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Starting the engine
a) Without throttle remote control.
(1) Press the primer button 3x at intervels
of approx. 2 seconds.
At temperatures below 10 °C press the
primer button 5x.
If the engine is warm, do not press the
primer button!
(2) Pull the engine brake handle towards
the upper handle and in hold in position
- the engine brake handle does not lock
into position.
(3) Quickly pull out the starter cable and
then let it slowly wind up again.
The engine has a fixed throttle set-
ting. Speed control is therefore not
possible.
b) With throttle remote control.
(4) Throttle to position (Start).
(1) Press the primer button 3x at intervels
of approx. 2 seconds.
At temperatures below 10 °C press the
primer button 5x.
If the engine is warm, do not press the
primer button!
(2) Pull the engine brake handle towards
the upper handle and in hold in position
- the engine brake handle does not lock
into position.
(3) Quickly pull out the starter cable and
then let it slowly wind up again.
As soon as the engine is running, posi-
tion the throttle between
(Start)
and (Stop) according to the desid-
ered engine speed.
Switching off the motor
(5) Move the throttle to position (Stop).
Release the engine brake handle.
When the motor has
been switched off, the
gauge box continues
running for several sec-
onds - therefore do not
touch with the hands!
Setting suction height:
The adjustment takes place at the front-
wheels only!
Both wheels must be set at the same
height!
(7) We take counsel to keep opened the
lateral zipper of bag, to get a good per-
formance during the employment. It's
possible to regulate the aspiration with
the zipper.
Maintenance and care
Before carrying out any
maintenance or cleaning work,
pull off the spark plug con-
nector!
• Turn off the engine, wait until the en-
gine has stopped, then pull spark plug
lead.
•
Be careful during setting up - danger of
injury!
•
Wear protective gloves.
• Never store the leaf sweeper inside a
building when there is petrol in the tank,
where petrol fumes could possibly get
ignited by sparks or an open flame -
Danger of explosion!
•
The petrol tank should be drained out-
doors only.
•
Before storing the machine in a closed
room, leave the engine to cool down.
• The leaf sweeper may be repaired by
authoised specialist companies only.
Cleaning the machine:
after suction, clean the unit thoroughly.
Do not spray the unit with water. Water wich
gets into the ignition system or the carbure-
tor may result in malfunctions.
Clean the unit with a cloth, hand brush. etc.
If the leaf sweeper is tilted side-
ways, the motor must be (depend-
ing on the manufacturer):
TECUMSEH, HONDA or AL-KO:
•
carburetor / air filter