Gb: Instruction Manual - AL-KO MS 2600 Betriebsanleitung

Instructions for use
Always let the engine run in the upper speed range during
trimming and cutting.
Safety instructions
Caution!
Observe the safety warnings in this documentation and
on the machine.
„ Persons who are not familiar with the trimmer should
practise handling it with the engine switched off
„ Wear appropriate working clothes
„ Always ensure stability when working.
„ Always operate the machine with both hands.
„ Keep body and clothing away from cutting parts.
„ Keep third parties away from the danger area.
„ Never hold the string head higher than knee level when
the device is in operation.
„ Do not spray the unit with water and protect against rain
and humidity.
„ When mowing on sloping ground, always stand downhill
of the cutting device.
„ Never work on a slippery hillside or slope.
„ Never use the device in the vicinity of highly flammable
liquids or gases – Risk of fire and/or explosion!
„ After contact with a foreign object:
„ Switch off the engine.
„ Examine the device for damage.
Lengthening the cutting string
1. Let the engine run at full throttle and tap the string
head on the ground.
The cutting string will be extended automatically.
The blade on the safety shield shortens the cutting
string to the permissible length.
Cleaning the guard
1. Switch off the device.
2. Carefully remove mowing debris with a screwdriver or
similar tool.
Clean the guard regularly to prevent the shaft tube
from overheating.
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Trimming
1. Examine the terrain and determine the desired cut-
ting height.
2. Guide and hold the string head at the desired height.
3. Swing the device from side to side in a sweeping,
scythe-like motion.
4. Always keep the string head parallel with the ground.
Close trimming
5. Hold the device so that it is tilted forward at a slight
angle and moves just above the ground.
6. Always trim away from your body.
Trimming along fences and foundations
Caution!
Do not come into contact with solid structures – Danger
of recoil!
1. Move the unit slowly and carefully without allowing the
cutting string to hit any obstacles.
Trimming around tree trunks
2. Guide the device slowly and carefully around tree
trunks, ensuring that the cutting string does not touch
the tree bark.
3. Mow from left to right around tree trunks.
4. Cut grass and weeds with the tip of the string and
keep the string head tilted slightly forwards.
Trimming along stone walls, foundations and tree
leads to increased string wear.
Mowing
1. Tilt the string head to the right at an angle of 30 degrees.
2. Move the handgrip to the desired position.
Caution!
Remove foreign objects from the working area.
Risk of injury / damage to property from ejected foreign
objects.
Mowing with the cutting blade
When mowing with the cutting blade, the cutting blade
should be guided in a curving horizontal motion from one
side to the other.
Translation of the original operating instructions