Makita EM408MP Manuel D'instructions page 6

14. Stop the motor and place it in safe
location, when resting or leaving the
machine. It prevents unexpected accident.
15. Do not touch the engine and its muffler
or do not put them onto combustible
materials, while the engine runs or just
after stopping it, as they are hot. Burn
and/or fire may result.
16. Do not operate the tool in bad weather or
if there is a risk of lightning.
Cutting Tools
1. Use a suitable cutting tool for your work.
— Nylon cutting heads (string trimmer
heads) are suitable for trimming lawn
grass.
— Metal blades are suitable for cutting
weeds, high grasses, bushes, shrubs,
underwood, thicket, and the like.
Always use the cutting tool guard prop-
erly suited for the cutting tool used.
When using a nylon cutting head, use
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only flexible, nonmetallic line recom-
mended in this manual. Never use wire
or wirerope. They can break off and
become a dangerous projectile.
3. Never use metal multi-piece pivoting
chains, flail blades or blades not recom-
mended in this manual. Otherwise serious
injury may result.
4. When handling the metal blade, always
wear gloves and put the blade cover on
the blade. The blade can cut bare hands.
When using metal blades, avoid "kick-
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back" and always prepare for an acci-
dental kickback. See the section Kickback.
Kickback (blade thrust)
Kickback (blade thrust) may occur when
the spinning blade contacts an object that it
does not immediately cut. It can be violent
enough to cause the unit and/or operator to
be propelled in any direction, and possibly
lose control of the unit, resulting in serious
injury. Kickback can occur without warning if
the blade snags, stalls or binds and is more
likely to occur in areas where it is difficult to
see the material being cut.
Kickback occurs particularly when applying
the blade segment between 12 and 2 o'clock
to solids, bushes and trees with 3 cm or
larger diameter.
To avoid kickback:
1. Apply the segment between 8 and 11 o'clock.
Swing the tool evenly in half-circle from
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right to left, like using a scythe. This
allows the proper segment of blade to con-
tact plants to be cut.
3. Never apply the segment between 12 and 2 o'clock.
Never apply the segment between 11 and
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12 o'clock and between 2 and 5 o'clock,
unless the operator is well trained and
experienced and does it at his/her own risk.
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5. Never use cutting blades close to solids,
such as fences, walls, tree trunks and stones.
6. Never use cutting blades vertically, for such
operations as edging and trimming hedges.
Avoid using the tool in areas where it is
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difficult to see the object being cut.
Vibration
Exposing to excessive vibration injures blood
vessels or nervous system of the operator and
causes the following symptoms in the fingers,
hands or wrists: "Falling asleep" (numb-
ness), tingling, pain, stabbing sensation, or
alteration of skin color or of the skin. If any of
these symptoms occur, see a physician.
To reduce the risk of "white finger disease",
keep your hands warm during operation and
well maintain the machine and accessories.
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