Craftsman 358.79828 Operator's Manual page 17

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OPERATION
:UMMER LINE ADVANCE (Fig. 21 )
WARNING:
STOP ENGINE BEFORE ADVANCING LINE.
"rum off the engine.
Unhook the unit from the shoulder harness and put the
unit on the ground.
Push blue lock button in on dual line head with left hand
and pull one line out with right hand. As line begins to
exit, release lock buttonand pu!lboth linesuntildual line
head locks.
P retract excess line, push lock button in on dual line head
lfi left hand and turn blue dng on dual line head counter-
_ckwise.
Figure 21
PERATING ! USE TIPS
tg. 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , & 26 )
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W .RNING:
USE MINIMUM SPEED AND DO NOT
CROWD THE LINE WHEN CUTTING
AROUND HARD OBJECTS (ROCK, GRAV-
EL, FENCE POSTS, ETC), WHICH CAN
DAMAGE THE DUAL LINE HEAD_ BE,
COME ENTANGLED IN TPIE LINE, OR BE
THROWN CAUSING A SERIOUS HAZARD.
ALWAYS WEAR EYE PROTECTION. NEV-
ER LEAN OVER THE DUAL LINE HEAD_
ROCKS OR DEBRIS CAN RICQGHET, OR
BE THROWN II
INJURY.
•The line will easily•removegrass and weeds from around
walls;fences, trees, and flower beds; but it also can cut
the tender bark of trees or shrubs and sear fences, To
help avoid damage especially to delicate vegetation or
trees with tender bark, shorten lineto 4-5 inchesand use
at partial throttle.
The tip of the line does the cutting. You will achieve the
best performance and minimum line wear by not crowd-
ing the line into cutting area.
For tdmrning or scalping, use partial throttle to increase
line life, especially:
- during light duty cutting.
- near objects around which the line can wrap such as
small posts, trees or fence wire.
Always release throttle triggerand allow engine to return
to idle speed when not cutting.
Hold bottom of the dual line head about 3 inches above
ground and at an angle.
Figure 22
TRIMMING
TRIMMING - Allow onlythe tip of the line to make con-
tact. Do not force trimmer line into work area.
REMEMBER
Keep dual itne
head 3 inches
above the
ground while
trimming.
Figure 23
• SCALPING - The scalping technique removes un-
wanted vegetation. Allow the tip of the line to strike
ground around trees, posts, monurnents, etc. Thistech-
nique increases line wear.
Figure 24
MOWING - Your trimmer is ideal for mowing in places
conventional lawn mowers cannot reach. Keep the line
parallel to the ground. To avoid scalping the ground and
damaging the unit, do not press dual line head into
ground.
MOWING
Figure 25
• SWEEPING-The fanning action of the rotating line can
be used for a quickand easy clean up. Keep the line par-
allel to and above surfaces being swept and move unit
from side to side.
Figure 26
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