SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Control, maintenance and service of the machine‘s safety equipment

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

All service and repairs to the machine require special training.

This applies especially to the machine‘s safety equipment. If the machine does not meet any of the controls listed below you should contact your service workshop.

The purchase of one of our products guarantees that professional repair and servicing will be carried out on it. If the point of purchase is not one of our servicing dealers, please ask for details of the closest service workshop.

1.Throttle trigger

lock

• Check that the throttle is locked in the “idling position“ when the throttle trigger lock is in its original position.

Press in the throttle trigger lock and make sure it returns to its original

position when released.

• Ensure that the throttle and throttle trigger lock move easily and that their return spring systems function.

• See section "Start". Start

 

the machine and apply

 

full throttle. Release the

 

throttle and check that the

 

cutting equipment stops

 

and remains at a standstill.

 

If the cutting equipment

 

rotates with the throttle in

 

the idling position then

 

the carburettor‘s idling

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setting must be checked.

 

See chapter

 

“Maintenance“.

 

2. Stop switch

• Start the engine and make sure that the engine stops when the stop switch is moved to the stop position.

3.Cutting attachment guard

Ensure that the spray guard is undamaged and is not cracked.

Replace the guard if it has been exposed to impact or is cracked.

Always use the prescribed blade an guard combination, see chapter "Technical data".

4.Vibration damping system

Check the vibration damping element regularly for material cracks and distortion.

Check that the vibration damping element is undamaged and securely attached.

5. Muffler

1.Never use a machine that has a defective muffler.

2.Check regularly that the muffler is secure.

3.If your muffler is fitted with a spark arrest screen then it should be cleaned regularly. A blocked screen leads to the engine overheating with serious damage as a result. Never use a muffler with a defective spark arrest screen.

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