Operator's Manual

andgroundagainstenginetopreventunintended
starting.
•Machinebladesaresharp.Wrapthebladeor
weargloves,anduseextracautionwhenservicing
them.
•Donotchangetheenginegovernorsettingor
overspeedtheengine.
•Maintainorreplacesafetyandinstructionlabels,
asnecessary.
•Keepinmindthattheoperatororuseris
responsibleforaccidentsorhazardsoccurringto
otherpeopleortheirproperty.
•Ifgasolineisspilled,donotattempttostartthe
enginebutmovethemachineawayfromthe
areaofspillageandavoidcreatinganysourceof
ignitionuntilthegasolinevaporhasdissipated.
•Replacefaultysilencers.
•Beforeusing,alwaysvisuallyinspecttoseethat
theblades,bladeboltsandcutterassemblyare
notwornordamaged.Replacewornordamaged
bladesandboltsinsetstopreservebalance.
•Neverpickuporcarryamachinewhiletheengine
isrunning.
•Stoptheengineanddisconnectthesparkplug
wire,makesurethatallmovingpartshavecome
toacompletestop:
–Beforeclearingblockages.
–Beforechecking,cleaning,orworkingonthe
machine.
–Afterstrikingaforeignobject.Inspectthe
machinefordamageandmakerepairsbefore
restartingandoperatingthemachine.
–Ifthemachinestartstovibrateabnormally.
–Wheneveryouleavethemachine.
–Beforerefueling.
•Ensurethattheengineandfueltankareempty
offuelbeforerotatingthemachinebeyonda45
degreeangle.
•Reducethethrottlesettingduringengineshut
downand,iftheengineisprovidedwithashut-off
valve,turnthefueloffattheconclusionofmowing.
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringinany
enclosure.
•Replacewornordamagedpartsforsafety.
•Ifthefueltankhastobedrained,thisshouldbe
doneoutdoors.
•Localregulationsmayrestricttheageofthe
operator.
•Alwayswearearprotection.
•Donottiltthemachinewhenstartingtheengine,
exceptifthemachinehastobetiltedforstarting.
Inthiscasedonottiltitmorethanabsolutely
necessaryandliftonlythepartwhichisawayfrom
theoperator.
•Examinethemachineregularlyandreplaceworn
ordamagedpartsforsafety.
•Model02602only–Neverreplacethecuttingunit
withmetalpartsandonlyusecuttingheadsand
cuttingelementswhicharesuitableforuseatthe
operatingspeedofthemachine.
SoundPressure
Thismachinehasasoundpressurelevelatthe
operator’searof90dBA(model02602),88.5dBA
(model02604),or88dBA(model02606)which
includesanUncertaintyValue(K)of2dBA.The
soundpressurelevelwasdeterminedaccordingtothe
proceduresoutlinedinENISO5395:2013.
SoundPower
Thismachinehasaguaranteedsoundpowerlevelof
100dBA(modelexcept02602)or98dBA(models
02604and02606),whichincludesanUncertainty
Value(K)of2dBA.Thesoundpowerlevelwas
determinedaccordingtotheproceduresoutlinedin
ISO11094.
Vibration
Measuredvibrationlevelforthelefthand=5.4m/s
2
(Models02602and02604)or4.0m/s
2
(Model02606)
Measuredvibrationlevelfortherighthand=6.2m/s
2
(Model02602),4.3m/s
2
(Model02604),4.7m/s
2
(Model02606).
UncertaintyValue(K)=3m/s2(model02602),2.5
m/s
2
(Model02604),or2m/s
2
(Model02606).
Themeasuredvaluesweredeterminedaccordingto
theproceduresoutlinedinENISO5395:2013.
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