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RULES OF SAFE OPERATION
Trimming
This is feeding the trimmer carefully into the material
you wish to cut. Tilt the head slowly to direct debris
away from you. If cutting up to a barrier such a fence,
wall or tree, approach from an angle where any debris
ricocheting off the barrier will fly away from you.
Move the line head slowly until the grass is cut right
to the barrier, but do not jam (overfeed) the line into
the barrier.
If trimming up to a wire mesh or chain linked fence, be
careful to feed only up to the wire. If you go to too far
the line will snap off around the wire.
Trimming can be done to cut through weed stems
one at a time. Place the trimmer line head near the
bottom of the weed, never high up which could cause
the weed to catch the line. Rather than cut the weed
right through, just use the very end of the line to wear
through the stem slowly.
Scalping and Edging
Both of these are done with the line head tilted at a
steep angle. Scalping is removing top growth leaving
the earth bear.
Edging is trimming the grass back where it has spread
over a sidewalk or driveway.
During both edging and scalping, hold the unit at a
steep angle and in a position where the debris, and
any dislodging dirt and stones, will not come back
towards you even if it ricochets off the hard surface.
Although the picture shows how to edge and scalp,
every operator must find for themselves the angles
which suits there body size and cutting situation.
DO NOT to use a steel blade for edging or scalping.
WARNING
DO NOT trim in any area where there are strands
of fencing wire. Wear protective safety clothing.
DO NOT cut where you cannot see what the
cutting device is cutting.
WARNING
