INTRODUCTION CONTENTS This Brush Cutter has been designed for blowing / vacuuming areas in This manual has been produced by Parker Products Ltd. and should GENERAL SAFETY ................4-5 FLOODED ENGINE PROCEDURE........... 42 private house and hobby gardens. be kept with the product and referenced for operation, maintenance SAFETY SYMBOLS ................
GENERAL SAFETY GENERAL SAFETY WARNING To reduce the risk of injury, user must read instruction • - Never allow children or anyone who does not fully understand the directions given in the manual to use the machine. WARNING! FUEL FILLER POINT •...
SAFETY SYMBOLS SAFETY SYMBOLS This symbol indicates a PRECAUTION, a WARNING Keep all children, bystanders & To reduce the risk of injury, a DANGER. Ignoring this warning can lead to an accident WARNING! helpers 15 metres away from the BEWARE OF SHARP BLADES. user must read instruction manual.
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SAFETY SYMBOLS SAFETY SYMBOLS REMOVE SPARK PLUG LEAD BEFORE GUARANTEED SOUND POWER LEVEL. MAINTENANCE. Spinning cutting line. Danger of kickback. WARNING! WARNING! Use of this product can pose a WARNING! WASTE ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS SHOULD NOT BE danger to wildlife. Check areas, particularly Never to touch the spark plug or plug cord WARNING! DISPOSED OF WITH HOUSEHOLD WASTE.
• Never start the engine inside a closed room or building. Exhaust gases strain injury could occur, moved fully back, turn off the engine contact Parker Brand. • contain dangerous carbon monoxide. Be sure to attach the cutting attachment guard securely in place, or •...
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FOR SAFE OPERATION FOR SAFE OPERATION USING THE PRODUCT BE CAREFUL OF SURROUNDING PEOPLE HANDLING FUEL TRANSPORTATION • • • • Grip the handles firmly with both hands using your whole hand. Place Guard against hazardous situations at all times. Warn adults to keep The engine of our product is designed to run on a mixed fuel, which When hand-carrying the product, cover over the cutting attachment if your feet slightly apart (slightly further apart than shoulder width) so...
Lower Shaft and Hub. LOCKING KNOB CABLE TIES X2 PARTS PROVIDED WITH ALL PGBC-5200 MODELS PARTS PROVIDED WITH ALL PGBC-5200 MODELS *Products depicted on this page are for illustration purposes only, models may vary slightly. *Products depicted on this page are for illustration purposes only, models may vary slightly.
PRODUCT FEATURES - PGBC - 5200 PGBC - 5200 - PRODUCT FEATURES *Products depicted on this page are for illustration purposes only, models may vary slightly. *Products depicted on this page are for illustration purposes only, models may vary slightly.
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PRODUCT FEATURES - PGBC - 5200 PGBC - 5200 - PRODUCT FEATURES REMOVE • The Hub is reverse threaded COVER • The Hub is reverse threaded turn in an anti-clockwise direction BEFORE turn in an anti-clockwise direction USE! to tighten. to tighten.
BEFOR USING THE BRUSH CUTTER BEFORE USING THE BRUSH CUTTER INSPECT THE BRUSH CUTTER LOCKING WASHERS NOTICE NOTICE THIS FUEL MUST BE MIXED WITH 2 STROKE OIL AT A 40:1 RATIO (PETROL:OIL) Check the Brush Cutter is not damaged and all components The locking washers may come pre-installed on the hub are in good working order before use.
• Only use the bolts provided for the clutch cone. These are located in the PGBC-5200 toolkit. WARNING! • To prevent damage to the product in transit the clutch cone has been removed from the machine.
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ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLY ALIGN THE LOWER GUARD ATTACH THE LOWER GUARD ATTACH THE HANDLE SHAFT TO JOINT ASSEMBLY ALIGN THE SPLINES JOIN THE SHAFTS Align the lower guard to the lower guard attachment Attach the guard to the guard attachment bracket Loosen the four screws on the upper cap.
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ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLY RELEASE LOCATING PIN TIGHTEN KNOB WASHER 'A' WASHER 'B' Twist to release the pin and rotate the lower shaft until the Secure the joint by tightening the knob. To tighten the knob • The Hub is reverse threaded pin locates into the location hole.
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INSTALLING THE 3 TOOTH BLADE - PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTALLATION GUIDE CAREFULLY! PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTALLATION GUIDE CAREFULLY! - INSTALLING THE 3 TOOTH BLADE INSTALL WASHER 'A' ATTACH 3 TOOTH BLADE INSTALL WASHER 'B' Above is an image of the 3 tooth blade seated in the Install washer “B”...
INSTALLING THE SPOOL INSTALLING THE SPOOL INSTALL WASHER 'A' LOCK HUB ATTACH SPOOL HOUSING WASHER 'A' Install washer 'A' as illustrated above. Align the Lock the hub by inserting the allen key through the Wind the spool onto the thread by turning hole in the spool collar and into the hole in washer washer with the hole on the spool collar.
Adjust the harness so it is secured against your position to suit you. body in the most comfortable position. The harness is easily adjusted by utilizing the strap adjusters. CAUTION! • For your own safety, comfort and for best results always use the PGBC-5200 with the harness provided...
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WEARING THE HARNESS QUICK RELEASE HOOK REPLACE LOWER HOOK INSERT RELEASE PIN THIS PAGE HAS INTENTIONALLY BEEN LEFT BLANK Easily attach and release the machine from the After use of the quick release hook it will need to be Place the release pin through the slot in the upper re-assembled.
FILLING THE FUEL TANK FILLING THE FUEL TANK REMOVE FUEL CAP ALWAYS MIX FUEL TO CORRECT 40:1 RATIO (PETROL:OIL) FILL THE FUEL TANK DRAIN THE FUEL AFTER USE Allow the engine to cool then thoroughly clean the 40:1 RATIO machines exterior before storage. PETROL (L) OIL (ML) Inspect the entire machine especially the fuel lines for...
STARTING THE ENGINE - PLEASE FOLLOW THE STARTING GUIDE CAREFULLY! PLEASE FOLLOW THE STARTING GUIDE CAREFULLY! - STARTING THE ENGINE PRIME THE CARBURETTOR COLD START PROCEDURE STEP 2 OPEN CHOKE PULL RECOIL STARTER COLD START PROCEDURE STEP 1 PULL TWICE ONLY! Pull the recoil starter firmly TWICE ONLY! At this stage the choke must be OPEN.
FLOODED ENGINE PROCEDURE STOPPING THE ENGINE DISCONNECT THE COIL PACK REMOVE SPARK PLUG INSTALL SPARK PLUG STOPPING THE ENGINE • LET THE ENGINE COOL. Allow the engine to cool by running it at idle for 2 or 3 minutes. • TURN THE POWER OFF.
ADJUSTING THROTTLE CABLE & IDLING SPEED ADJUSTING THROTTLE CABLE & IDLING SPEED LOCATE AIR FILTER COVER REMOVE AIR FILTER COVER ADJUSTING THROTTLE CABLE ADJUSTING IDLING SPEED Locate the air filter cover on the machine. It is attached Remove the air filter cover. You will need to do this to gain Your throttle cable may become slack after prolonged use When the engine tends to stop frequently at idling the carburettor with an allen head bolt.
OPEN & REPLACE SPOOL LINE OPEN & REPLACE SPOOL LINE • The Hub is reverse threaded turn in an anti-clockwise direction SPOOL COVER to attach spool. • Always install WASHER 'A' first when installing the spool. Not SPOOL CARTRIDGE WASHER 'A' doing so will damage the spool.
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OPEN & REPLACE SPOOL LINE OPEN & REPLACE SPOOL LINE OPEN THE SPOOL REPLACE SPOOL LINE SECURE SPOOL LINE REPLACE CARTRIDGE REATTACH SPOOL COVER REPLACEMENT COMPLETE Open the spool by pressing one of the two clips Secure the replacement spool line to the cartridge as Secure the spool line inside one of the two lugs on Place the cartridge into the spool cover and line up With the the spool line now replaced and the...
When the line becomes short, 2. Sweep from left to right to avoid thrown debris. to your left. When replacing blade always be sure to use Parker Brand lightly tap the head on the ground while running the engine at products.
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OPERATION OPERATION • OPERATION TRANSPORTING THE UNIT CONTROLLING BLADE THRUST Cut fibrous weeds and grass only. Do not let the blade contact materials it cannot cut such as hard, woody vines, • 1. Check the bolt to fasten the blade and be sure the bolt has When you finish cutting in one location and wish to Blade thrust can cause serious personal injury.
TROUBLESHOOTING TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION To check for spark: Disconnect the spark plug wire. Reattach the spark plug Engine starts but will No spark wire and lay spark plug on metal cylinder. Pull the starter rope and watch for Carburetor requires adjustment Contact: help@parkerbrand.co.uk only run at high speed at...
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TROUBLESHOOTING TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION String welded to itself Lubricate with silicone spray Clean threads and lubricate with grease - if no improvement, Spool retainer hard to Screw threads dirty or damaged. Spool will not unwind replace spool retainer turn Not enough string on spool...
ONLINE RESOURCE LIBRARY ONLINE RESOURCE LIBRARY SCAN QR CODE TO ACCESS ONLINE RESOURCES LIBRARY TAP POP-UP SCROLL DOWN PAGE SELECT A RESOURCE HELPFUL PRODUCT RESOURCES OPEN PHONE CAMERA. SCAN QR CODE SCAN QR CODE SCAN QR CODE Gain access to the ParkerBrand online resource library for this product.
MAINTENANCE & CARE MAINTENANCE & CARE Check idle adjustment – the cutting attachment must not rotate Carburettor Clean Adjust idle speed Air Filter Replace Readjust electrode gap Spark Plug Check Replace after every 100 operating hours Manual fuel pump (if fitted) Have repaired by servicing dealer Visual inspection Cooling Inlets...
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MAINTENANCE & CARE MAINTENANCE & CARE SPARK PLUG MAINTENANCE SET SPARK PLUG GAP • Once the engine has cooled, twist off the spark plug cover/coil pack lead. • Carefully remove the spark plug using the spark plug wrench supplied. • Clean the spark plug with a wire brush (not supplied) to remove any deposits.
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CUSTOMERSERVICE SERVICE PARKERBRAND CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR CHOICE OF EQUIPMENT. We know that you’ll be excited to start using your machine and becoming familiar with it. We take ORDER ONLINE time to produce useful manuals that serve you well. You’ll find useful information on the further care and maintenance of your machine in your manual.
Fuel Diaphragm type Carburettor In case of any fault please return the product to Parker Products Ltd or an authorised repair agent. Transistor Controlled Flywheel Magneto Ignition system If any fault is caused by defective materials or quality of build, repair will be carried out free of charge.
(EU-V emission) ☑ EU 2016/1628 Directive of Emission ☑ 2000/14 EC & 2005 /88 EC Directive of EU Noise Technical file complied by: Parker Products Ltd Being the responsible person appointed by the manufacturer. Manufacturer’s authorised representative within the EC: Parker Products Ltd.
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