Maintenance and storage
•
If the hedge trimmer is taken out of
operation for purposes of mainte-
nance, inspection or storage, turn off
the motor, pull the mains plug and
make sure that all rotating parts have
come to a standstill, and let the ma-
chine cool down before you check or
adjust it, etc.
•
Carry the hedge trimmer by the handle
with the cutter blade stopped. When
transporting or storing the hedge trim-
mer always fit the cutting device cover.
Proper handling of the hedge trimmer
will reduce possible personal injury
from the cutter blades.
Assembling the
Long-Handled Hedge
Trimmer
Pull out the power plug before car-
rying out any work on the equip-
ment.
Use only original parts.
The long-shaft hedge trimmer can
be used optionally with or without
the middle tubular shaft (
1. Unpack the device and check it
for completeness.
Assembly of the middle tubular
shaft (
9) (optional):
2. Remove the cap (24) from the
B
middle tubular shaft (9).
Slide the middle tubular shaft (9)
onto the tubular shaft on the ap-
pliance housing (12) in a slight
rotating movement.
Assembly of the front
tubular shaft (
3. Remove the cap (24) on the front
9).
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4. Assemble the leg protection (14)
When doing so, the retaining
knob (10) locks into place. Fix
the two tubular elements in place
with the rotary knob (11). To
do this, unscrew the nut of the
threaded rod of the rotary knob
(11) and insert it sideways into
the retainer of the tubular shaft.
Insert the threaded rod of the ro-
tary knob (11) through the tubu-
lar shaft and screw on the rotary
knob (11) with the nut.
Only tighten the rotary knob
(11) by hand! The use of maxi-
mum manual force will damage the
tubular shaft.
6):
tubular shaft (6). Slide the front
tubular shaft (6) optionally onto
the middle tubular shaft (9) or
onto the tubular shaft (12) on
the appliance housing in a slight
rotating movement. The safety
button (7) locks into place. Fix
the two tubular elements in place
with the rotary knob (8/11).
Only tighten the rotary knob
(8/11) by hand! The use of ma-
ximum manual force will damage
the tubular shaft.
for right-handed users in variant
a). For left-handed users, as-
semble the leg protection (14)
rotated in variant b) as per the
illustration.
Move the barrier bracket either
to position a) or b) on the moun-
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