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/PERATINGPROCEDURES
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7!2.).'
o4HETRIMMERISEQUIPPEDWITHATWOSTROKEENGINE!LWAYS
RUNTHEENGINEONFUELWHICHISMIXEDWITHOIL0ROVIDEGOOD
VENTILATIONWHENFUELINGORHANDLINGFUEL
o&UELCONTAINSHIGHLYČAMMABLEANDITISPOSSIBLETOGETTHE
SERIOUSPERSONALINJURYWHENINHALINGORSPILLINGONYOURBODY
!LWAYSPAYATTENTIONWHENHANDLINGFUEL!LWAYSHAVEGOOD
VENTILATIONWHENHANDLINGFUELINSIDEBUILDING
&UEL
o!LWAYSUSEBRANDEDOCTANEUNLEADEDGASOLINE
o5SEGENUINETWOCYCLEOILORUSEAMIXBETWEENTO
PLEASECONSULTTHEOILBOTTLEFORTHERATIOOR()4!#()!UTHORIZED
3ERVICE#ENTERS
o)FGENUINEOILISNOTAVAILABLEUSEANANTIOXIDANTADDEDQUALITY
OILEXPRESSLYLABELEDFORAIRCOOLEDCYCLEENGINEUSE*!3/&#
'2!$%/),OR)3/%'#'2!$%$ONOTUSE")!OR4#7STROKE
WATERCOOLINGTYPEMIXEDOIL
o.EVERUSEMULTIGRADEOIL7ORWASTEOIL
o!LWAYSMIXFUELANDOILINASEPARATECLEANCONTAINER
!LWAYSSTARTBYüLLINGHALFTHEAMOUNTOFFUELWHICHISTOBEUSED
4HENADDTHEWHOLEAMOUNTOFOIL-IXSHAKETHEFUELMIXTURE
!DDTHEREMAININGAMOUNTOFFUEL
-IXSHAKETHEFUELMIXTHOROUGHLYBEFOREüLLINGTHEFUELTANK
&UELING
7!2.).'
o!LWAYSSHUTOFFTHEENGINEBEFOREREFUELING
o3LOWLYOPENTHEFUELTANKWHENüLLINGUPWITHFUELSOTHAT
POSSIBLEOVERPRESSUREDISAPPEARS
o4IGHTENTHEFUELCAPCAREFULLYAFTERFUELING
o!LWAYSMOVETHETRIMMERATLEASTMFTFROMTHEFUELING
AREABEFORESTARTING
o!LWAYS7ASHANYSPILLEDFUELFROMCLOTHINGIMMEDIATELYWITH
SOAP
o"ESURETOCHECKANYFUELLEAKINGAFTERREFUELING
"EFOREFUELINGCLEANTHETANKCAPAREACAREFULLYTOENSURETHAT
NODIRTFALLSINTOTHETANK-AKESURETHATTHEFUELISWELLMIXEDBY
SHAKINGTHECONTAINERBEFOREFUELING
3TARTING&IG
#!54)/.
"EFORESTARTINGMAKESURETHECUTTINGATTACHMENTDOESNOTTOUCH
ANYTHING
3ETIGNITIONSWITCHTO/.POSITION&IG
0USHPRIMINGBULBSEVERALTIMESSOTHATFUELČOWSTHROUGHTHE
BULBORRETURNPIPE)FSOEQUIPPED&IG
7ITHTHETHROTTLETRIGGERLOCKOUTPRESSEDIFSOEQUIPPEDPULL
THROTTLETRIGGERANDPUSHTHROTTLELOCKTHENSLOWLYRELEASETHE
THROTTLETRIGGERTHENTHROTTLETRIGGERLOCKOUT4HISISWILLLOCKTHE
THROTTLEINSTARTINGPOSITION
3ETCHOKELEVERTO#,/3%$POSITION&IG
0ULLRECOILSTARTERBRISKLYTAKINGCARETOKEEPTHEHANDLEINYOUR
GRASPANDNOTALLOWINGITTOSNAPBACK
7HENYOUHEARTHEENGINEWANTTOSTARTRETURNCHOKELEVERTO
25.POSITIONOPEN4HENPULLRECOILSTARTERBRISKLYAGAIN
./4%
)FENGINEDOESNOTSTARTREPEATPROCEDURESFROMTO
!FTERSTARTINGENGINEPULLTHROTTLETRIGGERTORELEASETHROTTLELOCK
4HENALLOWTHEENGINEABOUTMINUTESTOWARMUPBEFORE
SUBJECTINGITTOANYLOAD
#UTTING&IG
7!2.).'
7HENREPLACINGCUTTINGBLADEORCUTTINGLINESBESURETOPUT
DOWNTHEUNITFROMYOURBACKAFTERSTOPPINGENGINEANDCUTTING
ATTACHMENT
o!LWAYSKEEPANDOPERATETHEDRIVESHAFTTUBESECURELYONTHE
RIGHTSIDEYOURBODYWITHBOTHHANDS
!LWAYSHOLDLEFTHANDONTHEFRONTHANDLEANDRIGHTHANDONTHE
REARHANDGRIP
o"LADETHRUSTMAYOCCURWHENTHESPINNINGBLADECONTACTSASOLID
OBJECTINTHECRITICALAREA
!DANGEROUSREACTIONMAYOCCURCAUSINGTHEENTIREUNITAND
OPERATORTOBETHRUSTVIOLENTLY4HISREACTIONISCALLED",!$%
4(2534!SARESULTTHEOPERATORMAYLOSECONTROLOFTHEUNIT
WHICHMAYCAUSESERIOUSORFATALINJURY"LADETHRUSTISMORELIKELY
TOOCCURINAREASWHEREITISDIFüCULTTOSEETHEMATERIALTOBECUT
o7EARTHEHARNESSASSHOWNINTHEüGUREIFSOEQUIPPED4HE
BLADETURNSCOUNTERCLOCKWISETHEREFOREBEADVISEDTOOPERATE
THEUNITFROMRIGHTTOLEFTFOREFüCIENTCUTTING+EEPONLOOKERSOUT
OFWORKINGAREAATLEASTMFT
7!2.).'
.EVEROPERATETHEDRIVESHAFTTUBEONTHELEFTSIDEYOURBODY
OTHERWISETHEEXHAUSTMIGHTBLOWTOTHEFRAMEANDLORYOUR
BACK
7!2.).'
)FCUTTINGATTACHMENTSHOULDSTRIKEAGAINSTSTONESOROTHER
DEBRISSTOPTHEENGINEANDMAKESURETHATTHEATTACHMENT
ANDRELATEDPARTSAREUNDAMAGED7HENGRASSORVINESWRAP
AROUNDATTACHMENTSTOPENGINEANDATTACHMENTANDREMOVE
THEM
)NCASEOFEMERGENCY
)FTHEQUICKRELEASEDEVICEISEQUIPPEDONTHELEFTBELTPULLTHERED
STRAPINCASEOFEMERGENCY&IG
3TOPPING&IG
o$ECREASEENGINESPEEDANDRUNATANIDLEFORAFEWMINUTESTHEN
TURNOFFIGNITIONSWITCH
7!2.).'
!CUTTINGATTACHMENTCANINJUREWHILEITCONTINUESTOSPINAFTER
THEENGINEISSTOPPEDORPOWERCONTROLISRELEASED
7HENTHEUNITISTURNEDOFFMAKESURETHECUTTINGATTACHMENT
HASSTOPPEDBEFORETHEUNITISSETDOWN