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gledin theline, orbe thrown causing aserious
hazard.
S The tip of the line does the cutting. You will
achievethebestperformanceandminimum
line wear by not crowding the line into th e
cutting area. The right and wrong ways are
shown below.
Tip o f t he line
does the cutting.
Right Wrong
Line crowded into
work area.
S Theline will easily removegrass andweeds
from around walls, fences, trees and flower
beds, but it also can cut the tender bark o f
trees or shrubs and scar fences.
S For trimming or scalping, use less than f ull
throttle to increase line life and decrease
head wear, especially:
S During light duty cutting.
S Near objects around which the line can
wrap such as small posts, trees or fence
wire.
S For mowing or sweeping, use full throttle for
a good clean job.
TRIMMING -- Hold the bottom of the trimmer
head about 3 inches (8 cm) above the ground
and at a n angle. Allow only the tip of the line to
make contact. Do not force trimmer line into
work area.
Trimming
3 inches (8 cm)
above ground
SCALPING -- The scalping technique re-
moves unwanted vegetation down to the
ground. Hold the bottom of the trimmer head
about3 inches (8cm)above thegroundandat
an angle. Allow the tip of the line to strike the
ground a round trees, posts, monuments, etc.
This technique increases line wear.
Scalping
MOWING -- Yourtrimmeris idealformowingin
places conventional lawn mowers cannot
reach. In the mowing position, keep the l ine
paralleltotheground. A voidpressingthehead
into the ground as this can scalp the ground
and damage the tool.
Mowing
SWEEPING -- Thefanning action of the rotat-
ingline can beusedto blow away loose debris
from an area. Keep the line parallel to and
above the area surface and swing the tool
from side to side.
Sweeping
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR
BRUSHCUTTER ATTACHMENT
S Bla d e Th rus t is a reaction that only occurs
when using a bladed unit. This reaction can
cause serious injury such as amputation.
Carefully study this section. It is important that
you understand what causes blade thrust,
how you can reduce the chance of i ts occur-
ring, and how you can remain in control o f unit
if blade thrust o ccurs.
S WHAT CAUS ES BL ADE THR UST -- Blade
Thrust can occur when spinning blade con-
tacts anobject that itdoes not cut. This contact
causes blade to stop for an instant and then
suddenly move or “thrust” away from object
that was hit. The “thrusting” reaction can be
violent enough to cause operator to be pro-
pelled in any direction and lose control of unit.
The uncontrolled unit can cause serious injury
if blade contacts operator or others.
S WHEN BLADE THRUST OCCURS --
Blade Thrust can occur without warning if
the blade snags, stalls, or binds. This is
more likely to occur in a reas where it is diffi-
cult to see the material being cut. By using
the unit properly, the occurrence of blade
thrust will be reduced and the operator will
be less likely to lose control.
S Cut only grass, weeds,and woody brush upto
1/2 inch (1 cm) in diameter with weed blade.
Do not let blade contact m aterial it cannot cut
such as stumps, rocks, fences, metal, etc., or
clusters of hard, woody brush with a diameter
greater than 1/2 inch (1 cm).
S Useasharpblade.Adullbladeis morelikely
to snag and thrust.