Owner manual
Table Of Contents
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- Contents
- Note the following before starting:
- Personal protective equipment
- Machine¢s safety equipment
- Checking, maintaining and servicing the machine¢s safety equipment
- General safety precautions
- Safety instructions when using the hedge trimmer
- Fuel
- Fuelling
- Check before starting
- Starting and stopping
- Carburettor
- Muffler
- Cooling system
- Air filter
- Spark plug
- Gear housing
- Cleaning and lubrication
- Maintenance schedule
- Technical data
- YOUR WARRANTY RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
- MANUFACTURER¢S WARRANTY COVERAGE
- OWNER¢S WARRANTY RESPONSIBILITIES
- WARRANTY COMMENCEMENT DATE
- LENGTH OF COVERAGE
- WHAT IS COVERED
- WHAT IS NOT COVERED
- HOW TO FILE A CLAIM
- WHERE TO GET WARRANTY SERVICE
- MAINTENANCE, REPLACEMENT AND REPAIR OF EMISSION-RELATED PARTS
- EMISSION CONTROL WARRANTY PARTS LIST
- MAINTENANCE STATEMENT
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MAINTENANCE
Maintenance schedule
Below you will find some general maintenance instructions. If
you need further information please contact your service
workshop.
Daily maintenance
• Check throttle trigger and throttle trigger lockout function.
• Check that the stop switch works.
• Check that the blades do not move when the engine is
idling or when the choke is in the start throttle position.
• Clean the outside of the machine.
• Check that the blade guard is not damaged or cracked.
Replace the blade guard if it is exposed to impact or is
cracked.
• Check that the blade is properly centered, sharp and
without cracks.
• Check that the hand guard is not damaged. Replace the
guard if damaged.
• Check that the screws that hold the blades together are
correctly tightened.
• Check that the transport guard for the blade is intact and
that it can be secured correctly.
• Check that nuts and screws are tight.
• Check that there are no fuel leaks from the engine, tank or
fuel lines.
Weekly maintenance
• Check the starter and starter cord.
• Check that the vibration damping elements are not
damaged.
• Clean the carburettor area.
• Clean the outside of the spark plug. Remove it and check
the electrode gap. Adjust the gap to 0.5 mm (.20”), or
replace the spark plug. Check that the spark plug is fitted
with a suppressor.
• Clean the cooling fins on the cylinder and check that the
air intake near the starter is not blocked.
• Fill the gear housing with grease. This should be carried
out approximately every 20 working hours.
• Clean the air filter.
• Clean or replace the spark arrestor mesh on the muffler
(only applies to mufflers without a catalytic converter).