Storage
General Storage Instructions
Do not store the equipment
with a full collection box. In hot
weather, the grass begins to fer-
ment when heat is generated.
Risk of fire.
•
Clean and service the equipment be-
fore storage.
•
Allow the engine to cool before storing
the equipment in enclosed areas.
•
Use suitable and authorised contain-
ers for storing fuel.
•
Keep the equipment in a dry place
that is protected from dust and out of
reach of children.
•
Do not wrap the equipment in nylon
bags as damp and mould could form.
Storage during the winter
break
Non-observance of the storage
instructions may cause starting
problems or permanent damage
as a result of fuel residues in the
carburettor.
•
Start the engine and allow it to run un-
til it stops due to running out of petrol.
•
Change the oil (see "changing the en-
gine oil ").
•
Preserve the engine:
- Unscrew the spark plug (
(see "cleaning and maintenance");
- Pour a tablespoon of engine oil
through the spark plug hole into the
engine compartment;
- Pull the starter cord (
several times with the safety catch
(
the oil inside the engine;
- Screw the spark plug (
•
Dispose of used oil and petrol resi-
dues in an ecofriendly manner (see
"Disposal/environmental protection").
There is no need to drain the petrol
Disposal/Environmental
Protection
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Return the tool, accessories and
packaging to a recycling centre when
you have finished with them.
- Carefully drain the petrol and oil
tanks and take your equipment to
a recycling centre. The plastic and
metal parts that are used can be
separated by type and thus recy-
cled.
- Take used oil and petrol residues
to a disposal point and do not pour
them into the sewer system or down
the drain.
- Ask our Service-Center for details.
•
Defective units returned to us will be
disposed of for free.
•
Do not throw cut grass in the dust-
bin but rather compost it or spread it
12)
under bushes and trees as a mulch
layer.
2) pulled in order to distribute
tank if a fuel stabiliser is added to
the petrol (see "replacement parts"
and Briggs & Stratton instruction
manual).
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25) slowly
12) tight.
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