Operation - Makita UH004G Instruction Manual

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:
For UH004G/UH005G/UH006G/UH007G
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:
For UH004G/UH005G/UH006G/UH007G
Be sure to remove the blade cover before install-
ing 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. Hook the claws of the chip receiver to the shear
blades.
► Fig.21: 1. Claw
2. Align the holes on the chip receiver with the
screws on the shear blades, and then attach the chip
receiver to the shear blades securely.
► Fig.22: 1. Hole
NOTICE:
Make sure that the chip receiver does
not overlap the branch catcher.
► Fig.23: 1. Branch catcher
To remove the chip receiver, press the levers to release
the claws.
► Fig.24: 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.
NOTICE:
Do not attempt to cut branches thicker
than 10 mm in diameter with the tool. Cut branches
to 10 cm lower than the cutting height using branch
cutters before using the tool.
► Fig.25: (1) Cutting height (2) 10 cm
NOTICE:
Do not cut down dead trees or similar
hard objects. Doing so may damage the tool.
NOTICE:
Do not trim the grass or weeds while
using the shear blades. The shear blades may
become tangled in the grass or weeds.
Hold the tool with both hands, press the switch lever
and pull the switch trigger while pressing the lock-off
lever, and then move it forward.
► Fig.26
For basic operation, tilt the shear blades toward the
trimming direction and move it calmly and slowly at the
speed rate of 3 to 4 seconds per meter.
► Fig.27
To cut a hedge top evenly, tie a string at the desired
height and trim along it.
► Fig.28
If the chip receiver is attached to the shear blades, it
gathers discarded leaves and makes clean-up after-
ward much easier.
► Fig.29
To cut a hedge side evenly, cut from the bottom to top.
► Fig.30
When trimming to make a round shape (trimming box-
wood or rhododendron, etc.), trim from the root to the
top for a beautiful finish.
► Fig.31
17 ENGLISH
Keep hands away from shear