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TRIMMING:
Carefully move the trimmer into the grass you are going to
mow. Slowly tilt the cutting head so that the material being
cut is thrown away from you. If you are trimming against a
barrier such as a fence, wall or tree, approach it from an
angle from which the material being cut and any thrown
objects are bounced off the barrier away from you. Slowly
bring the string cutting head near to the barrier but do not
push the string into it (the string should not hit the barrier).
Be careful when trimming grass near wire-net fencing and
edge the cutting string close to the fence while taking care
not to hit the wire. If you push the cutting string into the
wire netting, it will be cut off. The trimming can be done by
cutting through the weed stems one by one. Keep the
string cutting head close above the ground and cut the
weed at the bottom, never at height, which could cause
the weed to chatter and become entangled. Rather than
cutting the full length, use the end of the cutting string and
slowly cut through the stem.
WARNING
DANGER
Do not use the steel cutting blade for lawn edging or
scalping!
EDGING AND SCALPING
Both these operations are carried out with the string cutting
head tilted at a sharp angle. Scalping is removing of grass
growth to bare ground.
Edging is removing of overgrown lawn overlapping sidewalks
or driveways. When edging or scalping, hold the brush cutter
at a sharp angle to the ground and in a position in which the
debris and stones thrown up will not be bounced off the hard
surfaces back at you. The edging and scalping procedures are
shown in the pictures below. However, every operator must
find out his/her own angles to suit his/her body size and cutting
circumstances.
REPLACING NYLON CUTTING STRING
Before replacing the nylon cutting string, check the string cutting head for any damage. If
excessive wear and/or damage is found, the complete string cutting head must be replaced.