General Behaviour When Working With The Hedge Trimmer; Working With The Hedge Trimmer - ATIKA HB 60-2 Notice Originale

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? (risk of fire)
 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 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 and care").
General behaviour when working with the
hedge trimmer
Never work alone. Another person should stay close enough
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to hear calls for help.
Keep children, bystanders and animals at a distance (15m
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min.) from your working area.
Do not work on snow, ice or other slippery ground – slip
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hazard.
Do not work under insufficient light conditions (e.g. fog, rain,
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snow flurry or twilight).
Scare animals off the hedge before starting to cut in order to
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prevent them from being injured.
Provide for a safe and cleaned workplace. Remove from the
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working area objects which might be thrown off.
Avoid abnormal posture. Keep at any time the balance. Do
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not work with the upper part of the body leaned forward.
Operate the hedge trimmer only with safe standing position.
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Stop the hedge trimmer when moving to another work place.
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Keep hands and feet away from the cutting device when it
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moves.
Hold the hedge trimmer so that you do not inhale exhaust
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gases. Do not work in closed rooms.
Do not use the hedge trimmer to pick up or remove wood
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pieces or other objects.
Remove unconditionally any foreign objects out of the hedge
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(e.g. wires) as these can damage the knives of the hedge
trimmer.
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Hold the hedge trimmer always firmly with both
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hands, left hand on the front handhold (11) and right hand on
the rear handhold (3).
If you release the throttle trigger the cutting device will after-
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run for a short time (free wheeling effect).
Start trimming with the cutting device moving.
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Never touch the cutting device with your hands during
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operation.
Never work
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− with stretched arms
on hardly accessible places
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− too far bent forward
Never work with the hedge trimmer above shoulder height.
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Never get in contact with the running cutting device with
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metallic fences or the ground.
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Stop the engine and allow the machine to come to a stop
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when
the cutting tool hits a foreign object,
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− abnormal operating noise is noticed,
the machine causes abnormal vibration.
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⇒ Then, pull off the spark plug connector from the spark
plug and take the following actions:
− check the machine for damages,
check for loose parts and tighten them if necessary,
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− replace damaged parts by equivalent parts or have
them repaired.
Stop the engine and pull the spark plug connector:
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− to remove jammed material,
to eliminate faults,
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− for work breaks,
before leaving the hedge trimmer,
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− before checking the hedge trimmer,
− before adjusting the working position of cutting device
Do not place a hot hedge trimmer in dry grass or onto
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inflammable objects.
Before starting your work make sure that:
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− no other persons or animals stay within the working area,
you can always step back without any barriers,
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− your standing area is free from foreign objects,
brushwood and branches,
− you have always a secure standing position.

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.
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 Due to its double sided knives the hedge trimmer
can be guided forward and backward or by oscillating
movements from one to another side.
 At first cut the sides of the hedge and then the upper edge.
 Cut the hedge from the bottom up.
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Cut the hedge in trapezium shape. This prevents the
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lower hedge area from growing bare due to insufficient light.
 Stretch a guide over the complete length of the hedge when
you want to shorten the upper edge of the hedge evenly.
 Trim in several passes if you have to cut down a large
portion of the hedge.
 Best time for hedge trimming:
Leaved hedge:
⇒
⇒ Conifer hedge:
⇒ Quickly growing hedge:
 Pay attention to breeding birds in the hedge. If so, put off
hedge trimming or leave this area out.
At any case pay attention to all safety instructions.
June and October
April and August
from May and then every 6
weeks