Hitachi Koki Tanaka TPH-230S, Handling Instructions Manual

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7ARNINGSANDSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
/PERATORSAFETY
o!LWAYSWEARHEADPROTECTIONWITHFULLFACESHIELDTOHELPPROTECT
AGAINSTFALLINGBRANCHESANDDEBRIS
o!VOIDALLPOWERLINES4HISUNITISNOTINSULATEDAGAINSTELECTRICAL
CURRENT
o'LOVESSHOULDBEUSEDWHENSHARPENINGBLADES
o!LWAYSWEARHEAVYLONGPANTSBOOTSANDGLOVES$ONOTWEAR
LOOSECLOTHINGJEWELRYSHORTPANTSSANDALSORGOBAREFOOT
3ECUREHAIRSOITISABOVESHOULDERLENGTH
o$ONOTOPERATETHISTOOLWHENYOUARETIREDILLORUNDERTHE
INČUENCEOFALCOHOLDRUGSORMEDICATION
o.EVERLETACHILDORINEXPERIENCEDPERSONOPERATETHEMACHINE
o7EARHEARINGPROTECTION0AYATTENTIONTOYOURSURROUNDINGS
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2EMOVESAFETYEQUIPMENTIMMEDIATELYUPONSHUTTINGOFFENGINE
o7EARHEADPROTECTION
o.EVERSTARTORRUNTHEENGINEINSIDEACLOSEDROOMORBUILDING
"REATHINGEXHAUSTFUMESCANKILL
o+EEPHANDLESFREEOFOILANDFUEL
o+EEPHANDSAWAYFROMCUTTINGEQUIPMENT
o$ONOTGRABORHOLDTHEUNITBYTHECUTTINGEQUIPMENT
o7HENTHEUNITISTURNEDOFFMAKESURETHECUTTINGATTACHMENTHAS
STOPPEDBEFORETHEUNITISSETDOWN
o7HENOPERATIONISPROLONGEDTAKEABREAKFROMTIMETOTIMESO
THATYOUMAYAVOIDPOSSIBLEWHITEüNGERDISEASEWHICHISCAUSED
BYVIBRATION
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SYMPTOMSAPPEARSEEKMEDICALADVICEIMMEDIATELY
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ASAPACEMAKERCONSULTYOURPHYSICIANASWELLASTHEDEVICE
MANUFACTURERPRIORTOOPERATINGANYPOWEREQUIPMENT
5NITMACHINESAFETY
o)NSPECTTHEENTIREUNITMACHINEBEFOREEACHUSE2EPLACE
DAMAGEDPARTS#HECKFORFUELLEAKSANDMAKESUREALLFASTENERS
AREINPLACEANDSECURELYTIGHTENED
o2EPLACEPARTSTHATARECRACKEDCHIPPEDORDAMAGEDINANYWAY
BEFOREUSINGTHEUNITMACHINE
o+EEPOTHERSAWAYWHENMAKINGCARBURETORADJUSTMENTS
o5SEONLYACCESSORIESASRECOMMENDEDFORTHISUNITMACHINEBY
THEMANUFACTURER
o.EVERLETTHEBLADESTRIKEANYOBSTACLE
)FTHEBLADEMAKESCONTACTTHEMACHINESHOULDBESTOPPEDAND
CHECKEDCAREFULLY
o!LLUNITSERVICEOTHERTHANTHEITEMSLISTEDINTHEOPERATORS
OWNERSMANUALSHOULDBEPERFORMEDBYCOMPETENTMACHINE
SERVICEPERSONNEL&OREXAMPLEIFIMPROPERTOOLSAREUSEDTO
REMOVETHEČYWHEELORIFANIMPROPERTOOLISUSEDTOHOLDTHE
ČYWHEELINORDERTOREMOVETHECLUTCHSTRUCTURALDAMAGETOTHE
ČYWHEELCOULDOCCURANDCOULDSUBSEQUENTLYCAUSETHEČYWHEEL
TOBURST
7!2.).'
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UNITMACHINEFORANYJOBEXCEPTTHATFORWHICHITISINTENDED
&UELSAFETY
o-IXANDPOURFUELOUTDOORSANDWHERETHEREARENOSPARKSOR
ČAMES
o5SEACONTAINERAPPROVEDFORFUEL
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WHILEUSINGTHEUNITMACHINE
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o-OVEATLEASTMAWAYFROMFUELINGSITEBEFORESTARTINGENGINE
o3TOPENGINEBEFOREREMOVINGFUELCAP
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RECOMMENDEDTHATTHEFUELBEEMPTIEDAFTEREACHUSE)FFUELIS
LEFTINTHETANKSTORESOFUELWILLNOTLEAK
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REACHSPARKSOROPENČAMESFROMWATERHEATERSELECTRICMOTORS
ORSWITCHESFURNACESETC
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PAYSPECIALATTENTIONWHENHANDLINGORüLLINGFUEL
#UTTINGSAFETY
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OBJECTS
o&ORRESPIRATORYPROTECTIONWEARANAEROSOLPROTECTIONMASKWHEN
CUTTINGTHELEAVESAFTERINSECTICIDEHASBEENAPPLIED
o+EEPOTHERSINCLUDINGCHILDRENANIMALSBYSTANDERSANDHELPERS
OUTSIDETHEMHAZARDZONE3TOPTHEENGINEIMMEDIATELYIFYOU
AREAPPROACHED
o(OLDTHEUNITMACHINEüRMLYWITHBOTHHANDS
o+EEPüRMFOOTINGANDBALANCE$ONOTOVERREACH
o+EEPALLPARTSOFYOURBODYAWAYFROMTHEMUFČERANDCUTTING
ATTACHMENTWHENTHEENGINEISRUNNING
o"EFOREPRUNINGLEAVESTHEOPERATORMUSTBEACCUSTOMEDTO
TECHNIQUESOFTHEMACHINE
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THUMBüRMLYLOCKEDAROUNDFRONTHANDLEANDSTANDWITHFEETWELL
BALANCEDANDYOURBODYBALANCED
o7HENRELOCATINGTOANEWWORKAREABESURETOSHUTOFFTHE
MACHINEANDENSURETHATALLCUTTINGATTACHMENTSARESTOPPED
o.EVERPLACETHEMACHINEONTHEGROUNDWHENRUNNING
o!LWAYSENSURETHATTHEENGINEISSHUTOFFANDANYCUTTING
ATTACHMENTSHAVECOMPLETELYSTOPPEDBEFORECLEARINGDEBRISOR
REMOVINGGRASSFROMTHECUTTINGATTACHMENT
o!LWAYSCARRYAüRSTAIDKITWHENOPERATINGANYPOWEREQUIPMENT
o.EVERSTARTORRUNTHEENGINEINSIDEACLOSEDROOMORBUILDING
ANDORNEARTHEINČAMMABLELIQUID"REATHINGEXHAUSTFUMESCAN
KILL