Working Instructions; General Behaviour When Working With The; Working With The Hedge Trimmer - ATIKA HB 60 Bedienungsanleitung

Working instructions

Carry out the following checks before starting and
regularly during working with the hedge trimmer:
Is the hedge trimmer assembled completely and
properly?
Check also that all nuts and screws are tightened.
Screws on the cutting device: See "Maintenance".
Is the hedge trimmer in good and safe condition?
Do all safety devices properly work?
Is the fuel tank filled?
Is the cutting device undamaged and sharpened?
Are engine and silencer free from deposits, leaves or
emerging lubricants.
Is handhold clean and dry – free of oil, grease and
resin?
Is workplace free of risks to stumble?
Do you wear the required protective equipment?
Did you read and understand all advices?
Is the throttle trigger easy-running and the locking knob
functioning?
Does the ON/OFF switch properly work?
Does the cutting device always stop in idle mode?
If the cutting device moves during idling the idle speed must
be reduced (see "Adjusting the idle speed").
Check that the gearbox is sufficiently lubricated (see
"Maintenance").
General behaviour when working with
the hedge trimmer
Never work alone. Another person should stay close enough
to hear calls for help.
Keep children, bystanders and animals at a distance (15m
min.) from your working area.
Do not work on snow, ice or other slippery ground – slip
hazard.
Do not work under insufficient light conditions (e.g. fog, rain,
snow flurry or twilight).
Scare animals off the hedge before starting to cut in order to
prevent them from being injured.
Provide for a safe and cleaned workplace. Remove from the
working area objects which might be thrown off.
Avoid abnormal posture. Keep at any time the balance. Do
not work with the upper part of the body leaned forward.
Operate the hedge trimmer only with safe standing position.
Stop the hedge trimmer when moving to another work place.
Keep hands and feet away from the cutting device when it
moves.
Hold the hedge trimmer so that you do not inhale exhaust
gases. Do not work in closed rooms.
Do not use the hedge trimmer to pick up or remove wood
pieces or other objects.
Remove unconditionally any foreign objects out of the hedge
(e.g. wires) as these can damage the knives of the hedge
trimmer.
Hold the hedge trimmer always firmly with both hands, left
hand on the front handhold and right hand on the rear
handhold).
If you release the throttle trigger the cutting device will after-
run for a short time (free wheeling effect).
Start trimming with the cutting device moving.
Never touch the cutting device with your hands during
operation.
Never work
− with stretched arms
− on hardly accessible places
− too far bent forward
Never work with the hedge trimmer above shoulder height.
Never get in contact with the running cutting device with
metallic fences or the ground.
Stop the engine and pull the spark plug connector:
− when you notice changes in the device's behaviour,
− to remove jammed material,
− to check the cutting device after it had contact with
stones, nails or other hard objects,
− to eliminate faults,
− for work breaks,
− before leaving the hedge trimmer.
Do not place a hot hedge trimmer in dry grass or onto
inflammable objects.
Before starting your work make sure that:
− no other persons or animals stay within the working area,
− you can always step back without any barriers,
− your standing area is free from foreign objects,
brushwood and branches,
− you have always a secure standing position.
If persons who have blood circulation problems are too
often exposed to vibrations damages to the nervous system or
to blood vessels may occur.
You can reduce vibrations
− by thick and warm working gloves,
− shorter working time (have longer breaks).
See a doctor if your fingers swell, you don't feel well or your
fingers become numb.

Working with the hedge trimmer

Hold the hedge trimmer with both hands on a safe
distance from the body.
The maximal diameter to cut depends on the wood's type,
age, moisture and hardness.
Therefore cut very thick branches using branch shears to
your desired length before trimming the hedge.
Due to its double sided knives the hedge trimmer can be
guided forward and backward or by oscillating movements
from one to another side.
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