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.
•02602only–Neverreplacethecuttingunit
withmetalpartsandonlyusecuttingheadsand
cuttingelementswhicharesuitableforuseatthe
operatingspeedofthemachine.
SoundPressure
Thismachinehasasoundpressurelevelatthe
operator’searof90dBA(model02602),88.5dBA
(model02604),or88dBA(model02606)which
includesanUncertaintyValue(K)of2dBA.The
soundpressurelevelwasdeterminedaccordingtothe
proceduresoutlinedinEN836.
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
theproceduresoutlinedinEN836.
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