
Operation
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• When working in a dusty area, clean air cleaner element twice a day. Dirty air
cleaner element results in poor starting, poor performance, or short life.
• When a cutting blade is broken, replace it and the other blade with a new pair. A
broken blade causes excessive vibration, which damages machine.
• When something is tangled to cutting blade, stop engine immediately and
remove the tangled object. Such object causes excessive vibration, which
damages machine.
1. Make sure cutting blade shield is closed.
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Cutting Blade Shield
2. Turn throttle lever to [ (fast)] position to
raise engine speed.
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Throttle Lever
• Do not use CMX222 on an incline steeper than 25 degress and CM223 on an
incline steeper than 15 degrees.
• Always stay on machine when working.