PowerLand PDQG400 Owner's Manual

PDQG400

GASOLINE POWERED FLOOR SAW

Owner’s Manual

This manual provides information regarding the operation and maintenance of
these products. We have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information
in this manual. We reserve the right to change this product at any time without prior
notice.

Please keep this manual available to all users during the entire life of the floor
saw.

Foreword

For your own safety and protection from bodily injuries, carefully read, understand
and follow the safety instructions in this manual.

Please operate and maintain your machine in accordance with the instructions in
this manual.

Defective machine parts are to be replaced as soon as possible.

All rights, especially the right for copying and distribution are reserved.

No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means,
electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, without express permission in
writing from our corporation.

Any type of reproduction, distribution or saving on data carriers of any type or
method not authorized by our corporation represents an infringement of valid
copyrights and will be prosecuted.

We expressly reserve the right to technical modifications even without express due
notice – which aim at improving our machines or their safety standards.

Table of contents

Safety instructions ………………………………………………………1
General instructions ……………………………………………………1
Operation ………………………………………………………………1
Safety checks ……………………………………………………………2
Maintenance ……………………………………………………………2
Transport ………………………………………………………………2
Maintenance checks ………………………………………………………………3
Technical data …………………………………………………………3
Description ……………………………………………………………3
Field of applications …………………………………………………………………3
Description of function ………………………………………………………………4
General instruction for the use of diamond blades …………………………………4
Lowering the blade and taking it out of the cut ………………………………………4
Transport to work site …………………………………………………5
Operation ………………………………………………………………5
Starting ………………………………………………………………………………5
Starting the engine ……………………………………………………………………5
Operation ……………………………………………………………………………6
Stopping the engine …………………………………………………………………6
Parking brake (accessory) ……………………………………………………………6
Maintenance ……………………………………………………………6
Maintenance schedule ………………………………………………………………6
Motor oil ……………………………………………………………………………7
Air filter ………………………………………………………………………………7
Duel type ……………………………………………………………………………7
Fuel tank ……………………………………………………………………………7
Spark plug …………………………………………………………………………8
Carburetor …………………………………………………………………………8
Mechanical part ……………………………………………………………………9
Disassembly of blade ………………………………………………………………9
Assembly of blade …………………………………………………………………9

Safety instructions

General instructions

1. Floor saws may only be operated by persons who are at least 18 years
of age are physically and mentally fit for this job have been instructed
in operating saws and proved their ability for the job to the employer
may be expected to carry out the job they are charged with carefully.
The persons must be assigned the job of operating joint cutters by the
employer.

2. Both the manufacturer’s operating instructions and these safety
instructions for floor saws have to be observed.

3. The persons charged with the operation of floor saws have to be made
familiar with the necessary safety measures relating to the machine. In
case of extraordinary uses the employer shall give the necessary
additional instructions.

4. It is possible that these floor saws exceed the admissible sound level
of 90 dB (A). According to the rules for the prevention of accidents
regarding emission of noise, the employees have to wear ear
protection if the sound level reaches 90 dB (A) or more.

Operation

1. The functioning of operating levers or elements is not to be influenced
or rendered ineffective.

2. Only use cutting blades which correspond to the saw with respect to
circumferential speed and engine speed.

3. Always use the correct cutting blade for the material to be worked on.

4. When starting the engine make sure you have assumed a proper
position with respect to the engine and that your hands are placed
properly on the crank.

5. When starting the engine or whilst lifting or putting down the machine
with a running engine, take care that the cutting blade is not touching
anything.

6. During operation the operator may not leave control elements.

7. The operator has to switch off the engine of the joint cutter before
leaving the machine. He has to secure the machine against rolling and
overturning.

8. Do not smoke or handle open fire near this machine.

9. The tank lid must fit tightly. Shut fuel cock if available when stopping
the engine. For long distance transport of machines operated by fuel or
fuel mixtures, the fuel tank has to be drained completely.

Attention! Leaky fuel tanks may cause explosions and must

therefore be replaced immediately.

10.Stop engine before filling fuel tank. When refilling fuel tank, do not
allow fuel to come into contact with the hot part of the engine or spill
onto the ground.

11.Make sure that sufficient fresh air is available when operating cutters

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