5
Safety Precautions
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Things to check before using your
trimmer
• Before beginning work, look around
carefully to get a feel for the shape of the
land, the trees, hedges, or bushes to be
trimmed, and whether or not there are any
obstacles which might get in the way while
working, and remove any obstacles which
can be cleared away before beginning
work.
• The area within a perimeter of 45 feet of the
person using the trimmer should be
considered a hazardous area into which no
one should enter while the trimmer is in
use, and when necessary yellow warning
rope, warning signs, or some other form of
warnings should be placed around the
perimeter of the area. When work is to be
performed simultaneously by two or more
persons, care should also be taken to
constantly look around or otherwise check
for the presence and locations of other
people using trimmers within the work area
so as to maintain a distance between each
person sufficient to ensure safety.
• Before beginning work, each component of
the trimmer should be checked to make
sure that it is in proper working order and to
make sure that there are no loose screws
or bolts, fuel leaks, ruptures, dents, or any
other problems which might interfere with
safe operation. Be especially careful at this
time to check that there is nothing wrong
with the blades or with the joints by which
the blades are attached to the trimmer.
• Never use the trimmer when the blades
have been worn down severely or when
there is any sort of damage which has
occurred to the blade mechanism.
• Check to make sure that the handle grip
and the protective cover have not come
loose before using the trimmer.
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Things to check before starting up the
engine
• Take a careful look around to make sure
that no obstacles exist within a perimeter of
15 feet or less around the trimmer before
starting the engine.
• The RedMax trimmer is equipped with a
centrifugal clutch mechanism which causes
the cutting blades to begin to rotate as
soon as the engine is started by putting the
throttle into the start position. When starting
the engine, place the body of the trimmer
onto the ground in a flat clear area and
hold it firmly in place so as to ensure that
neither the blades nor the throttle come into
contact with any obstacles when the engine
starts up.
• Never place the throttle into the high speed
position when starting the engine.
• After starting up the engine, check to make
sure that the blades stop rotating when the
throttle is moved fully back to its original
position. If the blades continue to rotate
even after the throttle has been moved fully
back, turn off the engine and take the unit
to your authorized Red Max servicing
dealer for repair.
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AVOID NOISE PROBLEM
Check and follow the local regulations
as to sound level and hours of
operations for long reach trimmer.
• In general, operate trimmers between
8a.m.and 5p.m.on week days and 9a.m.to
5p.m.weekends. Avoid using trimmer late
at night and/or early in the morning.
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