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4. MAINTAIN CONTROL a. Use the 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 ofthe unit. Do not overreach. Keep firm footing and balance. C. CUTTING METHODS 1. Establish a rhythmic cutting procedure. a. Plant feet firmly, comfortably apart. b. Cut while swinging the upper part ofyour body from right to left. c. Move forward to the next area to be cut after the return swing and plant feet once more. 2. Use the 8 o'clock to 10 o'clock position for cutting. Figure 22 . 3. Stop the engine and blade, then unclip the shoulder strap from unit before clearing cut material. 4. To reduce the chance of material wrapping 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 return swing. BLADE ACCESSORIES 8" BRUSH BLADE OPTIONAL 4 POINT, 8" BLADE c. Keep the blade below waist level. It will be easier to maintain control of the unit. d. Do notraise the engine aboveyour waist as the blade can come dangerously dose to your body. e. Do not swing the unit with such force that you are in danger of losing your balance. A WARNING Stop engine and blade before removing materials wrapped around the blade shaft to avoid injurF Direction to Cut t% "pp 8 4 Cut Between the 8 o'clock and 10 o'clock Position Figure-22 A WARNING The operator or others must not try to clear away cut material with the engine running or the blade turning to avoid serious injury. 952-711508 952-711506 NOTES - 17

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4.
MAINTAIN
CONTROL
a.
Use
the
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
ofthe
unit.
Do
not
overreach.
Keep
fi
rm
footing
and
balance.
c.
Keep
the
blade
below
waist
level.
It
will
be
eas-
ier
to
maintain
control
of
the
unit.
d.
Do
not
raise
the
engine
above
your
waist
as
the
blade
can
come
dangerously
dose
to
your
body.
e.
Do
not
swing
the
unit
with
such
force
that
you
are
in
danger
of
losing
your
balance.
C.
CUTTING
METHODS
1.
Establish
a
rhythmic
cutting
procedure.
a.
Plant
feet
fi
rmly,
comfortably
apart.
b.
Cut
while
swinging
the
upper
part
ofyour
body
from
right
to
left.
c.
Move
forward
to
the
next
area
to
be
cut
after
the
return
swing
and
plant
feet
once
more.
2.
Use
the
8
o'clock
to
10
o'clock
position
for
cutting.
Figure
22
.
3.
Stop
the
engine
and
blade,
then
unclip
the
shoul-
der
strap
from
unit
before
clearing
cut
material.
4.
To
reduce
the
chance
of
material
wrapping
around
the
blade,
follow
these
steps:
A
WARNING
Stop
engine
and
blade
before
removing
materi-
als
wrapped
around
the
blade
shaft
to
avoid
in-
jurF
Direction
to
Cut
t%
"pp
8
Cut
Between
4
the
8
o'clock
and
10
o'clock
Position
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.
Figure
-22
A
WARNING
The
operator
or
others
must
not
try
to
clear
away
cut
material
with
the
engine
running
or
the
blade
turning
to
avoid
serious
injury.
BLADE
ACCESSORIES
8"
BRUSH
BLADE
952-711508
OPTIONAL
4
POINT,
8"
BLADE
952-711506
NOTES
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