Honda HHT31S Owner's Manual page 25

OPERATION
Trimming and Edging
Use nylon line for cutting against a hard surface.
Work from an angle where debris that strikes the
hard surface will ricochet away from you.
DEBRIS
Avoid contact with wires, wire fences, metal rods,
etc. Overlapping a wire will cause the nylon line
to wrap around the wire and break off.
Brush Clearing
Clearing brush with a brush blade may require
both scything and sawing.
TRIMMING
Scything with the right side of the blade will direct
thrown debris away from you.
Be especially careful to direct debris away from
you if recutting an area to shorten stumps. Short
lengths of shrub and sapling stumps may tear off
and be thrown at high speed.
Sawing heavy brush and saplings with the left
side of the blade will reduce the risk of kickback.
Accelerate the engine to maximum speed before
starting the cut, and saw through with uniform
pressure.
If shrubs or saplings bind the blade, stop the
engine, and while supporting the weight of the
SAWING
trimmer, push the shrub or sapling away to free
the blade. Do not use the blade as a lever.
Operation on Slopes
Start on the low side of a slope, and work upward. This will reduce your risk of slipping and falling, and
it will give you a cutting angle that will better enable you to direct debris away from you.
Do not let the cutting line or blade dig into the slope, because that can cause stones and dirt to be
thrown at you.
Do not raise the cutting attachment above waist level during operation, because that would increase
the risk of thrown objects striking your face.
Avoid steep slopes that would require holding the cutting attachment above waist level. Avoid slippery
slopes that might cause you to lose your balance.
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