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Caution:
Do Not Engage Or Disengage The
Transmission While The Machine Is In The
Forward Or Reverse Positions!
G. Cutting Technique
Lower the blade into the concrete to the required depth by turning the hand
wheel clockwise. Ease the handle slowly forward. Retard the forward
pressure if the saw begins to stall.
Note: For deeper cuts (4 inches or more), several cuts should be made in
incremental steps of 1-1/2 to 2 inches until the desired depth of cut is
reached.
Push the saw steadily forward using the front pointer as a guide. Exert
enough forward pressure so that the engine begins to labor, but does not
slow down. If the saw begins to stall, retard the forward movement until full
rpm is restored to the blade. If the saw stalls, raise the blade out of the cut
before restarting. Avoid excessive side pressure or twisting of the blade in
the cut.
Additional Guide Lines For Sawing:
Understand and follow all of the instruction in this owner’s manual.
If wet cutting, turn on the water supply so that there is a minimum of two
gallons per minute of water flow!
In critically hard aggregate more than a single pass may be needed to cut
the desired depth.
Only move the Engage/Disengage lever while the transmission speed
control is in the neutral position.
Move the transmission speed control slowly.
If the saw stalls in the cut, immediately stop the forward speed and raise
the blade out of the cut. If this is not done the belts can fail or the blade
may be damaged.
Go slowly with a new blade until it opens up, that is, until the diamonds
can be seen and felt.
If the saw leads off excessively check the contact between the drive rollers
and the rear wheels. Small steering corrections may be made by applying
slight pressure to the right or left side of the handle bar. The drive rollers
will need to be cleaned from time to time.
