Installation; Assembling Brushcutter Bc 223 B; Mounting The "Bike" Handle (02, 03); Mounting The Spool Head (04) - AL-KO BC 223 B Mode D'emploi

Installation

that no petrol or oil enters the soil. Use a fun-
nel for filling.
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Never fill the appliance in enclosed spaces.
Petrol vapours may gather at ground level,
and thereby result in a deflagration or even
an explosion.
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Immediately wipe any spilled petrol off the
appliance and the ground. Allow textiles used
to wipe off petrol to dry in a well ventilated
place before disposing of them. Otherwise,
sudden self-ignition may occur.
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If petrol has been spilled, petrol vapours oc-
cur. For this reason, do not start the engine
at the same location and move it at least 3 m
away.
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Avoid skin contact with mineral oil products.
Do not inhale petrol vapours. When filling, al-
ways wear protective gloves. Change and
clean protective clothing regularly.
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Ensure that your clothing does not come into
contact with petrol. If petrol has got onto your
clothing, change it immediately.
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Never fill the appliance while the engine is
running or hot.
4 INSTALLATION
WARNING!
Danger if assembly is not carried out
completely!
Operation of an incompletely assembled
appliance can result in serious injury.
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Only operate the appliance when it
is fully assembled.
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Check that all safety and protective
devices are in place and functioning
correctly before switching on.
WARNING!
Risk of injury due to detaching appli-
ance parts
Appliance parts detaching during opera-
tion can lead to serious injury.
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Attach the cutting tools so that they
cannot come loose during operation.
4.1

Assembling brushcutter BC 223 B

4.1.1

Mounting the "bike" handle (02, 03)

1. Place rubber sleeve (02/1) over shaft.
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2. Use the four Allen screws (02/2) to fasten the
lower bearing shell (02/3) and the handle
bracket (02/4) over the rubber sleeve (02/1).
3. Insert the "bike" handle (02/5) into the handle
bracket (02/4).
4. Use the four Allen screws (02/7) to fasten the
upper bearing shell (02/6) on the handle
bracket (02/4).
5. Align the "Bike" handle in such a way that
distance A is smaller than distance B (03/A,
03/B).
Note: Always guide the trimmer to the right of
your body using the "Bike" handle. Both dis-
tances are correct when the middle of the
cutting head coincides with the middle of the
body.
4.1.2

Mounting the spool head (04)

1. Place driver plate (04/1) onto guide pin (04/2)
of drive shaft.
2. To lock, insert Allen key (04/3) into hole of
driver plate (04/1).
3. Screw spool head (04/4) onto the drive shaft
and tighten.
Note: Left-hand thread. Tighten the spool in
an anti-clockwise direction.
4.1.3

Fitting the blade (05)

WARNING!
Danger of serious injury!
The blade can become undone during
operation and cause serious injury due
to a locking nut that starts to turn easily.
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Immediately replace the locking nut
if it becomes easy to turn.
1. Place the brushcutter so that the cutting head
is pointing upwards.
2. Place driver plate (05/1) onto guide pin (05/2)
of drive shaft.
3. Place the blade (05/3) on the driver plate
(05/1) so that the hole in the blade lies pre-
cisely on the guide circle on the driver plate.
4. Place the flange (05/4) onto the blade (05/3)
so that the flat side points towards the cutting
blade.
5. Put on the serrated washer (05/5).
6. Screw the fastening nut (05/6) onto the guide
pin (05/2). To do this, insert the Allen key
(05/7) into the holes provided and tighten
with the spark plug spanner.
Note: Left-hand thread.
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