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5 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
► When mowing with a brush knife, sweep the trimmer in a 
controlled manner, parallel to the ground in front of you. 
To reduce the risk of kickout, use the left side of the cutting 
blade.
► To cut wild growth and scrub, lower the rotating brush 
knife down onto the growth to achieve a chopping effect. 
Keep the brush knife below waist height at all times.
WARNING
■ Improper use of a brush knife may cause it to crack, chip 
or shatter. Thrown blade fragments may seriously or 
fatally injure the operator or bystanders. To reduce the 
risk of injury:
– Avoid contact with hard or solid foreign objects such 
as stones, glass, rocks or pieces of metal.
– Inspect the brush knife at regular short intervals for 
signs of damage. Do not continue working with a 
damaged brush knife.
– Resharpen the brush knife regularly as described on 
its packaging or instruction leaflet.
– When cutting young saplings or other woody 
materials up to 0.8 in. (2 cm) in diameter, use the left 
side of the cutting knife to avoid "kickout" situations.
– Never attempt to cut woody material with a larger 
diameter, since the brush knife may catch or jerk the 
unit forward.
– Exercise extreme caution when cutting wild growth 
and scrub by lowering the rotating brush knife down. 
The higher the cutting attachment is off the ground, 
the greater the risk of loss of control and of cuttings 
being thrown sideways.
– Keep the brush knife below waist height at all times.
5.8.5 Using a Circular Saw Blade
► Before starting the cut, accelerate the engine to full 
throttle. Perform cut with uniform pressure. To reduce the 
risk of kickout, apply the circular saw blade to the right of 
the tree, using the non-shaded area of the blade.
Circular saw blades are suitable for thinning brush and 
cutting small trees up to a diameter of 1.5 in. (4 cm).
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