Craftsman WEEDWACKER 358.796160 Operator's Manual page 14

_WARNING:Make s ure thelock-
ing/release button islocked i nthe pri-
mary h ole and theknob i ssecurely
tightened before operating the unit. All
attachments are designed tobeused i n
the primary hole u nless otherwise
stated inthe applicable attachment op-
erator's manual. Using the wrong h ole
could l ead t oserious injury ordamage
tothe unit.
Secondary Hole
Locking/Release
Button in Primary Hole
OPERATING POSITION
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ALWAYS WEAR: _ |*'t---'-_
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r strap
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Cut only from your left to your right.
,_LWARNING: Always wear eye
protection. Never lean over the trimmer
head. Rocks or debris can ricochet or
be thrown into eyes and face and
cause blindness or other serious injury.
When operating unit, stand as shown
and check for the following:
• Wear eye protection and heavy
clothing.
• Hold trigger handle with right hand
and assist handle with left hand.
• Hold unit so that engine is below
waist level.
• Cut only from your left to your right to
ensure debris is thrown away from
you. Without bending over, keep line
near and parallel to the ground and
not crowded into material being cut.
Do not run the engine at a higher speed
than necessary. The cutting line will cut
efficiently when the engine is run at less
than full throttle. At lower speeds, there
is less engine noise and vibration.
Always release the throttle trigger and
allow the engine to return to idle
speed when not cutting.
HOW TO STOP YOUR UNIT
• Release tile throttle trigger.
• Move the ON/OFF switch to the OFF
position.
CUTTING METHODS
'_&WARNING: Use minimum
speed and do not crowd the line when
cutting around hard objects (rock,
gravel, fence posts, etc.), which can
damage the trimmer head, become
entangled in the line, or be thrown
causing a serious hazard.
• The tip of the line does the cutting.
You will achieve the best perform-
ance and minimum line wear by not
crowding the line into the cutting
area. The right and wrong ways are
shown in the following illustrations.
Tip of line does the Line crowded into
work area.
Right Wrong
• The line will easily remove grass
and weeds from around walls,
fences, trees and flower beds, but it
also can cut the tender bark of trees
or shrubs and scar fences.
• For trimming or scalping, use less
than full throttle to increase line life
and decrease head wear, especially:
• During light duty cutting.
• Near objects around which the line
can wrap such as small posts,
trees or fence wire.
• For mowing or sweeping, use full
throttle for a good clean job.
TRIMMING - Hold the bottom of the
trimmer head about 3 inches (8 cm)
above the ground and at an angle. Al-
low only the tip of the line to make
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