Ducati DBC 3300M Owner's Manual page 33

plug.
• When the machine is placed in storage for
a long time, drain fuel from the fuel tank
and carburetor. clean the parts, move the
machine to a safe place and confirm that
the engine is cooled down.
• Make periodic inspections to assure safe
and efficient operation. For a thorough
inspection of your machine, please contact
a dealer.
• Keep the machine away from fire or
sparks.
• It is believed that a condition called
Raynaud's syndrome, which affects the
fingers of certain individuals may be
brought about by exposure to vibration
and cold.
Exposure to vibration and cold may
cause tingling and burning sensations
followed by loss of color and numbness
in the fingers. The following precautions
are strongly recommended because the
minimum exposure which might trigger the
syndrome.
• Keep your body warm, specially the head,
neck, feet, ankles, hands and wrists.
• Maintain good blood circulation by
performing vigorous arm exercises during
frequent work breaks and also by not
smoking.
• Limit the hours of operation. Try to fill each
day with jobs where operating the brush
cutter or other hand-held power equipment
is not required.
• If you experience discomfort, redness
and swelling of the fingers followed by
whitening and loss of feeling, consult your
physician before further exposing yourself
to cold and vibration.
• Always wear ear protection, as being
exposed to loud noise for long time can
result in diminished hearing or even loss
of hearing. Total face and head protection
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must be worn to prevent bodily injury from
either slipping or falling into shrubbery,
branches, or bushes.
• Wear no-slip heavy duty work gloves
to improve your grip on the brush
cutter handle. Gloves also reduce the
transmission of machine vibration to your
hands.
WARNING: The cutter area
is still dangerous while the
machine is coasting to a stop
NOTE: Noise and vibration
1) The running at low speed can reduce the
noise and quiver.
2) ln order to lower noise, the brush
cutter should be operated in an open
environment.
3) The vibration can be lowered if the handle is
grabbed firmly.
4) ln order to avoid disturbing others, the
machine should be operated at daytime.
5) Wear personal protective equipment, such
as gloves and ear protection during the
operation.
6) The machine is not for professional work
and not for long time operation.
7) In order to keep the user's fitness and
prolong the machine's life, please do not
work more than 2 hours in a whole day and
don't keep working more than 10 minutes
at a time.
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