User manual HUSQVARNA 553RS

[. . . ] Please read the operator’s manual carefully and make sure you understand the instructions before using the machine. Careless or incorrect use can result in serious or fatal injury to the operator or others. Please read the operator’s manual carefully and make sure you understand the instructions before using the machine. Always wear: • • • A protective helmet where there is a risk of falling objects Approved hearing protection Approved eye protection 4. [. . . ] The catalytic converter muffler gets very hot during and after use. Be aware of the fire hazard, especially when working near flammable substances and/ or vapours. English – 53 STARTING AND STOPPING Check before starting trimmer guard if they have been exposed to impact or are cracked. € Check the blade to ensure that no cracks have formed at the bottom of the teeth or by the centre hole. The most common reason why cracks are formed is that sharp corners have been formed at the bottom of the teeth while sharpening or that the blade has been used with dull teeth. € • Never use the machine without a guard nor with a defective guard. All covers must be correctly fitted and undamaged before you start the machine. Starting and stopping • Check that the support flange is not cracked due to fatigue or due to being tightened too much. € Ensure the locking nut has not lost its captive force. The nut lock should have a locking force of at least 1. The tightening torque of the locking nut should be 35-50 Nm. The complete clutch cover and shaft must be fitted before the machine is started, otherwise the clutch can come loose and cause personal injury. Always move the machine away from the refuelling area and source before starting. Ensure the cutting attachment cannot come into contact with any object. Make sure no unauthorised persons are in the working area, otherwise there is a risk of serious personal injury. € Check that the blade guard is not damaged or cracked. Replace the blade guard if it is exposed to impact or is cracked. Starting Choke: Set the choke control in the choke position. € Check that the trimmer head and trimmer guard are not damaged or cracked. Replace the trimmer head or 54 – English STARTING AND STOPPING Primer bulb: Press the air purge repeatedly until fuel begins to fill the bulb. The bulb need not be completely filled. For throttle handles with a start throttle lock: Set the throttle to the start position by first pressing the throttle lockout and the throttle trigger, then pressing the start throttle button (A). [. . . ] If any such part fails during the period of warranty coverage, it will be repaired and replaced by Husqvarna Forest & Garden at no cost. Any such part repaired or replaced under the warranty is warranted for the remaining warranty period. Any warranted part that is scheduled only for regular inspection in the maintenance schedule will be warranted for a period of two years. A statement in such written instructions to the effect of ”repair or replace as necessary” will not reduce the period of warranty coverage. [. . . ]