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OPERATION
WARNING:
THE BLADE CONTINUES TO SPIN AFTER THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFR THE
COASTIN_I BLADE CAN SERIOUSLY CUT YOU iF ACCIDENTALLY TOUCHED.
THE OPERATOR OR OTHERS MUST NOT
TRY TO CLEAR AWAY CUT MATERIAL WiTH THE ENGINE RUNNING OR THE BLADE TURNING.
STOP ENGINE AND BLADE BEFORE RE-
MOVING MATERIALS WRAPPED AROUND THE BLADE SHAFT.
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BRUSH TRI-BLADE:
The Brush
SAPLING SAW BLADE:
brush and
OPERATING / USE TIPS (Figure 20 )
To establish a rhythmic cutting procedure:
•Plant feet firmly, comfortably apart.
•Cut while swinging the upper part of your body from dght to left.
Move forward to the next area to be cut after the return swing and plant feet once more.
•Use the 8 o'clockto 10 o'clockposition for cutting.
•Bringthe engine to full throttle before entering the mate- rialto be cut. The blade has maximum cutting power at fullthrottle end is less likelyto bind, stall, or cause blade thrust, which can result in serious injuryto the operator or others. Refer to =Guard Against Blade ThrustS; ....
•Alwaysreleasethrottletriggerandallowenginetoretum to idle speed when not cutting.
•Cut only from your right to your left. Swinging the unit in the same direction as the blade spins increases the cut- ting action.
To reduce the chance of material wrapping around the blade, follow these steps:
•Cut at full throttle.
•Swing the unit into material to be cut from your right to your left.
•Avoid the material just cut as you make the return swing.
Figure 20
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