Working Techniques - Husqvarna 129RJ Operator's Manual

IMPORTANT!
This section describes the basic safety
precautions for working with trimmers. If you
encounter a situation where you are uncertain
how to proceed you should ask an expert.
Contact your servicing dealer.
Avoid all usage which you consider to be
beyond your capability.
You must understand the difference between
forestry clearing, grass clearing and grass
trimming before use.
Basic safety rules
• Look around you:
• To ensure that people, animals or other
things cannot affect your control of the
machine.
• To ensure that people, animals, etc., do not
come into contact with the cutting
attachment or loose objects that are thrown
out by the cutting attachment.
CAUTION! Do not use the machine unless you
are able to call for help in the event of an
accident.
• Do not use the machine in bad weather, such
as dense fog, heavy rain, strong wind, intense
cold, etc. Working in bad weather is tiring and
often brings added risks, such as icy ground,
unpredictable felling direction, etc.
• Make sure you can move and stand safely.
Check the area around you for possible
obstacles (roots, rocks, branches, ditches, etc.)
in case you have to move suddenly. Take great
care when working on sloping ground.
• Switch off the engine before moving to another
area. Fit the transport guard before carrying or
transporting the equipment any distance.
• Never put the machine down with the engine
running or while the cutting attachment is
rotating.
The basics of clearing
• Always use the correct equipment.
• Make sure the equipment is well adjusted.
• Follow the safety precautions.
• Organize your work carefully.
• Always use full throttle when starting to cut with
the blade.
• Always use sharp blades.

WORKING TECHNIQUES

• Avoid stones.
• Always slow the engine to idle speed after each
working operation. Long periods at full throttle
without any load on the engine can lead to
serious engine damage.
WARNING: Neither the operator of the
machine nor anyone else may attempt to
remove the cut material while the engine
is running or the cutting equipment is
rotating, as this can result in serious
injury. Stop the engine and cutting
equipment and disconnect the lead from
the spark plug before you remove
material that has wound around the blade
shaft as otherwise there is a risk of injury.
The bevel gear can get hot during use and
may remain so for a while afterwards.
Allow time to cool. You could get burned
if you touch it.
WARNING: Watch out for thrown objects.
Always wear approved eye protection.
Never lean over the cutting attachment
guard. Stones, rubbish, etc. can be
thrown up into the eyes causing
blindness or serious injury. Keep
unauthorized persons at a distance.
Children, animals, onlookers and helpers
should be kept outside the safety zone of
15 meters (50 feet). Stop the machine
immediately if anyone approaches. Never
swing the machine around without first
checking behind you to make sure no one
is within the safety zone.
WARNING: Sometimes branches or grass
get caught between the guard and cutting
attachment. Always stop the engine
before cleaning.
Grass clearing using a grass blade
• Grass blades and grass cutters must not be
used on woody stems.
• A grass blade is used for all types of tall or
coarse grass.
• The grass is cut down with a sideways,
swinging movement, where the movement from
right-to-left is the clearing stroke and the
movement from left-to-right is the return stroke.
Let the left-hand side of the blade (between 8
and 12 o'clock) do the cutting.