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Balancing the Machine, Starting / Stopping, the Engine

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256BA019 KN English / USA Balancing the Machine Starting / Stopping the Engine 256BA016 KN START 3 STOP 2 1 5 4 6 256BA018 KN 256BA017 KN : Attach machine to the harness. Let it go and check to see how it is balanced - change the attachment point of the spring hook as necessary: Mowing tools (mowing heads, grass cutting blades, brush knives, Shredder blades) should just touch the ground (top illustration). Circular saw blades should "hover" about 20 cm (8 in) above the ground (bottom illustration). Starting : Observe safety precautions - see section "Safety Precautions" in this manual. : Hold down the trigger interlock (1) and squeeze the throttle trigger (2). Keep both levers in that position. : Move the slide control (3) to START and hold it there. : Now release the throttle trigger, slide control and throttle trigger interlock in that order. This is the starting throttle position. : Set the choke knob (4): For cold start to g For warm start to e (Also use this setting if engine has been running but is still cold) : Press the fuel pump bulb (5) at least five times, even if the bulb is still filled with fuel. : Press in decompression valve button (6). Press this button again for each starting attempt. 256BA020 KN 28 FS 300, FS 350, FS 400, FS 450, FS 480

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English / USA
FS 300, FS 350, FS 400, FS 450, FS 480
:
Attach machine to the harness. Let
it go and check to see how it is
balanced – change the attachment
point of the spring hook as
necessary:
Mowing tools
(mowing heads,
grass cutting blades, brush knives,
Shredder blades) should just touch
the ground (top illustration).
Circular saw blades
should
"hover" about 20 cm (8 in) above
the ground (bottom illustration).
Starting
:
Observe safety precautions
– see
section "Safety Precautions" in this
manual.
:
Hold down the trigger interlock (
1
)
and squeeze the throttle trigger (
2
).
Keep both levers in that position.
:
Move the slide control (
3
) to
START
and hold it there.
:
Now release the throttle trigger,
slide control and throttle trigger
interlock in that order. This is the
starting throttle position.
:
Set the choke knob (
4
):
For cold start to
g
For warm start to
e
(Also use this setting if engine has
been running but is still cold)
:
Press the fuel pump bulb (
5
) at least
five times, even if the bulb is still
filled with fuel.
:
Press in decompression valve
button (
6
).
Press this button again for
each
starting attempt
.
Balancing the Machine
256BA016 KN
256BA017 KN
Starting / Stopping
the Engine
3
START
1
2
STOP
256BA018 KN
4
5
256BA019 KN
6
256BA020 KN