Operation - Makita DUH506 Instruction Manual

Installing or removing the shear blades
CAUTION:
Attach the blade cover before
removing or installing the shear blades.
You can install 500 mm or 600 mm shear blades to your
tool.
1.
Attach the blade cover to the shear blades.
► Fig.5: 1. Blade cover
2. Place the tool upside down, then remove 6 bolts,
and then remove the cover and the plate.
► Fig.6: 1. Bolt 2. Cover 3. Plate
NOTE: The plate may remain on the cover.
3. Turn the crank with the slotted screwdriver so that
2 holes are perpendicular to the shear blades.
► Fig.7: 1. Crank 2. Hole
4. Remove 2 bolts, the felt pad and the sleeves, and
then remove the shear blades.
► Fig.8: 1. Felt pad 2. Bolt 3. Sleeve 4. Shear blades
5.
Remove the blade cover, and then attach it to the
new shear blades.
► Fig.9: 1. Blade cover
6. Align the rear edges of the shear blades as shown
in the figure.
► Fig.10: 1. Rear edge
7.
Slide the shear blades slightly as shown in the
figure, and then attach the sleeves to the shear blades.
► Fig.11: 1. Sleeve
8. Slide the blade cover slightly toward the tip of the
shear blades, and then attach the shear blades to the
tool.
► Fig.12: 1. Shear blades
NOTICE:
Apply a small amount of grease to the
inner periphery of the hole of the shear blades.
NOTICE:
Be careful not to lose the sleeves.
9. Slide the shear blades and sleeves so that the
holes on the sleeves are aligned with the holes on the
tool.
► Fig.13: 1. Hole on tool 2. Hole on sleeve
10. Tighten the bolts to fix the shear blades.
► Fig.14: 1. Bolt
11. Attach the felt pad to the shear blades.
► Fig.15: 1. Felt pad
12. Attach the plate.
► Fig.16: 1. Plate
13. Attach the cover, and then tighten 6 bolts.
► Fig.17: 1. Bolt 2. Cover
NOTICE:
If the shear blades do not move
smoothly, the shear blades are not engaged with
the crank properly. Install the shear blades again.
NOTICE:
If the parts other than the shear
blades such as the crank is worn out, ask Makita
Authorized Service Centers for parts replacement
or repairs.
Installing or removing the chip
receiver
Optional accessory
CAUTION:
When installing or removing the
chip receiver, always wear gloves so that your
hands do not directly contact the shear blades.
NOTICE:
The blade cover cannot be installed if
the chip receiver is installed on the tool. Before
carrying or storing the tool, uninstall the chip
receiver, and then install the blade cover to avoid
blade exposure.
NOTICE:
Be sure to remove the blade cover
before installing the chip receiver.
The chip receiver gathers discarded leaves and makes
clean-up afterward much easier. It can be installed on
either side of the tool.
1. Align the holes on the chip receiver with the
screws on the shear blades.
► Fig.18: 1. Screw
2.
Hook the claws of the chip receiver to the groove
on the shear blades.
► Fig.19: 1. Claw 2. Groove
3. Press the levers on the chip receiver, and then
hook the claws on the other side to the groove on the
shear blades.
► Fig.20: 1. Lever
To remove the chip receiver, press the levers to release
the claws.
► Fig.21: 1. Lever
NOTICE:
Never try to remove the chip receiver
by an excessive force with its hooks locked to the
shear blades.

OPERATION

WARNING:
blades.
CAUTION:
Avoid operating the tool in very
hot weather as much as practicable. When operat-
ing the tool, be careful of your physical condition.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to accidentally
contact a metal fence or other hard objects while
trimming. The shear blades may break and cause
an injury.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to allow the shear
blades to contact the ground. The tool may recoil
and cause an injury.
CAUTION:
Overreaching with a hedge trim-
mer, particularly from a ladder, is extremely
dangerous. Do not work while standing on anything
wobbly or infirm.
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Keep hands away from shear