Craftsman 358.792443 manual What Causes Blade Thrust, When Blade Thrust Occurs

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MOWING - Your trimmer is ideal for

mowing in places conventional lawn mowers cannot reach. In the mowing position, keep the line parallel to the ground. Avoid pressing the head into the ground as this can scalp the ground and damage the tool.

Mowing

•The line will easily remove grass and weeds from around walls, fences, trees and flower beds, but it also can cut the tender bark of trees or shrubs and scar fences.

•For trimming or scalping, use less than full throttle to increase line life

and decrease head wear, especially:

•During light duty cutting.

•Near objects around which the line

can wrap such as small posts, trees or fence wire.

•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 an angle. Allow

only the tip of the line to make contact. Do not force trimmer line into work

area,

Trimming

3 inches

(8 cm) abow ground

SCALPING - The scalping technique removes unwanted vegetation down to the ground. Hold the bottom of the trimmer head about 3 inches (8 cm) above the ground and at an angle. Al- low the tip of the line to strike the ground around trees, posts, monu-

ments, etc. This technique increases line wear.

Scalping

SWEEPING - The fanning action of the rotating line can be used to 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

USE OF BRUSHCUTTER ATTACH-

MENT WITH WEED BLADE

•Blade Thrust 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 under- stand what causes blade thrust, how

you can reduce the chance of its oc-

curring, and how you can remain in control of unit if blade thrust occurs.

•WHAT CAUSES BLADE THRUST -

Blade Thrust can occur when spin-

ning blade contacts an object that it does 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" re- action can be violent enough to cause

operator to be propelled in any direc- tion and lose control of unit. The un-

controlled unit can cause serious injury if blade contacts operator or others.

•WHEN BLADE THRUST OCCURS

-Blade Thrust can occur without

warning if the blade snags, stalls, or binds. This is more likely to occur in

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358.792443, 79244 specifications

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