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,_ CAUTION: Do not use blade guard as a
gripping surface.
_k WARNING: Stay alert and watchwhat you are
doing. Do notoperate trimmerwhenfatigued.
TRIMMING A HEDGE
See Figures8 and 9.
Fig. 8
USE TRIMMER PROPERLY. Holdthe hedgetrimmer
with both hands and withthe cutter bladeaway from
you BEFORE startingtrimmer.
_k WARNING: Keep hands and fingersaway from
moving parts.Any part of bodycomingin contact
with movingparts could resultin sedousinjury.
Always keep cord behindyour hedgetrimmerwhen in
use. Do not place it over the hedge where it may be
cut bythe blade.
_1, WARNING: Cord coming incontactwitha
moving bladecould result in damagedcord.
Replace a damaged cordimmediately. Never
usetool with a damaged cord sincetouchingthe
damaged area could cause electricelshock
resultinginserious injury.
_. DANGER: If bladejams on the extensioncord,
DO NOT TOUCH THE BLADE! IT CAN BE-
COME ELECTRICALLY LIVE AND VERY
DANGEROUS. Continue toholdyourtrimmerby
the insulatedhandles and immediatelyunplug
extensioncord from power supply.
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 guide line of string.
See Figure 8. Trim the side of a hedge so that it will
be slightly narrower at the top as shown in Figure 9.
More of the hedge will be exposed when shaped this
way and its growth will be more uniform.
Wear gloveswhen trimmingthornyor pricklygrowth,
When trimmingnew growth,use a wide, sweeping
actionso that thestems are fed directlyinto the cutter
blade. Older growthwill havethickerstems and willb(
trimmedeasiest by usinga sawingmovement.Do not
tryto cut stemsthat are largerthan 3/8 in. thickor
those obviouslytoo large to feed intothe cutterblade.
Use a non-poweredhand sawor pruningsawto cut
the larger stems.
_1, WARNING: To preventpossibleseriousinjury
from accidentalstarting, disconnectyourtrimme(
from powersupplyand carryby the front handle
when notin use.
GUARD AGAINST ELECTRIC SHOCK
HAZARD
• Don't use trimmer In'rain, In damp or wet
locations, or on wet I_edgesand shrubbery.
• Use only extension cords in good condition
and marked "suitable for use with outdoor
appliances" having electrical rating not less
than rating of trimmer.
• Do not use damaged extension cords.
• Inspect cords periodically and replace If
damaged.
• Do not abuse cord.
• Never carry trimmer by cord.
• Do not yank cord to disconnect from
receptacles.
• Keep cord away from heat, o11,sharp edges,
and moving blades.
• Wear nonskid footwear.
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