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areas w here i tisdifficult tosee the
material being c ut. B yusing t he unit
properly,
the occurrence
ofblade
thrust will b ereduced and the opera-
torwill b eless likely t olose control.
• Cut o nly g rass, weeds, and woody
brush u pto1/2 inch (1 cm) i ndiameter
with weed b lade. Donot l etblade con-
tact m aterial
itcannot cut s uch a s
stumps, rocks, fences, metal, etc., or
clusters ofhard, woody brush with a
diameter
greater than 1/2 inch (1cm).
• Use asharp b lade. Adull b lade i s
more l ikely t osnag and thrust.
• Cut o nly atfull t hrottle. The blade w ill
have maximum
cutting power and is
less likely t obind orstall.
• "Feed" the blade d eliberately
and not
too rapidly. The blade c an thrust
away i fitisfed too rapidly.
• Cut o nly from your l eft t oyour r ight.
Cutting onright side ofthe shield w ill
throw debris away f rom the operator.
• Use the shoulder strap a nd keep a
firm grip onthe unit w ith both hands.
Aproperly adjusted shoulder strap
will s upport the weight ofthe unit,
freeing your a rms a nd hands tocon-
trol a nd guide t he cutting motion.
• Keep f eet c omfortably
spread apart
and braced forapossible
sudden,
rapid t hrust ofunit. Do not o verreach.
Keep f irm footing and balance.
• Keep b lade b elow w aist level. Itwill
beeasier tomaintain control ofunit.
• Donot r aise t he engine above y our
waist asthe blade c an come d anger-
ously c lose t oyour b ody.
• Donot s wing t he unit w ith such force
that y ou are indanger oflosing your
balance.
Bring t he powerhead
engine tocutting
speed b efore entering the material to
becut.
Ifthe blade d oes n ot t urn when y ou
squeeze the throttle trigger ofthe pow-
erhead, make s ure the attachment
is
fully inserted into the coupler.
Always release the throttle trigger and
allow powerhead
engine toreturn t o
idle speed w hen n ot c utting. The blade
should n ot t urn while t he engine isrun-
ning atidle. I fthe blade t urns a tidle,
donot u se your u nit. Refer tothe CAR-
BURETOR
ADJUSTMENT
section ofthe
powerhead
manual orcontact your
Sears Service Center.
• Maintain good f irm footing while us-
ing the unit. Do this byplanting feet
firmly i nacomfortable
apart position.
• Cut w hile swinging
theupper part o f
your b ody f rom left t oright.
• Asyou move f orward tothe next
area tocut, b esure tomaintain your
balance, and footing.
RECOMMENDED
CUTTING
POSITION
Cut using the 2
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.
_,_...,_...
2
O'ClOC_
o'ctock to 4 o'clock V't'f'I/.'
position of the
_
_ _ %"€'4 o'clock
blade
"IV
_i, WARNING:
The operator
or oth-
ers must not try to clear away cut ma-
terial with the engine running or the
blade turning to avoid serious injury.
Stop engine and blade before remov-
ing materials
wrapped
around blade or
shaft.
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