McCulloch B40 B Elite Operator's Manual page 20

Grass clearing with a grass blade
CAUTION:
and grass knives on wood. Use grass
blades and grass knives for long or heavy
grass only.
• Move the product from side to side.
• Start the movement from right to left when you cut.
Move the product to the right before you cut again.
• Cut with the left side of the grass blade.
• Angle the grass blade to the left to make the grass
fall in a line. This makes it easy to collect the grass.
• Keep a stable position with your feet apart.
• Move forward after each right movement and make
sure that you have a stable position again before you
cut again.
• Keep the support cup with a light pressure against
the ground to make sure that the grass blade does
not hit the ground.
• Obey these instructions to decrease the risk that cut
material winds around the grass blade:
a) Apply full throttle.
b) Do not move the grass blade through cut
material when you move the product from left to
right.
• Before you collect the cut material, stop the engine
and remove the product from the harness. Put the
product down on the ground.
Grass trimming with a trimmer head
To trim the grass
1. Hold the trimmer head immediately above the
ground at an angle. Do not push the trimmer line into
the grass.
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Do not use grass blades
2. Decrease the length of the trimmer line by 10-12
cm / 4-4.75 in.
3. Decrease the engine speed to decrease the risk of
damage to plants.
4. Use 80 % throttle when you cut grass near objects.
To clear grass
1. Keep the trimmer head above the ground.
2. Tilt the trimmer head.
3. Cut with the end of the trimmer line around objects in
the work area.
CAUTION:
that are hit by the trimmer line, increases
the wear on the trimmer line.
4. Use 80% speed when you cut and clear vegetation.
This decreases the wear on the trimmer head and
trimmer line.
To cut the grass
1. Make sure that the trimmer line is parallel to the
ground when you cut the grass.
2. Do not push the trimmer head to the ground. This
can cause damage to the product.
Cut grass. Other objects
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