Operators Manual

• Never allow children to use or be in the vicinity of the
product. As the product is equipped with a spring-
loaded stop switch and can be started by low speed
and force on the starter handle, even small children
under some circumstances can produce the force
necessary to start the product. This can mean a risk
of serious personal injury. Therefore remove the
spark plug cap when the product is not under close
supervision.
• Overexposure to vibration can lead to circulatory
damage or nerve damage in persons who have poor
circulation. Speak to your physician if you
experience symptoms of overexposure to vibration.
Such symptoms include numbness, loss of feeling,
tingling, pricking, pain, loss of strength, changes in
skin color or condition. These symptoms usually
show in the fingers, hands or wrists. The risk
increases at low temperatures.
• Check that the cutting equipment is correctly fitted
and adjusted.
• If you encounter a situation where you are uncertain
how to proceed you should ask an expert. Contact
your dealer or your service workshop.
• Avoid all usage which you consider to be beyond
your capability.
• Do not use the product unless you are able to call for
help in the event of an accident.
• Using an incorrect cutting attachment or an
incorrectly sharpened blade increases the risk of
blade thrust.
• Products fitted with saw blades or grass blades can
be thrown violently to the side when the blade comes
into contact with a fixed object. This is called blade
thrust. A blade thrust can be violent enough to cause
the product and/or operator to be propelled in any
direction, and possibly lose control of the product.
Blade thrust can occur without warning if the product
snags, stalls or binds. Blade thrust is more likely to
occur in areas where it is difficult to see the material
being cut.
• Avoid cutting with the area of the blade between the
12 o'clock and 3 o'clock positions. Because of the
speed of rotation of the blade, blade thrust can occur
if you attempt to cut thick stems with this area of the
blade.
• Mufflers fitted with catalytic converters get very hot
during use and remain so for some time after
stopping. This also applies at idle speed. Contact
can result in burns to the skin. Remember the risk of
fire.
• Only use cutting attachments with the guards we
recommend. Refer to
Accessories on page 26 .
Personal protective equipment
WARNING:
Read the warning instructions
that follow before you use the product.
• Always use approved personal protective equipment
when you use the product. Personal protective
equipment cannot fully prevent injury but it
decreases the degree of injury if an accident does
occur. Let your dealer help you select the right
equipment.
• Use a helmet if the trees in the work area have a
height of more than 2 m.
• Use approved hearing protection.
• Use approved eye protection. If you use a visor, you
must also use approved protective goggles.
Approved protective goggles must comply with the
ANSI Z87.1 standard in the USAs or EN 166 in EU
countries.
• Use gloves when necessary, for example when you
attach, examine or clean the cutting equipment.
• Use protective boots with steel toes and non-slip
soles.
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