Putting Down The Device; Swivelling The Arm; Cutting Techniques - FLORABEST FHL 900 D4 Originalbetriebsanleitung

Putting down the device

• Place the device on the ground with the
motor housing first.
• The safety cutter bar (1) must be placed
on the ground without being subjected
to any pressure.
• Do not apply any static pressure
whatsoever to the safety cutter bar (1).

Swivelling the Arm

Caution!
The gear box (
hot during operation. There is
a risk of burns. Do not touch
the gearbox housing (
the connection to the front arm
A
( 8).
E
1. Release the indexing by pushing
the safety slide (12) forward.
2. The tubular shank can now op-
tionally be turned 45° / 90° to
the right or the left (see the scale
on the device).

Cutting Techniques

• Cut thick branches beforehand using a
branch clippers.
• The double-sided cutter bar enables cut-
ting in both directions or, with a swing-
ing action, from one side to the other.
• In case of vertical cutting, move the
hedge trimmer uniformly forward or up
and down in an arc movement.
• In case of horizontal cutting, move the
hedge trimmer in a sickle-shaped move-
ment to the edge of the hedge, so that
cut branches fall to the ground.
• In order to achieve long straight
lines, the placing of tensioned guid-
ing cords is recommended.
A 2) becomes
A
2) or
Cutting Shaped Hedges:
It is recommended that hedges be cut in
a trapezoidal shape, in order to prevent
stripping off of the lower branches. This
corresponds to the natural plant growth and
allows the hedge to thrive optimally. During
cutting, only the new annual growths are
reduced and thus a dense branching and a
good screen will develop.
1. Cut the sides of a hedge first. To
do this, move the hedge trimmer
in the direction of growth from
bottom to top. If you cut down
from the top, the thinner branches
will move out, which may result in
some areas having sparse growth
or holes.
2. Cut the top edge, according to
taste, in a flat shape, roof shape
or rounded shape
3. Trim young plants to the required
shape. The main growth should re-
main undamaged until the hedge
has reached the planned height.
All other shoots are lopped off to
half size.
Care of Free-Growing Hedges:
Free-growing hedges are not shaped when
cut, although they must be regularly main-
tained so the hedge does not become too
high.
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