Partner B305 CBS Rev.7: OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE WITH BLADE

Scalping

TRIMMING PROCEDURES

When properly equipped with a cutting

attachment guard and cutting head, your unit

will trim unsightly weeds and tall grass in

those hard-to-reach areas - along fences,

walls, foundations and around trees. It can

also be used for scalping to remove

vegetation down to the ground for easier

preparation of a garden or to clean out a

MOWING - Your trimmer is ideal for mowing

particular area.

in places conventional lawn mowers cannot

NOTE: Even with care, trimming around

reach. In the mowing position, keep the line

foundations, brick or stone walls, curves,

parallel to the ground. Avoid pressing the

etc., will result in above normal string wear.

head into the ground as this can scalp the

TRIMMING / MOWING

ground and damage the tool.

Swing trimmer with a sickle-like motion from

Mowing

side to side. Do not tilt the cutting head during

the procedure. Test area to be trimmed for

proper cutting height. Keep cutting head at

same level for even depth of cut (Fig. 12A).

SWEEPING - The fanning action of the

rotating line can be used to blow away loose

debris from an area. Keep the line parallel to

and above the area surface and swing the

tool from side to side.

Sweeping

Fig. 12A

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE WITH BLADE

• Blade Thrust is a reaction that only occurs

the blade snags, stalls, or binds. This is

when using a bladed unit. This reaction

more likely to occur in areas where it is

can cause serious injury such as

difficult to see the material being cut. By

amputation. Carefully study this section. It

using the unit properly, the occurrence of

is important that you understand what

blade thrust will be reduced and the

causes blade thrust, how you can reduce

operator will be less likely to lose control.

the chance of its occurring, and how you

can remain in control of unit if blade thrust

occurs.

• WHAT CAUSES BLADE THRUST -

Blade Thrust can occur when the spinning

blade contacts an object that it does not

cut. This contact causes the blade to stop

for an instant and then suddenly move or

“thrust” away from the object that was hit.

The “thrusting” reaction can be violent

• Cut only grass, weeds, and woody brush

enough to cause the operator to be

up to 1 cm in diameter with the weed

propelled in any direction and lose control

blade. Do not let the blade contact

of the unit. The uncontrolled unit can cause

material it cannot cut such as stumps,

serious injury if the blade contacts the

rocks, fences, metal, etc., or clusters of

operator or others.

hard, woody brush having a diameter

• WHEN BLADE THRUST OCCURS -

greater than 1 cm.

Blade Thrust can occur without warning if

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