Assembly; Fitting The J-Handle; Fitting Blades And Trimmer Heads - McCulloch B40 P ELITE Operator's Manual

Fitting the J-handle

Clip the J-handle onto the shaft. Note that the loop handle
must be fitted between the arrows on the shaft.
• Fit the bolt, securing plate and wing nut as shown in
the diagram. Tighten the wing nut.

Fitting blades and trimmer heads

WARNING!
!
When fitting the cutting attachment it is
extremely important that the raised
section on the drive disc/support flange
engages correctly in the centre hole of
!
the cutting attachment. If the cutting
attachment is fitted incorrectly it can
result in serious and/or fatal personal
injury.
WARNING! Never use a cutting
!
attachment without an approved guard.
See the chapter on Technical data. If an
incorrect or faulty guard is fitted this can
cause serious personal injury.
IMPORTANT! If a saw blade or grass blade are to be
used the machine must be equipped with the correct
handlebar, blade guard and harness.
Fitting a blade guard, grass blade and
grass cutter
• Hook the blade guard/combination guard (A) onto the
fitting on the shaft and secure with the bolt (L). Use the
12 – English

ASSEMBLY

recommended blade guard. See the Technical data
section. CAUTION! Ensure that the guard extension is
removed.
• Fit the drive disc (B) on the output shaft.
• Turn the output shaft until one of the holes in the drive
disc aligns with the corresponding hole in the gear
housing.
• Insert the locking pin (C) in the hole to lock the shaft.
• Place the blade (D), support flange (E) and support
cup (F) on the output shaft.
• Fit the nut (G). The nut must be tightened to a torque
of 35-50 Nm (3.5-5 kpm). Use the socket spanner in
the tool kit. Hold the shaft of the spanner as close to
the blade guard as possible. To tighten the nut, turn
the spanner in the opposite direction to the direction
of rotation (Caution! left-hand thread).
L
A
A
G
F
E
D
C
B