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W ARNINGS AND SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Operator saf ety
○ Always we ar a s afe t y fac e sh ie ld o r go gg le s.
○ Al ways w ear h ea v y, long p an ts a nd n on -s li p bo ot s an d gl oves .
Do n ot we ar l oo se c lot hi ng , jewe lr y, sh or t p ant s, s an da ls o r go
ba ref oot . Se cu re h ai r so i t is a bove s ho ul de r le ng th .
○ Do n ot op er ate t hi s to ol w he n you a re t ir ed, i ll o r un de r th e
infl ue nc e of al c oh ol, d ru gs o r me di ca ti on.
○ Do not op er ate t he t oo l at ni gh t or u nd er b ad we ath er c on di ti on s
when visibility is poor . And do no t operate the t ool when it is
ra in in g or r ig ht af te r it h a s bee n ra in in g.
W o r k i n g o n s l i p p e r y g r o u n d c o u l d l e a d t o a n a c c i d e n t i f y o u
lose your balance.
○ Never le t a ch il d or i nex pe ri en ce d pe rs on o pe ra te th e ma ch in e.
○ L on g- te rm ex po su re to n oi se c an r es ul t in p er ma ne nt he ar in g
im pa ir me nt . Wear app ro ved h ea ri ng p ro tec t io n. Pay a t ten ti on
to yo ur s ur rou nd in gs . Be aw are o f an y bys ta nd er s wh o may b e
si gn al in g a pro bl em . Re move s af et y eq ui pm en t imm ed ia te ly
upon shutting off engine .
○ Wear he ad p rot ec t io n.
○ Neve r st ar t o r ru n th e en gi ne i ns id e a cl os ed r oo m or b uil di ng .
Br eat hi ng ex ha us t fu me s ca n ki ll.
○ Keep han dl es f re e of o il an d fu el .
○ Keep han ds a way fr om c ut t in g eq uip me nt .
○ Do not gr ab o r ho ld t he u ni t by th e cu t ti ng e qu ipm en t.
○ G l o ve s s h o u l d b e w or n w h e n in st a l li n g o r re m o vi ng th e c u t t i n g
at ta ch me nt . Fai lu re to d o so m ay re su lt in i nj ur y.
○ When the unit is turned off , make s ure t he c ut t in g at ta ch me nt
ha s sto pp ed b ef ore t he u ni t is s et d own .
○ When operation is prolonged, take a break from time to time
so t hat y ou m ay avo id p os si bl e Ha nd -Ar m V ibr at io n Sy nd ro me
(HAVS) whi ch i s ca us ed by v ib ra ti on .
W ARNING
○ An ti vi br ati on s yst em s do n ot g uar an te e th at yo u wil l no t su st ai n
Hand-Arm Vi bration Syndrome or carp al tunnel syndrome.
Th er efo re, c on ti nua l an d re gu la r us er s sh ou ld m on ito r cl os el y
th e co nd it io n of th ei r ha nd s an d fi nge rs . I f an y sy mpt om s of t he
ab ove ap pe ar, se ek m ed ic al a dv ic e im me di ate ly.
○ I f yo u are u si ng a ny m edi c al e le ct ri c/e le ct ro ni c dev ic es s uc h
as a p ace ma ker, co nsu lt y our p hys ic ia n as w ell a s th e de vi ce
ma nu fac tu re r pr io r to op er at in g any p owe r eq ui pm en t.
Unit/machine safety
○ Inspect the entire unit/machine before each use. Replace
da mag ed p ar t s. C he ck fo r fu el l ea ks a nd ma ke su re a ll
fa ste ne rs a re i n pl ac e an d se cur el y ti gh te ne d.
○ Re pl ac e par t s th at a re c rac ked , ch ipp ed o r da ma ge d in an y
way b efo re us in g th e un it / mac hi ne . Faul t y pa r ts m ay in cr ea se
th e ri sk o f ac ci den ts a nd m ay l ead t o an i nj ur y.
○ M ake s ur e th e saf et y gu ar d is p ro pe rl y at ta ch ed .
○ Keep others a way when making carburetor adjustments .
○ U se o nl y ac ce ss or ie s as r ec om me nd ed fo r th is u ni t /ma ch in e by
th e ma nu fac tu re r.
W ARNING
○ N ever m od if y t he u ni t /m ac hin e in a ny wa y. Do not u se yo ur u ni t /
ma ch ine f or a ny jo b exc ept t ha t fo r whi c h it i s int en de d.
○ Non-authorized modifi cations and/ or accessories may result in
se ri ou s pe rs on al i nj ur y o r th e dea th o f th e op er ato r or ot he r s.
Fuel safety
○ M ix a nd p ou r fu el o utd oo rs a nd w he re t he re a re no s pa rk s or
fl ames.
○ U se a c on ta in er a pp rove d fo r fu el.
○ Do not smoke or allow smoking near fuel or the unit/machine or
wh il e us ing t he u ni t /m ac hi ne.
○ W ip e up a ll f ue l sp ill s be fo re st ar t in g en gi ne .
○ M ove a t le as t 3 m away f rom f ue li ng s it e bef or e st ar t in g eng in e.
○ S to p en gin e be for e re mov in g fu el c ap.
○ Emp t y th e fu el t an k be for e sto ri ng t he u ni t /m ac hin e. I t is
re co mm en de d th at th e fu el b e em pt ie d af te r eac h us e. I f fu el i s
le ft i n th e ta nk , st or e so fu el w il l no t le ak .
○ S to re un it /ma ch in e an d fu el in a re a wh er e fu el va po rs c an no t
reach sparks or open fl ames from water heaters, electric
mot or s or s wi tch es , fu rn ac es. e tc.
W ARNING
F u e l i s e a s y t o i g n i t e o r g e t e x p l o s i o n o r i n h a l e f u m e s , s o t h a t
pay s pe ci al a t ten ti on w he n ha ndl in g or fi lling fuel.
Cutting safety
○ D o no t cu t any m ate ri al o th er t ha n gr as s an d br us h.
○ I ns pe ct t he a re a to b e cu t bef or e eac h us e. Re mo ve ob je ct s
wh ic h ca n be t hr own o r be co me e nt an gl ed .
○ For res pi ra tor y p ro tec ti on , wea r an a er os ol pr ote c ti on m as k
wh en c ut ti ng t he g ra s s af te r in se ct ic id e is s ca tt er ed.
○ Keep others including children , animals, bystanders and
he lp er s ou ts id e th e 15 m haz ar d zon e. S top t he e ng in e
im me di ate ly i f you a re a pp roa ch ed .
○ A lw ays kee p th e en gi ne o n th e ri gh t sid e of yo ur b od y.
○ H ol d th e un it / mac hi ne fi rmly with both hands.
○ Kee p fi rm fo ot in g an d bal an ce . Do n ot ove r-re ac h.
Lo sin g yo ur b ala n ce d ur ing w or k may l ea d to an i nj ur y.
○ Keep al l par t s of y our b od y away f ro m th e mu ffl e r a nd c ut t in g
at ta ch me nt w he n th e en gi ne i s ru nn in g.
○ Ke ep c ut t in g at ta ch me nt b el ow k ne e leve l.
○ W h e n r e l o c a t i n g t o a n e w w o r k a r e a , b e s u r e t o s h u t off the
ma ch ine a nd e ns ur e th at a ll c ut ti ng a t ta ch me nt s are s to pp ed.
○ N eve r pl ac e th e mac hi ne o n th e gr ou nd w he n ru nn in g.
○ A l w a y s e n s u r e t h a t t h e e n g i n e i s s h u t off an d any c ut t in g
attachments have completely stopped before clearing debris or
re mov in g gr as s fr om t he c ut t in g at ta ch me nt .
○ Always carry a fi rs t-a id k i t whe n op er at in g any p owe r
equipment.
○ Never s ta r t or r un t he e ng in e in si de a c lo se d ro om o r bui ld in g
and/or near infl amm ab le l iqu id s. B re ath in g ex hau st f um es c an
kill.
○ If th e to ol i s op er at ing p oo r ly a nd pr od uc es s tr an ge n oi se o r
vi br ati on s, t ur n off the e ng ine i mm ed ia tel y an d as k yo ur d eal er
to ha ve it i ns pe ct ed a nd re pa ir ed.
C on ti nu ed u se un de r th es e co nd it io ns c ou ld l ead t o in ju r y or
tool damag e.
○ U se i n ac co rd an ce w it h lo ca l law s an d re gu lat io ns .
Maintenance safety
○ Maint ain the unit/machine according to recommended
procedures.
○ Di sc on ne c t th e spa rk p lu g be for e pe r fo rm in g ma int en an ce
excep t for carburetor adjustments.
○ Keep others a way when making carburetor adjustments .
○ Use o nl y ge nui ne H it ac hi r ep la ce me nt pa r ts a s re co mm en de d
by th e ma nu fa ct ure r.
T ra ns po r t an d st or ag e
○ Ca rr y t he u ni t /ma ch in e by h an d wit h th e en gi ne s to pp ed an d
the muffl er aw ay from your body .
○ A ll ow th e en gi ne t o co ol, e mp t y th e fu el t an k, a nd s ec ure t he
unit/machine before storing or transporting.
○ Emp t y th e fu el t an k be for e sto ri ng t he u ni t /m ac hin e. I t is
re co mm en de d th at th e fu el b e em pt ie d af te r eac h us e. I f fu el i s
le ft i n th e ta nk , st or e so fu el w il l no t le ak .
○ S to re un it /ma ch in e ou t of t he re ac h of c hi ld ren .
○ C le an a nd m ai nt ai n th e uni t ca re fu ll y an d sto re i t in a d r y pl ace .
○ M ake s ur e eng in e sw itc h is o ff when transporting or storing.
○ W he n tr an sp or t in g an d sto ri ng , cov er b lad e wi th b la de c ove r.
○ Y ou h ave to s ec ur e th e mac hi ne d ur in g tr an sp or t t o pre ven t
lo ss o f fu el, d am ag e or i nju r y.
If s it uat io ns o cc ur w hi ch a re n ot c over ed i n th is m an ua l, ta ke ca re
an d us e co mm on s ens e. C on tac t Hi t ach i Au th or ize d Se r vi ce
Ce nte rs i f yo u ne ed a ss is ta nc e. Pay s pe ci al a t ten ti on to s t ate me nt s
pr ec ede d by t he fo ll owi ng wo rd s:
W ARNING
Indic ates a stro ng pos sibi lit y of severe per son al inju ry o r loss of
li fe, if i ns tr uc t io ns a re no t fol lo wed .
CAUTI ON
Indi cat es a p os si bi li ty o f pe rs on al i nj ur y o r eq ui pm ent d am ag e,
if i ns tr uc ti on s ar e not f ol lowe d.
NOTE
He lpf ul i nfo rm at io n for c or re c t fun c ti on a nd u se.
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