Maintenance; Lubricating The Gearbox; Sharpening The Blades; Tightening The Blade Attachment Screws - Oregon Professional Series Instruction Manual

Maintenance

Lubricating the Gearbox

WARNING:
To reduce risk of injury,
disconnect the battery from the power tool
before making any adjustments, changing
accessories, or transporting.
CAUTION: To reduce risk of injury,
check the grease level after every 25
hours of operation and add Premium High
Temperature Lithium Wheel Bearing
Grease Grade NLGI #2 as follows:
• Unscrew filler zerks.
• Assess grease level on the inside of gearbox.
• Refit and firmly tighten the filler zerks.
• If no grease was visible, use a grease gun
fitted with a needle tip adapter (see below) to
insert no more than 5 g (0.2 oz.) of grease into
the gearbox.

Sharpening the Blades

WARNING:
To reduce risk of injury,
disconnect the battery from the power tool
before making any adjustments, changing
accessories, or transporting.
For the best performance of the tool make sure
that the cutting blades are sharp, have no nicks
or blunt edges, and do not hang up or catch
when running the hedge trimmer.
Hedge Trimmer Model EHT120VX-NA
Maintenance
Periodically file away nicks and burrs on the
blades to ensure they move freely.
Sharp and free-moving cutting blades cut more
easily than dull or sticky ones.
Replace the cutting blades when they can no
longer be sharpened.
Tightening the Blade
Attachment Screws
WARNING:
disconnect the battery from the power tool
before making any adjustments, changing
accessories, or transporting.
Periodically check the 2 blade attachment
screws to maintain blade connection Firmly
tighten as needed

Tightening the Blade Nuts

WARNING:
disconnect the battery from the power tool
before making any adjustments, changing
accessories, or transporting.
Periodically check the 5 blade nuts to maintain
blade spacing Firmly tighten as needed with
the 11 mm socket end on the combination tool
To reduce risk of injury,
To reduce risk of injury,
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