C) OPERATION
1) Work only in daylight or good artificial light.
2) Take on a firm and well-balanced position:
- where possible avoid working on wet slippy
ground or in any case on uneven or ripid ground
which does not guarantee stability for the oper-
ator;
- avoid using unstable ladders or platforms;
- never run, but walk carefully paying attention
to
the lay of the land and any eventual obstacles.
3) Check that when the machine is running at min-
imum speed and ticking over, there is no move-
ment
of
the blades and, after accelerating, the en-
gine quickly returns to minimum speed.
4) Make sure the blades do not come into violent
contact with foreign bodies and try to prevent any
material from being hurled after trimming.
5) Stop the engine:
- whenever you leave the machine unattended.
- before refuelling.
D) MAINTENANCE AND STORAGE
1) Keep all nuts, bolts and screws tightly fastened
to be sure the equipment is in safe working condi-
tion. Routine maintenance is essential for safety
and for maintaining a high performance level.
2) Always wear protective gloves when handling
the cutting device.
3) Make sure the blades are well sharpened. All
operations on the blades require a certain level
of
experience and specialised tools. For safety rea-
sons, take them to a specialised centre to be sharp-
ened.
4) For safety reasons, never use the machine with
worn or damaged
parts.
Damaged parts are to
be
replaced and never repaired. Only use original
spare parts. Parts that are not of the same quality
can seriously damage the equipment and com-
promise safety.
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SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
5) Store the machine out
of
the reach of children!
E) TRANSPORTATION AND HANDLING
1) Whenever the machine is to be handled or
transported you must:
- tum
off
the engine, wail for the blades to stop and
diconnect the spark plug cap;
- apply the protection devices
to
the blades;
- only hold the machine using the handgrips and
position the blades in the opposite direction to
that used during operations.
2) When using a vehicle
to
transport the machine,
position it so that it can cause no danger to persons
and fasten it firmly in place to avoid it from tipping
over, which may cause damage or fuel spillage.
F) HOW TO READ THE MANUAL
Certain paragraphs in the manual contain particu-
larly significant information and are marked with
various levels of highlighting with the following
meaning:
NOTE
or
I
IMPORTANT
I
1h8se give detaifs or further
information on
what has already
been indicated,
and aim
to
prevent
both
damage
to
the machine,
and the machine from causing
damage.
AwARNINGI
Non-observance will re-
sult In the risk
of
ln/ury
to
oneself or others.
ADANGERI
Non-observance will re-
sult In the risk of serious Injury or
death
to
oneself or others.