Efco DS 3500 S Manuel D'utilisation Et D'entretien page 22

WARNING: Hold the brush cutter
firmly with both hands (Fig. 2).
Always keep your body to the
en
left of tube. Never use a cross-
handed grip. Left-handers should
follow these instructions too.
Keep a proper cutting stance.
2. Maintain a proper grip (Fig. 2) on the brush
cutter whenever the engine is running. The
fi ngers should encircle the handlebar and
the thumb is wrapped under the handlebar.
Fitting the harness
Correct balance
1 Forestry clearing
The machine is balanced by moving the
support ring on the machine forwards or
backwards. The machine is correctly balanced
when it freely hangs horizontally from the
support hook. In this way the risk of hitting
stones is reduced if you need to release the
handlebar.
2 Grass clearing
Let the blade balance at a comfortable cutting
height, i.e. close to the ground.
Work Area Precautions
WARNING: Cut only grass or
weed. Do not cut metal, plastics,
masonry, or non-wood building
materials.
• Never allow children to operate your brush
cutter. Only allow others to use this brush
cutter who have read this Operator's
Manual or received adequate instructions
for the safe and proper use of this brush
cutter.
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OPERATION
• Keep everyone - helpers, bystanders,
children, and animals at a safe distance
from the cutting area. During operations,
keep a minimum distance of 50 feet (15 m)
between workers.
• Always cut with both feet on solid ground to
prevent being pulled off balance.
• Make sure you can move and stand safely.
Check the area around you for possible
obstacles (roots, rocks, branches, ditches,
etc.) in case you have to move suddenly.
Take great care when working on sloping
ground.
• Do not cut above chest height, as a brush
cutter held higher is difficult to control
against kickout forces.
• Do not work near electrical wires. Leave this
operation for professionals.
• Cut only when visibility and light are
adequate for you to see clearly.
• Do not cut from a ladder, this is
extremely dangerous.
• Stop the brush cutter if the blade strikes a
foreign object. Inspect the brush cutter and
repair parts as necessary.
• Keep the blade out of dirt and sand. Even a
small amount of dirt will quickly dull a blade
and increase the possibility of kickout.
• Stop the engine before setting the brush
cutter down.
• Be particularly cautious and alert while
wearing hearing protection because such
equipment may restrict your ability to hear
sounds indicating danger (calls, signals,
warnings, etc).
• Be extremely cautious when working on
slopes or uneven ground.