Echo X7522340000 Safety Manual page 31

• ALWAYS follow instructions provided in
Operator's Manual or with line head for
loading or advancing nylon line.
• ALWAYS wear gloves when handling or
reloading a line head that has been in use
- the gear case and driveshaft get very hot
and can cause burns if touched.
Applications
Nylon line heads may be used for trimming,
scything, edging, and scalping of grass and
light weeds.
Trimming - Feed the spinning line into the
material to be cut. Tilt the line head to one
side to direct cutting debris away from you:
• Model GT (Curved shaft, clockwise line
head rotation) - Tilt the cutting head down
on the left side (air filter side) while cutting
to direct cutting debris away from operator.
Feed the line gradually into the material
you wish to cut, avoiding contact with
fences or other barriers.
• Model SRM/PAS/SB (Straight shaft,
counter-clockwise line head rotation) - Tilt
the cutting head down on the right side
(muffler side) while cutting to direct cutting
debris away from operator. Feed the line
gradually into the material you wish to
cut, avoiding contact with fences or other
barriers.
Scything - Swing the cutting head in a
level arc, gradually feeding the line into the
material being cut. Move forward with each
arc to cut a swath. Width of cutting swath
depends on arc. Use a larger arc for a wider
swath, or a smaller arc for a narrow swath.
Keep line head tilted to direct cutting debris
forward or away from you.
OPERATION
GT Trimming
Rotation
SRM Trimming
Tilted to
the right
Scything
Tilted to the
left
Rotation
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