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► Turn the cap clockwise as far as stop and
tighten it down as firmly as possible by hand.
10 Fitting the Full Harness
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3
1
002BA240 KN
► Put on the full harness (1).
► Adjust the length of the strap so that the spring
hook (2) is about a hand’s width below your
right hip. Over-long ends of straps may be
shortened after completing the adjustment.
► Attach the spring hook to the machine's perfo‐
rated strip (3).
Find the right attachment point for the cutting
attachment you are using – see "Balancing the
Brushcutter".
11 Balancing the Machine
The unit is balanced differently, depending on
the cutting attachment used.
► With the unit suspended from the harness, see
how it is balanced and change attachment
point as necessary:
11.1 Mowing attachments
256BA016 KN
Mowing heads, grass cutting blades and brush
knives and shredder blades should just touch the
ground.
11.2 Circular saw blades
256BA017 KN
Circular saw blades should "hover" about 20 cm
above the ground.
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