McCulloch B26PS Operator's Manual page 10

• A hot muffler can cause a fire. Be careful, if you use
the product near flammable liquids or fumes.
• Do not touch the parts in the muffler, if the muffler is
damaged. The parts can contain some carcinogenic
chemicals.
To attach and remove the locknut
WARNING: Stop the engine, use protective
gloves and be careful around the sharp
edges of the cutting attachment.
A locknut is used to attach some types of cutting
attachments. The locknut has a left thread.
• To attach, tighten the locknut in the opposite
direction to the direction of turning of the cutting
attachment.
• To remove the locknut, loosen the locknut in the
same direction as the cutting attachment rotates.
• To loosen and tighten the locknut, use a socket
wrench with a long shaft. The arrow in the picture
shows the area where you can operate the socket
wrench. (Fig. 33)
WARNING: When you loosen and
tighten the locknut, there is a risk of
injury from the blade. You must always
make sure that the blade guard prevents
injury to your hand when you do this.
Note: Make sure that you can not turn the locknut by
hand. Replace the nut if the nylon lining does not have a
resistance of a minimum of 1.5 Nm. The locknut must be
replaced after it has been put on approximately 10
times.
Cutting attachment
WARNING: The cutting attachment must not
rotate when you do work on it. Make sure
that the engine has stopped. Remove the
spark plug cap before you do work on the
cutting attachment.
WARNING: Make sure that the cutting
attachment is not damaged. A damaged
cutting attachment can cause accidents.
Replace a damaged cutting attachment.
WARNING: Use the correct cutting
attachment. Only use the cutting attachment
with the guards we recommend, refer to
Accessories on page 19 .
Cutting equipment
• Use the blades and grass knives to cut heavier
grass.
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(Fig. 34)
• Use the trimmer head to cut grass.
(Fig. 35)
• Keep the teeth of the blade correctly sharpened to
decrease the risk of accidents.
(Fig. 36)
• Examine cutting attachment for damage and cracks.
Replace damaged cutting attachment.
• Only use cutting attachments with recommended
cutting attachment guards. Refer to
page 19 .
Trimmer head
WARNING: Always make sure the trimmer
line is wound tightly and evenly around the
drum to prevent harmful vibration.
(Fig. 37)
• Only use recommended trimmer heads and trimmer
lines.
• Only use recommended cutting attachments.
• Smaller machines requires small trimmer heads and
vice versa.
• The length of the trimmer line is important. A longer
trimmer line requires greater engine power than a
shorter trimmer line of the same diameter.
• Make sure that the cutter on the trimmer guard is
intact. This cuts the trimmer line to the correct
length.
• Soak the trimmer line in water for a couple of days
before use to increase the life length.
Grass blades and grass cutters
• Use the product with an approved grass blade. Do
not use a grass blade without proper installation of
all required parts. Make sure that the installation is
done correctly and that the proper parts are used.
Improper installation may cause the blade to fly off
and seriously injure the operator or the bystanders.
• Wear protective gloves when you handle or do
maintenance on the blade.
• Use head protection when you operate a product
with a grass blade.
• Grass blades and grass cutters are used to cut
rough grass.
• A grass blade can cause injury while it continues to
spin after the engine is stopped or the throttle trigger
is released. Make sure that the grass blade has
completely stopped rotating before any
maintenance.
• Stop the engine before you do work on the cutting
attachment. Make sure the cutting attachment fully
stops. Disconnect the lead from the spark plug.
• Only use an approved cutting attachment or a
correctly sharpened blade.
Accessories on
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