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Switching hedge trimmer on/off
Ensure that you have a firm footing,
especially when working above head height.
Keep the cutter away from your body.
Switching on
Hold down the safety switch on the hand
grip
.
Simultaneously press the On/Off switch
on the handle
Switching off
Release one of the two switches.
The cutter stops immediately.
Cutting
To ensure that you have an ergonomically optimum
hand posture in all cutting situations, the hedge
trimmer features a user-friendly Ergo handle
Information about cutting
The hedge trimmer can be operated in 3 working
positions: cutting sideways, cutting high up and
cutting low down.
– When cutting sideways, hold the guide handle
sideways as shown in Fig.
– When cutting high up, hold the guide handle
above as shown in Fig.
– When cutting low down, hold the guide handle
above as shown in Fig.
Never place your hands and fingers between
the blades of the hedge trimmer or in the areas
in which your hands and fingers could become
jammed or be cut.
Never touch the cutter while operating the hedge
trimmer or with the battery inserted.
Do not use the hedge trimmer in the rain
or for cutting wet hedges.
Before using the hedge trimmer, check it for
damage. Do not operate the machine unless
it is in a technically sound condition and have
damage repaired by a qualified technician
or the service centre.
When working with or on the hedge trimmer,
always wear the appropriate personal protective
equipment (safety boots, goggles, hearing
protection, non-slip protective gloves, etc.).
Please ensure you have a firm footing when
cutting above head height to prevent you from
slipping and sustaining further injuries.
Please note the breeding seasons of birds!
Always cut with both hands.
Keep the cutter away from your body.
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Use the hedge trimmer only at reasonable times
of the day and not early in the morning or at night
when you may disturb people.
The ideal shape to cut a hedge is trapezoidal
as this shape ensures that all areas of the hedge
have adequate light and air.
Shorten new shoots only to half the length in
order to promote dense growth in young hedges.
If the hedge has already reached the required
height, you can completely remove new shoots.
If branches are too thick for the cutter, cut them
off with a saw.
Attention! Dual action blades!
Switch off the hedge trimmer if the cutter
is blocked, e.g. by thick branches, etc.
– Remove the battery.
– Do not grip running cutting edges.
– Eliminate the cause of the blockage.
Cutting the top of the hedge
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When cutting the top of the hedge, guide
the hedge trimmer to the left and right
in swinging/sweeping movements.
To obtain optimum cutting results, point the cutter
downwards slightly in the direction of the cutting
movement.
To ensure that the height of the hedge is even,
you can peg out a string line at the required height
and cut along this line.
Cutting the sides of the hedge
If cutting the sides of the hedges, start cutting
the lower part of the hedge and work upwards.
To obtain optimum cutting results, point the cutter
downwards slightly in the direction of the cutting
movement.
Cut the sides of the hedge tapering upwards
to ensure an even hedge growth.
Cutting times
Deciduous hedges: May/June and October
(in winter cut back by approx. 1/3 of the total
height)
Coniferous hedges: April and October
Conifers: April and October
Operating manual hedge trimmer
Operation