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English
Always be sure of your footing and grip the pruner firmly
with both hands with the thumb and fingers encircling
both handles.
1. To turn the unit on, push down on the the lock off lever
2
,
shown in Fig. A, and squeeze the trigger switch
1
. Once
the unit is running, you may release the lock off lever.
2. To keep the unit running you must continue to squeeze
the trigger switch
1
.
3. To turn the unit off, release the trigger switch
1
.
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If too much force is applied while making a cut the
pruner will turn off. To restart pruner, you must release the
lock off lever
2
and the trigger switch
1
before the pruner
will restart. Begin your cut again this time with less force.
Allow the pruner to cut at its own pace.
Operating the Pruner (Fig. A)
WARNING:
Read and understand all instructions.
Failure to follow all instructions listed below may result
in electric shock, fire and/or serious personal injury.
• Guard Against Kickback which can result in severe
injury or death. See Important Safety Instructions
guard Against Kickback
, to avoid the risk
of kickback.
• Do not overreach. Do not cut above chest height.
Make sure your footing is firm. Keep feet apart.
Divide your weight evenly on both feet.
• Use a firm grip with your left hand on the front
handle
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and your right hand on the rear
handle
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so that your body is to the left of the
guide bar.
WARNING:
Do not hold pruner by front hand guard.
Keep elbow of left arm locked so that left arm is straight
to withstand a kickback.
WARNING:
Never use a cross‑handed grip (left hand
on the rear handle and right hand on the front handle).
WARNING:
Never allow any part of your body to
be in line with the guide bar when operating the
chain pruner.
• Never operate pruner while in a tree, in any
awkward position or on a ladder or other unstable
surface. You may lose control of pruner causing
severe injury.
• Keep the pruner running at full speed the entire
time you are cutting.
• Allow the chain to cut for you. Exert only light pressure.
Do not put pressure on pruner at end of cut.
WARNING: When not in use always have the chain
brake (if equipped) engaged, unit turned off and
remove the battery pack.
WARNING: Never operate the pruner without the
bar tip guard properly mounted on the guide bar
to prevent rotational kickback.
ON/OFF Switch (Fig. A)
WARNING: Never attempt to lock a switch in the
ON position.
Installing and Removing the Battery Pack
(Fig. M)
WARNING:
Ensure the tool/appliance is in the off
position before inserting the battery pack.
nOTE:
For best results, make sure your battery pack is
fully charged.
1. To install the battery pack
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into the tool handle, align
the battery pack with the rails inside the tool’s handle
and slide it into the handle until the battery pack is firmly
seated in the tool and ensure that it does not disengage.
2. To remove the battery pack from the tool, press the
release button
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and firmly pull the battery pack out of
the tool handle. Insert it into the charger as described in
the charger section of this manual.
Common Cutting Techniques
Limbing
Removing the branches from a fallen tree. When limbing,
leave larger lower limbs to support the log off the ground.
Remove the small limbs in one cut. Branches under tension
should be cut from the bottom of the branch towards the
top to avoid binding the pruner as shown below. Trim limbs
from opposite side keeping tree stem between you and
pruner. Never make cuts with pruner between your legs or
straddle the limb to be cut.
Bucking
WARNING:
Recommend that first time users should
practice cutting on a pruner horse.
Cutting a felled tree or log into lengths. How you should cut
depends on how the log is supported. Use a pruner horse
whenever possible as shown below.
1. Always start a cut with the pruner chain running at
full speed.
2. Place the ribbed bumper
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of the pruner behind the
area of the initial cut as shown below.
