Operator's Manual

10
m–4099
Figure 1 1
WARNING
POTENTIAL HAZARD
• When trimmer is in operation, sharp parts ar e
moving.
WHA
T CAN HAPPEN
• Any part of the body coming in contact with
moving parts could r esult in serious personal
injury.
HOW T O A V OID THE HAZARD
• Keep hands and fingers away fr om moving
parts.
3. T rim the hedge.
4. When finished, release the trigger .
5.
Cover the blade with the sheath.
6. Char ge the battery (refer to Char ging the Battery ,
page 7).
Trimming T echniques
• 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.
T rim the hedge just above this guide line of string
(Fig. 12).
Figure 12
• Do not try to trim hedges which are above your normal
reach. Y ou must hold the trimmer with both hands at
all times while operating.
• T rim the side of a hedge so that it will be slightly
narrower at the top as shown in Figure 13. More of the
hedge will be exposed when shaped this way and its
growth will be more uniform.
Figure 13
• When trimming new growth, use a wide, sweeping
action so that the stems are fed directly into the cutter
blade. Older growth will have thicker stems and will
be trimmed easiest by using a sawing movement.
• Do not try to cut stems that are lar ger than 3/8 in. thick
or those obviously too lar ge to feed into the cutter
blade. Use a non-powered hand saw or pruning saw to
cut the lar ger stems.