Draper HTC18LI, Инструкция по эксплуатации

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8. BASIC HEDGE TRIMMER OPERATIONS
8.5 WORKING POSITION
Maintain proper footing and balance and do not overreach.
Please wear safety goggles, nonslip footwear and rubber gloves when trimming.
Hold the tool firmly in both hands and turn the tool on by squeezing both switches.
Always hold the trimmer with one hand on the front handle
and one hand on the rear
handle .
Never hold the tool by the safety guard .
8.6 TRIMMING NEW GROWTH
The most effective way to trim new growth is to use a wide sweeping motion,feeding the
blade teeth through the twigs.
A slight downward tilt of the blade, in the direction of motion gives the best cut.
Do not use the Trimmer for cutting stems greater than 15mm in diameter. Use the trimmer
only for cutting nor mal shrubbery found around houses and buildings.
Levelling hedges
Stretch a piece of string along the length of the hedge as a guide when levelling hedges.
SIDE-TRIMMING HEDGES
Begin at the bottom and cut in an upward sweeping action so that the debris falls away from
the trimmer and does not build up around the dual action cutting blades
.
SHAPING
A hedge should be trimmed to a trapezoidal form, that is, it should widen toward the
bottom at both sides. This improves the penetration of light to the lower extremities.
A general guideline is approximately a 10cm slant for each 1 metre of hedge height.
CUTTING SEQUENCE
First cut both sides, starting at the bottom and work to the top to prevent cuttings from
falling into the area where you are still working.
TRIMMING THE TOP
Where the branches have grown extremely long, cut back the hedge in several stages.
The shorter the cuttings the better suited they are for composting.
GENERAL INFORMATION
When older hedges are to be cut back a substantial amount, use pruning shears or some
other device to trim thicker branches (greater than 15mm diameter) to the desired length
before starting work with the hedge trimmer.
To shape precisely, run a taught line between the extreme edges of the hedge and then trim
along the length of the line.
Ensure the dual action cutting blades
do not come into contact with any object made of
hard material that could damage the blades, such as fencing wire or metallic plant supports.
When the task is complete, turn off the tool, remove the battery
and slip on the blade
cover .
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