Craftsman CMCHTS860 Guide D'utilisation page 10

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Proper Hand Position (Fig. D)

WARNING:
personal injury, ALWAYS use proper hand position
as shown.

WARNING:
personal injury, ALWAYS hold securely in anticipation of
a sudden reaction.
Proper hand position requires one hand on the switch
handle 3 and one hand on the bail handle
the unit by the blade guard 4
Fig. D
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Trimming Instructions (Fig. E–H)

DANGER:
Keep hands away from blade
and powersaw.

WARNING:
observe the following:
• Read instruction manual before using. Save
instruction manual.
• Check the hedge for foreign objects such as wires
or fences before each use.
• Keep hands on handles. Don't overreach.
• Do not use under wet conditions.

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CAUTION
Blade may coast after turn off.
1. WORKing POsiTiOn (Fig. E) – Maintain proper
footing and balance and do not overreach. Wear safety
goggles, non-skid footwear when trimming. Hold the
unit firmly in both hands and turn the unit on. Refer to
Proper Hand Position for further information.
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To reduce the risk of serious
To reduce the risk of serious
5 . Never hold
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4
To guard against injury,
Fig. E
2. TRiMMing nEW gROWTh (Fig. F) – Using a wide,
sweeping motion and feeding the blade teeth through
the twigs, is most effective. A slight downward tilt of the
blade in the direction of motion gives the best cutting.
Fig. F
3. lEVEl hEDgEs (Fig. g) – To obtain exceptionally level
hedges a piece of string can be stretched along the
length of the hedge as a guide.
Fig. G
4. siDE TRiMMing hEDgEs (Fig. h) – Orient the trimmer
as shown and begin at the bottom and sweep up.
Fig. H
5. POWERsAW (Fig. i) – For branches too large for
the blade 6 to cut, use the powersaw
the powersaw as close to the bottom of the branch
as possible. Place the powersaw shoe against the
branch. Turn the hedge trimmer on as described above,
allowing the tool to work at its own pace until the
branch is fully cut.
10 . Position