Poulan 195 - Manual (Page 17)

4 . MAINTAIN CONTROL
a.
b.
Use the shoulder strap and keep a firm grip on
the unit with both hands. A properly a^’usted
shoulder strap will support the weight of the
unit, freeing your arms and hands to control
and guide the cutting motion.
Keep feet comfortably spread apart and
braced for the possibility of a sudden, rapid
thrust of the unit. Do not overreach. Keep &m
footing and balance.
c. Keep the blade below waist level. Itwillbeeas-
ier to maintain control of the unit.
d. Do not raise the engine above your waist as the
blade can come dangerously dose to your body.
e. Do not swing the unit with such force that you
are in danger of losing your balance.
C. CUTTING METHODS
1. Establish a rhythmic cutting procedure.
a. Plant feet firmly, comfortably apart,
b. Cut while swinging the upper part of your body
from right to left,
c. Move forward to the next area to be cut after
the return swing and plant feet once more,
2, Use the 8 o’clock to 10 o’clock position for cutting.
Figure 22.
3. Stop the engine and blade, then imclip the shoul­
der strap from unit before clearing cut material.
4, To r^uce the chance of material wrapping
around tile blade, follow these steps:
A WARNING
Stop engine and blade before removing materi­
als wrapped around the blade shaft to avoid in-
Direction to Gut
Cut Between
^ the 8 o’clock
^ and 10 o’clock
Position
a. Cut at full throttle.
b. Swung the unit into material to be cut from
your right to your left,
c. Avoid tile material just cut as you make the re-
turnswirig.
A WA3RN1NG
The operator or others must not try to clear
away cut material with the engine riihnmg or
the blade turning to avoid serious injury.
BLADE ACCESSORIES
8” BRUSH BLADE.......... .............
OPTIONAL 4 POINT, 8” BLADE 952-711508
952-711506
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