Operator's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- IIntroduction 3
- Servicing Information 3
- Parts/Serial Number 3
- Service 4
- ECHO Consumer Product Support 4
- Product Registration 4
- Additional Literature 4
- Safety 5
- Manual Safety Symbols and Important Information 5
- International Symbols 6
- Personal Condition and Safety Equipment 8
- Equipment 12
- Emission Control
- (Exhaust & Evaporative) 14
- CARB And EPA Emissions Control Information 14
- Description 15
- Contents 16
- Assembly 17
- Support Handle Installation 17
- Operation 17
- Operation With Blades 18
- Blade Selection 19
- Fuel 21
- Starting Cold Engine 24
- Starting Warm Engine 25
- Stopping Engine 27
- Applications 27
- Operating Techniques 28
- Reaction Forces 28
- Blade Cutting Problems 29
- Maintenance 30
- Skill Levels 30
- Maintenance Intervals 31
- Air Filter 32
- Fuel Filter 33
- Spark Plug 34
- Cooling System 34
- Exhaust System 36
- Carburetor Adjustment 38
- Lubrication 39
- Nylon Line Replacement 40
- Sharpening Metal Blades 41
- Troubleshooting 43
- Storage 45
- Long Term Storage (Over 30 Days) 45
- Specifications 46
- Product Registration 48
- Introduction
- Servicing Information
- Parts/Serial Number
- Service
- ECHO Consumer Product Support
- Product Registration
- Additional Literature
- Safety
- Manual Safety Symbols and Important Information
- International Symbols
- Personal Condition and Safety Equipment
- Equipment
- Emission Control
- (Exhaust & Evaporative)
- CARB And EPA Emissions Control Information
- Description
- Contents
- Assembly
- Support Handle Installation
- Operation
- Operation With Blades
- Blade Selection
- Fuel
- Starting Cold Engine
- Starting Warm Engine
- Stopping Engine
- Applications
- Operating Techniques
- Reaction Forces
- Blade Cutting Problems
- Maintenance
- Skill Levels
- Maintenance Intervals
- Air Filter
- Fuel Filter
- Spark Plug
- Cooling System
- Exhaust System
- Carburetor Adjustment
- Lubrication
- Nylon Line Replacement
- Sharpening Metal Blades
- Troubleshooting
- Storage
- Long Term Storage (Over 30 Days)
- Specifications
- Product Registration
- Notes
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Operating Techniques
• Debris flows in direction of line head rotation. Change line head position
to assure debris flow is directed away from operator.
• Keep cutting line away from wire fences to avoid entanglement.
• Operate trimmer only with cutting head below knee height.
Reaction Forces
Push or Pull - Kickback or Kickout
During normal use, operating a brushcutter with a circular metal blade can
produce sudden strong reaction forces that are difficult to control. Strong
reaction forces can cause a loss of balance or loss of control of the
equipment, resulting in serious injury to operator and bystanders.
Understanding what causes these reactive forces may help you to avoid
them, and can help you to maintain control of the equipment if you
experience a sudden reaction during cutting. Reactive forces occur when
the force being applied by the cutting teeth of a blade meet resistance, and
some of the cutting force is directed back toward the equipment. The greater
the cutting force or the amount of resistance, the greater the reactive force.
Push and Pull Forces
Push and pull forces are reactive forces that push the
equipment directly toward the operator, or that pull the
equipment directly away from the operator. These forces
are the result of cutting on the sides of the blade. The
direction of the force depends on the side of the blade
being used, and the direction of blade rotation at the point
of contact. The reactive force is in the opposite direction of
blade rotation at the contact point, regardless of where the
contact is being made. These types of reactive forces are
also called “Blade Thrust.
As shown in the illustration, a blade turning
counterclockwise will cause the equipment to pull away
from the operator if the point of cutting resistance is on
the left side of the blade. If the point of cutting resistance
is on the right side of the blade, the equipment will push
back toward the operator. In both examples, the reactive
force is in the opposite direction of blade rotation at the
contact point where resistance occurs.