Important - Please read these instructions fully before operating or maintaining
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Important - Please read these instructions fully before operating or maintaining
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Customer Helpline
0845 450 5299
www.gardenservicecentre.co.uk
Customer Helpline
0845 450 5299
www.gardenservicecentre.co.uk
The manufacturer cannot be liable if the machine was modified or used unprofessionally and
damage arose as the result of these actions.
When handling the machine professionally there is always some risk that cannot be
eliminated. The machine type and construction might present the following potential risks:
a) Contact with an unprotected knife bar (danger of cutting yourself)
b) Touching the trimmer in operation (danger of cutting yourself)
c) Unexpected, sudden movements of the cut material and its parts (danger of cutting yourself)
d) Spurning of faulty knife teeth and parts of knife bar (danger of cutting yourself)
e) Hearing injuries if appropriate safety aids are not worn.
f) Creation of harmful dust or gas when using the machine in closed premises (sickness).
g) Do not use deformed or damaged cutting knives (knife bar destruction).
■ Switch off the engine before you start adjusting or maintaining the machine.
■ Make this instruction manual available to everybody who is working with the machine.
■ Use this machine only for trimming and cutting wood.
Attention!
The cutting knife can hurt your hands and fingers and cause life threatening injuries!
Always secure adequate lighting.
■ Do not use trimmers in the vicinity of flammable fluid or gas.
■ Have the machine repaired in an authorised service centre.
■ Do not attempt to repair the machine yourself. Repairs and part replacements can be carried
out only by an authorised service centre.
■ Keep your workplace clean; remove trimmed waste and clear away objects you no longer
require.
■ Be careful not to stumble in the vicinity of the trimmer.
■ Person working with the machine should not get disturbed.
■ Use only perfect cutting knives, e.g. well sharpened, without cracks, clinks, deformations etc.
■ Faulty cutting knives should be replaced immediately.
■ Do not use cutting knives that do not correspond with technical data stated in this instruction
manual.
■ Make sure the cutting knife is installed in the right position.
■ Protective device of the machine can not be disassembled or made dysfunctional in any way.
■ Damaged or faulty protective devices should be immediately replaced.
■ If you get disturbed when working with the trimmer, act with prudence till you adapt your
attention to a new situation.
■ At regular intervals check all screws, nuts and fittings are tight enough.
■ Never deposit tools or materials above the machine so that they could fall down on it.
■ Make sure your hands are in the right positions e.g. make sure they can not slide and suddenly
and come in contact with the cutting knife.
■ The material you want to cut should not include nails or other similar foreign matters.
■ Do not overload the machine so it does not not slow down and get overheated.
■ Never attempt to remove loose trimmings or wood fragments or jammed material when the
machine is working.
■ If you want to remove some defects or clean the machine of jammed pieces of wood, you must
switch it off first.
■ Machine adjustment, measuring, cleaning etc. is allowed only when the engine is switched off.
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Safety Information
a) Keep all nuts, bolts and screws tight to be sure the equipment is in safe working condition;
b) Never store the equipment with petrol in the tank inside a building where fumes can reach an
open flame or spark;
c) Allow the engine to cool before storing in any enclosure;
d) To reduce the fire hazard, keep the engine, silencer, battery compartment and petrol storage
area free of hedge, leaves, or excessive grease;
e) Replace worn or damaged parts for safety;
f) If the fuel tank has to be drained, this should be done outdoors.
Maintenance and Storage
Safety Information
■ Do not leave an active engine unsupervised.
■ After a repair or maintenance of safety of protective devices the devices must be reinstalled
correctly in the machine.
■ It is essential to know the regulations regarding accident prevention that are valid in a specific
workplace and all other generally acknowledged safety regulations.
■ When working pay attention to stability and maintain good balance.
■ Check the machine on regular basis for signs of damage.
■ Before using the machine you must check safety devices. Make sure that components that
might seem slightly damaged still perform correctly.
■ Check if all movable parts work perfectly. Concentrate mainly on the damaged and jammed
components. All components must be installed properly and must comply with conditions for
trouble free operation.
■ Unless stated otherwise in the instruction manual the damaged components and safety
devices should be repaired or replaced in an authorised service centre.
■ Damaged switches should be replaced in an authorised service centre.
■ The machine complies with all relevant safety provisions. Repairs can be carried out only by
qualified repair staff in authorised centres using original spare parts. In case of non-compliance
with the provision there is a danger of accident.
■ Do not use the hedge trimmer if your concentration is lowered, after taking medication, if you
are under the influence of alcohol or if you are tired.
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