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Craftsman WEEDWACKER 358.796120 Instruction Manual page 6

34cc/2.1 cu.in. 4-cycle gasoline weedwacker

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_WARNING:
The blade contin-
ues to spin after the throttle is re-
leased or engine is turned off. The
coasting
blade can throw objects or
seriously
cut you if accidentally
touched.
Stop the blade by contacting
the left hand side of the coasting
blade with material already cut.
Stopcoasting
blade by contact
with cut material.
®
aWARNING:
Inspect the area to
be cut before each use. Remove
ob-
jects (rocks, broken glass, nails, wire,
etc.) which can be thrown or become
entangled
in the blade or trimmer line.
• Throw away and replace blades
that
are bent, warped, cracked,
broken or
damaged
in any other way.
• Install required shield properly before
using the unit. Use the metal shield for
all metal blade use.
_WARNING:
Only use brushcut-
ter attachments
that provide a metal
shield with proboscis
nose.
• Use only specified
blade and make
sure
it is properly
installed
and se-
curely fastened.
• Cut from your right to your left.
• Always use the handlebar and a prop-
edy adjusted shoulder strap with blade
(see ASSEMBLY instructions
in brush-
cutter attachment
instruction manual).
CULTIVATOR
SAFETY
,_WARNING:
Rotating tines can
cause eedous injury. Keep away from
rotating tines. Stop the engine and
disconnect
the spark plug before un-
clogging tines or making repairs.
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_
aWARNING:
Inspect the area to
be cultivated
before starting the unit.
Remove all debris and hard and sharp
objects such as rocks, vines, branch-
es, rope, string, etc.
• Avoid heavy contact with solid objects
that might stop the tines. If heavy con-
tact occurs,
stop the engine
and in-
spect the unit for damage.
• Never operate
the cultivator
without
the tine cover in place and properly
secured.
• Keep the tines and guard clear of de-
bds.
• After striking a foreign object, stop the
engine,
disconnect
the spark
plug
and inspect the cultivator for damage.
Repair before restarting.
• Disconnect
attachment
from the drive
engine
before cleaning
the tines with
a hose
and water
to remove
any
build-up.
Oil the tines to prevent rust.
• Always
wear gloves
when servicing
or cleaning
the tines. The tines be-
come very sharp from use.
• Do not run unit at high speed unless
cultivating.
HEDGE TRIMMER
SAFETY
,_DANGER:
RiSK OF CUT; KEEP
HANDS AWAY FROM BLADE - Blade
moves
momentarily
after the trigger is
released.
Do not attempt to clear away
cut material when the blade is in motion.
Make sure the switch is in the OFF posi-
tion,
the spark
plug
wire
is discon-
nected,
and the blade
has
stopped
moving before removing jammed mate-
rial from the cutting blade.
Do not grab
or hold the unit by the cutting
blade.
Blades move
Allow blades to stop
momentarily
before removing
after the
them from the cut.
tdgger is
_WARNING:
Inspect the area be-
fore starting the unit. Remove
all de-
bris and hard objects such as rocks,
glass, wire, etc. that can ricochet,
be
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