Nakayama PS5000, Manual

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breaks. Note that any personal predisposition to
poor blood circulation, low external temperatures
or large prehensile forces can reduce the usage
period.
Transport
• Use the protective guards when transporting
the appliance.
• Ensure that the appliance cannot switch on
during transport (see figure).
Cleaning
Cleaning the engine unit
NOTE
• Clean the appliance thoroughly after every use.
• Always switch off the appliance before cleaning
and then disconnect the spark plug connector.
• Clean the appliance regularly with a damp cloth
and a mild detergent. Make sure that no water
can penetrate into the interior of the appliance.
Cleaning the pole pruner
• The pole pruner must be cleaned of sawdust at
regular intervals.
• Remove the sprocket cover
• Remove the saw chain from the blade and clean
the guide rail.
• Keep the saw chain sharp and check the tension;
check the oil level and the oil supply.
Cleaning the hedge trimmer
• Check the hedge trimmer for loose screws on
the cutter bar and tighten these if necessary.
• Remove stuck cuttings.
• Maintain the cutter bar using an oil spray or an
oil can.
Cleaning the strimmer/3-section cutting blade
attachment
• Remove stuck cuttings.
• Keep the 3-section cutting blade sharp to
facilitate your work.
Maintenance
Replacing the strimmer/cutting filament.
The strimmer is removed as described in the
section Installing/ replacing the strimmer. Press
the marking, turn the cover and remove one half
of the casing.
2.) Remove the spool bobbin from the strimmer
housing.
3.) Remove any remaining cutting filament.
4.) Double the new cutting filament in the
middle and hook the loop that you have made
into the recess on the spool bobbin.
5.) Wind the filament tightly in an anticlockwise
direction. The spool bob-bin separates the two
halves of the cutting filament.
6.) Hook the last 15 cm of the two ends of the
filament into the opposite filament holders.
7.) Guide the two ends of the filament through
the metal lugs in the strimmer housing.
8.) Press the spool bobbin into the strimmer
housing.
9.) Reconnect the two halves of the housing.
10.) Pull hard on the two ends of the filament to
free them from the filament holders.
11.) Cut any excess filament back to about 13
cm. This reduces the load on the engine when
starting and warming up.
12.) Refit the strimmer. Skip points 3–6 if you are
replacing the entire strimmer.
Air filter maintenance
Contaminated air filters reduce the engine
performance due to low air supply to the
carburettor.Regular inspection is essential. The air
filter must be inspected after every 25 hours of
operation and cleaned if necessary.The air filter
must be checked more frequently if the air is
dusty.
1.) Remove the cover of the air filter housing.
2.) Remove the air filter.
3.) Clean the air filter by tapping or blowing it