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GB
• Connect the appliance to a power sock-
et with a residual current circuit breaker
of rated residual current no more than
30 mA.
Assembly instructions
Always disconnect the tool from the
mains before conducting any work
on it.
While assembling the tool, make
sure that the mains cable does not
become caught and has enough
slack.
Fitting the grip tubing
B
1. Push the two fork grips (1a/1b)
into the plastic cross-plate (4),
and screw the plate into the cor-
responding holes in the grip tub
-
ing from behind using the bolts
provided (13).
2. Screw both central tubes (5) onto
the fork handles (1a/1b). To do
this, push the enclosed screws
(14) inwards through the holes
from the outside and screw them
in place with the wing nuts (15).
3. Position the handle rod with the
pipe ends to the left and right
on the lower frame tubing (
A
6) and screw it in place with the
enclosed screws (14) and wing
nuts (15).
When assembled correctly, the han
-
dle ends point away from the equip-
ment front with the ventilation slits
(see
A
7).
4. Fasten the mains cable with the
cable clips supplied:
- Large cable clip (3a) above the
cross-plate
- Small cable clip (3b) at the
frame tubing.
Operation
Observe noise-abatement laws and
local by-laws.
Switching on and off
Note: Before switching the tool
on, make sure that the tool
is not touching any other ob-
jects and hold it firmly in both
hands.
C
1. Plug the tool into the extension ca-
ble.
2. Loop the end of the extension ca-
ble and hang it onto the cable ten
-
sion relief (16) to ease the tension
on the cable.
3. Plug the tool into the mains.
4. Hang the extension cable onto the
belt clip (12) and fasten it to your
trouser belt.
5. To switch on, press the safety re-
lease catch (17) and then squeeze
the dead-man lever (18). Release
the safety release catch (17).
The tines (
A
11) will begin
to rotate and dig themselves
into the earth.
6. To switch off, release the dead-
man lever (18).
Warning! The tines will con-
tinue to turn for a few sec-
onds after the tool has been
switched off. Do not touch the
rotating tines – injury hazard!
Operating instructions
Always keep a firm grip on
the tool with booth hands and
watch your feet.
The tines may cause an acci-
dent. Be careful while moving
backwards – danger of trip-
ping!
