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Contents ....................................................................... 3
Dear customer! ............................................................. 4
General ......................................................................... 6
General ......................................................................... 8
Fuel ............................................................................... 8
Engine oil ...................................................................... 8
Hydraulic oil .................................................................. 8
Work safety ................................................................... 10
Before starting .............................................................. 13
Starting ......................................................................... 13
Stopping ........................................................................ 14
General ......................................................................... 15
Engine ........................................................................... 15
Battery .......................................................................... 17
Service .......................................................................... 17
PP518 ........................................................................... 18
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Note the following before starting:
!
The engine exhaust from this product
contains chemicals known to the State
of California to cause cancer, birth
defects or other reproductive harm.
WARNING! Cutting, especially when DRY
cutting, generates dust that comes from the
material being cut, which frequently
contains silica. Silica is a basic component
of sand, quartz, brick clay, granite and
numerous other minerals and rocks.
Exposure to excessive amount of such dust
can cause:
Respiratory disease (affecting your ability to
breath), including chronic bronchitis,
silicosis and pulmonary fibrosis from
exposure to silica. These diseases may be
fatal;
Skin irritation and rash.
Cancer according to NTP* and IARC* */
National Toxicology Program, International
Agency for Research on Cancer
Take precautionary steps:
Avoid inhalation of and skin contact with
dust, mist and fumes.
Wear and ensure that all bystanders wear
appropriate respiratory protection such as
dust masks designed to filter out
microscopic particles. (See OSHA 29 CFR
Part 1910.1200)
Wet cut when feasible, to minimize dust.
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