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OPERATION WARNING: Do not allow familiarity with products to make you careless. Remember that a careless fraction of a second is sufficient to inflict serious injury. WARNING: Always disconnect cultivator from power supply when you are assembling parts, making adjustments, cleaning, or when not in use. This will prevent accidental starting that could cause serious personal injury. WARNING: Always wear eye protection with side shields marked to comply with ANSI Z87.1. Failure to do so could result in objects being thrown into your eyes resulting in possible serious injury. WARNING: Do not use any attachments or accessories not recommended by the manufacturer of this product. The use of attachments or accessories not recommended can result in serious personal injury. NOTICE: Before each use, inspect the entire product for damaged, missing, or loose parts such as screws, nuts, bolts, caps, etc. Tighten securely all fasteners and caps and do not operate this product until all missing or damaged parts are replaced. Please contact customer service or an authorized service center for assistance. APPLICATIONS You may use this product for the purpose listed below: Breaking up garden soil to prepare seed bed for planting Shallow cultivating to remove weeds CONNECTING TO POWER SUPPLY See Figure 10. This product is designed with a cord retainer that prevents the extension cord from being pulled loose while in use. Form a loop with the end of the extension cord. Insert loop portion of extension cord through opening in the bottom of the cord retainer and place over hook. Slowly pull loop against cord retainer until the slack is removed. Plug product into extension cord. NOTE: Failure to remove all excess cord slack from extension cord retainer could result in plug loosening from receptacle. STARTING/STOPPING THE CULTIVATOR See Figure 10. To start the motor: Connect the cultivator to power supply. NOTICE: Always secure extension cord to unit by using cord retainer. Failure to use cord retainer may result in damage to the unit and/or extension cord. Place your thumb on the lock-out button. Pull the switch trigger toward the handle. Release the lock-out button. To stop the motor: Release the switch trigger. PREPARING THE SEED BED See Figure 11. WARNING: Do not allow hands, feet, or any other part of the body or clothing near the rotating tines or any other moving part. The tines begin to rotate once the lock-out button is depressed and switch trigger is pulled. The tines continue to rotate until the switch trigger is released. Failure to avoid contact could cause serious personal injury. WARNING: To avoid personal injury, never carry the cultivator while the motor is running. Move the cultivator to the work area before starting the motor. WARNING: After extended periods of use, the cultivator gearbox may become hot. To avoid burns, do not touch the gearbox until it has had time to cool down. WARNING: Always hold the cultivator away from the body keeping clearance between the body and the cultivator. Any contact with the tines while operating can result in serious personal injury. 9 - English