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Important!
When using equipment, a few safety precautions
must be observed to avoid injuries and damage.
Please read the complete operating manual with due
care. Keep this manual in a safe place, so that the
information is available at all times. If you give the
equipment to any other person, give them these
operating instructions as well.
We accept no liability for damage or accidents which
arise due to non-observance of these instructions
and the safety information.
1. Safety regulations
The corresponding safety information can be found
in the enclosed booklet.
CAUTION!
Read all safety regulations and instructions.
Any errors made in following the safety regulations
and instructions may result in an electric shock, fire
and/or serious injury.
Keep all safety regulations and instructions in a
safe place for future use.
3. Description of the warning logos (see Fig. 16)
A =
Important!
Read the directions for use before operating the
tool.
B = Keep other persons (and animals) away from
the danger zone.
C = Sharp work tools - Do not cut your fingers or
toes! Switch off the device and pull the power
plug before engaging in any maintenance/
cleaning work or if the cable is tangled or
damaged. Keep the power cable away from the
cutting unit.
D = Wear hearing and eye protection.
E = Keep the power cable away from the roller.
2. Layout (Fig. 1/2)
1. ON/OFF
switch
1a. Safety lock-off
2. Push
bar
3. Connector
plug
4. Stress-relief
clip
5. Star
grips
6. Operating
lever
7. Ejector
flap
8. Scarifying
depth
9. Grass
basket
3. Items supplied
(Fig. 2)
Open the packaging and take out the equipment
with care.
Remove the packaging material and any
packaging and/or transportation braces (if
available).
Check to see if all items are supplied.
Inspect the equipment and accessories for
transport damage.
If possible, please keep the packaging until the
end of the guarantee period.
IMPORTANT
The equipment and packaging material are not
toys. Do not let children play with plastic bags,
foils or small parts. There is a danger of
swallowing or suffocating!
Original operating instructions
Safety instructions
4. Proper use
The equipment is intended for private use i.e. for use
in home and gardening environments.
Scarifiers for private use are machines whose annual
operating time generally does not exceed 10 hours,
during which the machine is primarily used to
maintain small-scale, residential lawns and
home/hobby gardens. Public facilities, sporting halls,
and agricultural/forestry applications are excluded.
The operating instructions as supplied by the
manufacturer must be kept and referred to in order to
ensure that the equipment is properly used and
maintained. The instructions contain valuable
information on operating, maintenance and servicing
conditions.
Important!
Due to the high risk of bodily injury to the
user, the equipment may not be used to grind up
branch or hedge clippings. Moreover, the equipment
may not be used as a power cultivator to level out
high areas such as mole hills.
For safety reasons, the scarifier may not be used as
a drive unit for other equipment or toolkits of any
kind, unless specifically advised to do so by the
manufacturer.
The equipment is to be used only for its prescribed
purpose. Any other use is deemed to be a case of
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