Weed Eater ESB17 Trimmer User Manual


 
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HEDGE TRIMMER SAFETY
DANGER: RISK OF CUT; KEEP
HANDS AWAY FROM BLADE -- Blade
moves momentarily after the trigger is re-
leased. Do not attempt toclear away cut ma-
terial when the blade is in motion. Make sure
the unit is disconnected from the power
sourceandthebladehasstoppedmovingbe-
fore removing jammed material from the cut-
ting blade. Do notgrab o rhold theunit by the
cutting blade.
WARNING: Inspect the area before
starting the unit. Remove all debris andhard
objects such as rocks, glass, wire, etc. that
can ricochet, be thrown, or otherwise cause
injury or damage during operation.
S Do not use a cutting blade that is bent,
warped, cracked, broken or damaged in
any other way. Have worn or damaged
parts replaced by your authorized service
dealer.
S Always keep unit in front of your body.
Keep all parts of your body away from the
cutting blade.
S Keepthecuttingbladeandairvents clearof
debris.
SNOW THROWER SAFETY
WARNING: Keep hands and feet
away from the rotor when starting or running
the unit. Never attempt t o clear the rotor with
the m otor running. Stop the unit and discon-
nect from the power source before unclog-
ging snow or debris from discharge chute or
when adjusting vanes.
WARNING: Never lean over dis-
charge chute. R ocks or debris could be
thrownintotheeyes andfaceand causeseri-
ous injury or blindness.
WARNING: Inspect the area where
the unit is to be used. Remove objects that
couldbethrownordamagetheunit.Someob-
jects may be hidden byfallen snow -- bealert
for the possibility.
S Direct material discharge away from glass
enclosures, automobiles, etc.
S Donotrunmotorathighspeedwhile notre-
moving snow.
S Be attentive when using the snowthrower,
and stay alertfor holes intheterrain andother
hidden hazards.
S Make sure the rotor will spin freely before
attaching the snowthrower to the power-
head.
S Iftherotorwillnotrotatefreely duetofrozen
ice, thaw the unit thoroughly before at-
tempting to operate under power.
S Keep the rotor clear of debris.
S Do not throw snow near other people. The
snow thrower could propel small objects at
high speed causing injury.
S After striking a foreign object,stop theunit,
disconnect from the power source and in-
spect the snowthrower for damage and re-
pair if necessary be fore restarting unit.
S Never operate thesnowthrower nearglass
enclosures, automobiles and trucks.
S Never attemptto usethesnowthrower ona
roof.
S Never operate the snowthrower near win-
dow wells, d ropof fs, etc.
S Never discharge snowonto pu blic r oadsor
near moving traffic.
S Clear snow from slopes by going up and
down; never across. Use caution when
changingdirections.Neverclearsnowfrom
steep slopes.
S Letsnowthrowerrunfor afew minutesafter
clearing snow so moving parts do not
freeze.
S Look behind and use care when backing
up. Exercisecautiontoavoidslippingorfal-
ling, especially when operating in reverse.
S Know how to stop quickly.