Fitting/Removing The Protective Guard; Installing/Replacing The Cutting Blade; Installing/Replacing The Strimmer; Putting On The Carrying Harness - FLORABEST FBK 4 A1 Originalbetriebsanleitung

Fitting/removing the protective guard

WARNING!
■ When working with the 3-section cutting blade, the protective guard
must be fitted. Fold the metal sheet of the front boom
slightly. The protective cover
5#
and the boom mounting arm. The protective guard
5#
attached to the front boom
6*
Allen key and the open-ended spanner
Cutting equipment
3-section cutting blade
Strimmer with cutting filament
5@
WARNING!
■ Do not use any other cutting equipment apart from that which is
supplied with the product. The use of any other cutting equipment
or protective equipment is deemed to be improper and carries a
significant risk of accidents.

Installing/replacing the cutting blade

■ Fit/remove the 3-section cutting blade
■ Find the hole in the drive plate
block it with the supplied Allen key
■ Place the 3-section cutting blade
7%
■ Fit the pressure plate over the thread on the splined shaft (see Fig. 1b).
7$
■ Fit the pressure plate cover
7#
■ Now tighten the nut with the spark plug wrench
■ The 3-section cutting blade is fitted with a plastic cover on delivery. This
must be removed before use and refitted during periods when not in use.
■ The plastic cover can now be removed.
CAUTION! Left-hand thread!
CAUTION! SHARP EDGES, WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES
■ Fit the cutting filament protective guard
■ The cutting filament protective guard
with the cutting filament. The cutting filament protective guard
(pre-fitted on delivery) is fitted as shown in Figure 2a.
■ Ensure that the cutting filament protective guard
into place. There is a blade
C
tective guard . This is covered with a safety cover
A
■ Remove the safety cover before starting work and replace it after
B
finishing work.
CAUTION! SHARP EDGES, WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES
■ To remove the cutting filament protective guard
guard , take a tool, such as a screwdriver, to carefully remove the
three mounting pins. CAUTION! RISK OF INJURY!

Installing/replacing the strimmer

5@
■ Fit/remove the strimmer as shown in Figure 2c.
■ Find the hole in the drive plate
block it with the supplied Allen key
7%
■ Place the pressure plate on the drive plate
7%
plate elevation on the drive plate elevation
5@
■ Now screw the strimmer onto the thread.
CAUTION! Left-hand thread!
FBK 4 A1
5#
down
is positioned between the metal sheet
is now
with 4 screws . Use the supplied
7)
.
Protective equipment
Protective cover
Protective cover + cutting filament
protective guard
C
as shown in Figures 1a–1f.
7^
, align it with the opposite hole and
6(
.
7^
on the drive plate (see Fig. 1b).
(see Fig. 1d).
7!
(see Fig. 1f).
on the protective guard
C
must be fitted when working
C
C
is correctly clicked
C
on the inside of the cutting filament pro-
(see Fig. 2a.).
B
from the protective
C
7^
, align it with the opposite hole and
6(
.
7^
. Place the pressure
7^
.

Putting on the carrying harness

NOTE
■ The following adjustments can be made to make sure that you can
work without becoming fatigued. The settings may vary depending
on your body size.
■ Before starting work, adjust the carrying harness
size.
■ Balance the appliance with the fitted cutting tool so that the cutting
tool swings just over the ground without the need to move the appli-
ance with your hands.
1.) Put on the carrying harness
into place (see Fig. 3a).
2.) As shown in Figure 3b, pull on the belt
6@
harness centrally on your body and adjust the upper body size.
3.) To tighten the two shoulder straps, pull on the two shoulder straps as
shown in Figure 3c.
4.) To ensure to the correct position of the appliance on the carrying
harness, pull the belt as shown in Figure 3d.
5.) Hook in the carabiner
quick release mechanism (see Figures 3e–3g).
6.) Now take the appliance and hang it, as shown in Figure 3h, so that the
carrying lug clicks into the carabiner
also be moved by loosening the screw
optimum orientation of the appliance.

Setting the cutting height

■ Put on the carrying harness
"Putting on the carrying harness").
■ Use the various belt straps on the carrying harness
optimum working and cutting position (see section "Putting on the
carrying harness").
■ Perform a few circular movements without starting the engine in order to
find the ideal shoulder strap length (see fig. 6a).
6@
■ The carrying harness
.
anism. Pull on the red strap
quickly (see Fig. 3i).
CAUTION!
■ Always use the carrying harness
the appliance. Put on the carrying harness
started the engine and it is ticking over. Switch off the engine before
removing the carrying harness

Fuel and oil

■ Only use a mixture of unleaded petrol and special 2-stroke engine oil.
Mix the fuel mixture in accordance with the fuel mix table.
■ Add the respective correct amounts of unleaded petrol and 2-stroke
oil to the supplied oil/petrol mixing canister
Then shake the canister well.
Fuel mix table
Mixing process: 40 parts petrol to 1 part oil
Petrol 2-stroke oil
0.5 litre 12.5 ml
6@
to suit your body
6@
and close the clasps so that they click
6@
to position the carrying
and secure it with the red strap
. The carrying lug
and sliding it to achieve the
6@
and hook in the appliance (see section
6@
to adjust the
is equipped with a quick-release locking mech-
if you have to release the appliance
6@
when you are working with
6@
as soon as you have
6@
.
6^
(see "Fuel mix table").
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on the
can
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