RedMax AG2300 User Manual

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WARNING

OWNER/OPERATOR MANUAL

POWER AUGER

3898-93110 (711)

AG2300

Thank you for purchasing a RedMax
product.
Before using our power auger, please
read this manual carefully to understand
the proper use of your unit.

(NOTE: Drill is optional part.)

Read this manual carefully to understand
all safety precautions, controls, proper
operation and maintenance of your
RedMax power auger. Failure to do so
could result in serious injury.

Instructions labeled as shown at left, concern critical steps or
procedures which must be followed in order to prevent accidents
which could lead to serious bodily injury or death. This mark is
used to indicate instructions which must be followed without
exception.

Instructions labeled as shown at left concern steps or procedures
which, if not followed correctly, could lead to mechanical failure,
breakdown, or damage.

Used to label supplementary instructions designed to provide
hints or directions useful in the use of the product.

WARNING

IMPORTANT

NOTE

SAFETY FIRST

Instructions contained in warnings within this manual marked with a symbol
concern critical points which must be taken into consideration to prevent
possible serious bodily injury, and for this reason you are requested to read all
such instructions carefully and follow them without fail.

Note that there may be times when warning seals peel off or become soiled and
impossible to read. If this happens, you should contact the dealer from which
you purchased the product to order new seals and affix the new seal(s) in the
required location(s).

■ Notes on types of warnings

CONTENTS

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .................................................................................. 4

IN ORDER TO ENSURE PROPER AND SAFE OPERATION OF YOUR POWER AUGER

WORK GEAR AND CLOTHING

WARNINGS CONSIDERING HANDLING OF FUEL

THINGS TO CHECK BEFORE USING YOUR POWER AUGER

THINGS TO CHECK BEFORE STARTING UP THE ENGINE

AVOID NOISE PROBLEM

THINGS TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT WHEN USING YOUR POWER AUGER

NOTES ON CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF YOUR POWER AUGER

FUEL .................................................................................................................. 9

HOW TO MIX FUEL

FUELING THE UNIT

OPERATION ..................................................................................................... 10

INSTALLING DRILL

THROTTLE CABLE ADJUSTMENT

STARTING ENGINE

STOPPING ENGINE

DRILLING

ADJUSTMENT OF IDLING SPEED

MAINTENANCE ............................................................................................... 12

DAILY INSPECTION

INSPECTION EVERY 25 HOURS

INSPECTION EVERY 100 HOURS

STORAGE ........................................................................................................ 13

BEFORE LONG-TERM STORAGE

SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................ 14

PARTS LIST ..................................................................................................... 15

■ In order to ensure proper and safe
operation of your power auger

• Read this Owner/Operator Manual
carefully. Be sure you understand how
to operate this unit properly before you
use it. Failure to do so could result in
serious injury.

• Be sure to keep this manual handy so
that you may refer to it later whenever
any questions arise. Also note that you
are requested to contact the dealer from
whom you purchased the product for
assistance in the event that you have
any questions which cannot be
answered herein.

• Always be sure to include this manual
when selling, lending, or otherwise
transferring the ownership of this
product.

• This product has been designed for use in
earth drilling, and it should never be used
for any other purpose since doing so
could result in unforeseen accidents and
injuries occurring.

• You should never use this power auger
when under the influence of alcohol, when
suffering from exhaustion or lack of sleep,
when suffering from drowsiness as a
result of having taken cold medicine, or at
any other time when a possibility exists
that your judgment might be impaired or
that you might not be able to operate the
power auger properly and in a safe
manner. Also be sure never to allow
children or anyone unable to fully
understand the directions given in this
manual to use this power auger.

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Safety Precautions

• Avoid running the engine indoors. The
exhaust gases contain harmful carbon
monoxide.

• Never use your power auger under
circumstances like those described below:

1. When the ground is slippery or when

other conditions exist which might
make it not possible to maintain a
steady posture while using the power
auger.

2. At night, at times of heavy fog, or at any

other times when your field of vision
might be limited and it would be difficult
to gain a clear view of the area where
the power auger is to be used to ensure
safety.

3. During rain storms, during lightning

storms, at times of strong or gale-force
winds, or at any other times when
weather conditions might make it
unsafe to use this product.

• When using this product for the first time,
before beginning actual work, take the
power auger to a wide, clear, open space,
turn on the power, and practice handling
the power auger until you are sure that
you will be able to handle in it properly in
actual operation.

• Lack of sleep, tiredness, or physical
exhaustion results in lower attention
spans, and this in turn leads to accidents
and injury. When planning your work
schedule, allow plenty of time to perform
the work of cutting and allow plenty of
time for rest. Limit the amount of time
over which the power auger is to be used
continuously to somewhere around 30~40
minutes per session, and take 10~20
minutes of rest between work sessions.
Also try to keep the total amount of work
performed in a single day under 2 hours
or less.

Safety Precautions

■ Work gear and clothing

• When using your power auger, always be
sure to wear strong, durable, work
clothing; shirts should be long-sleeved
shirts and pants should be full-length
pants reaching down to the ankles.

• Always be sure to wear and helmet and
face protector when using your power
auger.

• When using your power auger, always be
sure to wear thick work gloves to protect
your hands and non-slip-sole work boots
to prevent you from slipping. Never use
your power auger when wearing pants
with loose cuffs, when wearing sandals, or
when barefoot.

• When using your power auger for an
extended period of time, you should wear
ear protectors to protect yourself from loss
of hearing from overexposure to high
levels of sound.

■ Warnings considering handling of fuel

• The engine of the power auger is
designed to run on a mixed fuel which
contains highly flammable gasoline. This
fuel is highly flammable and you should
never store cans of fuel or refill the tank of
the power auger in any place where there
is a boiler, stove, wood fire, electrical
sparks, welding sparks, or any other
source of heat or fire which might ignite
the fuel.

• Smoking while operating the power auger
or refilling its fuel tank is extremely
dangerous. Always be sure to keep lit
cigarettes away from the power auger at
all times.

•When refilling the tank always turn off the
engine first and take a careful look around
to make sure that there are no sparks or
open flames anywhere nearby before
refueling.

• If any fuel spillage occurs during refueling,
always be sure to use a dry rag to wipe
any fuel which has been spilled onto the
power auger before turning the engine
back on again.

• After refueling, screw the fuel cap back
tightly onto the fuel tank and then carry
the power auger to a spot 10 feet or more
away from where it was refueled before
turning on the engine.

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 6 

Safety Precautions

■ Things to check before using your
power auger

• Before beginning work, look around
carefully to get a feel for the shape of the
land, and whether or not there are any
obstacles which might get in the way while
working, and remove any obstacles which
can be cleared away before beginning
work.

• The area within a perimeter of 45 feet of
the person using the power auger should
be considered a hazardous area into
which no one should enter while the
power auger is in use, and when
necessary yellow warning rope, warning
signs, or some other form of warnings
should be placed around the perimeter of
the area. When work is to be performed
simultaneously by two or more persons,
care should also be taken to constantly
look around or otherwise check for the
presence and locations of other people
using power auger within the work area so
as to maintain a distance between each
person sufficient to ensure safety.

• Before beginning work, each component
of the power auger should be checked to
make sure that it is in proper working
order and to make sure that there are no
loose screws or bolts, fuel leaks, ruptures,
dents, or any other problems which might
interfere with safe operation. Be especially
careful at this time to check that there is
nothing wrong with the drills or with the
joints by which the drills are attached to
the power auger.

■ Things to check before starting up the
engine

• Take a careful look around to make sure
that no obstacles exist within a perimeter
of 15 feet or less around the power auger
before starting the engine.

• The power auger is equipped with a
centrifugal clutch mechanism which
causes the drills to begin to rotate as soon
as the engine is started by putting the
throttle into the start position. When
starting the engine, hold it firmly in place
so as to ensure that nor the throttle may
not come into contact with any obstacles
when the engine starts up.

• Never place the throttle into the high
speed position when starting the engine.

• After starting up the engine, check to
make sure that the drills stop rotating
when the throttle is moved fully back to its
original position. If the drills continue to
rotate even after the throttle has been
moved fully back, turn off the engine and
take the unit to your authorized Red Max
servicing dealer for repair.

■ AVOID NOISE PROBLEM

Check and follow the local regulations
as to sound level and hours of
operations for power auger.

• In general, operate power auger between
8a.m.and 5p.m.on week days and 9a.m.to
5p.m.weekends. Avoid using power auger
late at night and/or early in the morning.

NOTE

■ Things to be careful about when using
your power auger

• When using your power auger, grip the
handles of the power auger firmly with
both hands, place your feet slightly apart
(slightly further apart than the width of
your shoulders) so that your weight is
distributed evenly across both legs, and
always be sure to maintain a steady, even
posture while working.

•Maintain the speed of the engine at the
level required to perform drilling work, and
never raise the speed of the engine above
the level necessary.

• Always be sure never to allow other
persons to come within the work area
while drilling.

• Be especially careful not to slip if it is
raining or if rain has just stopped, as the
ground is likely to be slippery at such
times.

• If the grass or other object gets caught in
the blade during operation, always be
sure to turn off the engine before
removing the object.

• Guard against hazardous situations at all
times. Warn adults to keep pets and
children away from the area. Establish a
safe method for gaining your attention
during operation. Be careful if you are
approached.

• If someone calls out or otherwise
interrupts you while working, always be
sure to turn off the engine before turning
around.

• Keep operation area clear of all persons,
particularly small children and pets.

• Never touch the spark plug or plug cord
while the engine is in operation. Doing so
may result in being subjected to an
electrical shock.

Safety Precautions

•Never touch the muffler, spark plug, or
other metallic parts of the engine while the
engine is in operation or immediately after
shutting down the engine. These metallic
parts reach high temperatures during
operation and doing so could result in
serious burns.

• When you finish drilling in one location
and wish to continue work in another spot,
turn off the engine before carrying it to the
new location.

• Never transport the power auger over
rough roads over long distances without
first removing all fuel from the fuel tank, as
doing so might cause fuel to leak from the
tank as a result of shocks absorbed during
transport.

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 8 

Safety Precautions

■ Notes on care and maintenance of your
power auger

• In order to maintain your power auger in
proper working order, perform the
maintenance and checking operations
described in this manual at regular
intervals. In the event that any parts must
be replaced or any maintenance or repair
work not described in this manual must be
performed, please contact a
representative from the store nearest
RedMax authorized servicing dealer for
assistance.

• Under no circumstances should you ever
take apart the power auger or alter it in
any way. Doing so might result in the
power auger becoming damaged during
operation or the power auger becoming
unable to operate properly.

• Always be sure to turn off the engine
before performing any maintenance or
checking procedures.

•When removing, or reattaching the drills,
be sure to wear thick, sturdy gloves and
use only proper tools and equipment to
prevent injury.

• When replacing drills or any other parts or
when replacing the oil or any lubricants,
always be sure to use only RedMax
products or products which have been
certified by RedMax for use with the
power auger.

• Do not use any accessory or attachment
other than those bearing the RedMax
mark and recommended for the unit.