V. OPERATION
5.1- Intended use
- The product is intended for outdoor domestic use in private gardens or lawns.
- The product is intended for cutting lawn or grass within the limits of its characteristics.
- This machine may not be used to do other things outside of the described scope in this manual.
- Do not use the machine for unsuitable purposes (for ex. for clipping vegetal or twigs, for trimming…)
- The tool is not intended for professional or industrial use (for ex.: in public parks, sports
grounds…).
5.2- Operation:
Before any operation:
-- always visually inspect that the product does not show signs of use or damage
-- check that the screws, bolts and nuts are well tightened.
Replace any used or damaged part, and tighten firmly the screws, bolts and nuts when needed.
1- Always move the machine to the working area before starting work.
2- Hold the machine firmly with both hands by the handle.
3- Start engine.
4- Guide the machine in the working area. Walk, do not run.
- Always work moving forward, never backwards.
- When working on slopes, work across the face of the slope, never up and down.
5- When you have finished your work, switch off the motor and disconnect the safety key.
Caution! The blade continues to rotate after the machine is switched off. Wait until the blade comes
to a complete stop before leaving the machine and before proceeding to any intervention on the
machine.
6- Clean and store the machine.
7- We recommend you follow the below tips.
5.3- Tips
WARNING!
- Never work while persons or animals are on or nearby the working area.
- Do not work on slopes with an angle greater than 15º.
1- Remove all foreign objects in the working area (e.g.: stones, branches, pipes...).
2- Operate the unit only when it is appropriate to do so. For example, do not work when it is raining,
on frozen ground or waterlogged.
3- Do NOT use the machine if temperature is below 0ºC or above 45ºC.
4- Walk, never run with the machine.
5- Do not work in circles. Travel back and forth across the lawn in parallel line and overlapping the
working rows.
6- During operation, avoid motor overload or blocking. Pay attention to changes in motor sound,
when this occurs and motor speed drops, release the switch lever and adjust the working height to
allow the blade rotating more easily and hence alleviate motor.
Failure to do so may result in damage to the product.
7- To turn the machine: press on guide bar handle so as to lower the centre of gravity to the rear
wheels, and then turn the machine.
8- If the blade touches foreign objects, stop the machine immediately, and check the unit with its
blade stopped. Continue your work only if the machine has not been damaged.
9- When working on slopes always stand diagonally to the slope, through a strong and stable position.
Always stands across the slope, never up or down directly. Be especially careful when you change
direction. Do not work on very steep slopes.
10- When you go to areas without grass (e.g. to change the workplace, over a driveway, when
crossing gravelled area...), make sure the blade is stopped and does not touch the hard surface.
11- To avoid tripping, use extreme caution when reversing or when pulling the machine towards you.
12- Overload protection: in case of overload or blocking, the protective device will operate and shuts
down the motor automatically. Turn off the motor and let it cool down (for approx15min). Then you
may restart the machine.
Overload may be due to: a working height too low (re-adjust if necessary); a cutting speed too fast
