Homelite UT34020 manual Work Area Precautions, Limbing and Pruning, See Figures 15

OPERATION

WARNING:

To prevent possible serious injury to yourself or to others, read, understand, and follow all instructions in this operator's manual.

■Keep the unit at full speed the entire time you are cutting.

■For second and final cuts (from top of limb or branch), hold the front cutting guide against the limb being cut. This will help steady the limb and make it easier to cut. See Figure 14.

■Allow the blade to cut for you; exert only light downward pressure. If you force the cut, damage to the blade or unit can result.

■Release the trigger as soon as the cut is completed, allowing the unit to stop.

WORK AREA PRECAUTIONS

■Cut only wood or materials made from wood; no sheet metal, no plastics, no masonry, no non-wood building materials.

■Never allow children to operate your pole pruner. Allow no person to use this pole pruner who has not read this Operator's Manual and received adequate instructions for the safe and proper use of this pole pruner.

■Keep everyone - helpers, bystanders, children, and animals a safe distance, of at least 50 ft. (15 m), from the cutting area.

■Always cut with both feet on solid ground to prevent being pulled off balance.

■Cut only when visibility and light are adequate for you to see clearly.

LIMBING AND PRUNING

See Figures 15 and 16.

This unit is designed for trimming small branches and limbs up to 4 in. (10.25cm) in diameter.

■Plan the cut carefully. Be aware of the direction in which the branch will fall.

■Branches may fall in unexpected directions. Do not stand directly under the branch being cut.

■The most typical cutting application is to position the unit at an angle of 60° or less, depending on the specific situation. See Figure 15.

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CUTTING GUIDE

Fig. 14

60° MAXIMUM

Fig. 15