Operation - Makita DUR369A Instruction Manual

2. Place the nylon cutting head onto the spindle and
tighten it securely by hand.
3. Remove the hex wrench from the gear case.
To remove the nylon cutting head, follow the installation
procedures in reverse.
Manual feed type
► Fig.26: 1. Nut 2. Nylon cutting head 3. Spindle
4. Hex wrench
1. Insert the hex wrench through the hole in the gear
case to lock the spindle. Rotate the spindle until the hex
wrench is fully inserted.
2. Place the nylon cutting head onto the spindle and
tighten the nut securely by the box wrench.
► Fig.27: 1. Box wrench 2. Hex wrench 3. Loosen
4. Tighten
3. Remove the hex wrench from the gear case.
To remove the nylon cutting head, follow the installation
procedures in reverse.
Plastic blade
NOTICE:
Be sure to use genuine Makita plastic
blade.
► Fig.28: 1. Plastic blade 2. Spindle 3. Hex wrench
4. Loosen 5. Tighten
1. Insert the hex wrench through the hole in the gear
case to lock the spindle. Rotate the spindle until the hex
wrench is fully inserted.
2. Place the plastic blade onto the spindle and
tighten it securely by hand.
3. Remove the hex wrench from the gear case.
To remove the plastic blade, follow the installation pro-
cedures in reverse.

OPERATION

Attaching the shoulder harness
CAUTION:
Always use the shoulder harness
attached to the tool. Before operation, adjust the
shoulder harness according to the user size to
prevent fatigue.
CAUTION:
Before operation, make sure that
the shoulder harness is properly attached to the
hanger on the tool.
For DUR369A
1. Put on the shoulder harness and fasten the
buckle.
► Fig.29
2. Clasp the hook on the shoulder harness to tool's
hanger.
► Fig.30: 1. Hook 2. Hanger
3. Adjust the shoulder harness to a comfortable
working position.
► Fig.31
The shoulder harness features a means of quick
release.
Simply squeeze the sides of the buckle to release the
shoulder harness.
► Fig.32: 1. Buckle
For DUR369L
1. Wear the shoulder harness on your left shoulder.
► Fig.33
2. Clasp the hook on the shoulder harness to tool's
hanger.
► Fig.34: 1. Hook 2. Hanger
3. Adjust the shoulder harness to a comfortable
working position.
► Fig.35
The shoulder harness features a means of quick
release.
Pull the strip as illustrated to release the tool from the
shoulder harness.
► Fig.36: 1. Strip
Adjusting the hanger position
For DUR369A only
For more comfortable handling of the tool, you can
change the hanger position.
1. Loosen the hex socket head bolt on the hanger
and slide it to a comfortable working position.
► Fig.37: 1. Hanger 2. Hex socket head bolt
2. Adjust the hanger position as shown in the figure
and then tighten the hex socket head bolt.
► Fig.38
1 The hanger position from the ground
2 The cutting tool position from the ground
3 The horizontal distance between the hanger
and the unguarded part of the cutting tool
Correct handling of the tool
WARNING:
right-hand side. Correct positioning of the tool allows
for maximum control and will reduce the risk of seri-
ous personal injury caused by kickback.
WARNING:
control of the tool at all times. Do not allow the
tool to be deflected toward you or anyone in the
work vicinity. Failure to keep control of the tool
could result in serious injury to the bystander and the
operator.
WARNING:
than 15m (50 ft) distance between operators when
two or more operators work in one area. Also,
arrange a person to observe the distance between
operators. If someone or an animal enters the
working area, immediately stop the operation.
23 ENGLISH
Always position the tool on your
Be extremely careful to maintain
To avoid accident, leave more