Stanley SPS-1400 Original Instructions Manual page 17

acceleration and with the rotating cutting tool. Keep
the engine running for a few seconds.
When the throttle control is pressed shortly, the
Locking button switches off automatically. The
engine returns to idle running. The cutting tool
stops after several seconds.
Turning off the Engine
- Let the engine return to idle running without
pressing the throttle control.
- Move the operating switch (4) at the operating
handle to "STOP" position (B26).
CAUTION. The cutting tool continues
rotating for a few seconds after the
engine is turned off. Hold both handles until the
cutting tool has come to complete stop.
Starting when the Engine is Warm
- This is similar to the start of a cold engine. In this
case, the choke level is always kept at
position
at the bottom (B25).
Working with petrol brush cutter
- When you work with the petrol brush cutter
for the first time, familiarize yourself with the operation
and control of the petrol cutting blade without running
engine.
- The design of the petrol brush cutter
allows for operation only at the right side
of the user's body.
- Always use both hands to hold the handles of the petrol
cutting blade.
- Use your right hand to hold the operating handle, and
your left hand to hold the handle of the handle tube.
- Always keep in mind that the cutting tool keeps
rotating for a short while after the throttle control
was released.
- Always ensure a proper idle running of the engine so
that the cutting tool will no longer rotate, when the
throttle control is pressed.
- Always use the highest speed for work, this way
you will achieve the best cutting result.
If you hit a stone or tree during work, switch off the
engine and inspect the petrol brush cutter for damages.
Caution: When working in a difficult surrounding and on
slopes, always stand below the cutting head.
Always wear safety goggles and ear protection,
and a safety helmet during work in a forest.
Using Trimmer head for Cutting
- Use the plastic line cassette for a clean cut also at
uneven edges, fencing posts, and trees.
- Carefully advance the trimming line to an obstacle, and
use the tip of the line to cut around the obstacle. When
the trimming line comes into
contact with stones, trees, and walls, the line wears
out or breaks off ahead of time. In this case, this can be
happened that the yarn disappeared into the string spool
housing and the trim line automatic transmission does
not work anymore.
- Swing the petrol cutting blade like a normal scythe
horizontally from right to left and
back again. You define the cutting height depending on
how high you are holding the tool.
- Never replace the nylon line with a metal wire.
RISK OF INJURIES
Using Cutting Blade for Cutting
- Use the cutting blade to comb through brushwood, rank
growth, young tree populations
(trunk diameter of maximum 2 cm), and high grass.
- While using metal cutting tools, there is generally
a risk of recoil, when the tool hits a solid obstacle
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