MADER KM0408312 - Page 66

CUTTING WITH A NYLON HEAD
TRIMMING:
This is feeding the trimmer carefully into
the material you wish to cut. Tilt the head
slowly to direct debris away from you. I
f
cutting up to a barrier such as fence, wall or
tree, approach from an angle where any
debris ricocheting of
f
the barrier will fly
away from you. Move the line head slowly
until the grass is cut right up the barrier, I
f
trimming up to a wire mesh or chain linked
fencebecarefultofeedonlyuptowire.I
f
you go to far the line will snap of
f
around
thewire.Trimmingcanbedonetocut
through weed stems one at a time. Place
thetrimmerlineheadnearthebottomo
f
the weed‐never high up which could cause
the weed to chatter and catch the line.
Rather than cut the weed right through,
j
ust
use the very end o
f
the line to wear through
the stem slowly.
WARNING CAUTION
Do not to use a steel blade for edging or
scal
p
in
g
.
SCALPING AND ENGING:
Both o
f
these are done with the line head
tilted at a steep angle Scalping is removing
top growth leaving the earth bear.
Edging is trimming the grass back where it
has spread over a sidewalk or drive way.
During both edging and scalping, hold the
unit a steep angle and in a position where
the debris, and any dislodging dirt and
stones, will not come back towards you
even i
f
it ricochets of
f
the hard surface.
Although the picture shows how to edge
and scalp every operator must find for
himsel
f
the angles which suits his body size
a
n
d
cutt
in
g
s
i
tuat
i
o
n.
WARNING CAUTION
Do not trim in any area where there are
standards o
f
fencing wire. Wear protective
safety protecting; do not cut where you
cannot see what the cutting device is
cutting.
TRIMMING
DEBRIS
KNIFE SIDE
RAISED
ANGLE TO
GROUND
SCALPING
EDGING
AVOID WIRE