Oregon HT255 instruction manual Cutting Horizontally

	OREGON® CORDLESS TOOL SYSTEM
OPERATING THE HEDGE TRIMMER
	HEDGE TRIMMER MODEL HT255

CUTTING HORIZONTALLY

When cutting the top of the hedge, start with the nearest edge. Hold the hedge trimmer with the cutting blades angled 5–10° toward the direction of the cut. Move down the line of the hedge, sweeping the hedge trimmer slowly left and right in a wide arc (Fig. 18).

FIG. 18

If the hedge top is too wide to cut in one sweep of the hedge trimmer, do not lean over the hedge to trim the remainder.

Instead, make one pass down one side of the hedge, and then cut the remainder from the other side of the hedge.

CORRECTING BLADE BIND

CAUTION: ALWAYS REMOVE

THE BATTERY BEFORE CLEARING CUTTING BLADES TO AVOID ACCIDENTAL ACTIVATION OF THE CUTTING BLADES.

CAUTION: CUTTING BLADES ARE SHARP. ALWAYS WEAR GLOVES WHEN CLEARING MATERIAL FROM THE CUTTING BLADES.

Sometimes when cutting flexible,“green” branches, clippings can become lodged between the moving parts of the cutting blades and the stationary part. When this happens, the cutting blades may suddenly cease to move. This can also happen if the cutting blades contact material too strong to cut through, such as a chain-link fence. This condition is called blade bind.

Follow these guidelines to safely and effectively clear the material.

•Wear gloves.

•Remove the battery pack from the hedge trimmer. See“Removing the battery pack”.

•Clear the material that is preventing the cutting blades from moving.

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