McCulloch B40 B Elite Operator's Manual page 7

• Use protective boots with steel toe-cap and non-slip
soles.
• Use clothing made of a strong fabric. Always use
heavy, long pants and long sleeves. Do not use
loose clothing that can catch on twigs and branches.
Do not use jewelry, short pants or sandals. Do not
go with bare feet. Put your hair up safely above
shoulder level.
• Keep first aid equipment near.
Safety devices on the product
For information about where to find the safety devices,
Cutting attachment guard on page 8 .
see
WARNING:
instructions that follow before you use the
product.
• Do not use a product with defective safety devices.
Do a check of and do maintenance on the safety
devices regularly. If the safety devices are defective,
speak to your McCulloch service agent.
• Do not make changes to safety devices. Do not use
the product if protective covers, safety switches or
other protective devices are not attached or are
defective.
• For all service and repair work on the product,
especially for the safety devices, special training is
necessary. If the safety devices fail the checks given
in this operator's manual, you must let a service
agent help you. We guarantee that professional
repairs and service is available. If your dealer is not
a service agent, speak to them for information about
the nearest service agent.
• Do not use a cutting attachment without an approved
and correctly attached cutting attachment guard. See
Technical data on page 24 .
To do a check of the throttle trigger lockout
The throttle lockout is designed to prevent accidental
operation of the throttle control.
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Read the warning
1. Press the throttle trigger lockout (A) and make sure
that the throttle control is released (B). When you
release the handle the throttle control and the throttle
trigger lockout both move back to their initial
positions. This movement is controlled by two return
springs. This arrangement means that the throttle
control is automatically locked at the idle setting.
B
2. Make sure that the throttle control is locked at the
idle setting when the throttle trigger lockout is
released.
3. Press the throttle trigger lockout and make sure that
it return to its initial position when you release it.
4. Do a check of the throttle control and throttle trigger
lockout move freely and that the return springs work
properly.
5. Start the product (refer to instructions under
and stop on page 16 ) and apply full throttle.
A
To start
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