Trim Trim Trimminy

 We got out the new trimmer and got it going but I will write down the procedure so I wont forget.

1. engage trigger catch
2. turn on switch
3. set throttle on
4. pump three of four times 
5. set throttle off
6. pull rip cord
7. pull rip cord again
8. pull rip cord not as hard (success)
9. disengage trigger catch
10. put on safety glasses
11. trim weeds

The big tip is to release some cutting line immediately before doing anything else, which I did not do. This would have moved the existing hardened bend in the cutting cord away from the eyelet holes.  Who knows how long the cord was sitting in that position on the wall of the shop before we came along. So as soon as I tried the very first piece of grass, both the cutting ends broke away at the brittle bends and the whole assembly had to be undone and rewound to get some cord out of it. Fortunately the bump action to release more cord worked ok for the rest of the job.  It is a more powerful unit and can tend to run away if the trigger is pressed too hard.  The new mower was also given its first go and seems a lot quieter than the old one.  I wonder if James has tried the old one yet.

cut & trim

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