OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
OPERATING TIPS
WARNING: Blade thrust may occur when the spinning blade contacts an object that it does not immediately cut. Blade thrust can be violent enough to cause the unit and/or operator to be propelled in any direction, and possibly lose control of the unit. Blade thrust can occur without warning if the blade snags, stalls or binds. This is more likely to occur in areas where it is difficult to see the material being cut.
•Avoid blade thrust. Blade thrust can result in severe injury or death.
•Do not operate the bladed pruner while in a tree, on a ladder or any other unstable work surface, or in any awkward position. You may lose control of the bladed pruner causing severe injury.
•Do not extend your arms above shoulders when using the bladed pruner.
•Seek professional help if you are facing conditions beyond your ability.
•Trimming a tree is the process of cutting limbs from a living tree. Make sure your footing is firm. Keep your feet apart. Divide your weight evenly on both feet.
To trim a limb (pruning):
WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury, make sure you NEVER stand directly beneath the branch being cut or in the arc of its detachment.
1.Using the top edge of the blade (Fig. 7), score the bottom of the branch to a depth of up to about a half inch for Cut 1. This will help keep the bark from ripping away from the tree when the branch is cut.
NOTE: If the score is too deep, the branch will bend and bind the blade in the cut making the blade difficult to pull out.
2.Using the bottom edge of the blade (Fig. 8), align the blade with Cut 1, lower the pruner until the blade contacts the branch, and cut through the branch in one slow, steady motion (Cut 2).
Cut 1
Fig. 7
Cut 2
Fig. 8
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS
PRUNER BLADE REPLACEMENT/INSTALLATION
The pruner blade is an expendable item not covered by the product warranty. The pruner blade is a
Removing the Pruner Blade
WARNING: Whenever handling the pruner blade, always wear work gloves for protection against sharp cutting edges.
1.Use the provided Allen wrench to remove the screws holding the blade guard in place (Fig. 9).
2.Remove the blade guard.
3.Turn the unit so that you are looking at the end of it (Fig. 10).
4.Rotate the nut until one of the locking holes on the bushing beneath the blade aligns between the locking teeth (Fig. 10).
5.Insert the long end of the provided Allen wrench between the Locking Teeth and into the Locking Hole (Fig. 10).
6.While holding the Allen wrench in the hole, remove the nut by turning it in a CLOCKWISE direction with a 13 mm socket wrench.
NOTE: This nut is
7.Remove the Allen wrench from the Locking Hole.
Housing
Nut (13 mm) Washer
Screw
Locking
Teeth
Bushing
Screw | Pruner Blade |
Blade Guard
Fig. 9
8.Remove the washer and then the cutting blade. Make sure the bushing remains on the shaft.
Installing the Pruner Blade
1.Place the pruner blade on the shaft making sure that the bushing is already in place and that the directional arrow on the blade is oriented as shown in Figure 9.
2.Place the washer over the blade making sure the the convex
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