Manner Of Operation; Cutting Grass; Vertical Cut / Lawn Edge Trimming - FLORABEST FAT 18 B3 Betriebsanleitung

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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
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(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.
Tread on the pedal (15) on the motor
ƒ
housing and tilt the telescopic shaft
(9). There are 6 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
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handle rod
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.
Push the spacer bow (11) forward.
…
When the spacer bow is not in use you
can move it back to its parking posi-
tion.

Manner of operation

WARNING. Danger of in-
jury!
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(6) until it
0° 90° 180°
• 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

series of levels from top to bottom.
Vertical cut / lawn edge
trimming
Be particularly careful and
attentive when operating the
cutter vertically. To avoid in-
juries, 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
• Spacer bow in parking position
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
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