Makita BBC231U Instruction Manual page 14

Attachment of shoulder harness
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Wear the shoulder harness on your back and buckle it up
until a click is heard. Make sure that it cannot be taken off
with pulling it off. Hang the tool as shown.
Adjust the strap length so that the cutter blade will be
kept parallel with the ground at the level of 10 to 30 cm
above the ground.
Detachment
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The buckle is provided with a means of quick release
which can be accomplished by simply squeezing the
sides and the buckle.
WARNING:
Be extremely careful to maintain control of the
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tool at this time. Do not allow the tool to be
deflected toward you or anyone in the work
vicinity. Failure to do so could result in serious
injury.
Correct handling of tool (BBC300L,BC300LD)
Correct posture
WARNING:
Always position the tool on your right-hand
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side so that the barrier is always in front of your
body. Correct positioning of the tool allows for
maximum control and will reduce the risk of serious
personal injury caused by kickback.
1. Lever
1. Buckle
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As shown in the figure, put the shoulder harness on your
left shoulder by putting your head and right arm through it
and keep the tool on your right side while always keeping
the barrier in front of your body.
Attachment of shoulder harness
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After putting the shoulder harness on it can be attached
to the tool by connecting the buckles provided on both
the tool hook and the harness. Be sure that the buckles
click and lock completely in place.
To properly adjust the strap, hang the tool as shown in
the first figure above, so that the cutting tool will be kept
parallel with the ground at the level of 10 to 30 cm above
the ground.
Detachment
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The buckle is provided with a means of quick release
which can be accomplished by simply squeezing the
sides and the buckle.