Page 2 - Contents; Warranty Powertools
2 Contents Warranty Powertools Whilst every effort is made to ensure your complete satisfaction with this tool, occasionally, due to the mass manufacturing techniques, a tool may not live up to our required level of performance and you may need the assistance of our service department.This product i...
Page 4 - General safety rules
4 General safety rules WARNING. Read all instructions. Failure to follow all instructions listed below may result in electric shock, fire and/or serious injury. The term “power tool” in all of the warnings listed below refers to your mains operated (corded) power tool or battery operated (cordless) ...
Page 5 - Additional safety rules for edgers.
5 4. Power tool use and care a. Do not force the power tool. Use the correct power tool for your application. The correct power tool will do the job better and safer at the rate for which it was designed. b. Do not use the power tool if the switch does not turn it on and off. Any power tool that can...
Page 6 - Unpacking
6 • Check damaged parts before further use of the appliance, a guard or other part that is damaged should be carefully checked to determine that it will operate properly and perform it’s intended function. Check for alignment of moving parts, binding of moving parts, mounting, and any other conditio...
Page 7 - Know your product
7 Know your product You have purchased a powerful 1400-watt Landscape Edger, which is ideal for traditional hard surface edging along driveways, sidewalks as well as landscaping tasks around the lawn. By raising the edge guide, the edger can be used in the garden for such tasks as shaping borders, a...
Page 8 - Setting Up
8 Setting Up Assembling the Shaft The shaft must be assembled on removal from the carton. Remove the bag containing the two small screws from the shaft. Note: Before assembling the upper and lower shafts, you will need to remove and discard the protector packaging. 1. Insert the upper shaft (5) into...
Page 10 - Operating
10 Operating Edging 1. Set the cut depth at 25mm and set edge guide to the down position. 2. The guard incorporates a raised rib section which acts as a blade cut indicator. This rib will assist in guiding the operator where the blade will cut. During operation the operator can sight down the rib of...
Page 11 - Maintenance
11 NOTE: Edging of heavily overgrown edges and damp soils can create greater build-up of difficult to remove waste. It may be necessary to remove the bulk of this material using a long thin implement (ie. screwdriver) before operating the guard cleaner. Maintenance Changing the BladeWARNING: Before ...
Page 12 - GMC customer assist; Should you not have
12 GMC customer assist If your product needs repairing, replacing, technical service or you simply need help or advice, please contact us on our Customer Assist Line 1300 880 001 (Australia) or 0800 445 721 (New Zealand). For prompt service we suggest you log your service request online at www.gmcse...