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OWNER/OPERATOR MANUAL
MANUEL D’INSTRUCTIONS
MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES
GRASS TRIMMER
COUPE-HERBE
RECORTADORA
BT280
WARNING AVERTISSEMENT ADVERTENCIA
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CONTENTS The Emissions CompliancePeriod referred Contents to ontheEmissions Compliance labelindi- CONTENTS cates thenumber of operatinghours for Contents ........................ 2 which the engine has been shown to meet Note the following before starting .... 2 Federalemissions requirements. KEYTOSYMBOLS Category C =50hours, B=125 hours, and Symbols......................... 3 A = 300 hours. SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS Personal protective equipment ...... 4 Machine’s safety equipment ........ 4 Cuttingeq
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KEYTOSYMBOLS Only intended for trimmer heads. Symbols WARNING: Clearingsaws, brush- cutters and trimmers canbe dan- gerous! Careless or incorrect use canresult inserious or fatal injury totheoperator or others. Please read the operator’s manual Useunleaded or quality leaded carefully andmakesure you 89 or higher octanegasoline understand the instructions and ISO--L--EGD certified or before using the machine. JASO FD registered two--stroke oil mixedat aratioof 2%(50:1). Always wear: S Hearing pro
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SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS FIRSTAIDKIT Personal protectiveequipment Always have afirst aidkit nearby. WARNING: Whenever you usea clearing saw, brushcutter or trimmer you must wear personal protective equipment that isapproved bythe authorities. Personal protective equipment doesnot eliminatetherisk Machine’ssafetyequipment of accidents, but it canreducethe ef- This section describes the machine’s safety fects of an injuryin theevent of an equipment, its purpose, and how checks and accident. Askyour deal
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SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS Cutting equipment Useof incorrectly wound trimmer line or an A trimmer headis intended for trimming incorrect cuttingattachment increases the levelof vibration. grass. WARNING: Overexposureto vibration canlead to circulatory damageor nervedamagein people who haveimpaired circulation. Contact your doctor if you experi- ence symptomsof overexposureto vibration.Such symptomsinclude numbness, lossof feeling, tingling, Checking, maintaining and pricking, pain, lossof strength, serv
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SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS Muffler WARNING: Never usea machine with faultysafetyequipment. The machine’s safetyequipment must be checked and maintained as described inthis section. If your S Never use a machine that has a faulty machinefails anyof thesechecks muffler. contact your servicing dealer to get it repaired. Useof a machine with faulty safetyequipment increases theriskof seriouspersonal injury to the operator or others. IMPORTANT! This section describes how to choose and S Regularly check that
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SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS General safetyprecautions WARNING:Afaultycuttingat- tachmentmayincreasetheriskof IMPORTANT! seriouspersonalinjury. S The machine is only designed for trimming Personalprotection grass. S The only accessories you canoperate withthis engine unit are the cuttingat- tachments we recommendin the “Tech- nical data” section. S Never usewire, rope, string, etc. S Always wear boots and S Never usethemachineif you aretired, if other equipment described you havedrunk alcohol, or if you a
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SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS S Check that the trimmer head andguard S Never start the machine: are correctly secured. S If youhave spilledfuelon it. Wipe off S Whenadjustingthe carburetor, make sure the spillage and allow remainingfuelto thelower endis supported andthat no one evaporate. is in theimmediatevicinity. S If youhave spilledfuelon yourself or your clothes, change your clothes. Wash S Makesure the cuttinghead does not rotate any part of your body that has come in when idling. contact withfuel. U
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SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS S CAUTION! Do not usethemachine S Reduce the risk of damaging plants by unless you are abletocall for helpin shortening the trimmer line to 4--4 1/2 inches the event of anaccident. (10--12 cm) and reducing the engine speed. 2. Do not use the machine in bad weather, S Whentrimming youshoulduse less than such as dense fog, heavy rain, strong fullthrottleso that thetrimmer linelasts wind, intense cold, etc. Working in bad longer andtoreducethewear onthe weather is tiring and ofte
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SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS Sweeping WARNING:Sometimes branchesorgrassgetcaught betweentheguardandcutting attachmentorwrappedaroundthe shaft.Neithertheoperatorofthe S Thefaneffect of therotatingline canbe machinenoranyoneelsemayat- used for quick andeasy clearingup. tempttoremovethecutmaterial Holdthe trimmer lineparalleltoand whiletheengineisrunningorthe above the areato beswept andmove cuttingequipmentisrotating, thetooltoandfro. asthiscanresultinseriousinjury. Stoptheengineandcuttingequip- mentbeforey
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WHAT ISWHAT? 4 3 1 7 6 8 13 5 2 12 10 11 9 1 Whatiswhat? 1. Trimmer head 8. Starter handle 2. Cuttingattachment guard 9. Fueltank 14 3. Shaft 10. Chokecontrol 4. Loophandle 11. Air purge 5. Throttlecontrol 12. Air filter cover 6. Stopswitch 13. Handleadjustment 7. Cylinder cover 14. Operator’s manual English---11 115391427 Rev. 4 5/15/12
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ASSEMBLY NOTE: Makesure unit is assembled cor- Fitting thetrimmerguard and rectly as shown inthis manual. trimmerhead Fitting theloop handle S Positionthehandleon the shaft. Note that the handle must be mountedbe- S Fit the correct trimmer guard (A) for use tweenthetwoarrows on the shaft. with the trimmer head. Hook the trimmer guard/combination guard onto the fitting on the shaft and secure with the wing nut (B). B A S Fit the screw, securingplateand wing nut as shown inthediagram. C S Tighten
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FUEL HANDLING Fuel IMPORTANT! If theoctaneratingof the Note! The machine is equipped with a mid-grade gasolinein your areais lower 2--stroke engine and must always be run us- than 89octaneuse premiumunleaded ing a mixture of gasoline and two-stroke en- gasoline. The majority of all 2--stroke gine oil. It is important to accurately measure enginemanufacturers in the USA and theamountofoiltobemixedtoensurethat Canadarecommend usinggasolinewith89 the correct mixture is obtained. When mixing octaneo
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FUEL HANDLING Mixing S Always mix the gasoline and oilin aclean container intendedfor fuel. S Always start by flling half the amount of the gasoline to be used. Then add the entire amount of oil. Mix (shake) the fuel mixture. Add the remaining amount of gasoline. S Mix (shake) the fuelmixture thoroughly be- fore filling themachine’s fuel tank. S Donot mix morethanone month’s supply S Engineproblems due to inadequate of fuel at atime. lubricationcausedby failure to useISO-- S If the machine is no
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STARTINGANDSTOPPING Coldengine Checkbeforestarting Primerbulb: Press theprimer bulb10 times untilfuelbegins to fill the bulb.The primer bulb neednot becompletely filled. S Inspect theunit before eachuse. Re- place damaged parts. Check for fuel leaks. Make sureall fasteners are in place andsecure. Make surethecutting attachment is properly installedandse- curely fastened. Useonly flexible, non- metallic linerecommended by the manufacturer. Never use, for example, Choke: Move the blueengine chokel
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STARTINGANDSTOPPING Warmengine Stopping With awarmengine, movetheblue engine Stoptheengine by pushing andholding choke lever tothe ½ position. Pull starter the stop switchinthe STOP position until rope until engineruns. Movetheblue the enginestops. enginechoke lever totheopenedposition. WARNING: Whentheengineis startedwiththechokeintheclosed positionthecuttingattachmentwill starttorotateimmediately. MAINTENANCE The owner is responsible for the perfor- WARNING: Thecutting attach- manceof all requ
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MAINTENANCE WARNING: If the idlespeed can- CAUTION: Mufflersfitted with cata- not beadjusted so that thecutting lyticconvertersget veryhot during use attachment stops, contact your ser- and remainso for some timeafter stop- vicingdealer.Do not usethema- ping.Thisalso appliesat idlespeed.Con- chine until it hasbeencorrectly ad- tact can result in burns to theskin. Re- justed or repaired. member theriskof fire! Unit/MaintenanceSafety WARNING: Theinsideofthe Disconnect thespark plug beforeperform-
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MAINTENANCE Airfilter Maintenanceschedule Below you will find some general mainte- nanceinstructions. Dailymaintenance S Check throttletrigger andthrottletrigger Theair filter must beregularly cleanedto lockout function. remove dust anddirt inorder to avoid: S Check that the stop switchworks S Carburetor malfunctions correctly. S Startingproblems S Check that thereare nofuelleaks from S Loss of enginepower theengine, tank or fuellines. S Unnecessary wear toengine parts S Check that the cutter do
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TrimmerHead LineLoading Instructions 1 23 6m 20i 3m 10i 45 78 6 9 English---19 115391427 Rev. 4 5/15/12
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TECHNICAL DATA Technical data BT280 Engine 3 Cylinder volume, cu. in./cm 1.7/28 Cylinder bore, inch/mm 1.4/35 Stroke, inch/mm 1.130/28.7 Idle speed, rpm 2,800--3,200 Recommendedmax. speed, rpm 10,000 Speed of output shaft, rpm 8,000 Max. engine output, acc. to ISO 8893, hp/kW 1.1/0.8 Catalytic converter muffler Yes Speed--regulatedignition system Yes Ignitionsystem Manufacturer/type of ignitionsystem Walbro/CD Spark plug Champion RCJ--8Y Electrode gap, inch/mm 0.024/0.6 Fuelandlubricationsystem
