Use and Care Manual

14 ENGLISH
Installing or removing the chip
receiver
Optional accessory
CAUTION: When installing or removing the
chip receiver, always wear gloves and attach the
blade cover so that your hands and face do not
directly contact the blade.
Thechipreceivergathersdiscardedleavesandmakes
clean-up afterward much easier. It can be installed on
either side of the tool.
Toinstallthechipreceiver,pressitagainsttheshear
bladessothatthehookstintotheholesoftheshear
blades.
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2
►1. Hooks 2. Holes
Toremovethechipreceiver,presstheleversonboth
sides to release the hooks.
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►1. Levers
NOTICE: Never try to remove the chip receiver
by an excessive force with its hooks locked in the
holes of the blades.
OPERATION
WARNING: Before shearing, clear away sticks
and stones from the shearing area. Furthermore,
clear away any weeds from the shearing area in
advance.
WARNING: Keep hands away from blades.
CAUTION: Avoid operating the tool in very
hot weather as much as practicable. When operat-
ing the tool, be careful of your physical condition.
Shearing (for grass shear)
Turnthetoolonafteradjustingtheshearingheightand
hold it so that the bottom of the tool rests on the ground.
Gently move the tool forward.
When trimming around curbs, fences or trees, move the
tool along them. Be careful that the blades do not come
into contact with them.
When trimming sprouts or foliage of a small tree, trim
little by little.