Start-Up; Operation; Cutting In Motion (Scything) - Stiga BC 80 Li Gebrauchsanweisung

Action
1. Start the machine
(par. 6.3 );
2. Simultaneously
activate the throttle
control lever (Fig.
9.A, Fig. 10.A) and
throttle safety lever
(Fig. 9.B, Fig. 10.B);
3. release the throttle
control lever (Fig.
9.A, Fig. 10.A) and
throttle safety lever
(Fig. 9.B, Fig. 10.B)
Only activate the throttle
control lever (Fig.
9.A, Fig. 10.A)
If any of the results fail to match
the indications provided in the tables
below, do not use the machine! Take
it to a service centre to be checked
and repaired if necessary.

6.3 START-UP

1. Remove the blade guard (fig. 1.L)(if used);
2. make sure the cutting means is not
touching the ground or any other object;
3. fit the battery inside its housing
correctly (par. 7.2.3);
4. press the safety button (two green
lights) (Fig. 9.C, 10.C)
5. simultaneously activate the throttle
control lever (Fig. 9.A, Fig. 10.A) and
throttle safety lever (Fig. 9.B, Fig. 10.B).

6.4 OPERATION

NOTE Before tackling a mowing job for the
first time, get to know the machine, learn the most
suitable cutting techniques, make sure your wear
the harnesses correctly, grip the machine firmly
and make the movements required by the job.
To operate with the machine
proceed as described below:
– always keep the machine connected to the
correctly worn harness (see par. 6.1.3).
– When working, the machine must
always be firmly held in both hands,
keeping the power unit on the right of
the body and the cutting unit below
the line of the belt (Fig. 13, Fig. 14).
NOTE During use, the battery is
protected against total drainage with a
Result
1.
2. The cutting means
should move.
3. The levers should
return automatically
and rapidly to the
neutral position and
the cutting means
should stop
The throttle control
lever remains blocked
;
protective device that switches off the
machine and stops it from working.
NOTE Battery power reserve (and
therefore the cuttable vegetation surface
before recharging is required) depends on
many factors described in (par. 7.2.1).
6.4.1 Work techniques
6.4.1.a Cutting line head
Use ONLY nylon lines. The use of
metal lines, plasticised metal lines and/
or lines that are not suitable for the head
can cause serious injuries and wounds.
a. Cutting in motion (Scything)
Proceed at a regular pace, with a circular motion
similar to a traditional scythe, without tilting the
cutting line head during the operation (Fig. 15).
First try cutting at the right height in a small
area, so as to then achieve a uniform cutting
height keeping the cutting line head at a
constant distance from the ground.
For heavier cutting it can be useful to tilt the
cutting line head to the left by about 30°.
Do not work in this way if there
is the possibility of causing objects
to be thrown, which could harm
people, animals or cause damage.
b. Precision cutting (Trimming)
Keep the machine slightly tilted so that the
lower part of the cutting line head does not
touch the ground and the cutting line is at the
required point, always keeping the cutting
means at a distance from the operator.
c. Cutting near fences/foundations
Move the cutting line head slowly
towards fences, posts, rocks, walls, etc.
without hitting them hard (Fig. 16).
If the line strikes a solid object it could
break or become worn; if it gets tangled
in a fence it could break suddenly.
In any case, cutting around pavements,
foundations, walls, etc. can cause
greater wear than normal to the line.
d. Cutting around trees
Walk round the tree from left to right, approaching
the trunks slowly so as not to strike the tree
with the line and keeping the cutting line
head tilted forward slightly
EN - 12
(Fig. 17).