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WARNING
To reduce the risk of injury, always
keep both hands on the handles.
Do not remove cut material or hold material to be
cut when blades are moving.
Cutting Tips
DANGER
Never cut near electric cords or
lines. If blade cuts into or jams on
any electrical cord or line, cutter blades may
become "live" and shock the operator! Discon
-
nect the electrical service to the electrical line
before attempting to free the blade from the line.
Contact with the blade, line, or other live electri
-
cal part could result in death or serious injury.
Before starting the tool check the work area
for hidden objects, such as wires, fencing, etc.
Striking a solid object could cause loss of control
and serious personal injury.
• The tool can be held in multiple orientations depend-
ing on the grip used on the front handle.
• Use a sweeping, back and forth motion, moving
down or across the work.
• Move the tool at a slower pace when cutting thicker
branches. Do not force the tool. The blade will slow
and could bind.
• Do not cut branches with a diameter greater than
3/4". Use a Sawzall
®
or Hackzall
®
reciprocating saw
with a pruning blade for thicker branches.
•
If blades jam, stop the tool and remove the battery
pack.
WARNING!
Use caution when removing
debris from the blades.
• For straight cuts, stretch a string along the work area
just below the desired cut height. Use the string as
a guide when cutting. Hold the tool at a 0° to 10°
angle when cutting a flat top.
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MAINTENANCE
WARNING
To reduce the risk of injury, always
unplug the charger and remove the
battery pack from the charger or tool before
performing any maintenance. Never disassemble
the tool, battery pack or charger. Contact a
MILWAUKEE service facility for ALL repairs.
Maintaining Tool
Keep your tool, battery pack and charger in good
repair by adopting a regular maintenance program.
Inspect your tool for issues such as undue noise,
misalignment or binding of moving parts, breakage of
parts, or any other condition that may affect the tool
operation. Return the tool, battery pack, and charger
to a MILWAUKEE service facility for repair. After six
months to one year, depending on use, return the
tool, battery pack and charger to a MILWAUKEE
service facility for inspection.
If the tool does not start or operate at full power with
a fully charged battery pack, clean the contacts on
the battery pack. If the tool still does not work
properly, return the tool, charger and battery pack, to
a MILWAUKEE service facility for repairs.
Sharpening Blade
1. Stop the tool so the teeth appear in an offset posi
-
tion (see picture).
Cutting teeth
2.
Remove the bat-
tery pack from the
tool.
3.
Secure the blade
in a vise and file
the exposed cut-
ting surface of each
cutting blade tooth
with a file. Do not
change the cutting
angle of the cutting
teeth.
4.
To sharpen the other side of the teeth, restart the
tool to offset the teeth in the opposite position.
Remove the battery pack before re-securing in
the vise.
WARNING
To reduce the risk of personal in-
jury and damage, never immerse
your tool, battery pack or charger in liquid or
allow a liquid to flow inside them.
Cleaning
Clean dust and debris from any vents. Keep tool
clean, dry and free of oil or grease. Use only mild
soap and a damp cloth to clean, since certain clean-
ing agents and solvents are harmful to plastics and
other insulated parts. Some of these include gasoline,
turpentine, lacquer thinner, paint thinner, chlorinated
cleaning solvents, ammonia and household deter-
gents containing ammonia. Never use flammable or
combustible solvents around tools.
Repairs
For repairs, return the tool, battery pack and charger
to the nearest authorized service center.
