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OPERATION
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WARNING:
THE BLADE CONTINUES TO SPIN
AFTER THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF.
THE COASTING BLADE CAN SERIOUS-
LY CUT YOU IF ACCIDENTALLY
TOUCHED.
®
,.,,4"
THE OPERATOR OR OTHERS MUST
NOTTRY TO CLEAR AWAY CUT MATE-
RIAL WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING OR
THE BLADETURNING.
STOP ENGINE AND BLADE BEFORE
REMOVING MATERIALS WRAPPED
AROUND THE BLADE SHAFT.
!
j Stop Coasting Blade By
Contact With Cut Matarlal
BLADE OPERATING TIPS (Fig. 12)
To establisha rhythmiccuttingprocedure:
,, Plantfeetfirmly,comfortablyapart.
• Cutwhileswingingtheupperpartofyourbodyfromrightto
left.
• Move forward to the nextarea to be cut afterthe return
swin.qendplantfeetoncemore.
• Usethe8 o'clockto 10o'clockpositionforcutting.
• Bring theengineto fullthrottlebeforeenteringthe maleriat
tobecut.Thebladehasmaximumcuttingpoweratfull throt-
tie and is lesslikely to bind, stall,or causeblade thrust,
whichcanresultin seriousinjurytotheoperatoror others.
Referto"GuardAgainstBladeThrust".
• Alwaysreleasethrottletdggerandallowengineto returnto
idlespeedwhennot cutting............
• Cutonlyfromyourrighttoyourloll, Swingingtheunitinthe
same directionas the blade spinsincreasingthe cutting
action.
To reducethechanceof mateda!wrappingaroundtheblade,
followthesesteps:
• Cutat furlthrottle.
• Swingthe unitinto materialtobecutfromyourrighttoyour
left.
• Avoidthematerialjustcutasyoumakethereturnswing.
Direction to Cut
Cut Between t
the 8 o'clock
and 10 o'clock =
Position
Figure12
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