STARTING AND STOPPING
Check before starting
•Inspect the working area. Remove any objects that could be thrown out.
•Check the cutting attachment. Never use blunt, cracked or damaged equipment.
•Check that the machine is in perfect working order. Check that all nuts and screws are tight.
•Make sure the chain is adequately lubricated. See instructions under the heading Lubricating the cutting attachment.
•Check that the cutting attachment always stops when the engine is idling.
•Only use the machine for the purpose it was intended for.
•Make sure that the handle and safety features are in good working order. Never use a machine that lacks a part or has been modified outside its specifications.
Starting and stopping
WARNING! The complete clutch cover
!and shaft must be fitted before the machine is started, otherwise the clutch can come loose and cause personal injury.
Always move the machine away from the refuelling area before starting. Place the machine on a flat surface. Ensure the cutting attachment cannot come into contact with any object. Make sure no unauthorised persons are in the working area, otherwise there is a risk of serious personal injury. The safety distance is 15 metres.
Starting
Primer bulb: Press the air purge repeatedly until fuel begins to fill the bulb. The bulb need not be completely filled.
Choke: Set the choke control in the choke position.
WARNING! When the engine is started
! with the choke in either the choke or start throttle positions the cutting attachment will start to rotate immediately.
Hold the body of the machine on the ground using your left hand (CAUTION! Not with your foot!). Grip the starter handle, slowly pull out the cord with your right hand until you feel some resistance (the starter pawls grip), now quickly and powerfully pull the cord. Never twist the
starter cord around your hand.
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