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Fueling Instructions Fuel your brushcutter in well-ventilated areas, outdoors. rntng l Gasoline vapor pressure may build up inside the gas tank of a two cycle engine depending on the fuel used, the weather condition, and the venting system of the tank. In order to reduce th risk of personal injury from escaping gas vapor and fumes, remove the fuel filler cap on your brushcutter carefully so as to allow any pressure build-up in the tank to release slowly. Never remove fuel filler cap while engine is running. Select bare ground for fueling and move at least 10 feet (3 m) from the fueling spot before starting the engine. Wipe off any spilled fuel before starting your brushcutter and check for leakage. . arnmg! Check for fuel leakage while refueling and during operation. If fuel or oil- leakage is found, do not start or run the engine until leak is fixed and spilled fuel has been wiped away. If this happens, change your clothing immediately. J~ 1~'\ Warning! Unit vibrations can .( cause an Improperly tightened fuel cap to loosen or come off and spill quantities of fuel. In order to reduce risk of fuel spillage and fire, tighten fuel cap by hand with as much force as possible. The screw driver end of the STIHL combination wrench or other similar tool can be used as an aid in tightening slotted fuel caps. Starting Warning! Your brushcutter is a oneperson machine. Once started it may fling foreign objekts for a great distance. To reduce the risk of eye and other injury insure that bystanders are at least 50 feet (15 m) away. Stop the engine and cutting tool immediately if you are approached. Start and operate your brushcutter without assistance. For specific starting instructions, see the appropriate section of your manual. Place the brushcutter on firm ground or other solid surface in an open area. Maintain a good balance and secure footing. To reduce the risk of injury from loss of control, be absolutely sure that the cutting tool is clear of you and all other obstructions and objects, including the ground, because when the engine starts at starting-throttle, engine speed will be fast enough for the clutch to engage and turn the cutting tool. 'When you pull the starter grip, don't wrap the starter rope around your hand. Do not allow the grip to snap back, but guide the starter rope to rewind properly. Failure to follow this procedure may result in injury to hand or fingers and may damage the starter mechanism. 9

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Fueling Instructions
Fuel your brushcutter
in
well-ventilated
areas, outdoors.
rntng
l
Gasoline vapor pressure may build up
inside the gas tank of a two cycle engine
depending on the fuel used, the weather
condition, and the venting system of the
tank.
In
order to reduce
th
risk of
personal injury from escaping gas vapor
and fumes, remove the fuel filler cap on
your brushcutter carefully so as to allow
any pressure build-up
in
the tank
to
release slowly. Never remove fuel filler
cap while engine
is
running. Select bare
ground for fueling and move at least 10
feet
(3
m) from the fueling spot before
starting the engine. Wipe off any spilled
fuel before starting your brushcutter and
check for leakage.
.
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Check for fuel leakage while refueling
and during operation.
If
fuel or oil-
leakage
is
found, do not start or
run
the
engine until leak is fixed and spilled fuel
has been wiped away.
If
this happens,
change your clothing immediately.
~
Warning!
J1~
'\
Unit vibrations can
.(
cause an Improperly
tightened fuel cap to
loosen or come off and
spill quantities of fuel.
In
order
to
reduce
risk of fuel spillage and fire, tighten fuel
cap by hand with as much force as
possible. The screw driver end of the
STIHL combination wrench
or
other
similar tool can be used as an aid
in
tightening slotted fuel caps.
Starting
Warning!
Your brushcutter
is
a oneperson machi-
ne. Once started
it
may fling foreign ob-
jekts for a great distance.
To
reduce the risk of eye and other injury
insure that bystanders are at least 50
feet (15 m) away. Stop the engine and
cutting tool immediately
if
you are
approached. Start and operate your
brushcutter without assistance. For
specific starting instructions, see the
appropriate section of your manual.
Place the brushcutter on firm ground or
other solid surface
in
an open area.
Maintain a good balance and secure
footing.
To
reduce the risk of injury from loss of
control, be absolutely sure that the cut-
ting tool is clear of you and all other
obstructions and objects, including the
ground, because when the engine starts
at starting-throttle, engine speed will
be
fast enough for the clutch to engage and
turn the cutting tool.
'-
When you pull the starter grip, don't
wrap the starter rope around your hand.
Do not allow the grip
to
snap back, but
guide the starter rope to rewind properly.
Failure to follow this procedure may
result
in
injury to hand
or
fingers and
may damage the starter mechanism.
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