL C ABLE ........................................................... 20
T O A DJUST THE PTA ™ L EVER ................................................................................................................................. 21
T O R EMOVE THE S IDE S HIELD ................................................................................................................................. 21
T O R EMOVE THE W HEELS ....................................................................................................................................... 21
TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................................................................................................................... 22
PARTS LIST ............................................................................................................................................................. 24
SCHEMATIC DRAWINGS..................................................................................................................................... 26
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