Correct Operating Position; Trimming; Edging; Scalping - Craftsman WEEDWACKER C944.511110 Instruction Manual

CORRECT OPERATING POSITION
Trimming Edging
TRIMMING
Hold the bottom of the trimmer head
about 3 inches (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.
WARNING: Always wear eye
protection. Never lean over the trim-
mer head. Rocks or debris can rico-
chet 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.
• Keep unit below waist level.
• Cut from your right to your left to 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
The cutting head advances line au-
tomatically. Do not tap head on the
ground to advance line. This may
break parts and cause cutting head to
malfunction,
Upon unit start up, the line will ad-
vance automatically to the correct cut-
ting path length.
Always keep the shield in place when
the tool is being operated.
_WARNING: Use only 0.065 inch
(1.65 mm) diameter round Fine.
Other sizes and shapes of line will not
advance properly and will result in im-
proper cutting head function or can
cause serious injury. Do not use other
materials such as wire, string, rope,
etc. Wire can break off during cutting
and become a dangerous missile that
can cause serious injury. See page 2
for warning concerning other cutting de-
vices.
above ground
EDGING POSITION
You can press this button and twist
the lower portion 180 ° counterclock-
wise into an edging position.
EDGING
While edging allow the tip of the line to
make contact. Do not force the line.
The edge guide 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.
SCALPING
The scalping technique removes un-
wanted vegetation. Hold the bottom of
the trimmer head about 3 inches (8
cm) above the ground and at an an-
gle. Allow the tip of the line to strike
the ground around trees, posts, monu-
ments, etc. This technique increases
line wear.
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