Craftsman 71.74295 Operator's Manual page 10

Figure 14
3.While holding t heswitch lockout
under your t humb intheforward
position, useyour f ingers t opull
upward o nthecontrol trigger. (see
figure 15)This willenergize thesaw
andallow youtodoyour w ork. I tis
NOT necessary tokeep pressure on
thethumb s witch after t hetoolhas
started.
Please n ote that t hetool w ilt n otstart i f
thelockrings a renotinthefullylocked
position.
Figure 15
aprolonged stall. T his device w ill
cause t hetool t ostop operating ifan
overload condition exists. Ifthepole
saw becomes jammed o nabranch,
release t hecontrol trigger i mmediately.
If,after c learing thejam, t hepole saw
does notrestart, check t oseeifthe
circuit breaker haspopped (see figure
16). T he circuit breaker canbereset
bysimply w aiting 3 0seconds and then
pushing itback inuntil i tclicks. You
may thenresume normal trimming.
circuit breaker
Figure 16
EXTENDING THE POLE
To extend the pole, lay the pole saw
on a horizontal surface. Hold the black
hand grip on the bottom section of the
pole with one hand while turning the
red hand grip counterclockwise with
the other hand. Slide the extension
pole to the desired length and tighten
by turning the red hand grip clockwise.
(see figure 17)
To turn the tool off:
1. Release the control and the tool will
turn off. The thumb switch will return
to the rearward position to prevent
accidental re-starting of the tool.
OVERLOAD PROTECTION
The pole saw attachment incorporates
a circuit breaker which will protect
the hedge trimmer in the event of
Figure 17
CAUTION: Never adjust the pole
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