Handle Assembly; Installing A Tool Attachment - Shindaiwa M242/EVC Manual Del Operador

Handle Assembly

Connect the Handle to the
Outer Tube.
1. Position the handle on the outer tube as
shown. See Figure 3.
2. Install the mounting bracket with the
socket head cap screws. Tighten the
screws finger-tight ONLY at this time.
3. Locate the handle in the best position
for operator comfort (usually about 10
inches ahead of the throttle assembly).
4. Secure the handle by alternately tight-
ening the four socket-head screws in a
diagonal or "criss-cross" fashion.

Installing a Tool Attachment

1. Place the M242 Multipurpose Tool
Carrier and the Tool Assembly on a
clean, flat surface so that both assem-
blies fit end to end. The M242 assem-
bly should be facing up, and the tool
assembly should be positioned with the
locking hole in the tube end facing up.
See Figure 4.
CAUTION!
Keep the open ends of the tubes clean
and free of impurities!
2. Slip off the protective covers from the
ends of both tubes, and loosen the cou-
pler screw knob.
3. Insert the upper tube assembly into the
coupler, with the tool decal facing up, un-
til the line of the decal is flush with the
end of the coupler. Twist the tool back
and forth until you are sure it snaps in
place by the coupler latch. See Figure 4.
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Socket-head
Capscrews
Figure 3
M242 Tube Latch Protector
Assembly (extended)
Coupler
M23004
Screw
Coupler
Knob
Figure 4
4. When the two tube halves are locked to-
gether, press down on the spring-loaded
latch protector and tighten the coupler
screw knob. See Figure 5.
Coupler
Latch Protector
(lowered)
M23005
Coupler Screw
Knob
Figure 5
Handle
Outer Tube
Mounting Bracket
Removing a Tool Attachment
1. With the unit on a clean, flat surface,
Latch
loosen the coupler screw knob. The
spring-loaded coupler protector should
pop up.
Locking Hole
2. Press down on the latch with your finger
or thumb. This releases the coupler
lock. See Figure 6.
3. Pull the tool assembly out of the coupler.
Tool Assembly
Figure 6
Throttle
Assembly
Press
Latch
M23006