Personal Protective Equipment - McCulloch ERGOLITE 6028 Bedienungsanweisung

• Listen out for warning signals or shouts when you
are wearing hearing protection. Always remove your
hearing protection as soon as the engine stops.
• Never work from a ladder, stool or any other raised
position that is not fully secured.
• Always use both hands to hold the product. Hold the
product in front of your body.
• If any foreign object is hit or if vibrations occur stop
the product immediately. Disconnect the HT lead
from the spark plug. Check that the product is not
damaged. Repair any damage.
• Ensure that the spark plug cap and ignition lead are
undamaged to avoid the risk of electric shock.
• Check that all nuts and screws are tight.
• Make sure the gear housing is lubricated correctly.
To lubricate the gear housing on page 11 .
Refer to
• The gear housing gets hot when the product has
been in use. To avoid burning yourself do not touch
the gear housing.
• All covers and guards must be fitted before starting.
• The transport guard should always be fitted to the
cutting unit when the product is not in use.

Personal protective equipment

WARNING: Read the warning instructions
that follow before you use the product.
• Always use approved personal protective equipment
when you use the product. Personal protective
equipment cannot fully prevent injury but it
decreases the degree of injury if an accident does
occur. Let your dealer help you select the right
equipment.
• Use approved hearing protection that provides
adequate noise reduction. Long-term exposure to
noise can result in permanent hearing impairment.
• Use approved eye protection. If you use a visor, you
must also use approved protective goggles.
Approved protective goggles must comply with the
ANSI Z87.1 standard in the USAs or EN 166 in EU
countries.
(Fig. 13)
• Use gloves when necessary, for example when you
attach, examine or clean the cutting equipment.
(Fig. 14)
• Use sturdy non-slip boots or shoes.
(Fig. 15)
• Use clothing made of a strong fabric. Always use
heavy, long pants and long sleeves. Do not use
loose clothing that can catch on twigs and branches.
Do not wear jewelry, short pants, sandals or go with
bare feet. Put your hair up safely above shoulder
level.
• Keep first aid equipment close at hand.
(Fig. 16)
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Safety devices on the product
WARNING: Read the warning instructions
that follow before you use the product.
• Do not use a product with defective safety devices.
• Do a check of the safety devices regularly. If the
safety devices are defective, speak to your
McCULLOCH service agent.
To do a check of the throttle trigger lockout
1. Make sure that the throttle trigger lockout (A) and
throttle trigger (B) move freely and that the return
spring operates correctly. (Fig. 17)
2. Push down the throttle trigger lockout and make sure
that it goes back to its initial position when you
release it. (Fig. 18)
3. Release the throttle trigger lockout and make sure
that the throttle trigger is locked at idle speed
position. (Fig. 19)
4. Start the engine and apply full throttle.
5. Release the throttle trigger and make sure that the
blades stop fully.
WARNING: If the blades move when the
throttle trigger is in the idle speed
position, adjust the idle speed. Refer to
To adjust the idle speed on page 10 .
To do a check of the stop switch
1. Start the engine.
2. Push the stop switch to the stop position and make
sure that the engine stops.
WARNING: The stop switch automatically
goes back to start position. To prevent
accidental start, remove the spark plug cap
from the spark plug when you assemble or
do maintenance on the product.
To do a check of the hand guard
The hand guard prevents injuries from the blades.
1. Stop the engine.
2. Make sure that the hand guard is attached correctly.
3. Examine the hand guard for damages.
To do a check of the vibration damping system
The vibration damping system decreases vibration in the
handles. The vibration damping units operate as a
separation between the product body and the handle
unit.
1. Do a visual check for deformation and damage.
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