the disengaged position when released.
17. Never operate in wet grass. Always be sure of your footing. A slip and fall can cause serious personal
injury. If you feel you are losing your footing, release the trigger/lever immediately and the blades
stop moving after release.
18. Operate only in daylight or good artificial light. Walk, never run.
19. Stop the blades when moving to another work area.
20. If the machine starts to vibrate abnormally, stop the motor, and check immediately for the cause.
Vibration is generally a warning of trouble.
21. Shut the motor off and wait until the blades come to a complete stop. Then remove the battery
before cleaning the blades. Never place any part of the body in the blade area until you are sure they
have stopped moving and battery has been removed from the machine and contact cannot be made
between the two.
22. Never operate without proper shields, discharge cover, trigger/lever or other safety protective
devices in place and working. Never operate with damaged safety devices. Failure to do so can result
in personal injury.
23. Only use parts and accessories made for this machine by the manufacturer. Failure to do so can result
in personal injury.
24. If situations occur which are not covered in this manual, use care and good judgement. Contact your
nearest Approved Service Dealer for assistance
SLOPE OPERATION
Slopes are a major factor related to slip and fall accidents, which can result in severe injury. Operation on
slopes requires extra caution. If you feel uneasy on a slope, or it is greater than 15 degrees, do not scarify
on it.
Do:
1. Exercise extreme caution when changing direction on slopes.
2. Watch for holes, ruts, rocks, hidden objects, or bumps which can cause you to slip or trip. Tall grass
can hide obstacles.
3. Always be sure of your footing. A slip and fall can cause serious personal injury. If you feel you are
losing your balance, release the trigger/lever immediately and the blades will stop immediately.
Do Not:
1. Do not use near drop-offs, ditches, or embankments, you could lose your footing or balance.
2. Do not scarify on slopes greater than 15 degrees.
3. Do not scarify on wet grass. Unstable footing could cause slipping.
CHILDREN
Tragic accidents can occur if the operator is not alert to the presence of children. Children are often
attracted to the machine and the activity. They do not understand the dangers. Never assume that
children will remain where you last saw them.
1. Keep children out of the cutting area and under care of a responsible adult other than the operator.
2. Be alert and turn the hedge-trimmer off, if a child enters the area.
3. Before and while moving backwards, look behind and down for small children.
4. Use extreme care when approaching blind corners, doorways, shrubs, trees, or other objects that
may obscure your vision of a child who may run into the operator.
5. Never allow children under 16 years of age to operate this machine. Children 16 and over should read
and understand the instructions and safe operation practices in this manual and on the machine and
be trained and supervised by an adult.
GENERAL SAFETY RULES
WARNING
Before you put the machine into operation, you must read this instruction manual.
When using this machine, observe the following safety instructions to remove the risk of personal
injury or material damage. Please also observe the special safety instructions in the respective chapters.
Where applicable, follow the legal directives or regulations for the prevention of accidents in relation to
the use of this machine.
When using electric/battery tools, basic safety precautions, including the following, should always be
followed to reduce the risk of serious personal injury and/or damage to the unit.
GENERAL OPERATION
1. Read this instruction manual carefully in its entirety before attempting to assemble this machine.
Read, understand, and follow all instructions on the machine and in the manual(s) before operation.
Keep this manual in a safe place for future and regular reference and for ordering replacement parts.
2. Be completely familiar with the controls and the proper use of this machine before operating it.
3. This machine is a precision piece of power equipment, not a plaything. Therefore, always exercise
extreme caution. This machine has been designed to perform one job: to cut out moss and weeds
from the root. Do not use it for any other purpose.
4. Never allow children under 16 years of age to operate this machine. Children 16 and over should read
and understand the instructions and safe operation practices in this manual and on the machine and
should be trained and always supervised by an adult.
5. Only responsible individuals who are familiar with these rules of safe operation should be allowed to
use this machine.
6. Thoroughly inspect the area where the equipment is to be used. Remove all stones, sticks, wire,
bones, toys, and other foreign objects, which could be tripped over or picked up and thrown by the
machine. Thrown objects can cause serious personal injury.
7. Plan your working pattern to avoid discharge of material toward roads, pathways, bystanders, and
the like. Also, avoid discharging material against a wall or obstruction, which may cause discharged
material to ricochet back toward the operator.
8. To help avoid blade contact or a thrown object injury, stay in operator zone behind handles and keep
children, bystanders, helpers, and pets at least 20 metres from machine while it is in operation. Stop
machine if anyone enters area.
9. Always wear safety glasses or safety goggles during operation and while performing an adjustment or
repair to protect your eyes. Thrown objects which ricochet can cause serious injury to the eyes.
10. Wear sturdy, rough-soled work shoes and close-fitting trousers and shirts. Shirts and trousers that
cover the arms and legs and steel-toed shoes are recommended. Never operate this machine in bare
feet, sandals, slippery or light- weight (e.g. canvas) shoes.
11. Do not put hands or feet near or in moving parts, especially the cutting blades.
12. Never operate the machine without proper shields, guards, control lever or other safety protective
devices in place and working.
13. Never operate the machine with damaged safety devices. Failure to do so, can result in personal
injury.
14. Do not hold on to the machine if you are falling; release the handle immediately.
15. Do not operate the machine while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
16. The trigger/lever mechanisms are a safety device. Never attempt to bypass its operation. Doing so
makes the safety device inoperative and may result in personal injury through contact with the
moving blades. The trigger/lever must operate easily in both directions and automatically return to
