General Cleaning and Tightening
A
WARNING
POTENTIAL HAZARD
• When engine is running, cutting head is
rotating and other parts are moving.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
• Contact with rotating cutting head or
other moving parts could cause serious
personal injury or death.
HOW TO AVOID 1HE HAZARD
• Always turn off your Trimmer/
Brushcutter before you clean or per
form any maintenance on it.
The Maruyama Trimmer/Brushcutter will provide max
imum perlormance for many, many hours if it is main
tained properly. Good maintenance includes regular
checking of all fasteners for correct tightness, and
cleaning the entire machine.
Blade Sharpening
IMPORTANT: Replace any blade that is worn,
cracked or damaged.
IMPORTANT: Sharpen every tooth evenly so
the blade rotates smoothly. If you sharpen a
blade with a grinder, do not overheat the blade,
and do not quench a hot blade in water to cool it.
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Four-tooth Blade
Sh
arp
en with a single-cut flat file.
0.118" (3 mm)
J_
1
Eight-tooth Blade
0
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\
Sharpen with a single-cut flat file and a round file.
0
0.079"-0.118" (2-3 mm)
0.275"-0.315" Cl - B mm)
0.394" (10 mm)
� 0.059" - 0.098"
(1.5- 2.5 mm) Radius
