Husqvarna 525LS Owners Manual - Page 10

GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Cutting equipment This section describes how to choose and maintain your cutting equipment in order to: • Reduce the risk of blade thrust. • Obtain maximum cutting performance. • Extend the life of cutting equipment. IMPORTANT! Only use cutting attachments with the guards we recommend! See the chapter on Technical data. Refer to the instructions for the cutting attachment to check the correct way to load the cord and the correct cord diameter. Trimmer head IMPORTANT! Always ensure the trimmer cord is wound tightly and evenly around the drum, otherwise the machine will generate harmful vibration. • Only use the recommended trimmer heads and trimmer cords. These have been tested by the manufacturer to suit a particular engine size. This is especially important when a fully automatic trimmer head is used. Only use the recommended cutting attachment. See the chapter on Technical data. WARNING! Always stop the engine ! before doing any work on the cutting attachment. This continues to rotate even • Smaller machines generally require small trimmer after the throttle has been released. heads and vice versa. This is because when clearing Ensure that the cutting attachment has using a cord the engine must throw out the cord stopped completely and disconnect the radially from the trimmer head and overcome the HT lead from the spark plug before you resistance of the grass being cleared. start to work on it. • The length of the cord is also important. A longer cord requires greater engine power than a shorter cord of WARNING! A faulty cutting attachment ! may increase the risk of accidents. the same diameter. • Make sure that the cutter on the trimmer guard is intact. This is used to cut the cord to the correct length. • To increase the life of the cord it can be soaked in water for a couple of days. This will make the line tougher so that it lasts longer. 10 - English 1154519-49 Rev. 4 2013-08-12