Bushranger L2600, Operator'S Manual

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CUTTING WITH A NYLON HEAD
Line head rotates in an
ANTI -CLOCKWISE
direction.
The CUT-OFF KNIFE will be on
the left side of the debris shield
WARNING / DANGER
Cutting with a Nylon Head
The proper debris shield must be in place on the
unit when nylon cutting line is used. The cutting
line can flap around if too much line is exposed.
Always use the plastic debris shield with cut-off
knife when using nylon cutting heads.
For nearly all cutting, it is good to tilt the line head
so that contact is made on the part of the line
circle where the line is moving AWAY from you
and the debris shield. This results in the debris
being thrown AWAY from you. (Fig 5).
WARNING / DANGER
Tilting the head to the wrong side will shoot the
debris TOWARDS you. If the line head is held flat
to the ground so that cutting occurs on the whole
line circle, debris will be THROWN at you, drag
will slow the engine down, and you will use up a
lot of line.
WARNING / DANGER
Use only quality nylon mono-filament line of
the diameter 2.4mm. Never use wire or wire
reinforced line in place of nylon trimmer line.
Load your nylon line cutting head only with nylon
trimmer line of the proper diameter. For the
Straight Shaft Brushcutter we recommend 2.4 -
2.7mm
Trimming
This is feeding the brush cutter carefully into the
material you wish to cut. Tilt the head slowly to
direct debris away from you. If cutting up to a
barrier such as fence, wall or tree, approach from
an angle where any debris ricocheting off the
barrier will fly away from you. Move the line head
slowly until the grass is cut right up the barrier,
but do not jam (overfeed) the line into the barrier.
Cutting up to a wire mesh or chain linked fence be
careful to feed only up to the wire. If you go too far
the line will snap off around the wire. Cutting can
be done to cut through weed stems one at a time.
Place the brush cutter line head near the bottom
of the weed-never high up which could cause the
weed to chatter and catch the line. Rather than
cutting the weed right through, just use the very
end of the line to wear through the stem slowly.
The Danger Zone is an area 15 meters in
radius (about 16 paces) or or 50 feet. Insist
that persons in the Risk Zone beyond the
Danger Zone wear eye protection from thrown
objects. If the unit must be used where there
are unprotected people, operate at a low throttle
speed to reduce the risk of thrown objects.
Move the stop switch to “stop” position when
the engine idles. Continue to operate the unit
only when the stop switch is in good working
condition. Ensure that the cutting attachment
stops turning when the engine idles.
No persons except for operator is allowed within
a 15 metre radium of the Danger Zone. Eye,
Ear, Face, Foot, Leg and Body protection must
be worn by operator. Persons in the danger
zone and beyond Danger Zone should wear
eye protection against thrown objects. Risk
diminishes with distance from the Danger Zone.
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6 Fig. 7
Fig. 8 Fig. 9