10To meet the applicable safety provisions, only the tool/protectorcombinations as indicated in the table must be used.Be sure to use genuine MAKITA cutter blades or nylon cuttinghead.– The cutter blade must be well polished, free of cracks or breakage. Ifthe cutter blade hits against a stone during operation, stop the engineand check the blade immediately.– Polish or replace the cutter blade every three hours of operation.– If the nylon cutting head hits against a stone during operation, stop theengine and check the nylon cutting head immediately.CAUTION : The appropriate protector must always be installed, for yourown safety and in order to comply with accident-preventionregulations.Operation of the equipment without the guard being in place isnot permitted.– The outside diameter of the cutter blade must be 230mm (9-1/16"). Neveruse any blades surpassing 230mm (9-1/16") in outside diameter.Use of protector for metal blade / cord cutter.– In use of the metal blade, fasten the protector (4) to the clamp (3) with twobolts M6 x 30 (2).NOTE : Tighten the right and left bolts evenly so that the gap between theclamp (3) and the protector (4) will be constant.Otherwise, the protector sometimes may not function as specified.– In use of the cord cutter, insert the protector (2) into the protector (1), andfasten them with two screw (4) and two nuts (3).Star Blade Protector for metal blades(Use of protector for metalblade/cord cutter)PART NO. 6208501400 PART NO. 6258061001Nylon cutting head Protector for cord cutter(Use of protector for metalblade/cord cutter)PART NO. 6218020001 PART NO. 6258060001(3)(2) (1)(4)(3)(2)(1)(4)MOUNTING OF PROTECTOR