Ryobi RY30540 user manual

User manual for the device Ryobi RY30540

Device: Ryobi RY30540
Category: Brush Cutter
Manufacturer: Ryobi
Size: 3.18 MB
Added : 3/23/2014
Number of pages: 26
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OPERATOR’S MANUAL
30cc Fuel Injected String Trimmers
and Brushcutters
SS30
RY30540
RY30941
CS30
RY30520
RY30921
BC30
RY30560
RY30961
Your new trimmer has been engineered and manufactured to our high standard for dependability, ease of operation, and
operator safety. Properly cared for, it will give you years of rugged, trouble-free performance.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury, the user must read and understand the operator’s manual before using
this product.
Thank you for your purch

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TABLE OF CONTENTS  Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................................... 2 � General Safety Rules ....................................................................................................................................................... 3 � Specific Safety Rules ................................................................................................

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GENERAL SAFETY RULES  � Do not touch area around the muffler or cylinder of the WARNING: unit, these parts get hot from operation.  Always stop the engine and remove the spark plug wire Read and understand all instructions. Failure to follow all before making any adjustments or repairs except for instructions listed below may result in electric shock, fire carburetor adjustments. Wear your protective equipment and/or serious personal injury. and observe all safety instructions. When the

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SPECIFIC SAFETY RULES  Replace any blade that has been damaged. Always make SPECIFIC SAFETY RULES FOR TRIMMER sure blade is installed correctly and securely fastened USE before each use. Failure to do so can cause serious  Replace string head if cracked, chipped, or damaged injury. in any way. Be sure the string head or blade is properly ®  Use only the manufacturer’s replacement Tri-Arc blade installed and securely fastened. Failure to do so can cause intended for use on this brushcu

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SYMBOLS Some of the following symbols may be used on this product. Please study them and learn their meaning for safe operation of this product. SYMBOL NAME EXPLANATION Safety Alert Precautions that involve your safety. To reduce the risk of injury, user must read and under- Read the Operator’s Manual stand operator’s manual before using this product. Wear eye protection which is marked to comply Wear Eye and Hearing Protection with ANSI Z87.1 as well as hearing protection when operating thi

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SYMBOLS The following signal words and meanings are intended to explain the levels of risk associated with this product. SYMBOL SIGNAL MEANING Indicates an imminently hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, will result DANGER: in death or serious injury. Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, could result WARNING: in death or serious injury. Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, may result in CAUTION: minor or moderate injury. (W

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FEATURES PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS Weight - (without fuel) CS30 ..................................................................................................................................................................10.7 lbs. SS30 ..................................................................................................................................................................12.1 lbs. BC30 ..................................................................................

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FEATURES STARTER GRIP SS30 AND ROPE REAR HANDLE TRIGGER LOCK PRIMER BULB COUPLER THROTTLE TRIGGER DRIVE SHAFT HOUSING FRONT HANDLE STRING HEAD KNOB STRAIGHT SHAFT GRASS DEFLECTOR Fig. 1b STARTER GRIP BC30 AND ROPE REAR HANDLE TRIGGER LOCK “J” HANDLE PRIMER BULB COUPLER THROTTLE TRIGGER DRIVE SHAFT HOUSING KNOB BLADE SHOULDER HARNESS BRUSHCUTTER GUARD Fig. 1c 8

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FEATURES KNOW YOUR STRING TRIMMER ERGONOMIC DESIGN See Figures 1a - 1c. The design of the trimmer provides for easy handling. It is The safe use of this product requires an understanding of designed for comfort when operating in different positions the information on the product and in this operator’s manual and at different angles. as well as a knowledge of the project you are attempting. GRASS DEFLECTOR Before use of this product, familiarize yourself with all op- erating features and safet

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ASSEMBLY INSTALLING THE POWER HEAD TO THE POWER HEAD ATTACHMENT SHAFT See Figure 2. COUPLER GUIDE WARNING: RECESS Never install, remove, or adjust any attachment while power head is running. Failure to stop the engine can BUTTON cause serious personal injury. The attachment connects to the power head by means of a coupler device.  Loosen the knob on the coupler of the power head shaft and remove the end cap from the attachment. POSITIONING  Push in the button located on the attachment s

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ASSEMBLY ATTACHING THE FRONT HANDLE − CS30 AND SS30 FRONT HANDLE See Figure 4.  Remove 2 wing nuts, 2 bolts, and clamp from the front handle.  Install the front handle onto the top side of the drive shaft housing and move it to a comfortable position.  Place the bolts through the front handle. NOTE: The hex bolt head fits inside the hex recess molded into one side of the handle.  Reinstall the clamp, bolts, and wing nuts. BOLT  Tighten wing nut securely. WING ATTACHING THE “J” HAND

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ASSEMBLY ATTACHING THE GRASS DEFLECTOR HEX GRASS SCREW DEFLECTOR WARNING: The line cutting blade on the grass deflector is sharp. Avoid contact with the blade. Failure to avoid contact can result in serious personal injury. BRACKET TO ATTACH THE CURVED SHAFT GRASS LOCK DEFLECTOR − CS30 WASHER See Figure 6.  Remove hex screw, flat washer, lock washer, and wing nut from grass deflector.  Press the grass deflector onto the bottom of the curved FLAT shaft as shown. WASHER WING NUT Fig. 6

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ASSEMBLY ATTACHING THE SHOULDER HARNESS − LATCH BC30 See Figure 9.  Connect the latch on the shoulder harness to the strap hanger.  Adjust the strap to a comfortable position. STRAP HANGER CONVERTING FROM BRUSHCUTTER TO STRING TRIMMER − BC30 To convert from the brushcutter to the string trimmer, remove SHOULDER the blade and brushcutter guard, attach the straight shaft HARNESS Fig. 9 grass deflector and install the string head. ® REMOVING THE TRI-ARC BLADE AND BRUSHCUTTER GUARD See Fig

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ASSEMBLY REMOVING THE STRAIGHT SHAFT GRASS GEAR HEAD DEFLECTOR AND STRING HEAD FLANGED WASHER See Figures 10 - 13.  Align the slot in the flanged washer with the slot in the STRING HEAD gear head. ASSEMBLY  Place the gear head locking tool through the slot in the flanged washer and gear head. SLOT  Remove the string head assembly.  Remove the flanged washer and retain it for the blade installation.  Remove the screw securing the grass deflector.  Remove the grass deflector. NOTE: St

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OPERATION FUELING AND REFUELING THE TRIMMER WARNING: FUEL MIXTURE To avoid burns from hot surfaces, never operate unit with This product is powered by a 2-cycle engine and requires the bottom of the engine above waist level. pre-mixing gasoline and 2-cycle oil. Pre-mix unleaded gasoline and 2-cycle engine oil in a clean 1 gallon container Hold the trimmer with your right hand on the rear handle and approved for gasoline. your left hand on the front handle. Keep a firm grip with both Recomm

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OPERATION CURVED SHAFT TRIMMER WARNING: Always hold the string trimmer away from the body keep- DANGEROUS ing clearance between the body and the product. Any CUTTING AREA DIRECTION OF contact with the housing or string trimmer cutting head can ROTATION result in burns and/or other serious personal injury. TO ADVANCE THE CUTTING LINE String advance is controlled by tapping the string head on grass while running engine at full throttle.  Run engine at full throttle.  Tap the spool retainer

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OPERATION  Inspect and clear the area of any hidden objects such as glass, rocks, concrete, fencing, wire, wood, metal, etc. WARNING:  Never use blades near sidewalks, fencing, posts, build- To avoid burns from hot surfaces, never operate unit with ings or other immovable objects. the bottom of the engine above waist level.  Never use a blade after hitting a hard object without first inspecting it for damage. Do not use if any damage is OPERATING THE BRUSHCUTTER detected. See Figures 19

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OPERATION STARTING AND STOPPING See Figures 21 - 22. IGNITION SWITCH  Lay the trimmer on a flat, bare surface.  Press the primer bulb 7 times.  Pull the starter grip until the engine starts. TRIGGER  Squeeze the trigger to run. LOCK TO STOP THE ENGINE: Press and hold the switch in the stop “ ” position until the engine stops. THROTTLE TRIGGER Fig. 21 PRIMER BULB STARTER GRIP IGNITION SWITCH TRIGGER LOCK THROTTLE TRIGGER Fig. 22 18

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MAINTENANCE WARNING: When servicing, use only identical replacement parts. Use of any other parts may create a hazard or cause product damage. SPOOL WARNING: RETAINER Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses with side Fig. 23 shields during product operation. If operation is dusty, SPRING also wear a dust mask. WARNING: SLOTS Before inspecting, cleaning, or servicing the machine, shut off engine, wait for all moving parts to stop, and disconnect spark plug wire and move it away from sp

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MAINTENANCE To install the spool retainer:  Turn the spool retainer clockwise for model CS30. Turn SPRING SPOOL the spool retainer counterclockwise for models SS30 and BC30. ARROWS ON  Pull the strings again to rotate the spool into cutting SPOOL position. Push the spool retainer down while pulling on string(s) to manually advance the string and to check for proper assembly of the string head. ANCHOR STRING REPLACEMENT HOLE See Figures 25 - 27. Use only monofilament string. Use original


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