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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. Al- low only the tip of the line to make
contact with vegetation. Do not force trimmer line into work area.
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
Trimming
3 inches (8 err above ground
SCALPING - The scalping technique removes unwanted vegetation down to the ground. Hold the bottom of the trim- mer head about 3 inches (8 cm) above the ground and at an angle. Allow the tip of the line to strike the ground around trees, posts, monuments, etc. This technique increases line wear.
Scalping
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE WITH WEED BLADES
•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 understand what causes blade thrust, how you can reduce the chance of its
occurring, and how you can remain in control of unit if blade thrust occurs.
•WHAT CAUSES BLADE THRUST - Blade Thrust can occur when the
spinning blade contacts an object that it does not cut. This contact causes
the blade to stop for an instant and then suddenly move or "thrust" away from the object that was hit. The "thrusting" reaction can be violent enough to cause the operator to be
propelled in any direction and lose control of the unit. The uncontrolled
unit can cause serious injury if the blade contacts the 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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