Starting The Engine - Shindaiwa T300 Owner's/Operator's Manual

6-2 Starting the Engine

WARNING!
MAKE SURE THE BLADE
IS WELL CLEAR OF ANY
INTERFERENCE. Before starting the
engine, place unit on clear, level sur-
face. Make sure you have good se-
cure footing and always keep a firm
grip on the machine. THE CUTTING
ATTACHMENT MAY ROTATE
WHEN THE ENGINE STARTS.
WARNING!
Move at least three meters
away from the fuel site be-
fore starting the engine.
WARNING!
Never operate the engine
without the cutting attach-
ment installed.
(1) Starting a Cold Engine and/or
Restarting After Refueling.
(a) Slide the ON-OFF switch to the "I"
position.
(b) Prime the engine by repeatedly
depressing the carburetor primer
bulb until fuel can be seen flowing
through the transparent overflow
return tube:
(c) Push the choke lever upward
(" " position).
(d) Depressing the lock lever, pull the
throttle lever fully and depress the
throttle lock button. While depress-
ing the throttle lock button, release
the throttle lever and the lock lever.
Now the throttle stays at high idle
(starting speed).
(e) While firmly holding the outer
pipe with one hand, pull the recoil
starter handle upward with your
other hand. Pull slowly at first until
you feel the starter engage, then pull
quickly to start the engine. Do not
pull the starter rope to the end of its
travel.
CAUTION!
Pulling the starter rope to the end of
its travel may damage the starter
mechanism.
IMPORTANT!
Repeated cranking of the engine with
the choke CLOSED ("
engine flooding. If the engine fails to
start after several attempts, move the
choke lever to the OPEN position and
continue cranking.
(f) When the engine first fires, gradu-
ally return the choke to OPEN
(" ") position if you have not
already done so.
• If the engine stops before the choke
is fully open, restart with the choke
closed.
• If the engine stops after the initial
firing, restart with choke closed.
(g) When the engine starts and is
running, set the engine to idle by
tapping the throttle lever to release
the throttle lock.
WARNING!
Never start the engine from
the operating position.
(2) Starting a Warm Engine
Starting a warm engine involves all of
the steps of starting a cold engine.
EXCEPT:
• Do not press the primer bulb, and
• The choke should be in the OPEN
position.
If the engine does not start, follow
the cold engine starting procedure.
(3) When the engine starts:
• After the engine starts, disengage
the throttle lock and allow the engine
to warm-up at idle for 2 or 3 minutes
before operating the machine.
• After the engine is warm, pick up
the machine and clip-on the strap.
• Advancing the throttle makes the
cutting attachment rotate faster;
releasing the throttle makes the
attachment stop running. If the
cutting attachment continues to
rotate, carburetor idle speed should
be adjusted.
") will lead to
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