Cutting Methods - Craftsman 257.798051 Important Manual

• To Advance Live:
1. Press the trig_-er switch x, The ]L_e advances au-
tomatically as needed when the trimmer head
begins to turn.
A WARNING
Use only.080" alia. Laser Line. Other sizes of line
will not advance properly and can overload the
m oto_ Do not use other materials such as wire,
string, rope, etc. WLre can break oi_d_ cut-
ring and become a dangerous missile that can
_mme serious injury, -_
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2. To advance Iine again, allow trimmer head to
come to a complete stop. Then, press trigger
switch again. The line advances automatically.
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Cuts Line To
Properlength. : ! .
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C. CUTTING METHODS
I " .AWAR NG i
Do not crowd line when cutting around hard oh- ]
jeers (rock, gravel, fence posts, ere), which cenj
damage the trimmer head, become entangled in ]
[the line, or be thrown causing
a serzous _n.azarl_|
• Only the tip ofthe line does the vatting. You
will achieve the best performance and minimum
line wear bynot crowding the Line into the catting
aree_ The right and wrong ways are shown in Fig-
ure 6.
• The line wilI easily remove grass and weeds
from around walls, fences, trees, and flower
beds, but it also can cgt the tender bark of
trees or shrubs and scar fences.
• Allow the unit to _aeh _ speed before en-
tering the material to be cut.
• Always. release the Trigger switch and allow
the unit to stop when not cutting.
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wear eye prpteetio_ Never lean over the [
trimmer h.e_, Rbeks or aebris can ricovhet ort
be thrown into eyes and face and vause blind-I
hess or other serfous
injury. |
L TRIMMING - Figure 7. Hold the bottom of
thetrimmer head about 3 inches above the ground
• awI at an angl_ AUow only the tip of the line to
make contact. Do not force the trimmer line into
the work sree_
2. SCALPING - Figure 7. The sealp'mg tech-
nique
removes unwanted vegetation. Hold the
bottomofthetrimmer head about 3 inches above
•the ground and at an ang_ Allow the tip of the
line to strike the ground around trees, posts,
monuments,' etc_ This techniqueincreases l lr_e
y3e_
3. _M[OWING- Figure 8. Your trlmmer is ideal for
mowing inplac@s conve.ntional _wn mowers .can-
not reach.In themowing p_on, keep thellne
p sr_. el to the ground. AVoid pressing the head
into theground as this can scalp the ground end
demege the unit.
4_ SWEEPING - Figare 8 • The fanning action
oftherotating llne c_u.be used for aquiekand .e_y
cleanup. Keep the line parallel to and above the
beingsweptand m oyethe umt from side
toride.
Figure 6
SWEEPING
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