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Use hearing protection goggles
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Use safety goggles
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Wear work gloves
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Wear safety footwear
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Do not remove or modify protection and safety devices
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No smoking in the working area
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Keep away from rotating parts
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Do not rouch a hot muffler, serious burns ma result
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Keep children and bystanders off and away
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Please read the manual before start-up
General information
Your new reversible plate compactor will more
than satisfy your expectations. It has been
manufactured under stringent quality stand
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ards to meet superior performance criteria.
You will find it easy and safe to operate, and
with proper care, it will give you many years of
dependable service.
Carefully read through this entire opera
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tor’s manual before using your
new unit. Take special care to heed the
cautions and warnings.
The commitment to quality has been de
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signed into details: reinforced self-cleaning
base plate, engine oil drain hose, closed
V-belt guard, selfadjusting centrifugal clutch
and a sturdy protection frame are charac
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teristics that indicate optimum operational
safety. It ensures a quick job, easy handling,
and optimum compaction results with their
infinitely variable shifting control. A range of
useful accessories enables use in all kinds of
applications.
The plate compactor, for forward or reverse
compaction, applies energy to the loose soil
or other materials to increase its density and
load bearing capacity, mainly used for general
road building projects, the landscaping sector
and in structural engineering. The loose soil
or particles are moved or rearranged in a
particular manner close to each other to avoid
any trapped air or voids. It increases the load
bearing capacity, decreases water seepage,
prevents soil settlement, reduces swelling,
contraction of the soil and prevents frost dam
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age. It is ideal for compaction of interlocking
paving stones, trenches, landscaping and
maintenance.
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The compactor is not intended to be
used on cohesive soils such clay or hard
surfaces like concrete.
Our warranty will be voided if the equipment
is used in commercial, trade or industrial busi-
nesses or for equivalent purposes.
We have marked the points in this manual
that concern your safety with this sign
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General safety information
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Understand your machine
Read and understand the operator’s manual
and labels affixed to the machine. Learn its ap
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plication and limitations as well as the specific
potential hazards peculiar to it. Be thoroughly
familiar with the controls and their proper opera
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tion. Know how to stop the machine and disen
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gage the controls quickly. Make sure to read and
understand all the instructions and safety pre
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cautions. Do not attempt to operate the machine
until you fully understand how to properly oper
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ate and maintain the
Engine
and how to avoid
accidental injuries and/or property damage.
Work area
Never start or run the engine inside a closed
area. The exhaust fumes are dangerous,
containing carbon monoxide, an odorless and
deadly gas. Operate this unit only in a well
ventilated outdoor area. Never operate the
machine without good visibility or light.
Personal safety:
Do not operate the machine
while under the influence of drugs, alcohol, or
any medication that could affect your ability to
use it properly. Dress properly. Wear heavy
long pants, boots and gloves. Do not wear
loose clothing, short pants, and jewelry of any
kind. Secure long hair so it is above shoulder
level. Keep your hair, clothing and gloves away
from moving parts. Loose clothes, jewelry or
long hair can be caught in moving parts. Check
your machine before starting it. Keep guards in
place and in working order. Make sure all nuts,
bolts, etc. are securely tightened. Never oper
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ate the machine when it is in need of repair or
is in poor mechanical condition. Replace dam
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aged, missing or failed parts before using it.
Check for fuel leaks. Keep the machine in safe
working condition. Do not use the machine if
the engine’s switch does not turn it on or off.
Any gasoline powered machine that can not be
controlled with the engine switch is dangerous
and must be replaced. Form a habit of check
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ing to see that keys and adjusting wrenches
are removed from machine area before start
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ing it. A wrench or a key that is left attached
to a rotating part of the machine may result in
personal injury. Stay alert, watch what you are
doing and use common sense when operating
the machine. Do not overreach. Do not operate
the machine while barefoot or when wearing
sandals or similar lightweight footwear. Wear
protective footwear that will protect your feet
and improve your footing on slippery surfaces.
Keep proper footing and balance at all times.
This enables better control of the machine in
unexpected situations. Avoid accidental start
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ing. Be sure the engine switch is off before
transporting the machine or performing any
maintenance or service on the unit. Transport
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ing or performing maintenance or service on a
machine with its switch on invites accidents.
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