PerformingDaily
Maintenance
Beforestartingthemachineeachday,performthe
EachUse/DailyprocedureslistedinMaintenance
(page12).
StartingtheEngine
1.MovethefuelvalvetotheOPENposition,allthe
waytotheright(Figure8).
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Figure8
1.Chokelever
3.Recoil-starthandle
2.Fuelvalve
2.MovethechokelevertotheONposition(Figure
8).
Note:Awarmorhotenginemaynotrequire
choking.
3.MovethethrottlelevertotheDISENGAGE
position.
4.Holdthesafetybailagainstthehandleandpush
thehandledownenoughtoraisethecutting
wheelofftheground.
5.Pulltherecoil-starthandlelightlyuntilyoufeel
resistance,thenpullthehandlebriskly(Figure
8).Returntherecoil-starthandlegently.
6.Aftertheenginestarts,graduallymovethe
chokeleverbacktotheOFFposition.Ifthe
enginestallsorhesitates,movethechokeback
totheONpositionagainuntiltheenginewarms
up.ThenmoveittotheOFFposition.
ShuttingOfftheEngine
1.MovethethrottletotheDISENGAGEposition.
Note:Iftheenginehasbeenworkinghardor
ishot,letitrunforaminutebeforereleasingthe
safetybail.Thishelpstocooltheenginebefore
shuttingitoff.Inanemergency,theenginemay
beshutoffimmediately.
2.Releasethesafetybailtoshutofftheengine.
3.MovethefuelvalvetotheCLOSEDposition,all
thewaytotheleft.
GrindingaStump
DANGER
Thismachineiscapableofamputatinghands
andfeet.
•Alwayswearsubstantial,slip-resistant
footwear.
•Stayintheoperatingpositionwhilethe
machineisrunning,andkeepawayfrom
movingparts.
•Keepallbystandersasafedistanceaway
fromthemachine.
•Stopthemachineimmediatelyifany
peopleoranimalsentertheworkarea.
WARNING
Grindingastumpthrowswoodchips,soil,
andotherdebrisintotheair,whichcould
injureyouorbystanders.
•Alwaysweareyeprotectionandlongpants
whenusingthegrinder.
•Keepallbystandersasafedistanceaway
fromthegrinder.
WARNING
Thegrinderisveryloudwhencuttingastump
andcandamageyourears.
Alwayswearhearingprotectionwhenusing
thegrinder.
1.SetthrottletotheDISENGAGEposition,startthe
engine,andallowthemachinetowarmupfor
2minutes.
2.Pushthehandledownenoughtoraisethe
cuttingwheelofftheground(Figure9).
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