Operating manual
English
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Installing and setting
the hand grip
Fig. 3
1. Remove hand grip.
To do this, loosen the 4 screws.
2. Place the hand grip from above
onto the shaft.
3. Align the bores of the lower
retention plate with the screws
in the hand grip.
Screw in the 4 screws.
Do not tighten yet!
Hold the unit in the operating
position (Fig. 5) and move
the hand grip into the position
which offers you the best grip.
4. Tighten the 4 screws until the
hand grip is secure.
Fitting and setting
the shoulder strap
(depending on model)
Fig. 4
Hook the carabiner (1) onto the
fastening eye (2) on the housing.
or
Open retaining hook (1) and
hook onto the fastening eye (2)
on the housing and close again.
Fig. 5
Pull the shoulder strap over your
head and adopt the work position.
Fig. 6
Adjust the shoulder strap to your
height.
Attaching the cutting
attachment cover
Fig. 7
1. Unscrew the nut clockwise
(to the right) and remove
together with spacer and
retaining washer.
Note
Parts may be required for installation
of cutting blade/line head.
2. Loosen and unscrew the
3 screws on the gear head.
3. Place cutting attachment cover
on the gear head and align the
bores with the threaded holes.
4. Screw in the 3 screws again and
tighten.
Attaching/removing
the cutting blade
If attached, remove line head
and line head cover beforehand.
See “Attaching/removing
the line head”.
If required, clean the cutting
attachment cover and the
drive shaft.
Attaching the cutting blade
Fig. 8
Push spacer (2) onto the drive
shaft (1).
At the same time align the bore
in the spacer with the notch
on the gear housing.
Push cutting blade (3) onto
drive shaft (1) and centre
on the spacer (2).
Note
Ensure that the cutting blade (3)
is seated correctly on the spacer (2),
i.e. centred and resting flat!
Push retaining washer (4) onto
the drive shaft (1).
Turn nut (5) anti-clockwise
(to the left) onto the drive shaft (1).
Fig. 9
Align bores in cutting attachment
cover (6) and the spacer (2).
Insert Allen key (7) through
the bores.
Tighten nut (5) firmly anti-clock-
wise (to the left) – tightening
torque 37 Nm.
Note
– Before tightening, check again
that the cutting blade is seated
correctly.
– If there is no torque wrench
available, tighten the nut by hand
until it is positioned on the cutting
blade. Then tighten the nut anti-
clockwise (to the left) another
half turn using a ring spanner.
Pull out Allen key (7).
Remove guard (if fitted) from
the cutting blade.
Removing the cutting blade
Fig. 10
Attach guard (if available)
to the cutting blade.
Align bores in cutting attachment
cover (1) and the spacer (2).
Insert Allen key (3) through
the bores.
Loosen nut (4) clockwise
(to the right) and screw off the
drive shaft (5).
Pull out Allen key (3).
Remove retaining washer (6),
cutting blade (7) and spacer (2)
from the drive shaft (5).
Note
Clean removed parts and keep
in an easily retrievable location
for subsequent use.
Attaching/removing
the line head
If attached, remove the cutting
blade beforehand.
See “Removing the cutting blade”.
If required, clean the cutting
attachment cover and the drive
shaft.
Attaching the line head
Fig. 11
1. Place line head cover on the
cutting attachment cover.
Align screws with the bores.
2. Attach line head cover with the
4 screws.
Fig. 12
3. Push spacer and retaining
washer onto the drive shaft.
At the same time align the bore
in the spacer with the notch
on the gear housing.
Note
Ensure that the retaining washer
is seated correctly on the spacer,
i.e. centred and resting flat!
4. Screw line head anti-clockwise
(to the left) onto the drive shaft.
Fig. 13
5. Align bores in cutting attachment
cover and the spacer.
Insert Allen key through
the bores.
6. Tighten line head firmly.
7. Pull out Allen key.
8. Remove guard from the line
blade (Fig. 1) (if available).
