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Be Aware of the Working Environment
Avoid long-term opera-
tion in very hot or very
cold weather.
Make sure bystanders or ob-
servers outside the 50-foot “dan-
ger zone” wear eye protection.
Be extremely
careful of slip-
pery terrain, es-
pecially during
rainy weather.
Always make sure the
appropriate cutting attach-
ment shield is correctly
installed.
If contact is made with a hard object,
stop the engine and inspect the cutting
attachment for damage.
When operating in rocky terrain or near
electric wires or fences, use extreme caution
to avoid contacting such items with the cutting
attachment.
Be constantly alert for objects and debris that
could be thrown either from the rotating cutting
attachment or bounced from a hard surface.
Reduce the risk of
bystanders being struck
by flying debris. Make
sure no one is within 50
feet (15 meters)—that’s
about 16 paces—of an
operating attachment.
Figure 3
50
FEET
(15 METERS)
(all units)
ALWAYS
make sure the cutting attachment is
properly installed and firmly tightened before
operation.
NEVER
use a cracked or warped cutting
attachment: If a properly installed attachment
vibrates, replace the attachment with a new
one and re-check.
WARNING!
ALWAYS
stop the engine immediately and
check for damage if you strike a foreign
object or if the unit becomes tangled. Do not
operate with broken or damaged equipment.
NEVER
allow the engine to run at high RPM
without a load. Doing so could damage the
engine.
NEVER
operate a unit with worn or dam-
aged fasteners or attachment holders.
Always clear your
work area of brush
or hidden debris that
could be thrown back
at you or toward a
bystander.
