Working Techniques - Efco D - BC Manual De Instrucciones

keep a minimum distance of 50 feet (15 m)
between workers.
• Always cut with both feet on solid ground to
prevent being pulled off balance.
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• Make sure you can move and stand safely.
Check the area around you for possible
obstacles (roots, rocks, branches, ditches,
etc.) in case you have to move suddenly.
Take great care when working on sloping
ground.
• Do not cut above chest height, as a brush
cutter held higher is difficult to control
against kickout forces.
• Do not work near electrical wires. Leave
this operation for professionals.
• Cut only when visibility and light are
adequate for you to see clearly.
• Do not cut from a ladder, this is
extremely dangerous.
• Stop the brush cutter if the blade strikes a
foreign object. Inspect the brush cutter and
repair parts as necessary.
• Keep the blade out of dirt and sand. Even a
small amount of dirt will quickly dull a blade
and increase the possibility of kickout.
• Stop the engine before setting the brush
cutter down.
• Be particularly cautious and alert while
wearing hearing protection because such
equipment may restrict your ability to hear
sounds indicating danger (calls, signals,
warnings, etc).
• Be extremely cautious when working on
slopes or uneven ground.
WARNING: Never use rigid blades
when cutting in stony areas.
Thrown
blades may result in serious or
fatal injury to the operator or
bystanders. Watch out for thrown
objects. Always wear approved
eye protection. Never lean over the
cutting attachment guard. Stones,
rubbish, etc. can be thrown up
into the eyes causing blindness or
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objects or damaged
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serious injury. Keep unauthorised
persons at a distance. Children,
animals, onlookers and helpers
should be kept outside the safety
zone of 50 ft (15 m). Stop the
machine immediately if anyone
approaches. Never swing the
machine
checking behind you to make sure
no-one is within the safety zone.
WARNING:
visibility is poor or in very high
or low temperatures or in freezing
weather.

Working Techniques

General working instructions
WARNING: This section describes
the basic safety precautions for
working with brush cutter and
trimmers. If you encounter a
situation where you are uncertain
how to proceed you should ask
an expert. Contact your dealer
or your service workshop. Avoid
all usage which you consider to
be beyond your capability. You
must understand the difference
between forestry clearing, grass
clearing
before use.
Basic safety rules
1. Look around you:
• To ensure that people, animals or other
things cannot affect your control of the
machine.
• To ensure that people, animals, etc., do
not come into contact with the cutting
attachment or loose objects that are
thrown out by the cutting attachment.
around without
Never cut when
and grass trimming
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