5
Safety Warnings for
Power Trimmers
ENGLISH
Before operating the trimmer
• It is recommended that the trimmer is
connected by means of a Residual current device (RCD)
with a cutting current no higher than 30 mA.
• Read the instructions carefully. Familiarize yourself with
the controls and the proper use of the equipment.
• Keep the additional flexible cord away from the cutting
elements.
• Wear eye protection.
• Never allow children or people not familiarized with the
equipment to use it.
• Do not use the equipment while there people around,
especially children or pets.
• Use the equipment only in daylight or where there is
good lighting.
• Never operate the machine with a damaged guard or
protection, or without guards and protections in place
Switch on the motor only when the hands and feet are
away from the cutting elements.
• Never assemble metal cutting elements.
• Use only replacement parts and accessories
recommended by the manufacturer.
• Always disconnect the device from the power supply
when not in use.
• Disconnect the equipment from the power source
before doing maintenance or cleaning.
• Inspect and provide regularly maintenance to the unit.
The equipment must only be repaired in an authorized
distribution center.
• Take care of not hurting with the knives used for
adjusting the line length. After placing a new cutting line,
put the tool back to its normal position before turning it
on again.
• Make sure that the ventilation holes are free of waste.
• When not using the device, keep it away from the reach
of the infants.
• Carefully inspect the area to cut, to
avoid any obstacle and remove any foreign object that
could be thrown out by the trimmer. Otherwise, you
could cause an accident and the useful life of the trimmer
can be reduced.
• The area to cut should be well
illuminated.
• Double-check every part in the
trimmer is in excellent working condition and the cutting
string is correctly set. Inspect the ventilation slots are free
of debris. Refrain from using the trimmer if the guard is
damaged or has missing parts.
• Use only the original nylon string and
for no reason at all replace it with metal string.
• For best results it is recommended to use only original
thread replacements such as: HTA-65B, HIDE-65P,HTA-65
and HDU-15-65 Truper
®
brand.
• Remember this tool is designed to cut grass as indicated
in this Manual. For no reason at all it can be used for a
different purpose.
• To prevent from electric shock refrain
from working in humid environments, such as when is
raining or there is dew on the grass.
While operating the trimmer
• Do not operate the trimmer close to
passersby, children or animals.
• Never set the cutting head above
11.8” of height and do not aim it towards people or
animals.
• Use the trimmer only to cut at
ground level. For no reason at all use it to cut vegetation
on stones or walls.
• Do not walk on gravel when the
trimmer is running. The cutting string might shoot out
gravel pieces towards the user or passersby causing
injuries.
• To prevent the cutting string damaging
the cable always keep the trimmer’s power cable visible.
• Refrain from putting your hands or
feet close to the cutting head while the tool is running.
• EIn case of working close to transit
roads stop cutting until there are no vehicles on sight.
The trimmer could shoot debris towards the moving
vehicles, thus causing a severe accident.
After operating the trimmer
• Cutting elements continue to rotate
after the engine is turned off
• Do not try to stop the cutting string’s rotating movement
in any other way than releasing the switch. Wait until the
spool comes to a complete stop after releasing the switch,
this takes a few seconds.
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