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START AND STOP
Control before starting
!
WARNING!
When the engine is started with the choke
lever in either the choke- or start throttle
position the cutting equipment starts to rotate
immediately.
!
For reasons of safety follow
these recommendations!
• Check that the support
fl
ange
is not cracked due to fatigue
or due to being tightened too
much. Discard the support
fl
ange if it is cracked.
• Ensure that the nut has not
lost its tightening capacity.
The nut lock shall have a
locking torque of at least
l.5 Nm. The nut
ʼ
s tightening
torque shall be 35-50 Nm.
• Check that the blade and
blade guard are not damaged
or cracked. Replace the
blade or blade guard if it has
been exposed to impact or if
it is cracked.
Start and stop
WARNING !
The complete clutch cover with shaft must be
fi
tted before the machine is started, otherwise
the clutch can become loose and cause
personal injury.
Always move the machine from the
fi
lling
position before starting. Place the machine
on a
fl
at surface. Make sure the blade 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.
STARTING
PRIMER BULB: Press the
primer bulb repeatedly
until fuel begins to
fi
ll the
bulb. The bulb need not be
completely
fi
lled.
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 wrap the
starter cord around your
hand
Repeat pulling the cord until
the engine starts. When the
engine starts. return choke
control to run position and
apply full throttle; the throttle
will automatically disengage
from the start setting.
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
use gloves. Do not use a
machine with damaged spark
plug cap.
Stop
The engine is stopped by
switching off the ignition.
CAUTION! The stop switch
automatically returns to
the start position. In order
to prevent unintentional
starting, the spark plug cap
must be removed from the
spark plug when assembling,
checking and/or performing
maintenance.
CHOKE: Set the choke control
in the choke position.
