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115304126 Rev. 2 7/15/10
GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
GLOVES
Gloves should be worn when necessary,
e.g., when fitting cutting attachments.
BOOTS
Wear anti--slip and stable boots.
CLOTHING
Wear clothes made of a st rong fabric and
avoid loose clothing that can cat ch on
shrubs and branc hes. Always wear heavy,
long pants. Do not wear jewelry, shorts
sandals or go barefoot. Secure hair so it is
above shoulder level.
FIRST AID KIT
A first aid kit should be carried by opera-
tors of clearing saws, brushcutters or trim-
mers.
Machin e’s safety equi pment
This section descr ibes the machine’s safe-
ty equipment, its purpose , and how check s
and maintenance should be carried out to
ensure that it operates correctly. See the
“What is what” section to locate where this
equipment is positioned on your machine.
The life span of the machine can be re-
duced and the ris k of acci d ents can in-
crease if machine maintenance is not car-
ried out correctly and if service and/or re-
pairs are not carr ied out professionally. If
you need further information please contact
your nearest service workshop.
IMPORT ANT! All se rvicin g and repair work
on the machine requires special trai ning. This
is espe cially true of the machin e’s safety
equipment. If your machine fails any of the
checks described below yo u must contact
your service agent. When you buy any of our
product s we guarantee the availability of pro-
fessional repairs and service. If the retail er
who sel ls you r machine is not a servicing
dealer , ask him for the address of you r near-
est se rvi ce agent.
W ARNING: Never use a machine
that ha s faulty safety equ ipment!
Follow the control, maintenance
and service instructions described
in this section. If your machine fails
any of these checks conta ct you r
service agent to get it repaired.
Make sure the throttle control is locked at
the idle setting when the throttle lock--out is
released.
Press the throttle lock--out and make sure it
returns to its original position when you re-
lease it.
Check that the throttle control and throttle
lock--out move freely and that the return
springs wor k properly.
Throttle lock--out
The throttle lock--out is designed to prevent
accidental operation of the throttle control.
When you press the lock--out (A) (i.e. when
you gras p the handle) it releases the
throttle control (B). When you release the
handle, the throttle contr ol and the throttle
lock--out both move back to their original
positions. This movement is controlled by
two independent return springs. This ar-
rangement means that the throttle control is
automatically locked at the idle setting.