Switching On And Off; Working With The Electric Hedge Trimmer; Swivelling The Arm; Cutting Techniques - FLORABEST FHL 900 D4 Originalbetriebsanleitung

( A 16) to the carrying eyelet (
the tubular shank of the device. Set the
strap length such that the spring clip on the
shoulder strap is roughly at the height of
your hip.

Switching On and Off

Ensure that you are standing in a
firm position with both hands grip-
ping the hedge trimmer away from
the body. Ensure that the trimmer is
in contact with no other objects be-
fore switching on.
1. Form a loop in the end of the ex-
tension cable and hook this into
strain relief (
the equipment housing.
2. Connect the device to the mains
voltage.
3. To switch on, hold the safety
A
switch ( 12) depressed and
simultaneously press the on/off
A
switch ( 13). The hedge trimmer
will be run at maximum speed.
4. The equipment will switch off
again when you release on/off
A
switch (
Working with the Electric
Hedge Trimmer
During cutting work, ensure that no
contact is made with objects, e.g.
such as wire fencing or main plant
stems. This may result in damage to
the cutter bar.
• Always hold the equipment firmly in
both hands, with one hand on the rear
handle and the other on the front han-
dle. Thumbs and fingers must be firmly
around the handles.
• Check the shoulder strap (16) on a
pleasant position, which makes it ea-
sier for you to hold the hedge trimmer.
A 17) on
A
14) on the end of
13).
The suspension point (17) can be
moved with the tool on the pipe. To do
this, loosen the two screws of wear eye
fastening and move it with the wear
ring to the desired position. Fasten the
two screws again (see Illustration
below).
• Switch off the equipment immediately
in the event that the blades are blocked
by solid objects, pull out the power plug
then remove the object.
• Always work away from the mains
power outlet. Set the cutting direction be-
fore starting work. Ensure that the power
cable is kept well away from the work-
ing area. Never lay the cable over the
hedge, where it could easily be caught
up in the trimmer blades.
• Avoid overstraining the equipment dur-
ing work.
Pull out the power plug immediately
if the cable is damaged, badly
twisted or has been completely cut
through.

Swivelling the Arm

Caution!
The gear box (
hot during operation. There is
a risk of burns. Do not touch
the gearbox housing (
the connection to the front arm
A
( 7).
E
1. Release the indexing by pushing
the safety slide (11) forward.
2. The tubular shank can now op-
tionally be turned 45° / 90° to
the right or the left (see the scale
on the device).

Cutting Techniques

• Cut thick branches beforehand using a
branch clippers.
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GB
B
,
A
2) becomes
A
2) or
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