Abantu abaninzi abayazi indlela yokugcina umatshini wokuhlutha. Ukuba awuhoyi ukukhusela kunye nokugcinwa kusetyenziso lwemihla ngemihla, umatshini unokuhamba kakubi ngokulula. Ukuba uyayisebenzisa kwaye uyigcine ngeendlela ezichanekileyo, sinokwandisa ubomi bokusebenzisa umatshini wokuhlutha.

1. Emva kokuxhwilwa kweenkukhu, gubha umatshini wokuhlutha ngamanzi acocekileyo ukuze ususe ivumba, kwaye wosule ngelaphu elomileyo. Nje ukuba ukuhluthwa kugqityiwe, beka umatshini wokuhlutha kwindawo eyomileyo nepholileyo. Musa ukuyibeka phandle phantsi kwelanga okanye phantsi kwemvula.
2. Iminwe yerabha ekumgangatho ophezulu iyacetyiswa ukuba ilungele umatshini wokukha (Singakwazi ukubonelela kwakhona).
3. Ukunqanda ukonakalisa i-motor, musa ukufaka naziphi na izinto ezingafanelekanga okanye ezinobungakanani obungaphezulu kumatshini osebenzayo wokuhlutha.