Ryobi RY40710 40V HP Brushless Cordless Earth Auger with 8 in. Bit with 4.0 Ah Battery and Charger

Use and Care Manual - Page 12

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8 — English
OPERATION
WARNING:
Do not use any attachments or accessories not recom-
mended 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:
Planting trees, shrubs and flowers
Cultivating and preparing soil
Digging of light duty fencing and posts
The cordless hole auger is only intended for use outdoors.
For safety reasons, the tool must be adequately controlled
by a two-handed operation.
The hole auger is designed to make the task of digging holes
much easier for the operator. The recommended maximum
depth of hole for the product is approximately 24 in. (600 mm).
Do not use the tool for any other purpose.
WARNING:
Contact your local utility for underground service marking
before using this product to avoid contact with under-
ground utilities.
WARNING:
To reduce the risk of electrocution, never use the auger
near any buried electrical power cables. Contact with or
use near buried electrical power cables may cause seri-
ous injury or electric shock resulting in death.
WARNING:
To reduce the risk of explosion, never use the auger near
any buried gas lines, including water lines and pipes.
Contact with or use near buried water or gas lines may
result in bursting of water lines and explosion from gas
lines which may cause serious injury or death.
WARNING:
Do not allow familiarity with this product to make you
careless. Remember that a careless fraction of a second is
sufficient to inflict serious injury.
WARNING:
Always wear eye protection with side shields marked to
comply with ANSI Z87.1 along with hearing protection
when operating this equipment. Failure to do so could
result in objects being thrown into your eyes resulting in
possible serious injury.
ASSEMBLING THE HANDLES
See Figures 2 - 3.
With the battery port facing towards you, insert the tubes
of the right and left handle assemblies into the curved
slots on the power head base plate.
Each handle will align with two holes on each side and
cannot be installed unless they are properly aligned.
After all hardware is installed, tighten first by hand, then
tighten securely with the included tools (hex key and flat
wrench).
Connect the right side handle to the exposed cable
leading to the motor controller in the power head.
Secure the two wire harness connectors of the wire
assembly by screwing the terminals together until thumb
tight with the integrated nut on the power head connector.
ASSEMBLING THE HOLE AUGER
See Figures 4 - 5.
Stand the auger bit upright with tip pointing down.
Remove the locking pin with pin clip from the auger.
Install the drive shaft onto the power head.
Align the holes on the auger and drive shaft.
Insert the locking pin and secure with the pin clip.
ASSEMBLY
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