Husqvarna 236: WORKING TECHNIQUES

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WORKING TECHNIQUES

Basic working techniques

• Let the support cup rest lightly against the ground. It

is used to protect the blade from hitting the ground.

Always slow the engine to idle speed after each working

• Reduce the risk of material wrapping around the blade

operation. Long periods at full throttle without any load on

by following these instructions:

the engine can lead to serious engine damage.

1Always work at full throttle.

WARNING! Sometimes branches or

2Avoid the previously cut material during the return

grass get caught between the guard and

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stroke.

cutting attachment. Always stop the

• Stop the engine, unclip the harness and place the

engine before cleaning.

machine on the ground before you start to collect the

cut material.

WARNING! Machines fitted with saw

Grass trimming with a trimmer head

blades or grass blades can be thrown

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violently to the side when the blade

comes into contact with a fixed object.

This is called blade thrust. A blade thrust

can be violent enough to cause the

Trimming

machine and/or operator to be propelled

in any direction, and possibly lose

• Hold the trimmer head just above the ground at an

control of the machine. Blade thrust can

angle. It is the end of the cord that does the work. Let

occur without warning if the machine

the cord work at its own pace. Never press the cord

snags, stalls or binds. Blade thrust is

into the area to be cut.

more likely to occur in areas where it is

difficult to see the material being cut.

Avoid cutting with the area of the blade

between the 12 o'clock and 3 o'clock

positions. Because of the speed of

rotation of the blade, blade thrust can

occur if you attempt to cut thick stems

• The cord can easily remove grass and weeds up

with this area of the blade.

against walls, fences, trees and borders, however it

can also damage sensitive bark on trees and bushes,

and damage fence posts.

Grass clearing using a grass blade

• Reduce the risk of damaging plants by shortening the

cord to 10-12 cm and reducing the engine speed.

Clearing

• Grass blades and grass cutters must not be used on

• The clearing technique removes all unwanted

woody stems.

vegetation. Keep the trimmer head just above the

• A grass blade is used for all types of tall or coarse

ground and tilt it. Let the end of the cord strike the

grass.

ground around trees, posts, statues and the like.

• The grass is cut down with a sideways, swinging

CAUTION! This technique increases the wear on the

movement, where the movement from right-to-left is

cord.

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.

• The cord wears quicker and must be fed forward more

often when working against stones, brick, concrete,

metal fences, etc., than when coming into contact with

trees and wooden fences.

• When trimming and clearing you should use less than

• If the blade is angled to the left when clearing grass,

full throttle so that the cord lasts longer and to reduce

the grass will collect in a line, which makes it easier to

the wear on the trimmer head.

collect, e.g. by raking.

• Try to work rhythmically. Stand firmly with your feet

apart. Move forward after the return stroke and stand

firmly again.

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