Florabest FRT 18 A1 - Manual (Page 13)

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To adjust the height:
The telescopic shaft allows you to adjust
the appliance to your personal size.
‚
Loosen the threaded bush
(8). Adjust the telescopic shaft (9)
to the correct length and tighten the
threaded bush.
To adjust the cutting angle:
Changing the cutting angle lets you trim
grass at places that a difficult to reach,
e.g. under benches or wall offsets.
ƒ Tread on the pedal (15) on the motor
housing and tilt the telescopic shaft
(9). There are 4 preset tilt angles (see
“Work instructions”).
To adjust the handle rod:
The handle rod can be turned by 90° and
180° (see “Work instructions”).
„ Push down the lock (7) and turn the
handle rod
0° 90° 180°
(6) until it
snaps into your favourite position.
To adjust the spacer bow (flower guard):
The spacer bow keeps the trimming as-
sembly away from plants and trunks not
to be cut.
Flap the spacer bow (11) down. When
the spacer bow is not in use you can
tip it back up into its parking position.
Work instructions
WARNING. Danger of injury!
• Do not cut moist or wet grass.
• Prior to starting the appliance,
check that the cutting disk does
not contact stones, gravel or
other foreign bodies.
• Switch on the trimmer before
you approach the grass that is to
be cut.
• Do not overload the trimmer dur-
ing operation.
• Avoid contact with obstacles
(stones, walls, fences, etc.) as
this will rapidly wear out the lines.
Cutting grass
Cut the grass by
swaying the trimmer
sideways to the right
and left. Cut slowly
while the trimmer is
tilted forwards by
approx. 30°.
Cut tall grass by a
series of levels from top to bottom.
Vertical cut / lawn edge trim-
ming
Be particularly careful and at-
tentive when holding the cutting
disk vertically. To avoid injuries,
keep enough distance to the
trimming assembly.
Setup for vertical trimming:
Move the appliance to the right
and left in a slow swinging motion
to trim slopes and steep inclines.
• Handle rod: 180° (see
„
)
• Cutting angle: 0° (see
ƒ
)
• Spacer bow in parking position
Setup for edge trimming:
To trim lawn edges, slowly move
the appliance along the lawn edges.
• Handle rod: 90° (see
„
)
• Cutting angle: 90° (see
ƒ
)
• Spacer bow in parking position