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Ensures user wears appropriate protective gear like eye, head, and ear protection.
Mandates keeping bystanders and helpers at a minimum safe distance of 15m (50ft).
Prohibits the use of metal or rigid blades when indicated by a specific warning symbol.
Covers operator protection, tool inspection, and safe accessory usage.
Details safe procedures for mixing, fueling, and storing fuel outdoors.
Addresses safe cutting practices, prohibition of modifications, and hazard warnings.
Warns against using metal blades on the AST-5000 curved shaft trimmer due to danger.
Prohibits wire or wire-ropes, mandating approved flexible non-metallic cutting line.
Specifies 89 octane unleaded gasoline and Tanaka two-cycle oil mixing ratios.
Outlines procedures for safe refueling, including engine off, slow cap opening, and moving away.
Details priming, fuel injection, choke, and switch operation for starting.
Highlights important cautions regarding cutting attachment clearance, warm starts, and battery drain.
Guides on optimal speed, cutting direction, harness use, and blade thrust hazards.
Advises stopping the engine immediately if striking debris or if grass/vines wrap around the attachment.