GARDENA 8844 SmallCut 300 Accu Turbotrimmer Instruction Manual

: June 3, 2024
: Gardena

Table of Contents

Where to Use Your GARDENA Turbotrimmer
Safety Instructions
Assembly
Initial Operation
Operation
Storage
Maintenance
Troubleshooting
Accessories
Technical Data
Service/Warranty
References
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8844 SmallCut 300 Accu Turbotrimmer
Instruction Manual GARDENA 8844 SmallCut 300 Accu
Turbotrimmer Turbotrimmer SmallCut 300 Accu
Art. 8844

This is the original English Instruction Manual.
Please read these operating instructions carefully and observe the information they contain.
Use these operating instructions to familiarise yourself with the Turbotrimmer, its proper use, and the notes on safety.
For Safety reasons, children under the age of 16 as well as people who are not familiar with the operating instructions, should not use the Turbotrimmer. Persons with reduced physical or mental abilities may use the product only if they are supervised or instructed by a responsible person.
Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the product. Never operate the product when you are tired, ill, or under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or medicine.

Where to Use Your GARDENA Turbotrimmer

Proper use
The GARDENA Turbotrimmer is designed for trimming and cutting areas of grass and lawns in private houses and hobby gardens.
The Turbotrimmer must not be used in public facilities, parks, sports grounds, next to roads, or in agriculture or forestry.
Please note
For safety reasons, the GARDENA Turbotrimmer must not be used for hedge trimming or for shredding for composting.

Safety Instructions

Please read the notes on safety on the Trimmer

| CAUTION!
Always read the operating instructions before using your Turbotrimmer.
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| DANGER!
Risk of electric shock!
Keep your Turbotrimmer away from water and rain!
| Warning – Risk of fire, do not short battery terminals
| DANGER!
Risk of injury to other people!
| DANGER!
Risk of injury to eyes!
Always wear eye protection!
| Switch off! Remove the battery pack before adjusting or cleaning.
Keep your hands and feet out of the area where you are working until the cutting filament is stationary!

Check your Trimmer before each use

Always visually inspect your Trimmer before each use.
Check that the ventilation slots are not obstructed in any way.
Do not use your Trimmer if the safety devices (push button, safety cover) and/ or the filament cassette are damaged or worn.
Never bypass the safety devices.
Inspect the area to be cut before you begin work.
Remove any foreign objects and look out for foreign objects (such as stones, pieces of wood, strings and wires) while you are working.
If you should come across an obstacle while cutting, turn off the Trimmer and remove the battery pack.
Remove the object and check the Trimmer for any damage. If necessary have your Trimmer repaired.

Use/Responsibility
The Trimmer can cause serious injuries.

Use the Trimmer only for the purpose specified in these operating instructions.
You are responsible for the safety in the area where you are working.
Ensure that there are no other people (especially children) or animals within or near the area where you are working.
Never use the Trimmer if the safety devices are damaged or defective.

Remove the battery pack after use and check your
Trimmer, especially the filament cassette, regularly for damage. Have your Trimmer repaired and/or replace the filament cassette if necessary.

Always wear an eye shield or safety goggles!
Wear sturdy shoes and long trousers to protect your legs. Keep your fingers and feet away from the cutting filament –above all when starting work.
Always ensure that you have a secure foothold whilst working.

Take extra care when walking backward.
You may stumble!

Only work in the daylight or when visibility is good.
Interrupting work
Never leave the Trimmer unattended where you are working.
If you stop working, remove the battery pack and store your Trimmer in a safe place.
If you stop work in order to move to another part of the garden, always switch off the Trimmer, wait until the tool stops and then remove the battery pack.

Familiarise yourself with the surroundings

Familiarise yourself with the surroundings and look out for possible dangers which you may not hear due to machine noise.
Never use the Trimmer when it is raining or in damp, wet areas.
Do not operate your Trimmer directly next to swimming pools or garden ponds.

Battery Safety
FIRE RISK!

Never charge the battery near acids or easily inflammable materials.
Only use the original GARDENA Battery Charger for charging. The use of other battery chargers may damage the battery irreparably and even cause a fire.

RISK OF EXPLOSION!

Protect your trimmer from heat and fire.
Do not leave on radiators or exposed to strong sunshine for long periods.
Only use your trimmer in an ambient temperature between -10 °C and + 45 °C.
The charging cable should be checked regularly for signs of damage or aging (brittleness) and may only be used if it is in perfect condition.
The charger unit provided may only be used to charge the rechargeable battery supplied with the trimmer.
Non-rechargeable batteries must not be charged with this battery charger (danger of fire).

Use/responsibility
Attention! For risks of injury, the battery must not be used as a power source for other devices.

Only use the battery for the GARDENA appliances intended.
Allow the battery to cool down after long periods of use (cooling time up to 1hr). An excessively hot battery

Storage

Do not store the battery above 45 C or in direct sunlight. Ideally, the battery should be stored below 25 ºC so that self-discharge is low.
Never store while still attached to a tool, this prevents misuse and accidents.
Do not store the battery in places where static electricity is present.

Assembly

Fit the upper part of the handle (1) and the lower part of the trimmer (2) together until they click into place. The internal cable must not be stretched or trapped when doing this.
Put the additional handle (3) onto the upper part of the handle (1) until it clicks into place.
Put the cover (4) onto the lower part of the trimmer (2) while feeding the cutting filament (5) through the opening in the cover (4).
Put the cover (4) onto the lower part of the trimmer (2) until the connection (3 snap fittings) clicks into place.

Initial Operation

Before using for the first time, the battery must be fully charged.
Charging time (for uncharged battery) approx. 6hrs.
The NiMH battery can be charged in any state of charge, and the charging process can be interrupted at any time without harming the battery (no memory effect).
So that the fully charged battery is not discharged, the battery should be disconnected from the battery charger.

GARDENA 8844 SmallCut 300 Accu Turbotrimmer - Figure 3

WARNING!
Overvoltage damages batteries and the battery charger.

Ensure the correct mains voltage.
Use the charger indoors only.
Do not expose the charger to moisture

Plug the plug of the charger cable (6) into the battery (7).
Plug the battery charger (8) into a mains socket.
The charging indicator lamp (9) on the battery charger lights up red. The battery is being charged.
When the charging indicator lamp (9) lights up green, the battery is fully charged.
First, remove the charging cable (6) from the battery (7) and then unplug the battery charger (8) from the main socket.
Push the battery (7) from the bottom onto the handle (10).

Operation

Risk of Injury!
Risk of injury if the Turbotrimmer does not switch off when you release the start button.

Working position:

Never bypass the safety devices or switches (e.g. by tying the safety lock to the handle).
Hold the trimmer by the top of the handle (11) and the additional handle so that the cutting head (12) is tilted slightly forward.
Avoid the filament coming into contact with hard objects (walls, stones, fences, etc.) to prevent the filament from welding together or snapping off.

Starting the Trimmer:

Switching the trimmer on:

Press and hold the safety lock (13) and then press the start button (14) on the handle.
Release the safety lock (13) again.

Lengthening of the filament (automatic):

Switching the trimmer off:

Release the start button (14) on the handle.
A clean cut is achieved only with the maximum filament (5) length.
The cutting filament (5) is lengthened automatically when the filament cassette comes to a standstill after the switch off.
As the filament can only be lengthened in small increments, it can be necessary in some cases to repeat the switch-off /switch-on action several times (up to 6 times). Important is that the filament cassette comes to a complete standstill each time.
The cutting filament has been sufficiently lengthened when, after switch-on, it audibly strikes the filament limiter (15).
The filament cassette has to be replaced (GARDENA Replacement Filament Cassette Art. 5306) when the cutting filament has been used up.

Storage

The Turbotrimmer must be stored out of the reach of children.

Disconnect the Battery and fully charge (see 4. Initial Operation).
Clean the trimmer (see 7. Maintenance)
Store your Turbotrimmer in a dry place where it is protected from frost.

Recommendation: The trimmer can be hung up by the handle.
The cutting head is not put under any unnecessary strain if the trimmer is stored hanging up.

Disposal : (in accordance with 2002/96/EC)

The product must not be added to normal household waste. It must be disposed of in line with local environmental regulations.
Important : Make sure that the unit is disposed of via your municipal recycling collection center.
1. Discharge NiMH batteries completely.
2. Dispose of NiMH batteries properly.

Important:
Please return the NiMH batteries to your GARDENA dealer or dispose of them properly at a public recycling center.

Maintenance

Risk of Injury!
There is a risk of injury from the cutting filament!

Always remove the battery pack of the Turbotrimmer before carrying out maintenance work!

Risk of Injury!
Risk of injury and risk of damage to property!

Never clean the Turbotrimmer under running water or with a water jet (in particular a high-pressure water jet).

Cleaning the cover and the ventilation slots:

After each use remove grass and dirt residue from the cover (4) and the ventilation slots (16).

Replacing the filament cassette:

Risk of injury!

Never use metallic cutting elements or replacement parts and accessories not provided by GARDENA.
Only use original GARDENA Filament Cassettes. You can order Replacement Filament Cassettes from your GARDENA dealer or directly from the GARDENA Customer Service.

Risk of injury from the filament limiter!

Keep fingers away from the filament limiter
After replacing the filament cassette always return the trimmer to its normal operating position before switching it on.

Filament Cassette for Turbotrimmer SmallCut 300 Accu: Art. 5306

Remove the battery pack.
Release the cassette cover (17) by pressing both locking clips (18) and removing the cover.
Remove the filament cassette (19).
Remove any dirt.
Feed the cutting filament (5) of the new filament cassette (19) through the hole (20) and pull out about 10 cm.
Insert the filament cassette (19). Do not trap the cutting filament (5) when you do this.
Fit the cassette cover (17) so that you hear both locking clips (18) click into place.

If the cassette cover (17) does not lock into position, turn the filament cassette (19) slightly, until the filament cassette (19) is correctly located in the filament cassette holder.
Check the cassette cover (17) is correctly fitted by trying to remove it without pressing the locking clips (18).

Troubleshooting

Risk of Injury!
Pulling the cutting filament manually out of the filament cassette:

Risk of injury from the cutting filament!

Always remove the battery pack of the Turbotrimmer before troubleshooting.

Risk of injury from the filament limiter!

Keep fingers away from the filament limiter
After extending the cutting filament always return the trimmer to its normal operating position before switching it on.

A cutting filament that is too short or no longer extends automatically when the trimmer is turned on can be pulled out manually.

Remove the battery pack.
Hold the automatic slide feed (21) down with your hand and at the same time pull on the cutting filament (5).

Releasing a cutting filament that has gone into the cassette or which has fused:

If the cutting filament has disappeared into the filament cassette or if the automatic filament extension still doesn’t work after pulling the cutting filament (5) it may be fused together in the filament cassette (19).

Remove the battery pack.
Remove the filament cassette (19) as described in
6. Maintenance “Replacing the filament cassette”.
Unwind the cutting filament (5), clean the filament cassette (19) and the cutting filament (5), and wind the cutting filament (5) onto the cassette (19) once more.
Clean the automatic mechanism lever (21). The automatic lever must move freely.
Insert the filament cassette again as described under
Maintenance “Replacing the filament cassette”.

Fault	Possible cause	Remedy

The Turbotrimmer
no longer cuts| The filament cassette is empty.| èReplace the filament cassette (see 6. Maintenance “Replacing the filament cassette” ).
Cutting filament too short or the automatic filament extension| Pull the filament out of the cassette manually.
The cutting filament inside the cassette or fused.| Release filament that has disappeared into the cassette or fused together.
The charging indicator lamp does not light up| The battery is not plugged in properly.| Plug in the battery charger and charging cable properly.
Charging indicator lamp
flashes for more than 1 hour| A fault has occurred.| Unplug and reinsert the charging cable. The fault
will be reset.
The battery can no longer| The battery is defective.| Replace the battery

In the event of other faults please contact GARDENA Service.
Repairs should only be carried out by GARDENA service centers or dealers authorized by GARDENA.
(Art. 8834).

Accessories

GARDENA Replacement
Filament Cassette| for Turbotrimmer SmallCut 300 Accu| Art. 5306
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GARDENA Replacement
Battery NiMH 18V| Battery for the additional duration or for
replacement 1.6 Ah (approx. 25 Min.)| Art. 8834

Technical Data

Designation	Turbotrimmer SmallCut 300 Accu (Art. 8844)
Filament thickness	Lawn Trimmer
Cutting width	1.5 mm
Filament supply	230 mm
Filament feed	10 m
Weight including battery	Fully automatic
Rpm of the filament cassette	2.0 kg
Workplace-related sound pressure level LpA 1 )	8,500 rpm
Uncertainty K	75 dB (A)
Noise emission value L 2 )	3 dB (A)
Hand/arm vibration avhw 1)	measured 86 dB (A) / guaranteed 88 dB (A)

Service/Warranty

GARDENA guarantees this product for 2 years (from the date of purchase). This guarantee covers all serious defects of the unit that can be proved to be material or manufacturing faults. Under warranty we will either replace the unit or repair it free of charge if the following conditions apply:

The unit must have been handled properly and in keeping with the requirements of the operating instructions.
Neither the purchaser nor a non-authorized third party has attempted to repair the unit.

The filament cassette and cassette cover are consumables and are not covered by the guarantee.
This manufacturer’s guarantee does not affect the user’s existing warranty claims against the dealer/seller.
If a fault occurs with your Turbotrimmer, please return the faulty unit together with a copy of the receipt and a description of the fault, with postage paid to one of the GARDENA Service Centres listed on the back of these operating instructions.

Product Liability
We expressly point out that, in accordance with the product liability law, we are not liable for any damage caused by our units if it is due to improper repair or if parts exchanged are not original GARDENA parts or parts approved by us, and, if the repairs were not carried out by a GARDENA Service Centre or an authorized specialist. The same applies to spare parts and accessories.

EU Certificate of Conformity
The undersigned Husqvarna AB, S-561 82, Husqvarna, Sweden, hereby certifies that, when leaving our factory, the units indicated below are in accordance with the harmonized EU guidelines, and EU standards, of safety and product- specific standards. This certificate becomes void if the units are modified without our approval.
Description of the unit: Lawn Trimmer

China
Husqvarna (China) Machinery
Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
No. 1355, Jia Xin Rd.,
Ma Lu Zhen, Jia Ding Dist.,
Shanghai
201801
Phone: (+86) 21 59159629
Domestic Sales
www.gardena.com.cn
Canada / USA
GARDENA Canada Ltd.
100 Summerlea Road
Brampton, Ontario L6T 4X3
Phone: (+1) 905 792 93 30
info@gardenacanada.com