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BCX3400
BCX3410
Important:
This brushcutter is shipped from the manufacturing plant without being filled with engine oil.
Fill with engine oil according to instructions before putting the brushcutter into operation!
Putting the brushcutter into operation without engine oil will result in engine damage immediately!
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- Page 1 Instruction Manual BCX3400 BCX3410 Important: This brushcutter is shipped from the manufacturing plant without being filled with engine oil. Fill with engine oil according to instructions before putting the brushcutter into operation! Putting the brushcutter into operation without engine oil will result in engine damage immediately!
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Brushcutters of the series BCX3400 / 3410 are included among Nonobservance can result in serious injuries! the lightest brushcutters with a four-stroke engine in this class. -
Page 3: Safety Instructions
Safety instructions Primer pump Before putting your new brushcutter into operation for the first time, please read the following safety instructions. Direction of blade rotation Explanation of symbols Start engine You will notice the following symbols on the brushcutter and in the Owner’s and Safety Manual: Stop engine Read the instruction manual and follow all war-... -
Page 4: Personal Protective Equipment
Personal protective equipment • The clothing worn should be functional and appropriate, i.e. it should be tight-fitting but not cause hindrance. Do not wear either jewelry or clothing which could become entangled with bushes or shrubs. In order to avoid head-, eye-, hand- or foot injuries as well as to protect your hearing, the following protective equipment and protective clothing must be used during operation of the brushcut-... -
Page 5: Putting Into Operation
• Change the place before starting the engine at least 3 meters from the place of refueling. • Fuel cannot be stored for an unlimited period of time. Buy only as much as will be consumed in the near future. •... -
Page 6: Kickback (Blade Thrust)
• Operate the brushcutter in such a manner as to avoid in- halation of the exhaust gases. Do not start or operate the brushcutter in closed rooms (risk of gas poisoning). Carbon monoxide is an odorless gas; breathing exhaust fumes can kill. -
Page 7: Applications For Cutting Tools
Keep the brushcutter out of reach of children. • Following a longer storage period, have an authorized MAKITA service center perform a thorough maintenance check and a complete inspection of the brushcutter. -
Page 8: Maintenance
• The performance of maintenance or repair work by the user is limited to those activities described in this instruction ma- nual. All other work must be done by the MAKITA customer service center. • Use only original MAKITA spares and accessories. The use of non-MAKITA spares, accessories, or cutting tools increases the risk of accident. -
Page 9: Eu Declaration Of Conformity
EU Declaration of Conformity Packaging The undersigned, Shigeharu Kominami and Rainer Bergfeld, as Your MAKITA brushcutter comes in a cardboard box for proper authorized by DOLMAR GmbH, declare that the brushcutters protection against transport damage. of the make MAKITA, Cardboard packaging boxes are raw materials... -
Page 10: Main Components Of The Brushcutter
Main components of the brushcutter Type plate BCX3400 Year of manufacture 2005 123456 Serial number 366.000.000 Please specify when ordering spare parts! 1 Cover 14 Handle, left 2 Cap for spark plug 15 Model designation 3 Cover for air filter... -
Page 11: Preparations
Installing the handle Depending on whether you have decided to purchase the BCX3400 or the BCX3410 brushcutter, your machine will be equipped with a C-handle or with a U-handle. U-handle To install the handle, lay down the brushcutter so that it is resting on its foot in stable position. -
Page 12: Installing The Line Blade And Cutter Guard
Installing the line blade and cutter guard On the basis of legal accident preven- tion regulations, the cutter guard in- cluded in the scope of delivery (and no other cutter guard) must be installed! To ensure your personal protection, the brushcutter is not allowed to be put into operation without the cutter guard un- der no circumstances whatsoever! -
Page 13: 4-Tooth Star Blade
4-tooth star blade To install the cutting tool, lay down the brushcutter so that it is resting on its handle in stable position. The tool you will require is the: • Combination wrench plus screwdriver as a handle • e.g. the medium-sized Allen key as an assembly pin 1 Place the mounting disk (1) on the gearbox shaft (2) so that one lateral cut-out (3) lines up with the cut-out (4) in the angular gearbox. -
Page 14: Refueling The Brushcutter
Refueling the brushcutter When refueling the brushcutter, please note the following in- formation at all times! No smoking and no open fires! Do not refuel in closed rooms! Fuel vapors will accumulate on the ground (risk of explosion)! Fuels can contain solvent-like substances. Pre- vent contact of the eyes and skin with mineral oil products. -
Page 15: Putting On The Shoulder Strap
4 Screw the tank cap on tightly again. 5 Clean the tank cap and the surrounding area thoroughly. When laying down the dipstick, make sure that it does not come into contact with dirt under no circumstances whatsoever! Remove dirt imme- diately whenever necessary! 6 Turn the dipstick (2) out of the opening anticlockwise. -
Page 16: Operation
Operation Since you have performed all the preparations, the brushcutter can now be put into operation. The brushcutter is not allowed to be star- ted until it has been completely assem- bled (see chapter "Preparations") and a functional test has been carried out! Observe the accident prevention regulations! For all work performed with the brushcutter: Wear protective gloves! -
Page 17: Starting
Starting Move at least three meters away from the refueling location in order to start the brushcutter! To start the brushcutter, lay it down on a sufficiently clear location so that it is resting on its foot in stable position and the cutting tool does not come into contact with anything else, neither with the ground nor with other objects. -
Page 18: Checking And Adjusting The Idle Speed
• Turn the screw inward for faster engine run. • Turn the screw outward for slower engine run. If the cutting tool does not stop rotating, you must not work with the machine under no circum- stances whatsoever! Contact a MAKITA service center! -
Page 19: Maintenance
Beyond that, damage to the machine can be caused by vibrations! Every MAKITA service center will sharpen and balance the 4-tooth star blade for you. In order to extend its period of use, the 4-tooth star blade can be turned once until both blade sides are blunt. -
Page 20: Readjusting The Line Of The -Line Trimmer Head
Readjusting the line of the 2-line trimmer head The line length can be adjusted at any time with the best possible results by tapping the line trimmer head on the ground lightly during the mowing operation. The lengthening of the line amounts to approx. -
Page 21: Daily Maintenance
Daily maintenance The following maintenance work must be carried out each time after the brushcutter has been used. Cleaning the air filter If the workplace is very dusty or sandy, the filter must be cleaned at regular intervals, due to the fact that only a clean air filter will gua- rantee full engine performance. -
Page 22: Maintenance After 50 Hours Of Operation
Lubricating the flexible shaft with grease Do not lubricate the flexible shaft with grease on your own. The shaft must be lubricated with grease in one of the many MAKITA service cen- ters! Lubricating the angular gearbox with grease Do not lubricate the angular gearbox with grease on your own. -
Page 23: Quarterly Maintenance
The tools you will require are two clean rags and a base sur- face. Materials: 80 cm of SAE 10W-30 engine oil (classification API SF) 1 Start the engine (see chapter "Putting into operation"). 2 Warm up the engine for 3–5 minutes at medium speed. 3 Lay down the brushcutter on a level surface, so that it is resting on its foot in stable position, and wait three minu- tes. -
Page 24: Service After 50 Tank Fill-Ups
Let this be checked by a MAKITA service center! After 200 hours of ope- • Gasoline hoses • Let this be replaced by a MAKITA service center! ration • Valve play • Let this be adjusted by a MAKITA service center! -
Page 25: Putting Out Of Operation And Storage
Please note also that if non-original MAKITA parts are used, this will automatically invalidate the MAKITA product guarantee. -
Page 26: Troubleshooting
(service case) Extract from the spare parts list BCX3400 Use original MAKITA spare parts only. Your MAKITA service center is respon- BCX3410 sible for repairs and for the replacement of other parts. Item MAKITA No. -
Page 27: Technical Data Of The Brushcutters Bcx3410/Bcx3400
Weight (without cutter guard, cutting tool, fuel) MS-352 U 7.4 kg, MS-352 C 6.6 kg In case of the use of the MAKITA line trimmer head, Part No. 366 224 010, the permissible maximum speed of the line trimmer head is not exceeded. - Page 28 Makita Werkzeug GmbH Subject to alterations Postfach 70 04 0 D–004 Hamburg Form: 995 707 508 (8.06 GB) Germany...