Ryobi AHF-03 User manual

AHF-03
HEDGE TRIMMER ATTACHMENT
OPERATOR’S MANUAL
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Important!
It is essential that you read the instructions in this
manual before mounting and operating this machine.
Subject to technical modifications
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WARNING
Read and understand all instructions.
Failure to follow all instructions listed below, may
result in electric shock, fire and/or serious
personal injury.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
GENERAL SAFETY RULES
■For safe operation, read and understand all
instructions before using the straight shaft trimmer
attachment. Follow all safety instructions. Failure to
follow all safety instructions listed below, can result in
serious personal injury.
■Do not allow children or untrained individuals to use
this unit.
■Wear safety glasses or goggles that are marked to
comply with ANSI Z87.1 standards and hearing
protection when operating this unit.
■Wear heavy long pants, boots, and gloves. Do not
wear loose fitting clothing, short pants, jewelry of any
kind, or go barefoot.
■Secure long hair so it is above shoulder level to
prevent entanglement in any moving parts.
■Keep all bystanders, children, and pets at least
15 m away.
■Do not operate this unit when you are tired, ill,
or under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or medication.
■Do not operate in poor lighting.
■Keep firm footing and balance. Do not overreach.
Overreaching can result in loss of balance or
exposure to hot surfaces.
■Keep all parts of your body away from any moving part.
■Do not touch areas around the muffler or cylinder of
the power head, these parts get hot from operation.
Failure to do so could result in possible serious
personal injury.
■Always stop the engine and remove the spark plug
wire before making any adjustments or repairs except
for carburetor adjustments.
■Inspect unit before each use for loose fasteners,
damaged or missing parts. Correct before using the
straight shaft trimmer attachment. Failure to do so can
cause serious injury.
■Check for damaged parts. Before further use of the
appliance, any part that is damaged should be
carefully checked to determine that it will operate
properly and perform its intended function. Check for
alignment of moving parts, binding of moving parts,
breakage of parts, mounting, and any other
conditions that may affect its operation. A guard or
other part that is damaged should be properly
repaired or replaced by an authorized service center.
■Use only original manufacturer’s replacement parts.
Failure to do so, may cause poor performance,
possible injury, and will void your warranty.
■Do not, under any circumstance, use any attachment
or accessory on this product which was not provided
with the product or identified as appropriate for use
with this product in the Operator’s Manual.
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DESCRIPTION
1. Attachment shaft
2. End cap
3. Hedge blade
4. Blade sheath
5. Knob
6. Coupler
7. Guide recess
8. Positioning hole
9. Button
10. Second hole
11. Hanger cap
ASSEMBLY
JOINING THE POWER HEAD TO THE
ATTACHMENT (Fig. 1 & 2)
WARNING
Never attach or adjust any attachment while
power head is running. Failure to stop the engine
may cause serious personal injury.
The attachment connects to the power head by means of
a coupler device.
■Loosen the knob (5) on the coupler (6) of the power
head shaft and remove the end cap (2) from the
attachment shaft (1).
■Push in the button located on the attachment shaft.
Align the button with the guide recess (7) on the
power head coupler and slide the two shafts together.
Rotate the attachment shaft until the button locks into
the positioning hole (8).
Note: If the button does not release completely in the
positioning hole, the shafts are not locked into place.
Slightly rotate from side to side until the button is
locked into place.
■Tighten the knob securely.
WARNING
Be certain the knob is fully tightened before
operating equipment; check it periodically for
tightness during use to avoid serious injury or
product damage.
REMOVING THE ATTACHMENT FROM THE
POWER HEAD
For removing or changing the attachment:
■Loosen the knob.
■Push in the button and twist the shafts to remove and
separate ends.
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SYMBOLS
Important: Some of the following symbols may be used on your tool. Please study them and learn their meaning.
Proper interpretation of these symbols will allow you to operate the tool better and safer.
NAME EXPLANATION
Safety Alert Symbol Indicates danger, warning or caution. It means attention!!! Your safety is
involved.
Read Your Operator's Your manual contains special messages to bring attention to potential
Manual safety concerns as well as operating and servicing information. Please
read all the information carefully to ensure satisfaction and safe use.
Wear eye and hearing Wear eye and hearing protection when operating this equipment.
protection
Keep bystanders away Keep all bystanders at least 15 m away.
Sharp Blade Sharp cutting blades. To prevent serious injury, do not touch
cutting blades.
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OPERATION
WARNING
Clear the area to be cut before each use. Remove
all objects such as cords, lights, wire, or string
which can become entangled in the cutting blade
and create a risk of serious personal injury.
■Do not force the hedge trimmer through heavy
shrubbery. This can cause the blades to bind and
slow down. If the blades slow down, reduce the pace.
■Do not try to cut stems or twigs that are larger than
10 mm thick, or those obviously too large to feed into
the cutting blade. Use a non-powered hand saw or
pruning saw to trim large stems.
■If desired, you can use a string to help cut your hedge
level. Decide how high you want the hedge.
Then, stretch a piece of string along the hedge at this
height. Trim the hedge just above this line of string
(Fig. 3). Trim the side of a hedge so that it will be
slightly narrower at the top (Fig. 4). More of the hedge
will be exposed when shaped this way, and it will be
more uniform.
■Wear gloves when trimming thorny or growth. When
trimming new growth, use a wide sweeping action, so
that the stems are fed directly into the cutting blade.
Older growth will have thicker stems and will be
trimmed easiest by using a sawing movement.
MAINTENANCE
WARNING
Use only original manufacturer's replacement
parts, accessories and attachments. Failure to do
so may cause poor performance, possible injury
and may void your warranty.
You may make adjustments and repairs described in the
maintenance section. For other repairs, have the unit
serviced by an authorized servicing dealer.
BLADE REPLACEMENT
Note: We recommend that you take the hedge trimmer
attachment to your nearest authorized service dealer to
replace the blade.
LUBRICATING BLADE (Fig. 5)
■For easier operation and longer blade life, lubricate
the hedge trimmer attachment blade before and after
each use Before lubricating, be sure the switch is in
the OFF position on the powerhead. Apply light
machine oil along the edge of the top of strap.
■Occasionally, you should oil your hedge trimmer
attachment during use. Before oiling, shut off
powerhead, then oil.You then can resume trimming.
Do not oil while hedge trimmer attachment is running.
ATTACHING THE STORAGE HANGER (Fig. 6)
There are two ways to hang your attachment for storage.
■To use the hanger cap (11), push in the button (9)
and place the hanger cap over end of the attachment
shaft. Slightly rotate the cap from side to side until the
button locks into place.
■The secondary hole (10) in the attachment shaft can
be used for hanging purposes as well.
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RYOBI TECHNOLOGIESAUSTRALIA PTY. LTD.
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defectsin material or workmanship for aperiod of 24
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