Use and Care Manual

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- heavy-duty gloves
- substantial footwear
- safety glasses, goggles or face screen that are
marked to comply with ANSI Z87.1
- face or dust mask (if working in dusty areas)
• Do not wear loose fitting clothing, or jewelry of any kind
that could get caught in the moving blades or parts of
the pole hedgetrimmer.
• Secure long hair so it is above shoulder level to prevent
entanglement in any movingparts.
While Operating Pole Hedge Trimmer
• Stay alert. Use common sense while operating theunit.
• Keep work area clean. Cluttered areas inviteinjuries.
• Keep children, animals and bystanders at a safe
distance away from unit. Only the user should be in the
workarea.
• Grip unit securely, one hand on the trigger handle, the
other hand on the polehandle.
• Keep finger off trigger until ready touse.
• Before starting unit, make sure blades are not
touchinganything.
• Keep all parts of body away from blades when Pole
Hedge Trimmer isrunning.
• Carry unit from one place to another
- with battery removed
- by holding pole at balance point
- with blade cover in place
• Do not operate in poorlighting.
• During operation, rest periodically and change working
positions to reducefatigue.
• Keep firm footing and balance. Do not overreach.
Overreaching can result in loss of balance or exposure to
sharpsurfaces.
• Do not, under any circumstance, use any attachment or
accessory on this product, which was not provided with
the product, or identified as appropriate for use with this
product in this InstructionManual.
Do Not Operate Pole Hedge Trimmer
• while under the influence of alcohol, medication,
ordrugs
• in rain or in damp or wet areas
• where highly flammable liquids or gases are present
• if unit is damaged, adjusted wrong, or not fully and
securely assembled
• if trigger does not turn unit on and off. Blades must stop
moving when you release trigger. Have faulty switch
replaced by an authorized service center. SeeRepairs.
• while in a hurry
• while in tree or on a ladder
• while on aerial booms, buckets or platforms
• during high wind or storming weather
Trimming Instructions (Fig. L, M, N, O, P)

DANGER: KEEP HANDS AWAY FROMBLADES.

WARNING: To guard against injury, observe the
following:
• READ INSTRUCTION MANUAL BEFORE USING.
SAVE INSTRUCTIONMANUAL.
• Check the hedge for foreign objects such as wires
or fences before eachuse.
• KEEP HANDS ON HANDLES. DON’TOVERREACH.
• DO NOT USE UNDER WETCONDITIONS.
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CAUTION: BLADE MAY COAST AFTER TURNOFF.
WORKING POSITIONS (Fig.L, M) – Maintain proper
footing and balance and do not overreach. Wear safety
goggles, non-skid footwear when trimming. Hold the unit
firmly in both hands and turn the unit on. Always hold the
trimmer as shown in FigureK, with one hand on the switch
handle
3
and one hand on the auxiliary handle
4
. Never
hold the unit by the trimmer head
12
.
Fig. L
Fig. M
TRIMMING NEW GROWTH (Fig.N) – Using a wide,
sweeping motion, feeding the blade teeth through the
twigs, is most effective. A slight downward tilt of the blade
in the direction of motion gives the bestcutting.