Cutting Attachment; Blade Thrust; Fuel Safety - Husqvarna 129 R Manual De Usuario

H H arness release function
WARNING: Do not use the harness if the
release function is defective. Make sure that
the harness release function operates
correctly when you adjust the product.
The harness release function is at the front of the
product. The harness straps must always stay at the
correct position (Picture 23). In an emergency, the
harness release function helps you to safely release
from the product.
Muffler
• Do not use an engine with a damaged muffler. A
damaged muffler increases the noise level and the
risk of fire. Keep a fire extinguisher near.
• Examine regularly that the muffler is attached to the
product.
• Do not touch the engine or the muffler when then
engine is on. Do not touch the engine or the muffler
for a while after the engine stops. Hot surfaces can
cause injuries.
• A hot muffler can cause a fire. Be careful, if you use
the product near flammable liquids or fumes.
• Do not touch the parts in the muffler, if the muffler is
damaged. The parts can contain some carcinogenic
chemicals.
Locknut
The locknut is used to lock some types of cutting
attachment (Picture 24).
When you install the locknut, tighten it in the opposite
direction to operation direction of the cutting attachment.

Cutting attachment

• Do the regular maintenance. Let an approved
service center regularly examine the cutting
attachment to do adjustments or repairs.
• The performance of the cutting attachment
increases.
• The life of the cutting attachment increases.
• The risk of accidents decreases.
• Only use an approved cutting attachment guard. For
more information, see
• Do not use a damaged cutting attachment.
Grass trimmer head
• Make sure that you wind the grass trimmer line
tightly and equally around the drum to decrease the
vibration.
• Use only the approved grass trimmer heads and
grass trimmer lines. See
• Use a correct length of the grass trimmer line. A long
grass trimmer line uses more engine power than a
short grass trimmer line.
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• Make sure that the cutter on the cutting attachment
guard is not damaged.
• Soak the grass trimmer line in water for 2 days
before you attach the grass trimmer line to the
product. This increases the life of the grass trimmer
line.
Grass blades and grass cutters
• Use the product with an approved grass blade. Do
not use a grass blade without proper installation of
all required parts. Make sure that the installation is
done correctly and that the proper parts are used.
Inproper installation may cause the blade to fly off
and seriously injure the operator or the bystanders.
• Wear protective gloves when you handle or do
maintenance on the blade.
• Use head protection when you operate a product
with a grass blade.
• Grass blades and grass cutters are used to cut
rough grass.
• A grass blade can cause injury while it continues to
spin after the engine is stopped or the throttle trigger
is released. Make sure that the grass blade has
completely stopped rotating before any
maintenance.
• Stop the engine before you do work on the cutting
attachment. Make sure the cutting attachment fully
stops. Disconnect the lead from the spark plug.
• Only use an approved cutting attachment or a
correctly sharpened blade.
• Keep the teeth of the blade correctly sharpened
(Picture 48).
• Do not use a damaged cutting attachment.
• Attach the transport guard to the grass blade when
you transport or store the product.

Blade thrust

• A blade thrust is a sudden movement of the product
to the side, forward or rearward. A blade thrust
occurs when the grass blade or saw blade hits an
object that cannot be cut. In areas where it is not
easy to see the material being cut the risk of blade
thrust increases.
• When a blade thrust occurs, there is a risk that the
product or the operator moves out of position. A
blade that moves can hit bystanders and there is a
risk of injuries.
• If a blade is bent, has cracks, is broken or damaged,
discard the blade.
• Use a sharp blade. The risk of blade thrust increases
when a blade is not sharp.

Fuel safety

• Do not start the product if there is fuel or engine oil
on the product. Remove the unwanted fuel/oil and let
the product dry. Remove unwanted fuel from the
product.
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