SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Safety instructions while working
•Always ensure you have a safe and stable working position
•Always use both hands to hold the machine. Hold the machine at the side of your body.
•Use your right hand to control the throttle setting.
•Make sure that your hands and feet do not come near the cutting attachment when the engine is running.
•When the engine is switched off, keep your hands and feet away from the cutting attachment until it has stopped completely.
•Watch out for stumps of branches that can be thrown out during cutting.
•Always lay the machine on the ground when you are not using it.
•Check the working area for foreign objects such as electricity cables, insects and animals, etc, or other objects that could damage the cutting attachment, such as metal items.
•If any foreign object is hit or if vibrations occur stop the machine immediately. Disconnect the HT lead from the spark plug. Check that the machine is not damaged.
Repair any damage.
•If anything gets caught up in the cutting equipment while you are working, switch off the engine and let it stop completely and remove the ignition lead before cleaning the cutting equipment.
•This machine is not electrically insulated. If the machine touches or comes close to
Safety instructions after completing work
•The transport guard should always be fitted to the cutting attachment when the machine is not in use.
•Make sure the cutting attachment has stopped before cleaning, carrying out repairs or an inspection. Disconnect the HT lead from the spark plug.
•Always wear
•Store the machine out of reach of children.
•Use only original spare parts for repairs.
Basic working techniques
•Hold the machine as close to your body as possible to get the best balance.
•Make sure that the tip does not touch the ground.
•Do not rush the work, but work steadily until all the branches have been cut back cleanly.
•Always slow the engine to idle speed after each working operation. Long periods at full throttle without any load on the engine can lead to serious engine damage.
•Always work at full throttle.
•Let the engine drop back to idle speed between each cut. Long periods at full throttle can cause serious damage to the centrifugal clutch.
WARNING! Never stand directly underneath
!a branch that is being cut. This could lead to serious or even fatal personal injury.
Observe great care when working close to overhead power lines. Falling branches can result in
WARNING! Observe the applicable safety
!regulations for work in the vicinity of overhead power lines.
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