WORKING
TECHNIQUES
Grass clearing using a grass blade
QOO
• Grass blades and grass cutters must not be
used on woody stems.
• A grass blade is used for all types of tall or
coarse grass.
• The grass is cut down with a sideways,
swinging movement,
where the movement
from right-to-left
is the clearing stroke and
the movement from left-to-right
is the return
stroke. Let the left-hand
side of the blade
(between 8 and 12 o'clock) do the cutting.
• If the blade is angled to the left when clear-
ing grass, the grass will collect in a line,
which makes it easier to collect, e.g. by
raking.
• Try to work rhythmically. Stand firmly with
your feet apart. Move forward after the re-
turn stroke and stand firmly again.
• Let the support cup rest lightly against the
ground. It is used to protect the blade from
hitting the ground.
• Reduce the risk of material wrapping
around the blade by following these in-
structions:
• Always work at full throttle.
• Avoid the previously
cut material during
the return stroke.
• Stop the engine, unclip the harness and
place the machine on the ground before
you start to collect the cut
material.
Grass trimming with a trimmer head
Trimming
• Hold the trimmer head just above the ground
at an angle. It is the end of the trimmer line
that does the work. Let the trimmer line work
at its own pace. Never press the trimmer
line into the area to be cut.
• The trimmer
line can easily remove grass
and weeds
up against wails, fences,
trees
and borders,
however
it can also damage
sensitive
bark on trees and bushes, and
damage
fence posts.
• Reduce the risk of damaging p_ants by
shortening the trimmer line to 10-12 cm and
reducing the engine speed.
• When trimming
you should
use tess than
full throttle so that the trimmer
line lasts
longer and to reduce the wear on the
trimmer
head.
Clearing
QOO
• The clearing technique
removes
all un-
wanted
vegetation.
Keep the trimmer
head just above the ground
and tilt it. Let
the end of the trimmer
line strike the
ground
around trees, posts, statues and
the like. CAUTION!
This technique
increases the wear on the trimmer
line.
• The trimmer
line wears quicker and must
be fed forward more often when working
against
stones,
brick, concrete,
metal
fences,
etc., than when coming into con-
tact with trees and wooden fences.