Getting To Know The Machine; Description Of The Machine And Planned Use; Intended Use; Improper Use - Stiga BC 80 Li Gebrauchsanweisung

facility in accordance with the
local regulations in force.
Do not throw electrical
equipment away with
domestic waste. According
to the European Directive
2012/19/EU on electrical and
electronic equipment waste and
its implementation in compliance
with national standards, old
electrical equipment must be
collected separately, for eco-
compatible recycling. If electrical
equipment is disposed of in a
landfill or in the ground, the
harmful substances can reach
the water table and enter the
food chain, damaging your
health and well-being. For further
information on disposing of this
product, contact the competent
authority for the disposal of
domestic waste or your dealer.
At the end of their working
life, dispose of batteries
paying due attention to the
environment. Batteries
contain material classified as
hazardous for you and the
environment. They must be
removed and disposed of
separately at a facility that
accepts lithium-ion batteries.
separate waste collection
of the products and
packaging used allows the
materials to be recycled
and reused. Reuse of recycled
materials help to prevent
environmental pollution and
reduces the demand for raw
materials.

3. GETTING TO KNOW THE MACHINE

3.1 DESCRIPTION OF THE MACHINE
AND PLANNED USE
This machine is a garden tool and
more precisely a battery-powered
portable brush cutter/lawn trimmer.
The machine is essentially composed of a
motor which, employing a transmission shaft
enclosed in a tube and an angle transmission,
drives a cutting means that is configured in
various ways for carrying out different functions
The operator is able to sustain the machine
with the aid of a harness and can operate
the main controls, always keeping a safe
distance from the cutting means.

3.1.1 Intended use

This machine was designed
and manufactured for:
– cutting grass and non-woody
vegetation with a nylon line
enclosed in a cutting line head;
– cutting tall grass, dry branches, twigs
and woody shrubs of up to 2 cm diameter,
with the aid of metal or plastic blades;
– use by one operator.

3.1.2 Improper use

Any other usage not in keeping with the above-
mentioned ones may be hazardous and harm
persons and/or damage things. Examples of
improper use may include, but are not limited to:
– using the machine for sweeping, tilting
the cutting line head. The power of
the motor could throw objects and
small stones 15 metres or more,
causing damage or injury to people;
– trimming hedges or other jobs in which the
cutting means is not used at ground level;
– cutting and chopping trees,
bushes and flowers;
– pruning trees;
– using the machine for cutting
non-plant material;
– using the machine with the cutting
means above the operator's belt level;
– using the machine in public
gardens, parks, sports centres, on
roadways, fields and woods;
– using cutting means other than those
listed in the "Technical Data" table.
Serious injury and wound hazard.
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