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«Never climb up into trees to perform cutting operation with the
brush cutter or grass trimmer.
» Remove
sand, stones.
nails etc. found within the working range.
Foreign particles may damage
the cutting tool and can cause
dangerous kickbacks.
«Before commencing cutting, the cutting tool must have reached
full working speed
Kickback
+ When operating the brush cutter, uncontrolled kickback may occur.
e This is particularly the case when attempting lo cut within a blade
segment between
12 and 2 o'clock
e Never apply this segment
of the brush cutter to solids, such as
ishes and trees, etc., having a diameter in excess of 3 cm
e brush cutter will then be deflected at great force with the
гаеп! risk of injuries
e Never apply the brush cutter within a segment
between
12 and
2 o'clock.
Kickback prevention
To avoid kickbacks, observe the following
* Operation within a blade segment between
12 and 2 o'clock
presents positive hazards, especially when using meta! cutting
tools.
e Cutting operations within a blade segment between 11 and 12
o'clock, and between 2 and 5 o'clock, must only be performed by
trained and experienced operators, and then only at their own risk.
* Easy cutting with almost no kickback is possible within a blade
oe"
between 8 and 11 o'clock.
Cuitting Tools
Employ only the correct cutting tool for the job in hand.
Nylon cutting head:
Exclusively designed for cutting along wall, fences, grass edges,
trees, posts etc. (supplementing the grass mower).
Star blade
For cutting thick materials, such as weed, high grass, bushes,
Shrubs, underwood, thicket etc. (max. 2 cm dia. thickness). Perform
this cutting work by swinging the brush cutter evenly in half-circles
from right to left (similar to using a scythe)
NOTE:
For LT- 280, swing the machine from left to right to perform this
cutting work
Caution:
Kickback
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