Craftsman 358.796340 Operator's Manual Page 1

Operator's ManualI CRRFTgMRN°I25cc/1.5 cu. in. 2-CycleGASOLINE HEDGE TRIMMERModel No.358.796340 - 22" Blade• Safety• Assembly• Operation• Ma

ENGINE• Remove spark plug and pour 1 tea-spoon of 40:1,2-cycle engine oil (aircooled) through the spark plug open-ing. Slowly pull the starter rope 8

YOUR WARRANTY RIGHTS ANDOBLIGATIONS: The U.S. Environmen-tal Protection Agency/California Air Re-sources Board and Sears, Roebuckand Co., U.S.A., are

WHERE TO GET WARRANTY SER-VICE: Warranty services or repairsshall be provided at all Sears ServiceCenters, Call 1-800-469-4663. MAIN-TENANCE, REPLACEM

WarrantyStatement 2 Storage 9SafetyRules 2 TroubleshootingTable 10Assembly 4 EmissionsStatement 11Operation 5 PartsList 13Maintenance 7 Spanish 15Serv

tSafety BootsGlassesBlades move Allow blades to stop_releasedmOmentarily before removinguafter the them from the cut.trigger is.WARNING:Blades can thr

• Keep the cutting blade and air ventsfree from debris.• Use only for jobs explained in thismanual.MAINTAIN YOUR UNIT PROPERLY_WARNING: Disconnect spa

KNOW YOUR HEDGE TRIMMERREAD THIS OPERATOR'S MANUAL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERATING YOURUNIT. Compare the illustrations with your unit to famili

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONSTo maximize operating efficiency, donot run the engine for longer than 30seconds at a time at full throttle.Releasing the trigge

chokelevertotheOFFCHOKEposi-tion.Allowtheunittorunfor30moresecondsattheOFFCHOKEpositionbeforesqueezingandreleasingthethrottletriggertoreleasethethrott

• After each use, clean the unit and la-bels using a damp cloth with a milddetergent.• Wipe off unit with a clean dry cloth.CLEAN AIR FILTERAir Filter

Keep others away when making idlespeed adjustments. Make adjustmentswith the unit resting on a level surfacefree of debris that can be caught in thehe