E.Dressproperly.Donotwearloose
clothingorjewelry .Keepyourhair, 
clothingandglovesawayfrommoving 
parts.Looseclothes,jewelry,orlonghair
canbecaughtinmovingparts.
F.Keepyourhandsandfeetawayfromthe
cuttingarea.
3.Powertooluseandcare
A.Donotforcethepowertool.Usethe
correctpowertoolforyourapplication.
Thecorrectpowertoolwilldothejob 
betterandsaferattherateforwhichitwas 
designed.
B.Donotusethepowertooliftheswitch
doesnotturnitonandoff.Anypowertool
thatcannotbecontrolledwiththeswitchis 
dangerousandmustberepaired.
C.Removethebatterypackfromthepower
toolbeforemakinganyadjustments, 
changingaccessories,orstoringpower 
tools.Suchpreventivesafetymeasures
reducetheriskofstartingthepowertool 
accidentally.
D.Storeidlepowertoolsoutofthereach
ofchildrenanddonotallowpersons 
unfamiliarwiththepowertoolorthese 
instructionstooperatethepowertool.
Powertoolsaredangerousinthehandsof 
untrainedusers.
E.Storeidleappliancesindoors.Whennot
inuse,appliancesshouldbestoredindoors 
inadryandhighorlocked-upplace,outof 
thereachofchildren.
F.Maintainpowertools.Checkfor
misalignmentorbindingofmoving 
parts,breakageofpartsandanyother 
conditionthatmayaffectthepowertools 
operation.Ifdamaged,havethepower 
toolrepairedbeforeuse.Manyaccidents
arecausedbypoorlymaintainedpower 
tools.
G.Maintainappliancewithcare.Keepcutting
edgesharpandcleanforbestperformance 
andtoreducetheriskofinjury.Follow 
instructionsforlubricatingandchanging 
accessories.Keephandlesdry,clean,and 
freefromoilandgrease.
H.Keepcuttingtoolssharpandclean.
Properlymaintainedcuttingtoolswithsharp 
cuttingedgesarelesslikelytobindandare 
easiertocontrol.
I.Usethepowertoolinaccordancewith
theseinstructionsandinthemanner 
intendedfortheparticulartypeofpower
tool,takingintoaccounttheworking 
conditionsandtheworktobeperformed.
Usingthepowertoolforoperationsdifferent 
fromthoseintendedcouldresultina 
hazardoussituation.
J.Keepguardsinplaceandinworking
order.
K.Checkfordamagedparts.Beforefurther
useoftheappliance,aguardorother 
partthatisdamagedshouldbecarefully 
checkedtodeterminethatitwilloperate 
properlyandperformitsintendedfunction. 
Checkforalignmentofmovingparts, 
bindingofmovingparts,breakageofparts, 
mounting,andanyotherconditionthatmay 
affectitsoperation.Aguardorotherpart 
thatisdamagedshouldbeproperlyrepaired 
orreplacedbyanauthorizedservicecenter 
unlessindicatedelsewhereinthismanual.
4.Service
Haveyourpowertoolservicedbya 
qualiedrepairpersonusingonlyidentical 
replacementparts.Thiswillensurethatthe
safetyofthepowertoolismaintained.
5.BatterySafety
A.Donotchargeapplianceinrainorinwet
locations.
B.Donotusebattery-operatedappliancein
therain.
C.Useonlythefollowingtypeandsize
battery(ies):T orobatteryModel88540or
88541.
D.Removeordisconnectthebatterybefore
servicing,cleaning,orremovingmaterial 
fromthegardeningappliance.
E.Donotdisposeofthebattery(ies)ina
re.Thecellmayexplode.Checkwith 
localcodesforpossiblespecialdisposal 
instructions.
F.Donotopenormutilatethebattery(ies).
Releasedelectrolyteiscorrosiveandmay 
causedamagetotheeyesorskin.Itmay 
betoxicifswallowed.
G.Exercisecareinhandlingbatteriesinorder
nottoshortthebatterywithconducting 
materialssuchasrings,bracelets,andkeys. 
Thebatteryorconductormayoverheatand 
causeburns.
SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS
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