Stihl HL 91 K Instruction Manual page 15

Cranking
Place the unit on the ground: It must
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rest securely on the engine support
and the gearbox housing.
On units with an adjustable cutter
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bar and defined transport position:
Set the cutter bar to the straight (0°)
position.
If fitted: Remove blade scabbard
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from the cutting blades.
To reduce the risk of accidents, check
that the cutting blades are not touching
the ground of any other obstacles.
Make sure you have a firm footing,
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either standing, stooping or
kneeling.
Hold the unit firmly on the ground
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with your left hand and press down
– do not touch the throttle trigger,
lockout lever or stop switch.
NOTICE
Do not stand or kneel on the shaft.
HL 91 K
Hold the starter grip with your right
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hand.
Pull the starter grip slowly until you
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feel it engage and then give it a brisk
strong pull.
NOTICE
Do not pull out the starter rope all the
way – it might otherwise break.
Do not let the starter grip snap back.
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Guide it slowly back into the housing
so that the starter rope can rewind
properly.
Continue cranking until the engine
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runs.
As soon as the engine runs
At temperatures below +10°C (+50°F)
Warm up the engine for at least
10 seconds in position g.
At temperatures above +10 °C (+50 °F)
Warm up the engine for at least
5 seconds in position g.
Depress throttle trigger lockout and
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pull the throttle trigger – the choke
knob moves to the Run F position.
Warm up a cold engineat varying
speeds.
WARNING
Make sure the carburetor is correctly
adjusted. The cutting blades must not
move when the engine is idling.
Your machine is now ready for
operation.
Stopping the Engine
Depress the momentary contact
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stop switch – the engine stops –
release the stop switch – it springs
back to the run position.
Other Hints on Starting
Engine stalls in cold start position g.
Depress throttle trigger lockout and
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pull the throttle trigger – the choke
knob moves to the Run F position.
Continue cranking in position F until
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the engine runs.
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