Craftsman WEEDWACKER 316.731931 Operator's Manual page 12

HOLDING THE UNiT
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body protection to reduce the risk of injury when operating
this unit.
• Stand in the operating position (Fig. 13). Stand up straight. Do
not bend over.
Keep feet apart and firmly planted.
Hold the shaft grip with the right hand. Keep the right arm
slightly bent.
Hold the handle with the left hand. Keep the left arm straight.
Hold the unit at waist level.
Position the cutting head a few inches above the ground.
Fig. 13
TiPS FOR BEST RESULTS
= To direct clippings away from the operator, tilt the cutting head
slightly down to the right; cut from left to right whenever possible.
Do not trim wet grass or weeds.
NOTE: Some line breakage will occur from:
Entanglement with foreign matter
Normal line fatigue
Attempting to cut thick vegetation
Forcing the line into objects such as walls or fence posts
DECORATIVE TRIMMING
When trimming around trees, posts, fences, etc., rotate the whole
unit so that the cutting head is at a 30 ° angle to the ground (Fig. 14).
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Fig. 14
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