Manual

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• Do not use near underground electric cables, telephone lines, pipes or hoses. If in doubt,
contact your utility or telephone company to locate underground services.
• If the unit strikes a foreign object, stop the motor, disconnect the battery, thoroughly inspect
the machine for any damage, and repair the damage before restarting and operating the
machine.
• Do not overload the machine capacity by cultivating too deep in a single pass or at too fast a
rate.
• Stay alert. Watch what you are doing. Use common sense. Do not operate cultivator when
you are tired, ill, or upset.
• Be aware that the equipment may unexpectedly bounce upward or jump forward if the tines
should strike buried obstacles such as large stones, roots or stumps.
• Wear hearing protection.
• Ensure that people and pets are at least 50ft (15 m) away from cultivator while in use.
• Replace worn or damaged parts only with identical replacement parts.
• Ensure that work area is free of wet spots or excessive quantities of stone.
• Start the cultivator carefully according to instructions from a normal operating position and
with feet well away from the tines. Do not force cultivator. It will do the job better and with less
likelihood of a risk of injury at the rate for which it was designed.
• Remove the battery from unit before unclogging the tines and when making any repairs,
adjustments, or inspections.
• Never operate the equipment on a slope.
• Use extreme caution when pulling the machine towards you.
• Store Idle Appliances Indoors — When not in use, appliances should be stored indoors in a
dry, and high or locked place out of reach of children.
• Maintain Appliance with Care — Keep tines clean for best performance and reduce the risk
of injury. Follow instructions for lubrication and changing accessories. Inspect cultivator cord
periodically. If damaged have it replaced. Keep handles dry, clean, and free from grease and
oil.
• Keep Children Away — All visitors and bystanders should be kept at a distance of at least 50
feet from work area.
• Do not use appliance for any job except that for which it is intended.
• Don’t grasp the exposed cutting blades or cutting edges when picking up or holding the
appliance.
• Check for damaged parts, before using cultivator, guard and other parts should be carefully
checked to determine that it will operate properly and perform its intended functions. Check
for alignment of moving parts, binding of moving parts, breakage of parts, mounting, and any
other condition that may affect its operation. A guard or other part that is damaged should
be properly repaired or replaced by an authorized service center unless otherwise indicated
elsewhere in this manual.
• Save these instructions. Refer to them frequently and use them to instruct others who may
use this product.
• Use only with 2901302 battery and 2901402 charger
SPECIFIC SAFETY RULES