Craftsman 358.798270-32ce Important Manual page 17

4. MAI_TAIN CONTROL
a. U_sethe shoulder strap and keep a firm grip on
the unit with both hands. A properly adjusted
shoulder strap will support the weight of the
unit, freeing your arms and hands to control
and guide the cutting motion.
b. Keep feet comfortably spread apart and
braced for the possibility of a sudden, rapid
thrust of the unit. Do not overreach. Keep fi)zn
footing and b_ance.
C. CUTTINGMETHODS
c. Keep the blade beIowwaist level. It will be eas-
ier to maintain control of the unit.
d. Do not raise the engine aboveyour waist as the
blade can come dangerously close to your body.
e. Do not swing the unit with such force that you
are in danger of losing your balance.
1. Establish a rhyth_c cutting procedure.
a. Plant feet firmly, comfortably apart.
b. Cut While swingingthe upper part ofyourbody
from right to left.
e. Move forward to the next area to be cut after
the return swing and plant feet once more.
2. Use the 8 o'clockto 10 o'clockpositio n for cutting.
Figure 22.
3. Stop the engine and blade, then uncIip the shoul-
der strap from unit before clearing cut material.
4. To reduce the chance of material wrapp'mg
around the blade, follow these steps:
a. Cut at full throttle.
b. Swing the unit into material to be cut from
your right to your left.
c:/Avoid the material just cut as you make the re.
' turn swing.
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BLADE ACCESSORIES
Direction to Cut
Cut Between
the 8 o'clock
and 10 o'clock
Position
Figure 22
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The operator or others must not try to clear I
away cut material with the engine running or_
the blade turn_g to avoid serious injury, i !
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8" BRUSH BLADE ................. . ...................................................... 71-85728
OPTIONAL 4 PO_W_ 8 _ WEED BLADE ....................................... . ............ 71_857_9
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