8
GT-2150/2150S
Trimming
Debris
Angle to
ground
Scything
Scalping
Knife side
raised
Angle to wall
Edging
The basic cutting actions pictured are:
Trimming, scything, scalping and lawn edging.
These actions are as follows:
TRIMMING:Thisisfeedingthetrimmercarefullyinto
the material you wish to cut.
Tilt the head slightly to direct the debris away from
you.
If cutting up to a barrier such as a fence, wall or tree,
approachfromananglewhereanydebrisricocheting
off the barrier will fly away from you.
Movethelineheadslowlyuntilthegrassiscutrightup
tothebarrier,butdonotjam(overfeed)thelineintothe
barrier.
If trimming up to wire mesh or chain link fencing, be
carefultofeedonlyuptothewire.Ifyougotoofar,the
line will snap off around the wire.
Trimmingcanbedonetocutthroughweedstemsone
at a time.
Placethenylonlinecutternearthebottomoftheweed
neverhighup,whichcouldcausetheweedtochatter
and catch the line.
Rather than cut the weed right through, just use the
very end of the line to wear through the stem slowly.
SCYTHING : This is the cutting or mowing of large
grassyareas bysweepingor swingingthe trimmerin
a level arc.
Use a smooth, easy motion.
Do not try to hack or chop down the grass.
Tiltthelineheadtodirectthedebrisawayfromyouon
the scything stroke.
Then return without cutting grass for another stroke.
If you are well protected and do not care whether
some debris is thrown in your direction, you may
scythe in both directions.
SCALPING and EDGING : Both of these are done
with the line head tilted at a steep angle.
Scalping is removing top growth, leaving the earth
bare.
Edgingistrimmingthegrassbackwhereithasspread
over a pavement or driveway.
During both edging and scalping , hold the unit at a
steep angle in a position where the debris, and any
dislodged dirt and stone, will not come back towards
you even if it ricochets off the hard surface.
Although the pictures show how to edge and scalp,
everyoperatormustfindforhimselfthe angles which
suit his body size and cutting situation.
For nearly all cutting, it is good to tilt the nylon cutter
sothatcontactismadeonthepartoflinecirclewhere
thelineismovingawayfromyou and theshield(See
appropriatepicture).
Thisresultsinthedebrisbeingthrownawayfromyou.
Tiltingtheheadtothewrongsidewillshootthedebris
toward you.
Ifthenylonlinecutterisheldflattothegroundsothat
cutting occurs on the whole line circle, debris will be
thrown at you, drag will slow the engine, and you will
use up a lot of line.
