Operation And Safety; Precautions Against Kickout - Efco D - BC Manual De Instrucciones

Operation and Safety

WARNING: Always hold the brush
en
cutter with both hands when the
engine is running. Use a firm grip
with thumbs and fingers encircling
the brush cutter handles (Fig. 2).
• Keep all parts of your body away from the
cutting attachment when the engine is
running.
• Always carry the brush cutter with the
engine stopped and the muffler away
from your body. When transporting your
brush cutter, use the appropriate blade
guard (Fig. 3). When transporting in a
vehicle, keep blade covered with the
guard. Properly secure your brush cutter to
prevent turnover, fuel
spillage and damage.
• Do not operate a brush cutter with
one hand! Serious injury to the operator,
helpers, bystanders, or any combination of
these persons may result from one-handed
operation. A brush cutter is intended for
two-handed use.
• Before you start the engine, make sure the
cutting attachment is not contacting any
object.
• Shut off the engine before setting down
the brush cutter. Do not leave the engine
running unattended.
• Only use the brush cutter in well-ventilated
places, do not operate the brush cutter in
explosive or flammable atmospheres or in
closed environments. Beware of carbon
monoxide poisoning.
• Do not operate brush cutter from a ladder
or in a tree. Always cut from a firm-footed
and safe position.
WARNING: Take great care when
working on sloping ground.
• Do not cut near electric cables.
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SAFETY RULES
• Keep the handles dry, clean, and free of oil
or fuel mixture.
• Never cut with the brush cutter above
shoulder height.
• Never use the brush cutter without blade
guard or the head guard.
• Do not start the engine with the arm not
mounted.

Precautions Against Kickout

WARNING: Avoid kickout which
can
Kickout
sudden forward motion of the
machine
blade contacts any object such
as a log or stone, or when the
wood closes in and pinches the
saw blade in the cut. Contacting
a foreign object can also result in
loss of brush cutter control.
Reduce the Risk of Kickout
WARNING:
kickout can happen. With a basic
understanding of kickout, you can
reduce the element of surprise
which contributes to accidents.
• Never let the moving blade contact any
object.
• Keep
obstructions such as other trees, branches,
rocks, fences, stumps, etc. Eliminate or
avoid any obstruction that your blade could
hit while you are cutting.
• Keep
manufacturer's
maintenance instructions.
• Begin and continue cutting at full speed. If
the blade is moving at a slower speed, there
is greater chance of kickout occurring.
result in serious
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occurring
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