McCulloch 281 manual

530165941 1/1/05 INSTRUCTI ON MANUAL IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION : Pleas e read the se ins tr uctio ns c arefully and mak e sur e you un ders tand them befor e us ing this unit. Retain t hese i nstr uct ions f or futur e reference. MANUEL D’I NSTRUCTIONS RENSEIGNEMENTS IMPOR T ANTS: Av ant d’utilis er c et appareil, v euillez lire atentiv ement le[...]

2 ID ENTIFI CA TION (WHA T IS WH A T?) Fuel Cap Prime r Bulb As sis t Handle Starter Handle Throttle Trigger Chok e Lever Shield Tr im m er Head Shaft Muffler ON/OF F Swi tch Coupler Fuel tank Manual Wrench As sis t handle adjustment Throttle Loc k - - out IDEN TIF ICA TION OF SY MBOL S A. W ARNING ! This t rimmer c an be dangerous! Careles s or im[...]

3 SAFE T Y RU LE S WAR N I N G : W hen usi ng gardening applianc es, b asic safet y pre cautions should al - way s be follow ed to reduce the ris k o f f ire and ser ious inju ry. Read and follow all inst ruc tions . This power unit c an be dan gerous ! Ope rator is res ponsi ble for follow ing ins truc tions and warn - ings on u nit a nd in manua [...]

4 S Make c arburet or adjus tments with low er end suppor ted to prev ent line from contact- ing any objec t. S Keep others away when making c arbur etor adjustments . S Us e only rec ommended McC ulloch ® ac - ces sor ies and r eplacement part s. S Hav e all maintenance and serv ice not ex- plained in this manual perfor med by an au- thoriz ed se[...]

5 chet, be t hrown, or otherwis e caus e injur y or damage during operation. S Do not s et unit on any s urfac e ex c ept a clean, hard ar ea while engine is r unning. Debris s uch as gravel, s and, dust, grass, etc., could be pic k ed up by the air intak e and thrown out thr ough disc harge opening, damaging unit, propert y , or c aus ing serious [...]

6 S Dis connec t attac hment from t he dr ive en- gine before cleaning the tines with a hose and water to r emove any build- - up. O il the tines to pr event rus t. S Alway s w ear gloves when ser vic ing or cleaning the tines . The tines bec ome very shar p from us e. S Do not run unit at high s peed unless c ulti- vating. HEDGE TRIMMER SAFETY DAN[...]

7 WAR N I N G : N ever lean ov er dis- char ge chute. R ock s or debris could be thrown into the eyes and face and caus e seri- ous injury or blindnes s. WAR N I N G : Ins pec t the area w here the unit is to be used. R emove objects that could be thr own or damage the unit. Some objects may be hidden by fallen s now - - be alert for the pos sibili[...]

8 A T T ACH ING THE SHIELD WAR N I N G : The s hield must be prop- erly installed. The shield pr ovides par tial protec tion from the ris k of thrown objec ts to the operator and other s and is equipped w ith a line limiter w hich c uts exc ess line. The line limiter (on unders ide of s hield) is s harp and can c ut you. 1. R emove nut f rom shield[...]

9 Muffler Chok e Lever Starter H andle Primer Bulb Thrott le Trigger Throttle Lock - - out NOTE: The thr ottle loc k - - out mus t be eng aged to allow operati on of t he thrott le tr igger . The lock - - out is engag ed with the palm of y our hand as y ou gr ip the thr ottle handle. 1. S et unit on a flat surfac e. 2. Mov e ON /OFF s witc h to the[...]

10 Coupler Knob LOOS EN TIGH TEN Upper Shaft Lower Attac hment 2. Pres s and hold t he lock ing/r elease but ton. L ock ing / Releas e Button Coupler Upper S haft Lower Att achment 3. While sec urely holding the engine and up- per s haft, pull the attac hment s traight out of the coupler. INST ALLING OPTI ONAL A TT ACH- MENTS 1. R emove the s haft [...]

11 Tip of the Line Does The Cut ting Righ t W rong Line Crow ded Into W ork Area S The line will easily remove gr ass and weeds from around walls , fences , trees and flower beds, but it also can c ut the t ender bark of trees or shrubs and scar fenc es. S For tr imming or sc alping, us e less than full throttle to inc reas e line life and dec reas[...]

12 3. Wash the filter in s oap and water. 4. A llow filter to dry. 5. R eplace parts . Air Filter Air Filter Cover Butto n REPLACE SP ARK PLUG Replac e the s park plug eac h y ear to ensure the engine st arts easier and runs better . Set spark plug gap at 0,6 mm. Ignition timing is fixed and nonadjus table. 1. Twist, t hen pull off spark plug boot.[...]

13 STORAG E WAR N I N G : P erform the follow ing steps after each us e: S Allow engine to c ool before s toring or trans- porting. S Store unit and fuel in a well v entilated area where fuel v apors cannot reac h s park s or open f lames f rom water heaters, elec tric motors or s wit ches , furnac es, etc . S Empty fuel t ank before s tor ing or t[...]

14 TROUBLE CAUSE REMEDY Engine will not sta rt. 1. ON/O FF s witc h in OFF position. 2. Engine flooded. 3. Fuel tank empty. 4. Spark plug not firing. 5. Fuel not reac hing carbur etor . 6. Carbur etor requires adjustment. 1. Move O N/O FF s witc h to ON pos ition. 2. See “St arting a Flooded Engine” in Operation S ection. 3. Fill tank w ith cor[...]

15 DECLAR A TION OF C ONFORM ITY re lat ing to 98/37/ EC EC D eclaration of C onformi ty (Dir ecti v e9 8 / 37 / EC, A nnex II, A ) (O nly applies to Europe) We, El ectrolux H ome Prod ucts, Inc., T exar kana, TX, 75501, USA, Tél. : +1 903 223 4100, Dec lare under s ole res ponsibility that the McCul loch model T rimMac 281 gr ass trimmer from s e[...]