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W ARNINGS AND SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Operator safe ty
○ A lways wear head protectio n with full face shield to help prote ct
ag ai ns t fa ll in g br a nc he s a nd d eb ri s.
○ A voi d al l p owe r li ne s. T hi s u ni t is n ot i ns ul at ed a ga in s t el ec t ri ca l
current.
○ Gloves s h ou ld b e us e d wh en s ha r pe ni ng b l ad es .
○ Al ways w ea r he av y, lo ng p an ts , bo ot s a nd g lo ves . Do n ot we a r
lo os e cl ot h in g, j ewe lr y, sh or t p a nt s, s an da ls o r g o ba re foo t.
Se cu re h ai r s o it i s ab ove s ho ul d er l en g th.
○ Do n ot o pe ra te t hi s to ol w he n yo u ar e ti re d, i ll o r un de r t he
infl ue nc e of a l co ho l, d r ug s or m ed i ca ti on .
○ Never le t a ch il d o r in exp e ri en c ed p er s on o pe r ate t he m ac h in e.
○ We ar h ea r in g pr ote c ti o n. Pay a t te nt i on t o you r s ur ro un di n gs .
Be aw ar e of a ny by st an de r s wh o m ay be s ig n al in g a pr ob l em .
Remove safety equipment immediately upon shutting off engine.
○ Wear he ad p ro te c ti o n.
○ Wear eye p rot e ct io n .
○ Neve r st ar t or r un t he e n gi ne i ns i de a c lo se d ro o m or b ui ld in g.
Br ea th in g ex ha us t fu me s c an k il l.
○ Keep han d le s fr ee o f oi l an d fu e l.
○ Keep han d s away f ro m cu t t in g eq ui pm e nt .
○ Do not gr ab o r h ol d th e un it b y th e c ut t in g eq u ip me nt .
○ When the unit is turned off , m ake s ur e th e c ut t in g at t ac h me nt
ha s st op pe d b efo re t he u ni t i s se t dow n.
○ When operation is prolonged, take a break from time to time
so t ha t you m ay av oi d po s si bl e Ha n d- Ar m Vi b ra ti on S yn d ro me
(HAVS) whi c h is c au se d by v ib ra ti o n.
○ The op er ato r m us t ob ey t he l oc a l re gu la ti o ns o f cu t ti n g ar ea .
○ Wh il e op er at in g t he h ed ge t r im me r, alw ays e ns ur e th at t h e op er at in g
po si ti o n is s afe a n d se cu re , es pe c ia ll y wh en u s in g st ep s or a l ad de r.
W ARNING
○ A nt iv i br at io n sy st em s do n ot g ua ra nt ee t h at yo u wi ll n ot s us t ai n
Hand-Arm Vi bration Syndrome or carpal tu nnel syndrome.
Th er efo re , co nt in u al a nd r eg ul a r us er s s ho ul d mo ni to r c lo se ly
th e co nd i ti on o f th ei r h an ds a nd fi ng ers. If an y sym pto ms of the
ab ove a pp ea r, see k me di c al a dv i ce i mm e di ate l y.
○ If you ar e us i ng a ny m ed ic al e l ec t ri c / el e ct ro ni c d ev ic es s u ch
as a p ac em ake r, con su lt yo ur p hy si ci a n as we ll a s t he d ev ic e
ma nu fa ct ur er p r io r to o pe ra ti ng a ny p owe r e qu ip me nt .
Unit / machine safety
○ Insp e ct t he e nt i re u ni t / ma ch in e b efo re e ac h u se. R ep la c e
da ma ge d pa r t s. Ch e ck f or f ue l le ak s an d m ake s ur e al l fa st en er s
ar e in p la ce a nd s e cu re ly t i gh ten e d.
○ Repla c e pa r ts t h at a re c ra cke d, c hi p pe d or d am ag e d in a ny way
be for e us i ng t he u ni t / m ac hi ne.
○ K eep o thers away when making carbure tor adjustments.
○ Use o nl y ac c es so r ie s as r ec o mm en d ed fo r t hi s un it / m ac h in e by
th e ma nu fa ct u re r.
○ Never le t th e bl ad e st r ike a ny o bs ta cl e.
If t he b la de m ake s c on ta ct , th e m ac hi ne s ho ul d b e sto pp e d an d
checked carefully .
○ All unit ser vice, other than the it ems listed in the operat or's / owner's
ma nu al , sh ou ld b e p er f or m ed by H it a ch i Au th or iz ed S er vi ce
Centers. ( For example , if improper tools are used to remove the
fl ywh eel or if a n i mpr op er too l is use d t o hol d the fl ywheel in order
to re mo ve t he c lu tc h, s tr u ct ur a l da ma ge t o th e fl y wheel could occur
an d co ul d su b se qu en tl y c au se t he fl ywheel to burst. )
W ARNING
N eve r mo di f y t h e un it /m ac hi n e in a ny wa y. Do no t us e yo ur u n it /
ma ch in e fo r an y jo b exc ep t th at fo r wh i ch i t is i nt en de d.
Fue l safety
○ Mix a nd p ou r fu e l ou td oo r s an d wh er e th e re a re n o sp ar ks o r fl ames.
○ Use a con t ai ne r ap pr ove d fo r fu e l.
○ Do not smok e or allow smoking near fuel or the unit /machine or
wh il e us in g t he u ni t / ma ch i ne.
○ Wipe up a ll f u el s pi ll s b efo re s ta r t in g e ng in e.
○ Move at le as t 3 m awa y fr om f ue li n g si te b efo re s t ar t in g e ng in e.
○ Stop en gi ne b ef or e re mov in g f ue l ca p.
○ Emp t y th e f ue l ta n k be for e st or i ng t he u ni t / ma ch in e. I t is
re co mm e nd ed t ha t th e f ue l be e mp ti e d af te r ea c h us e. If f u el i s
le f t in t he t a nk , st or e so f ue l wi ll n ot l ea k .
○ Sto re u ni t / ma ch in e a nd f ue l in a re a wh e re f ue l va po rs c a nn ot
reach sparks or open fl ames from wa ter heaters, electric motors
or sw i tch e s, f ur na ce s. e tc .
Do n ot r ef ue l th e to o l in do or s .
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 p a y
sp ec i al a t ten ti o n wh en h an d li ng o r fi lling fuel.
Cutting safety
○ Do n ot c ut a ny m at er ia l ot he r t ha n le ave s or s m al l br un c he s ob je c ts .
○ For res pi ra to r y p rot ec t io n, we ar a n ae ro s ol p ro te ct io n m as k
wh en c ut t i ng t he l ea ves a f te r in se c ti c id e ha s b ee n ap pl ie d.
○ Keep others including children, animals, bystanders and helpers
ou ts id e t he 15 m ha z ar d zon e. S to p th e en g in e im me di at el y i f
you a re a pp ro ac h ed .
○ Hold th e u ni t / ma ch in e fi rmly with both hands.
○ Kee p fi r m fo ot in g an d ba la n ce. D o n ot ove r-r ea ch .
○ Ke e p al l pa r t s of yo ur b od y aw ay fr om t he m uffl er an d c ut t i ng
at t ac hm en t wh e n th e en gi n e is r un n in g.
○ Before pruning lea ves, the operator must be accustomed t o
tec h ni qu es o f th e m ac hi ne .
○ Be sure t o pr e -p l an a s afe e xi t fr om f al li ng o b je ct s.
○ Wh il e cu t t in g, h ol d th e ma c hi ne fi rmly with both hands with
thumb fi r ml y lo c ked a ro un d f ro nt h an dl e, a nd s ta nd w i th fe et w el l
ba la nc e d an d you r b od y ba la n ce d.
○ 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 in e an d e ns ur e th at a ll c u t ti ng a t ta ch m en ts a re s to pp ed .
○ Never pl ac e t he m ac hi ne o n t he g ro un d wh e 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 a nd a ny c ut t in g
attachments have completely stopped bef ore clearing debris or
re mov i ng g ra s s fr om t he c u t ti ng a t ta c hm en t.
○ Alwa ys carry a fi rs t- ai d ki t w he n op er at i ng a ny p owe r eq ui pm en t .
○ Never st a r t or r u n th e en g in e in si d e a cl os ed r o om o r bu il di ng
and/or near infl am ma b le l iq ui ds . Br ea th i ng ex h au st f um es c a n
kill.
Maintenance saf ety
○ Maintain the unit /m ac hi ne a cc or di ng t o re co mm en de d
procedures.
○ Di s co nn e ct t he s pa r k pl ug b ef or e pe r fo r mi ng m ai nt en an c e
excep t for carburetor adjustments .
○ K eep o thers away when making carbure tor adjustments.
○ Use on ly g e nu in e Hi ta c hi r ep la ce me n t pa r ts a s r ec om m en de d
by th e m an uf ac tu re r.
CAUTI ON
Do not d is a ss em b le t he r ec o il s ta r te r. Y ou m ay ge t a po s si bi li t y
of p er so n al i nj ur y wi th r ec o il s pr in g.
Tr a n s p o r t and storage
○ Car r y t he u ni t / m ac hi ne b y ha nd w it h t he e ng in e s top p ed a nd t he
muffl er away from your body .
○ A ll ow t he e n gi ne t o co ol , em pt y t he f u el t an k , an d se cu re t h e
un it / m ac hi ne b e for e st or in g o r tr an sp o r ti ng i n a ve hi c le.
○ E mp t y t he f ue l t an k be fo re s tor i ng t he u ni t / m ac hi ne. I t i s
re co mm e nd ed t ha t th e f ue l be e mp ti e d af te r ea c h us e. If f u el i s
le f t in t he t a nk , st or e so f ue l wi ll n ot l ea k .
○ Store u ni t / ma ch i ne o ut o f th e re ac h of c h il dr en .
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Clean a nd m a in ta in t h e un it c ar ef ul l y an d st or e it i n a dr y p l ac e.
○ Make sur e en gi ne s wi tc h is o ff when transporting or storing.
○ Wh e n tr an sp o r ti ng i n a ve hi c le o r st or ag e, c ove r bl ad e wi th
blade co ver .
If s it ua ti on s o cc ur w h ic h ar e no t co ver ed i n th i s ma nu al , ta ke c ar e
an d us e co m mo n se ns e. C on ta c t Hi ta ch i Au th or i zed S er vi c e
Ce nte r s if y ou n ee d a ss is t an ce . Pay s pe ci a l at te nt i on to s t ate m en ts
pr ec ed ed b y th e fo ll owi ng w or ds:
W ARNING
Indi cate s a stron g poss ibil it y of severe pe rso nal in jur y or lo ss of
li fe, i f in st r uc ti o ns a re n ot fo l low ed.
CAUTI ON
In di ca te s a po ss i bi li t y of p er s on al i n ju r y or e q ui pm en t da ma g e, if
in st ru c ti on s a re n ot fo ll owe d.
NOTE
He lp fu l in fo rm at i on fo r c or re c t fu nc t io n an d us e.
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