GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Machine?s safety equipment
This section describes the machine?s safe-
ty equipment, its purpose, and how checks
and maintenance should be carried out to
ensure that it operates correctly. See the
?What is what? section to locate where this
equipment is positioned on your machine.
The life span of the machine can be re-
duced and the risk of accidents can in-
crease if machine maintenance is not car-Press the throttle lock and make sure it re-
turns to its original position when you re-
ried out correctly and if service and/or re-
lease it.
pairs are not carried out professionally. If
you need further information please contact
your nearest service workshop.
IMPORTANT! All servicing and repair work
on the machine requires special training. This
is especially true of the machine?s safety
equipment. If your machine fails any of the
checks described below you must contact
your service agent. When you buy any of our
products we guarantee the availability of pro-
fessional repairs and service. If the retailerCheck that the throttle control and throttle
who sells your machine is not a servicinglock move freely and that the return springs
dealer, ask him for the address of your near-work properly.
est service agent.
WARNING:Neveruseamachine
that has faulty safety equipment!
Follow the control, maintenance
and service instructions described
in this section. If your machine fails
any of these checks contact your
service agent to get it repaired.
See instructions under the heading Start.
Throttle lock
Start the machine and apply full throttle.
The throttle lock is designed to prevent ac-
Release the throttle and check that the
cidental operation of the throttle control.
cutting attachment stops and remains at a
When you press the lock (A) (i.e. when youstandstill. If the cutting attachment rotates
grasp the handle) it releases the throttlewith the throttle in the idle position then the
control (B). When you release the handle,
carburettor idle setting must be checked.
the throttle control and the throttle lock both
See instructions under the heading
move back to their original positions. This
Maintenance.
movement is controlled by two independent
return springs. This arrangement means
that the throttle control is automatically
locked at the idle setting.
A
Stop switch
Make sure the engine stops when you push
and hold the stop switch.
B
Make sure the throttle control is locked at
the idle setting when the throttle lock is re-
leased.
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