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Flush-cutting Thick Branches:
If branch diameter is more than 10 cm, first perform undercut (3) and cross-cut at a
distance (A) of about 25 cm from the final cut. Then carry-out the flush-cut (4), start-
ing with a relieving cut and finishing with a cross-cut.
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Starting Engine – Interlock Throttle Controls
IMPORTANT!
The engine ignition is controlled by a two-position ON-OFF switch mounted on the
throttle grip assembly, typically labelled “I” for START and “O” for STOP.
Control Positions (cold engine)
1. Slide the ignition switch to the “ON” position.
2. Set the throttle trigger to the “fast idle”:
Primer Bulb
Return
Tube
3. Prime the engine by depressing the
carburetor primer bulb four or five
times. See Figure 35. You should be
able to see fuel inside the bulb.
4. Choke the engine by moving the
choke lever up to the “closed” posi-
tion. See Figure 36.
Control Positions (warm engine)
1. Set the throttle trigger to “fast idle”
(see Step 1 above).
2. Slide the ignition switch to the “I”
(ON) position.
3. Moving the choke lever down to the
“open” position.
Choke Le-
ver Closed
Figure 34
Figure 35
Figure 36
a. Depress and hold the throttle lock, then squeeze the throttle trigger.
b. Depress and hold the fast idle button.
c. Release the throttle trigger and throttle lock, then release fast idle button.
Ignition
Switch
Throttle
Trigger
Throttle Lock Button
Throttle Lockout
Lever
Figure 33
