RedMax CHT2200 - Manual (Page 6)

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Safety Precautions
■ THINGS TO CHECK BEFORE USING YOUR
HEDGE-TRIMMER
• Before beginning work, look around
carefully to get a feel for the shape of the
land, the trees, or hedges to be trimmed,
and whether or not there are any obstacles
which might get in the way while working,
and remove any obstacles which can be
cleared away before beginning work.
• The area within a perimeter of 45 feet of the
person using the hedge-trimmer should be
considered a hazardous area into which no
one should enter while the hedge-trimmer
is in use, and when necessary yellow
warning rope, warning signs, or some other
form of warnings should be placed around
the perimeter of the area. When work is to
be performed simultaneously by two or
more persons, care should also be taken to
constantly look around or otherwise check
for the presence and locations of other
people using hedge-trimmers within the
work area so as to maintain a distance
between each person sufficient to ensure
safety.
• Before beginning work, each component of
the hedge-trimmer should be checked to
make sure that it is in proper working order
and to make sure that there are no loose
screws or bolts, fuel leaks, ruptures, dents,
or any other problems which might interfere
with safe operation. Be especially careful at
this time to check that there is nothing
wrong with the blades or with the joints by
which the blades are attached to the
hedge-trimmer.
• Never use the hedge-trimmer when the
blades have been worn down severely or
when there is any sort of damage which
has occurred to the blade mechanism.
• Check to make sure that the handle grip
and the protective cover have not come
loose before using the hedge-trimmer.
■ THINGS TO CHECK BEFORE STARTING
UP THE ENGINE
• Take a careful look around to make sure
that no obstacles exist within a perimeter of
15 feet or less around the hedge-trimmer
before starting the engine.
• The RedMax hedge-trimmer is equipped
with a centrifugal clutch mechanism which
causes the cutting blades to begin to rotate
as soon as the engine is started by putting
the throttle into the start position. When
starting the engine, place the body of the
hedge-trimmer onto the ground in a flat
clear area and hold it firmly in place so as
to ensure that neither the blades nor the
throttle come into contact with any
obstacles when the engine starts up.
• Never place the throttle into the high speed
position when starting the engine.
• After starting up the engine, check to make
sure that the blades stop rotating when the
throttle is moved fully back to its original
position. If the blades continue to rotate
even after the throttle has been moved fully
back, turn off the engine and take the unit
to your authorized RedMax servicing dealer
for repair.
■ AVOID NOISE PROBLEM
Check and follow the local regulations
as to sound level and hours of
operations for hedge-trimmer.
• In general, operate hedge-trimmers
between 8a.m.and 5p.m.on week days and
9a.m.to 5p.m.weekends. Avoid using
hedge-trimmer late at night and/or early in
the morning.
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