Attach The Shoulder Strap; Switching On And Off; Working With The Electric Hedge Trimmer; Swivelling The Arm - Grizzly Tools EHS 900-2 L Manual Del Usuario

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Attach the shoulder strap

Attach the shoulder strap spring clip
( A 16) to the carrying eyelet (
the tubular shank of the device. Set the
strap length such that the spring clip on
the shoulder strap is roughly at the height
of your hip.

Switching On and Off

Ensure that you are standing in a
firm position with both hands grip-
ping the hedge trimmer away from
the body. Ensure that the trimmer
is in contact with no other objects
before switching on.
1. Form a loop in the end of the
extension cable and hook this
into strain relief on the end of the
equipment housing.
2. Connect the device to the mains
voltage.
3. To switch on, hold the safety
switch ( A
simultaneously press the on/
off switch (
trimmer will be run at maximum
speed.
4. The equipment will switch off
again when you release on/off
switch ( A
Working with the Electric
Hedge Trimmer
During cutting work, ensure that no
contact is made with objects, e.g.
such as wire fencing or main plant
stems. This may result in damage
to the cutter bar.
• Always hold the equipment firmly in
both hands, with one hand on the rear
handle and the other on the front han-
dle. Thumbs and fingers must be firmly
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A 17) on
12) depressed and
A 13). The hedge
13).
around the handles.
• Switch off the equipment immediately
in the event that the blades are blocked
by solid objects, pull out the power plug
then remove the object.
• Always work away from the mains pow-
er outlet. Set the cutting direction before
starting work. Ensure that the power
cable is kept well away from the work-
ing area. Never lay the cable over the
hedge, where it could easily be caught
up in the trimmer blades.
• Avoid overstraining the equipment dur-
ing work.
Pull out the power plug immedi-
ately if the cable is damaged, bad-
ly twisted or has been completely
cut through.

Swivelling the Arm

Caution! The gear box (
becomes hot during operation.
There is a risk of burns. Do not
touch the gearbox housing or the
connection to the front arm (
E
1. Release the indexing by pushing
the safety slide (11) forward.
2. The tubular shank can now op-
tionally be turned 45° / 90° to the
right or the left (see the scale on
the device).

Cutting Techniques

• Cut thick branches beforehand using a
branch clippers.
• The double-sided cutter bar enables
cutting in both directions or, with a
swinging action, from one side to the
other.
• In case of vertical cutting, move the
hedge trimmer uniformly forward or up
and down in an arc movement.
• In case of horizontal cutting, move
A
2)
A
7).