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Contents
1.SafetyInstruction...............................................................................................1
2.PackContents.....................................................................................................7
3.ComponentIdentification...................................................................................8
4.Assembly..........................................................................................................10
5.Pre‐operationCheck.........................................................................................11
6.EngineStart........................................................................................................3
7.TillerOperation.................................................................................................14
8.Stopping.........................................................................................................176
9.Maintenance....................................................................................................17
10.TransportingandStorage...............................................................................20
11.Troubleshooting..............................................................................................20
12.Specifications..................................................................................................22

1
1. SafetyInstruction
1.1Warningsymbols
Forthesafetyofyourselfandothers,pleasepayspecialattentiontotheseprecautions.
Thistillerisdesignedtogivesafeanddependableserviceifoperatedaccording
totheinstructions.
Readandunderstandtheowner'sManualbeforeoperatingthetiller.Failureto
dosocouldresultinpersonalinjuryorequipmentdamage.
Exhaustgascontainspoisonouscarbonmonoxide.
Neverrunthetillerinenclosedareas.
Besuretoprovideadequateventilation.
Wheninstalling,ventilatedprotectionistobeobserved.
Therotatingpartsaresharpandrunningathighspeed.Accidentalcontactcan
causeseriousinjury.
Keepyourhandsandfeetawayfromthepartswhileengineisrunning.
Stoptheengineanddisengagethetinesclutchbeforeinspectionor
maintenanceofthetines.
Disconnectthesparkplugcaptopreventanypossibilityofaccidentalstarting.
Wearheavyglovestoprotectyourhandsfromthetineswhenclearingthe
tinesorwheninspectingorreplacingthetines.
Readinstructionmanualandsafetyinstructionsbeforestartingupandpay
attention!
Wearearprotection!
Wearsafetygoggles!

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Wearworkgloves!
Wearrobustfootwearwhenusingthedevice!
Openfiresforbidden!
Attention!Donottouchrotatingparts.Thereisseriousriskofinjury!
Donotremoveormodifyprotectionandsafetydevices!
Attention!Hotcomponents‐Donottouch
Riskofcatapultedpartsiftheengineisrunning.
Besuretokeepasafedistance.
Keepbystandersawayfromthedevice!
1.2Safety
1) WARNING Training
a) Readtheinstructionscarefully.Befamiliarwiththecontrolsandtheproperuseoftheequipment;
b) Neverallowchildrenorpeopleunfamiliarwiththeseinstructionstousethemachine.Localregulationscan
restricttheageoftheoperator.

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c) Neverworkwhilepeople,especiallychildren,orpetsarenearby;
Keepinmindthattheoperatororuserisresponsibleforaccidentsorhazardsoccurringtootherpeopleor
theirproperty
2) DANGER Preparation
a) Whileworking,alwayswearsubstantialfootwearandlongtrousers.Donotoperatetheequipmentwhen
barefootorwearingopensandals;
b) Thoroughlyinspecttheareawheretheequipmentistobeusedandremoveallobjectswhichcanbe
thrownupbythemachine;
c) WARNING‐Petrolishighlyflammable:
─ Storefuelincontainersspecificallydesignedforthispurpose;
─ Refueloutdoorsonlyanddonotsmokewhilerefueling;
─ Addfuelbeforestartingtheengine.Neverremovethecapofthefueltankoraddpetrolwhilethe
engineisrunningorwhentheengineishot;
─ Ifpetrolisspilled,donotattempttostarttheenginebutmovethemachineawayfromtheareaof
spillageandavoidcreatinganysourceofignitionuntilpetrolvaporshavedissipated;
─ Replaceallfueltankandcontainercapssecurely;
d) Replacefaultysilencers;
e) Beforeusing,alwaysvisuallyinspecttoseethatthetoolsarenotwornoutordamaged.Replacewornout
ordamagedelementsandboltsinsettopreservebalance.
3) DANGER Operation
a) Donotoperatetheengineinaconfinedspacewheredangerouscarbonmonoxidefumescancollect;
b) Workonlyindaylightoringoodartificiallight;
c) Alwaysbesureofyourfootingonslopes;
d) Walk,neverrunwiththemachine;
e) Forwheeledrotarymachines,workacrosstheslopes,neverupanddown;
f) Exerciseextremecautionwhenchangingdirectiononslopes;
g) Donotworkonexcessivelysteepslopes;
h) Useextremecautionwhenreversingorpullingthemachinetowardsyou;
i) Donotchangetheenginegovernorsettingsorover‐speedtheengine;
j) Starttheenginecarefullyaccordingtomanufacturerinstructionsandwithfeetwellawayfromthetool(s);
k) Donotputyourhandsorfeetnearorunderrotatingparts;
l) Neverpickuporcarryamachinewhiletheengineisrunning;
m) Stoptheengine:
─ Wheneveryouleavethemachine;
─ Beforerefueling;

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n) Reducethethrottlesettingduringengineshutdownand,iftheengineisprovidedwithashut‐offvalve,
turnthefueloffattheconclusionofworking;
4) WARNING Maintenance and storage
a) Keepallnuts,boltsandscrewstighttoensuretheequipmentisinsafeworkingcondition;
b) Neverstoretheequipmentwithpetrolinthetankinsideabuildingwherefumescanreachanopenflame
orspark;
c) Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringinanyenclosure;
d) Toreducethefirehazard,keeptheengine,silencer,batterycompartmentandpetrolstorageareafreeof
vegetativematerialandexcessivegrease;
e) Replacewornordamagedpartsforsafety;
f) Ifthefueltankhastobedrained,thisshallbedoneoutdoors.
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1.3OperatorResponsibility
· Keepthetilleringoodoperatingcondition.Operatingatillerinpoororquestionableconditioncouldresultin
seriousinjury.
· Besureallsafetydevicesareinworkingorderandwarninglabelsareinplace.Theseitemsareinstalledforyour
safety.
· Besurethesafetycovers(Fancover,recoilstartercover)areinplace.
· Knowhowtostoptheengineandtinesquicklyincaseofemergency.Understandtheuseofallcontrols.
· Keepafirmholdonthehandlebars,theymaytendtoliftduringclutchengagement.
· Don’tallowanyonewithoutpropertrainingtooperatethistillertoavoidinjury.
· Wearsturdy,full‐coveragefootwear.Operatingthistilleronbarefootorwithopentoeshoesorsandalsincrease
yourriskofinjury.
· Dresssensibly.Looseclothingmaybecaughtbymovingparts,increasingyourriskofinjury.
· Bealert,operatingthistillerwhenyouaretired,illorundertheinfluenceofalcoholordrugsmayresultin
seriousinjury.
· Keepallpersonsandpetsawayfromthetillingarea.
· Besuredragbarisinplaceandproperlyadjusted.
1.4ChildrenSafety
· Keepchildrenindoorsandsupervisedatalltimeswhileoutdoorpowerequipmentisbeingusednearby,as
youngchildrenmovequicklyandareattractedespeciallybythetillerandtillingactivity.
· Neverassumechildrenwillremainwhereyoulastseethem.Bealertandturnthetilleroffifchildrenenterthe
operationarea.
· Childrenshouldnotbeallowedtooperatethetillerevenunderadultsupervision.

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1.5ThrownObjectHazard
· Objectshitbytherotatingtinescanbethrownfromthetillerwithgreatforceandmaycausesevereinjury.
· Beforetilling,clearthetillingareaofsticks,largestones,wire,glass,etc.
· Tillonlyindaylight.
· Piecesthrownfromwornordamagedtinescancauseseriousinjury.Alwaysinspectthetinesbeforeusingthe
tiller.
1.6FireandBurnHazard
Gasolineisextremelyflammableandgasolinevaporisexplosive.
Takeextremecarewhenhandlinggasoline.Keepgasolineoutofreachofchildren.
· Refuelinawell‐ventilatedareawiththeenginestopped.
· Allowtheenginetocooldownbeforerefueling.Fuelvapororspilledfuelmaybeignited.
· Theengineandexhaustsystembecomeveryhotduringoperationandremainhotforawhileafterstopping.
Touchthehotenginecomponentscancauseburninjuriesandcanignitesomematerials.
· Avoidtouchingahotengineorexhaustsystem.
· Allowtheenginetocooldownbeforeperformingmaintenanceorstoringthetillerindoors.
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1.7CarbonMonoxidePoisoningHazard
Exhaustcontainspoisonouscarbonmonoxide,acolorlessandodorlessgas.Breathingexhaustcancauselossof
consciousness,evenleadtodeath.
· Ifyouruntheengineinanareathatisconfinedorevenpartiallyenclosed,theairyoubreathecouldcontaina
dangerousamountofexhaustgas.Tokeepexhaustgasfrombuilding‐up,provideadequateventilation.
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1.8OperationonSlope
· Whentillingonslopes,keeplessthanhalftankoffueltominimizefuelspillage.
· Tillacrosstheslope(atequallyspacedintervals)ratherthanupanddown.
· Beverycarefulwhenchangingthedirectionofthetilleronaslope.
· Donotusethetilleronaslopeofmorethan10o.
· Themaximumsafegradeangleshownisforreferencepurposeonlyandshouldbedeterminedaccordingtothe
typeofthetoolbeforestartingtheengine,ensurethatthetillerisnotdamagedandingoodcondition.Forthesafetyof
yourselfandothers,exerciseextremecarewhenusingthetillerupordownhills.
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1.9Groundcondition