Operator's Manual

StartingandStoppingthe
Engine
StartingtheEngine
1.MovethefuelvalvetotheOpenposition,alltheway
totheright(Figure11).
Figure11
1.Choke3.Starter
2.Fuelvalve
2.MovethechokeleverlefttotheOnpositionifyou
arestartingacoldengine.
Note:Awarmorhotenginemaynotrequirechoking.
3.Holdthesafetybailagainstthehandleandpushthe
handledownenoughtoraisethecuttingwheeloffthe
ground.
4.Pullthestarterhandlelightlyuntilyoufeelresistance,
thenpullthehandlebriskly.Returnthestarterhandle
gently(Figure11).
5.Aftertheenginestarts,graduallymovethechoke
leverbacktotheOffposition.Iftheenginestallsor
hesitates,movethechokebacktoOnagainuntilthe
enginewarmsup.ThenmoveittotheOffposition.
6.Holdthethrottleleveragainstthehandletospinthe
cuttingwheel.
StoppingtheEngine
1.Releaseyourhandfromthethrottlelever.
Note:Iftheenginehasbeenworkinghardorishot,
letitrunforaminutebeforereleasingthesafetybail.
Thishelpstocooltheenginebeforestopping.Inan
emergency,theenginemaybestoppedimmediately.
2.Releasethesafetybailtostoptheengine.
3.MovethefuelvalvetotheClosedposition,alltheway
totheleft.
GrindingaStump
Placethemachineintopositionwiththecuttingwheelnear
thefront-topedgeofthestump.
DANGER
Themachinewillcutandamputatehandsandfeet.
•Stayintheoperator'spositionwhilethemachine
isrunningandkeepawayfromthecutting
wheel.
•Keepallbystandersasafedistancefromthe
machine.
•Stopthemachineimmediatelyifanypeopleor
animalsentertheworkarea.
WARNING
Grindingastumpwillthrowwoodchips,soil,and
otherdebrisintotheairwhichcouldinjureyouor
bystanders.
•Alwaysweareyeprotectionwhenusingthe
machine.
•Keepallbystandersasafedistancefromthe
machine.
1.ReleasethethrottlesothatitisinDisengagedposition.
2.Starttheengine;refertoStartingtheEngine(page10).
3.Allowenginetowarmupatidlefortwominutes.
4.Pushthehandledownenoughtoraisethecutting
wheelofftheground.
5.Holdthethrottleagainstthehandlesothatitisin
engagedposition,thiswillengagethecentrifugalclutch
andthecuttingwheelrotates.
6.Movethemachinetothefrontofthestumpandset
theparkingbrake.
7.Swingthecuttingwheeltooneside,thenlowerit
approximately1/2inchto1inchintothefront-top
cornerofthestump.Swingthecuttingwheelback
andforth,loweringthecuttingwheelapproximately
1/2inchto1inchbeforeeachsweep,untilyouhave
groundthefrontportionofthestumptogroundlevel
(Figure12).
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