Craftsman 358.796100 - Manual (Page 3)

OPERATOR SAFETY
• Always wear safety eye protection.
• Always wear long pants, long
sleeves, boots, and gloves. Wearing
safety leg guards is recommended.
Do not go barefeot or wear sandals.
Being fully covered helps protect you
from debris and pieces of toxic
plants thrown by spinning line. Stay
clear of spinning line.
• Secure hair above shoulder length.
Secure or remove loose clothing or
clothing with loosely hanging ties,
straps, tassels, etc. They can be
caught in moving parts.
• Do not operate when you are tired,
ill, upset, or under the influence of
alcohol, drugs, or medication.
• Wear hearing protection.
• Never start or run inside a closed
room or building. Breathing exhaust
femes can kill.
• Keep handles free from oil and feel.
UNIT / MAINTENANCE SAFETY
• Disconnect the spark plug before
performing maintenance except car­
buretor adjustments.
• Look for and replace damaged or
loose parts before each use. Look
for and repair feel leaks before use.
Keep in good working condition.
• Replace trimmer head parts that are
chipped, cracked, broken, or dam­
aged in any other way before using
the unit.
• Make sure unit is assembled correct­
ly as shown in this manual.
• Make carburetor adjustments with
lower end supported to prevent line
from contacting any object.
• Keep others away when making car­
buretor adjustments.
• Use only recommended Craftsman
accessories and replacement parts.
FUEL SAFETY
• Mix and pour feel outdoors.
• Keep away from sparks or flames.
• Use a container approved for feel.
• Do not smoke or allow smoking near
feel or the unit.
• Wipe up all feel spills.
• Move at least 10 feet (3 meters)
away from fueling site before starting
engine.
• Stop engine and allow to cool before
removing fuel cap.
CUTTING SAFETY
• Use only for trimming, scalping, mow­
ing, edging, and sweeping. Do not use
for pruning or hedge trimming.
• Inspect the area before each use.
Remove objects (rocks, broken
glass, nails, wire, etc.) which can be
thrown by or become entangled in
line. Hard objects can damage the
trimmer head and be thrown causing
serious injury.
• Keep firm footing and balance. Do
not oven'each.
• Keep all parts of your body away
from muffler and spinning line. Keep
engine below waist level. A hot muf­
fler can cause serious bums.
• Cutting on left side of the shield will
throw debris away from the operator.
TRANSPORTING AND STORAGE
• Allow engine to cool; secure unit be­
fore storing or transporting in vehicle.
• Empty the fee! tank before storing or
transporting the unit. Use up feel left
in the carburetor by starting the en­
gine and letting it run until it stops.
• Store unit and feel in area where fuel
vapors cannot reach sparks or open
flames from water heaters, electric
motors or switches, furnaces, etc.
• Store unit so line limiter blade cannot
accidentally cause injury. The unit
can be hung by the tube.
• Store unit out of reach of children.
If situations occur which are not cov­
ered in this manual, use care and
good judgment. If you need assis­
tance, call 1-800-235-5878.
SPECIAL NOTICE: This unit is not
equipped with a temperature limiting
muffler and spark arresting screen
which meets the requirements of Cali­
fornia Codes 4442 and 4443. All U.S.
forest land and the states of California,
Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, New Jersey,
Oregon, and Washington require by
law that many internal combustion en­
gines be equipped with a spark arres­
tor screen. If you operate in a locale
where such regulations exist, you are
legally responsible for installing and
maintaining the operating condition of