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EDGING INSTRUCTIONS (CONTINUED)
Only operate unit when
moving forward. DO NOT
operate walking backwards, as you may trip, fall
and injure yourself.
!
WARNING
5. If blade is not deep enough, or if digging too deep,
adjust blade height, or slightly raise or lower handles
to suit depth required (Fig. 17). However, it is always
more comfortable and relaxed to have arms fully
extended downwards.
6. Do not lift handles by excessive bending of
elbows (Fig. 18). Always keep arms straight as
shown in Fig. 16.
Note: When cutting efficiently, engine speed should
be full throttle under load.
9. If blade jams or
stops in the
ground (Fig. 20),
lower handles or
release trigger
and recommence.
Engine speed
should be full
throttle under
load with blade
rotating.
10. Edging along
Concrete edge:
For position of
blade, align edge guide (at front of blade cover) with
edge of concrete. If blade hits concrete, lower
handles and re-position blade at side of concrete.
Even with the grass growing over the concrete and
you cannot see the edge, you can feel the edge
of the concrete with the rotating blade by slightly
sideways tilting the handles of the edger away
from the concrete so that the blade tilts towards
the concrete and skims the concrete edge and
acts as a guide (Fig 21). Edger blades are made
from high tensile hardened spring steel and will last
a long time. Once the edge is established the second
and subsequent times around are very fast.
11. Sideways Tilting: Lower either left or right handle
to achieve angle cutting (Fig 22).
12. Clutch: The Atom Edger is equipped with a
centrifugal clutch. DO NOT run edger at low
speeds (or, if blade is jammed, at high engine
speeds) as clutch shoes will prematurely wear
and cause damage if cutting blades do not
rotate.
7. As cutting action
begins, move the
lawn edger forward
so that the blade
can cut the edge as
you move forward
(Fig. 19).
8. Continue at a
moderate pace until
you are familiar with
the controls and the
handling of the
Atom Edger.
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