Operating Your Trimmer; Holding The Trimmer - Craftsman 104.79211 Operator's Manual

OPERATING YOUR TRIMMER
Before operating the unit, stand in the operating position
(Fig. 15). Check for the following:
• The operator is wearing eye protection and proper
clothing.
• With a slightly bent right arm, the operator's right
hand is holding the shaft grip.
• The operator's left arm is straight, and left hand holding
the upper handle.
• The unit is at waist level.
• The cutting attachment is parallel to the ground and
easily contacts the grass without the need to bend over.
HOLDING THE TRIMMER
• Trim only when grass and weeds are dry.
• The life of your cutting line is dependent upon:
1. Proper adherence to explained trimming techniques
2. What vegetation is cut
3. Where vegetation is cut
For example, the line will wear faster when trimming
against a foundation wall as opposed to trimming
around a tree.
Some line breakage will occur from:
• Entanglement with foreign matter
• Normal line fatigue
• Attempting to cut thick, stalky weeds
• Forcing the line into objects such as walls or fence posts
NOTE: This unit is equipped with an Anti-Kickback bar.
This bar helps protect you from "kick-back" which may
occur during operation. The Anti-Kickback bar hits the
side of your leg when the trimmer jumps back, prevent-
ing the cutting head to contact the operator.
Fig. 15
TIPS FOR BESTTRIMMING RESULTS
• For best trimming results, operate unit at full throttle.
• Keep the cutting attachment parallel to the ground.
Do not force the cutting attachment. Allow the tip
of the line to do the cutting, especially along walls.
Cutting with more than the tip will reduce cutting
efficiency and may overload the engine.
• Cut grass over 8 inches (200 mm) by cutting from top
to bottom in small increments to avoid premature line
wear or engine drag.
Slowly move the trimmer into and out of the cutting
area at the desired height. Move either in a forward-
backward or side-to-side motion. Cutting shorter
lengths produces the best results.
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