KC-435
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1.1
Introduction
Dear customer and user!
Thank you for the confidence you demonstrated by purchasing our product. You have become the owner of a
machine from a broad range of gardening, farming, small agricultural and municipal machinery, produced by VARI, a.s.
The brush cutter/trimmer is a light and compact machine for cutting grass for example along kerbs, around trees,
under fences, in ditches and at other places that are not accessible for a common lawnmower. The KC-435 brush
cutter/trimmer is equipped with the silent four-stroke HONDA GX 35 engine. Its advantages (compared with two-stroke
brush cutter) are lower noise, engine revolutions, fuel consumption and emissions as well as easier starting. The KC-435
brush cutter/trimmer is a light machine, it is easy to operate it and it is equipped with a sophisticated anti-vibration system.
Working with it is very comfortable and pleasant.
Please read through this user manual thoroughly. The product will service you reliably for many years to come,
provided that you follow the instructions provided.
1.1.1
Basic notices
The user
is obliged
to familiarize him(her)self with this user manual and follow all operating instructions to ensure
that no injury or damage to the user or possibly other persons occurs.
The safety instructions provided in this user manual do not include all possibilities, conditions, and scenarios that
may arise in practise. Contributing safety factors, such as common sense, caution and care, are not included in this manual
but it is assumed that every operator or maintenance worker, who operates the machine, shall apply them.
The machine must only be used by persons who are physically and mentally healthy. Professional use of this
machine requires training of operating personnel in its safe use and operation, and a log of such training should be
administered.
The owner must also adopt “categorization” of work according to corresponding national legislation.
If any of the information provided to you in the manual is unclear, contact
your retailer
2
or contact
the machine
manufacturer
3
directly.
The user manuals included with this machine are considered an integral component. They must always be available
for reference and located in an accessible, safe, and protected area to prevent their damage. If the machine is re-sold to
another individual, the user manuals must be provided to the new owner. The manufacturer waives all responsibility for
any risk, harm, emergency, or injury incurred during operation of the machine if the above specified conditions are not
fulfilled.
The manufacturer shall not be liable for any damage incurred by unauthorized use, improper maintenance, and
damage incurred by any modification of the machine without the consent of the manufacturer.
It is particularly important to observe the safety guidelines to prevent personal injury or damage to the
environment or property. These instructions are marked in the user manual by the following cautionary safety symbols:
If you see this symbol in the manual, carefully read through the following information!
!
This international safety symbol indicates important information, relating to safety. When you see this
symbol, pay careful attention to personal harm or harm to others and carefully read the information that
follows.
Table 1: Symbols
1.2
Operation safety
The brush cutter/trimmer is designed to ensure safe and reliable operation when following instructions are
followed. Before you start to operate the machine, read this user manual carefully and familiarize yourself thoroughly with
its operation in order to prevent serious injuries or damage of the machine. If the maintenance and operation principles
mentioned in these Instructions for use are not observed in any way as well as if original spare parts and accessories are not
used and/or any unauthorized modifications are done, the warranty claim will expire.
1.2.1
Safety instructions
!
The machine operator must be
18 years
or older. He/she
must
read through the machine operating
manuals and adhere to general work safety precautions.
2
Fill in the retailer’s address into the table at the beginning of this manual (if not already completed by the retailer).
3
The manufacturer’s address is specified at the end of this manual
