18 Power Hoe 900 / 900-S
3. Devices and Operating Elements Type 900
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Safety circuit Lever
The power hoe is equipped with a safety
circuit lever (A/15).
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Stop position: When releasing the
lever (A/15), the ignition system is shut
off (engine is off).
Beware – engine keeps running due to
centrifugal mass.
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Start and Operating position: To
start and operate (hoeing) the machine,
press the safety circuit lever (A/15)
down.
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The safety circuit lever also
serves to shut off the engine
in an emergency. Release the safety
circuit lever to shut off the engine im-
mediately. The lever automatically goes
to STOP position.
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Do not tie down the safety
circuit lever!
Clutch
The machine is equipped with a cen-
trifugal clutch. To engage the clutch, in-
crease the engine speed via the speed
control lever.
When the speed control lever is in posi-
tion “neutral”, the machine is decoupled
and the engine does not drive the hoe-
ing tools. When
the speed control lever is moved to po-
sition “HOEING” coupling takes place.
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Note: The centrifugal clutch is
only coupled to the engine at
maximum engine speed (position HOE-
ING). See chapter “Hoeing”!
max. = HOEING
min. = NEUTRAL
OPERATING POSI-
TION
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To start the engine, move the speed control lever to
position “START/Choke” or “NEUTRAL”. Otherwise, the hoeing tools
will start rotating when the engine is being started.
A/15
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