GD Rapter RR BC 20-42.7 Original Owner's Manual page 17

TRIMMING:
This is feeding the trimmer carefully into the
TRIMMING
DEBRIS
material you wish to cut. Tilt the head slowly
to direct debris away from you. If cutting up to
a barrier such as fence, wallor tree, approach
KNIFE SIDE
from an angle where anydebris ricocheting
RAISED
off the barrier will fly away from you. Move
the line head slowly until the grass is cut right
up the barrier, but do not jam(overfeed )the
ANGLE TO
line into the barrier. If trimming up to a wire
mesh or chain linked fence be careful to feed
GROUND
ANGLE
TO WALL only up to wire. If you go to far the line will
snap off around the wire. Trimming can be
done to cut through weed stems one at a time.
Place the trimmer line head near the bottom SAWING SAPLINGS
of the weed-never high up which could cause
the weed to chatter and catch the line. Rather
than cut the weed right through, just use the
very end of the line to wear through the stem
slowly.
SCALPING
WARNING CAUTION
Do not to use a steel blade for edging or
capping.
SCALPING AND ENGING:
Both of these are done with the line head
BINDING
tilted at a steep angle Scalping is removing
top growth leaving the earth bear. Edging is
trimming the grass back where it has spread
EDGING
over a sidewalk or drive way. During both
edging and scalping, hold the unit a steep
angle and in a position where the debris, and
DO NOT
any dislodging dirt and stones, will not come
HACK LARGE
back towards you even if it ricochets off the
TREES
hard surface. Although the picture shows how
to edge and scalp every operator must find for
himself the angles which suits his body size
and cutting situation.
WARNING CAUTION
Do not trim in any area where there are
AVOID WIRE
strands of fencing wire. Wear protective safety
protecting. Do not cut where you cannot see
what the cutting device is cutting.
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