Oregon HT250 Original Instruction Manual page 20

OPERATING THE HEDGE TRIMMER
CUTTING HORIZONTALLY
When cutting the top of the hedge, start
with the nearest edge Hold the hedge
trimmer with the cutting blades angled
5–10° toward the direction of the cut
Move down the line of the hedge,
sweeping the hedge trimmer slowly left
and right in a wide arc (Fig 18)
FIG. 18
If the hedge top is too wide to cut in one
sweep of the hedge trimmer, do not lean
over the hedge to trim the remainder
Instead, make one pass down one side of
the hedge, and then cut the remainder
from the other side of the hedge
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OREGON® Cordless Tool System
HEDGE TRIMMER MODEL HT250
CORRECTING BLADE BIND
CAUTION: ALWAYS REMOVE
THE BATTERY BEFORE CLEARING
CUTTING BLADES TO AVOID
ACCIDENTAL ACTIVATION OF THE
CUTTING BLADES.
CAUTION: CUTTING BLADES ARE
SHARP. ALWAYS WEAR GLOVES
WHEN CLEARING MATERIAL FROM
THE CUTTING BLADES.
Sometimes when cutting flexible, "green"
branches, clippings can become lodged
between the moving parts of the cutting
blades and the stationary part When
this happens, the cutting blades may
suddenly cease to move This can also
happen if the cutting blades contact
material too strong to cut through, such
as a chain-link fence This condition is
called blade bind
Follow these guidelines to safely and
effectively clear the material
• Wear gloves
• Remove the battery pack from the
hedge trimmer See "Removing the
battery pack"
• Clear the material that is preventing the
cutting blades from moving
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