Maintenance And Care - AL-KO 38 VLB COMBI CARE Instrucciones De Uso

Starting the engine
Starting the engine
Starting with a cold engine, after longer periods of sto-
rage and temperatures under 10°C:
1. Press pimer button "a" 6 times. (Ill. K).
2. Press pimer button "b" 10 times. (Ill. K).
3. Press control button and simultaneously pull engine bar
up to handle bar and hold it there (Ill. L).
You must hold the engine control bar tight du-
ring use.
4. Quickly pull out the starter cord and then allow it to
slowly roll up (Ill., M).
5. Let the engine run until it is warm.
Do not press primer buttons when engine is warm.
Engine speed (rpm value) is fi xed.
Engine speed cannot be adjusted.
Turn the engine off
Release the control bar (picture L).
Danger!
The cutter spindle does not stop turning immediate-
ly. Do not touch the bottom of the equipment shortly
after switching off.
Installing and removing the grass catcher
Turn the engine off before installing/removing the
grass catcher.
Wait until the cutter spindle has come to a complete stop!
General operation instructions
To start the equipment, the cutting unit must be
freely movable.
Keep hands and feet away from rotating parts.
Control the equipment only through the handle.
Thus the safety distance is guaranteed.
Keep exhaust and engine clean.
Always ensure you have a good foothold on slopes.
Move across slopes, never up or down.
Do not use on steep slopes.
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Guide the machine at walking pace.
Never tilt or transport the device with the engine
running.
Have a professional check:
after bumping against an obstacle
if the engine stops suddenly
if the blade is bent
if the cutter spindle is bent
if the belt is damaged.

Maintenance and care

Danger!
Risk of injury at the cutter spindle.
Wear protective gloves!
Remove the spark plug connector before any
maintenance or cleaning jobs!
Do not spray water on the equipment!
Water infi ltration (ignition system, carburetor) can
cause faults.
Clean the equipment after each use (spatula, cloth).
Removing the scarifi er roller
1. Remove the bearing screw (1).
2. Tilt the bearing halves (2) upwards.
3. Lift the scarifi er roller from the lower bearing half and
extract it out from the drive side (3).
Assembly is carried out in reverse order.
Removing the aerating roller
Removal of the aerating roller and replacement of steel
spring hooks are similar to scarifi er roller.
Removing the blades
Before removing the blades observe the moun-
ting position!
1. Unscrew the hexagonal bolt (1).
2. Carefully remove the ball bearing (2) from the spindle (8).
3. Remove thrust collar (3), washer (4) and short spacer
sleeve (5) from the spindle
4. Remove the blades (6) and the long spacer sleeves one
after another.
Assembly is carried out in reverse order.
Translation of original user instructions
(picture N)
(picture O)