Craftsman 358.792443 Lawn Mower Accessory User Manual


 
areaswhereitisdifficulttoseethe
materialbeingcut.Byusingtheunit
properly,theoccurrenceofblade
thrustwillbereducedandtheopera-
torwillbelesslikelytolosecontrol.
Cutonlygrass,weeds,andwoody
brushupto1/2inch(1cm)indiameter
withweedblade.Donotletbladecon-
tactmaterialitcannotcutsuchas
stumps,rocks,fences,metal,etc.,or
clustersofhard,woodybrushwitha
diametergreaterthan1/2inch(1cm).
Useasharpblade.Adullbladeis
morelikelytosnagandthrust.
Cutonlyatfullthrottle.Thebladewill
havemaximumcuttingpowerandis
lesslikelytobindorstall.
"Feed"thebladedeliberatelyandnot
toorapidly.Thebladecanthrust
awayifitisfedtoorapidly.
Cutonlyfromyourlefttoyourright.
Cuttingonrightsideoftheshieldwill
throwdebrisawayfromtheoperator.
Usetheshoulderstrapandkeepa
firmgripontheunitwithbothhands.
Aproperlyadjustedshoulderstrap
willsupporttheweightoftheunit,
freeingyourarmsandhandstocon-
trolandguidethecuttingmotion.
Keepfeetcomfortablyspreadapart
andbracedforapossiblesudden,
rapidthrustofunit.Donotoverreach.
Keepfirmfootingandbalance.
Keepbladebelowwaistlevel.Itwill
beeasiertomaintaincontrolofunit.
Donotraisetheengineaboveyour
waistasthebladecancomedanger-
ouslyclosetoyourbody.
Donotswingtheunitwithsuchforce
thatyouareindangeroflosingyour
balance.
Bringthepowerheadenginetocutting
speedbeforeenteringthematerialto
becut.
Ifthebladedoesnotturnwhenyou
squeezethethrottletriggerofthepow-
erhead,makesuretheattachmentis
fullyinsertedintothecoupler.
Alwaysreleasethethrottletriggerand
allowpowerheadenginetoreturnto
idlespeedwhennotcutting.Theblade
shouldnotturnwhiletheengineisrun-
ningatidle.Ifthebladeturnsatidle,
donotuseyourunit.RefertotheCAR-
BURETORADJUSTMENTsectionofthe
powerheadmanualorcontactyour
SearsServiceCenter.
Maintaingoodfirmfootingwhileus-
ingtheunit.Dothisbyplantingfeet
firmlyinacomfortableapartposition.
Cutwhileswingingtheupperpartof
yourbodyfromlefttoright.
Asyoumoveforwardtothenext
areatocut,besuretomaintainyour
balance,andfooting.
RECOMMENDEDCUTTINGPOSITION
Cutusingthe2 _.41"_._,_...,_... 2
O'ClOC_
o'ctock to 4 o'clock
V't'f'I/.'
position of the _ __ %"€'4o'clock
blade
"IV
_i, WARNING: The operator or oth-
ers must not try to clear away cut ma-
terial with the engine running or the
blade turning to avoid serious injury.
Stop engine and blade before remov-
ing materials wrapped around blade or
shaft.
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