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Hold the trimmer with your right hand on the rear/right
handle and your left hand on the other handle. Keep
a firm grip with both hands while in operation. The
brushcutter should be held at a comfortable position with
the rear handle about hip height.
Always operate brushcutter at full throttle. Cut tall grass
from the top down. This will prevent brush from wrapping
around the shaft housing and blade which could cause
damage from overheating. If grass becomes wrapped
around the cutting blade, stop the engine, disconnect the
spark plug lead, and remove the grass.
Prolonged cutting at partial throttle will result in lubricant
dripping from the muffler.
WARNING:
Always hold the brushcutter away from the
body keeping clearance between the body and
the product. Any contact with the housing or
brushcutter head can result in burns and/or other
serious personal injury.
CUTTING TIPS
OPERATING THE BRUSHCUTTER
See Figures 9-10.
RBC30SET
Hold the brushcutter with your right hand on the rear
handle and the your hand on the “J” handle. Keep a firm
grip with both hands while in operation.
Brushcutter should be held at a comfortable position with
the rear handle about hip height.
Maintain your grip and balance on both feet. Position
yourself so that you will not be drawn off balance by the
kickback reaction of the cutting blade.
Adjust the shoulder harness to position the brushcutter at
a comfortable operating position and to assure that the
shoulder harness will reduce the risk of operator contact
with the blade.
RBC30SBT
Hold the brushcutter with the right hand on the trigger
handle and the left hand on the left handle. Keep a firm
grip with both hands while in operation. Brushcutter
should be held at a comfortable position with the trigger
handle about hip height. Maintain your grip and balance
on both feet. Position yourself so that you will not be
drawn off balance by the kick-back reaction of the cutting
blade.
Adjust the shoulder strap to position the brushcutter at a
comfortable position and to assure that the shoulder strap
will reduce the risk of operation contact with the blade.
BLADE THRUST
Exercise extreme caution when using the blade with this
unit.
Blade thrust is the reaction that may occur when the
spinning blade contacts anything it cannot cut.
This contact may cause the blade to stop for an instant,
and suddenly “thrust” the unit away from the object that
was hit.
This reaction can be violent enough to cause the operator
to lose control of the unit. Blade thrust can occur without
warning if the blade snags, stalls, or binds.
This is more likely to occur in areas where it is difficult to
see the material being cut.
For cutting ease and safety, approach the weeds being
cut with the brushcutter from the right to the left. In
the event an unexpected object or woody stock is en
countered, this practice could minimize the blade thrust
re action.
WARNING
To avoid burns from hot surfaces, never operate
unit with the bottom of the engine above waist
level.
TRI-ARC
®
BLADE
The Tri-Arc
®
blade is suited only for thicker weeds and
pulpy stalks. When the blade becomes dull, it can be
turned over to extend the life of the blade.
Do not sharpen the Tri-Arc
®
blade.
CUTTING TECHNIQUE - BLADE
WARNING
Extreme care must be taken when using blades
to ensure safe operation.
Read the safety information for safe operation using the
blade, refer to Specific Safety.
Rules for Brushcutter and Blade Use earlier in this
manual.
Always hold brushcutter on your right side with both
hands when operating. Use a firm grip on both handles.
Maintain your grip and balance on both feet.
Position your self so that you will not be drawn off
balance by the kick back reaction of the cutting blade.
See Figures 9 - 10.
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Avoid hot surfaces by always keeping the tool away
from your body. (Proper operating position shown in
figure 9.)
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Keep the brushcutter tilted toward the area being cut;
this is the best cutting area.
■
The trimmer cuts when passing the unit from left to
right. This will avoid throwing debris at the operator.
Avoid cutting in the dangerous area shown in
illustration.
■
Use the tip of string to do the cutting; do not force
string head into uncut grass.
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Wire and picket fences cause extra line wear, even
