STARTING AND STOPPING
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Check before starting
• Inspect the working area. Remove any objects that
could be thrown out.
• Check the cutting attachment. Never use blades that
are dull, cracked or damaged.
• Check that the machine is in perfect working order.
Check that all nuts and screws are tight.
• Make sure the gear housing is lubricated correctly.
See instructions under the heading Gear housing.
• 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.
• All covers must be correctly fitted and undamaged
before you start the machine.
Starting and stopping
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.
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.
Push the choke control back to its original position as
soon as the engine fires, and continue trying to start until
the engine starts.
CAUTION! Do not pull the starter cord all the way out and
do not let go of the starter handle when the cord is fully
extended. This can damage the machine.
CAUTION! Do not put any part of your body in marked
area. Contact can result in burns to the skin, or electrical
shock if the spark plug cap has been damaged. Always
!
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 about 3
metres from the refuelling position
before starting. Place the machine on a
firm surface. Remember that the blades
may start to move when the engine is
started. Make sure the blades cannot
come into contact with any object. Make
sure that no unauthorised persons are in
the working area, otherwise there is a
risk of serious personal injury.
The safety distance is 15 metres.