INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE USE OF THE BRUSHCUTTER
GB-11
4.3 Engine
starting
Fig.16
To start the engine, move the stop button on the knob to the START
position, grip the brush cutter with the left hand pressing on the
transmission shaft to keep it firmly on the ground (Fig. 16) and follow
the starting procedure listed in the KAWASAKI or HONDA engine
user manual provided.
WARNING:
DO NOT PULL TO THE LIMIT THE STARTING PULLEY, IN
ORDER TO AVOID DAMAGING THE HOOKING MECHANISM
4.4 Correct
use
he brushcutter must be used only to cut grass, bushes and shrubbery.
Wear the safety belts and adjust them to your height.
After the engine has started, let it run for 2-3 minutes at the minimum level.
Connect the brushcutter to the safety quick release clip on the safety belts, or if the brushcutter has been provided in
the backpack version, wear it on your shoulders.
Make sure that the weight of the machine is evenly distributed and perfectly balanced in such way that the cutting
organ is parallel to the ground and does not require support from the grip.
Perform a few accelerations (without reaching the maximum rpm) without doing work to make sure that everything
is functioning regularly.
With the cutting tool stationary in clear sight and constantly under your control, reach
the work position by carrying the machine beneath the level of your waist far away
from your body, making sure that there are no other people within a 15 meter radius.
4.5
Use of the machine
Fig.17
Fig.18
Assume a stable and balanced position on both feet.
Grass is cut
as if operating in corridors 1.5 meters wide by moving forward step by step
and swinging the machine right and left. Make sure that you are standing securely on both
feet before taking a new step (Fig. 17). When using the grass-cutter disks, always cut
from right to left and leave a pile of cut grass on the left for subsequent recovery.
As regards the use of the 3-tooth blade, working in the critical area (NO in Fig.18), can
cause violent kick-backs towards the operator with consequent loss of control of the
machine or balance of the operator. We therefore recommend (Fig.18) to cut with A side
of the tool for full control of the operation. It is also possible to cut with the B-side of the
tool but in this way there will be less control of the machine due to the counterclockwise
rotation of the tool.
In any case, try to avoid even the smallest stones, piles of earth, small pieces of wood, and
any other hidden objects in the grass. If you happen to strike some large object, if the
cutting tool suddenly jams due to overloading, if too much grass, stringy vegetal matter or
bark gets wound up inside the machine, reduce the speed to the minimum and then
disengage the clutch.
Make sure that the blade (which turns through inertia) has come to a halt, otherwise stop it
against the ground in a safe place and then switch off the engine. Unhook the brushcutter
from the safety belt and position it on the ground in order to make sure that the cutting
tool has not undergone any damage, such as the cracking/ breakage of teeth, etc., and
replace if required. If the tool has got tangled up in stringy vegetal matter, put on a pair of
gloves and use the correct utensil to completely remove all the tangled material.
ALL THE MACHINE’S SAFETY SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT MUST BE
MAINTAINED IN OPERATION ALL THROUGHOUT USE.
