Starting And Stopping; Check Before Starting - RedMax CHT220L Mode D'emploi

7. Starting and stopping

■ CHECK BEFORE STARTING

• Inspect the working area. Remove any objects that could
be thrown out.
• Check the cutting attachment. Never use blades that are
dull, cracked or damaged.
• Check that the machine is in perfect working order.
Check that all nuts and screws are tight.
• Make sure the gear housing is lubricated correctly.
See instructions under the heading Gear housing.
• Check that the cutting attachment always stops when
the engine is idling.
• Only use the machine for the purpose it was intended
for.
• Make sure that the handle and safety features are in
good working order. Never use a machine that lacks a
part or has been modified outside its specifications.
• All covers must be correctly fitted and undamaged
before you start the machine.
■ STARTING AND STOPPING
WARNING! The complete gear housing must
be fitted before the machine is started,
otherwise the clutch may loosen and cause
personal injury.
Always move the machine about 3 metres
from the refuelling position before starting.
Place the machine on a firm surface.
Remember that the blades may start to move
when the engine is started. Make sure the
blades cannot come into contact with any
object. Make sure that no unauthorised
persons are in the working area, otherwise
there is a risk of serious personal injury. The
safety distance is 15metres.
Cold engine
Choke:
Set the choke control in the choke position.
Primer bulb: Press the air purge diaphragm repeatedly
until fuel begins to fill the diaphragm (about 6 times). The
diaphragm need not be completely filled.
Starting
Hold the body of the machine on the ground using your left
hand (CAUTION! Not with your foot!). Grip the starter
handle, slowly pull out the cord with your right hand until
you feel some resistance (the starter pawls grip), now
quickly and powerfully pull the cord. Never wrap the
starter cord around your hand.
Push the choke control back to its original position as soon
as the engine fires, and continue trying to start until the
engine starts.
CAUTION! When the choke control is pushed back to its
original position, the engine runs at a heightened speed,
the so called start throttle position, and the blades then
move. Start throttle position is released by throttling using
the throttle lever.
CAUTION! Do not pull the starter cord all the way out and
do not let go of the starter handle when the cord is fully
extended. This can damage the machine.
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