Craftsman 358.799461 Operator's Manual page 7

CORRECT OPERATING POSITION
Trimming Edging
_WARNING:Always wear e ye
protection. Never lean over the trim-
mer h ead. Rocks ordebris can rico-
chet orbethrown into eyes a nd face
and cause b lindness orother serious
injury.
When o perating unit, stand a sshown
and check f or t he following:
• Wear eye protection and heavy
clothing.
• Hold t rigger handle with right hand
and assist handle with left h and.
• Keep u nit b elow waist level.
• Cut f rom your r ight toyour left t o
en-
sure debris is thrown away from you.
Without bending over, keep line near
and parallel to the ground (perpen-
dicular when edging) and not
crowded into material being cut.
ADVANCING THE CUTTING LINE
Advance line by tapping bottom of cut-
ting head lightly on the ground while
unit is running at full speed. A metal
blade attached to the shield will cut
the line to the proper length.
TRIMMING
Hold the bottom of the trimmer head
about 3 in. (8 cm) above the ground
and at an angle. Allow only the tip of
the line to make contact. Do not force
trimmer line into work area.
EDGING POSITION
You can press this button and twist
the lower portion 180 ° into an edging
position.
Button
EDGING
While edging allow the tip of the line to
make contact. Do not force the line.
The edge guard helps protect the unit
and keeps the unit from contacting the
ground. Take extra caution while edg-
ing as objects can be thrown from the
trimmer line.
Edging
SCALPING
The scalping technique removes un-
wanted vegetation. Hold the bottom of
the trimmer head about 3 in. (8 cm)
above the ground and at an angle. Al-
low the tip of the line to strike the
ground around trees, posts, monu-
ments, etc. This technique increases
line wear.
Scalping
MOWING
Your trimmer is ideal for mowing in
places conventional lawn mowers
cannot reach. In the mowing position,
keep the line parallel to the ground.
Avoid pressing the head into the
ground as this can scalp the ground
and damage the tool.