Echo GRASS/WEED TRIMMER BRUSHCUTTER and CLEARING SAW Contents, Safety Precautions, Warning Danger

CONTENTS
GRAPHIC WARNINGS	2
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS	3
DEFINITION OF TERMS	5
CURVED SHAFT MODELS — CLOCKWISE ROTATION	6
STRAIGHT SHAFT MODELS — COUNTERCLOCKWISE ROTATION	7
PROTECTIVE DEVICES	8
COMBINATION OF CUTTING HEADS, SHIELDS, HANDLES, ETC	9
RULES FOR SAFE OPERATION	10
CUTTING WITH NYLON LINE	16
CUTTING WITH BLADES	21
ECHO ATTACHMENTS AND ACCESSORIES	24
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

WARNING DANGER

Read the operator’s manual carefully. Be familiar with the con- trols and the proper use of the unit. Know how to shut the unit off, and how to unhook a harnessed unit quickly.

•Do not allow a person to use this unit unless instructions are read and understood. Never allow children to operate or play with the unit.

•There is a great risk of eye loss from thrown objects. Always wear qualified eye protection in accordance with ANSI Standard Z87.1.

•Wear proper clothing to protect feet, legs, and other exposed parts of your body. Wear hearing protection devices. Also wear dust masks to filter out pollen and other irritants when deemed necessary.

•Do not wear opened-toed shoes or go barefoot or bare- legged. Do not wear loose or dangling clothing, neckties, scarfs, or jewelry which could be caught in the unit or the underbrush.

•Keep people out of the danger zone. This is a circle 15 meters in radius (about 16 paces) around the unit and operator.

•Require any persons outside the 15-meter danger zone to wear eye protection to help protect them from thrown objects.

•If necessary to cut where people or cars could be hit by thrown objects, cut at reduced (slow) throttle speed to reduce the speed of the nylon line or blade, thus reducing the velocity of thrown objects.

•Adjust the handle to a position for comfort and good balance as recommended in this manual.

•Check that the cutting line or blade of the unit is away from your feet and legs.

•Be sure the unit is assembled properly.

•The muffler side of the engine should be away from your body. This is necessary to avoid arm burns.

•The unit is designed to be used while positioned on the right side.

•Always use the appropriate harness, properly worn, when one is provided with the unit. Balance the unit as recommended by adjusting the position of the harness clamp on the shaft. If the unit is not provided with a harness, you can obtain one from your dealer to reduce fatigue from operation.

•Follow instructions in this manual when operating the unit with a blade. The blade can be made of metal or other materials such as rubber or plastic. Do not use this unit as a hammer, lever, crowbar, hatchet or ax. Do not misuse the blade or the unit. Do not raise the line or blade head above your knee height. Your unit is not a pruner, hedge trimmer or chain saw and should not be substituted for these tools.

•When operating the unit with a blade, be sure the blade is attached to the unit as designed, such as with a locknut and cotter pin. Also, be sure the blade unit has a metal debris shield, has either a metal bar handle or a U-handle, and is suspended from a shoulder harness.

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