Craftsman 358.795020 Operator's Manual download pdf (Page 13)

cancauseseriousinjuryifbladecon-

tactsoperatororothers.

• WHENBLADETHRUSTOCCURS.

Bladethrustcanoccurwithoutwarn-

ingifthebladesnags,stalls,or

binds.Thisismorelikelytooccurin

areaswhereitisdifficulttoseethe

materialbeingcut.Byusingtheunit

properly,theoccurrenceofblade

thrustwillbereducedandtheopera-

torwillbelesslikelytolosecontrol.

• Cutonlygrass,weeds,andwoody

brushupto1/2inchindiameterwith

weedblade,andupto2incheswith

brushblade.Donotletbladecontact

materialitcannotcutsuchasstumps,

rocks,fences,metal,etc.,orclusters

ofhard,woodybrushwithadiameter

greaterthanthatrecommended.

• Useasharpblade.Adullbladeis

morelikelytosnagandthrust.

• Outonlyatfullthrottle.Thebladewill

havemaximumcuttingpowerandis

lesslikelytobindorstall.

• "Feed"thebladedeliberatelyandnot

toorapidly.Thebladecanthrust

awayifitisfedtoorapidly.

• Cutonlyfromyourrighttoyourleft.

Swingingunitinthesamedirectionas

bladespinincreasescuttingaction.

• Usetheshoulderstrapandkeepa

firmgripontheunitwithbothhands.

Aproperlyadjustedshoulderstrap

willsupporttheweightoftheunit,

freeingyourarmsandhandstocon-

trolandguidethecuttingmotion.

• Keepfeetcomfortablyspreadapart

andbracedforapossiblesudden,

rapidthrustofunit.Donotoverreach.

Keepfirmfootingandbalance.

• Keepbladebelowwaistlevel.Itwill

beeasiertomaintaincontrolofunit.

• Donotraisetheengineaboveyour

waistasthebladecancomedanger-

ouslyclosetoyourbody.

• Donotswingtheunitwithsuchforce

thatyouareindangeroflosingyour

balance.

Bringtheenginetocuttingspeedbe-

foreenteringthematerialtobecut.

Ifthebladedoesnotturnwhenyou

squeezethethrottletrigger,makesure

thetubeisfullyinsertedintoengine.

Alwaysreleasethethrottletriggerand

allowenginetoreturntoidlespeed

whennotcutting.Thebladeshouldnot

turnwhiletheengineisrunningatidle.

Ifthebladeturnsatidle,donotuse

yourunit.RefertotheCarburetorad-

justmentsectionorcontactyourSears

ServiceCenter.

• Maintaingoodfirmfootingwhileus-

ingtheunit.Dothisbyplantingfeet

firmlyinacomfortableapartposition.

•Cutwhileswingingtheupperpartof

yourbodyfromrighttoleft.

•Asyoumoveforwardtothenext

areatocut,besuretomaintainyour

balance,andfooting.

10o'clock_

Cutusingthe8o'clock__'l_l_"}"_

to10o'clockpositionof._,,y ]1 _[

the blade 8 o,clock _._ _

WARNING: The operator or others

must not try to clear away cut material

with the engine running or the blade

turning to avoid serious injury. Stop en-

gine and blade before removing mate-

rials wrapped around blade or tube.

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