BOSCH 18V-230 EasyGrassCut Cordless Grass Trimmer and Edger Instruction Manual

BOSCH 18V-230 EasyGrassCut Cordless Grass Trimmer and Edger

Specifications

• Model: EasyGrassCut 18V-230 | 18V-26 | 18V-260
• Manufacturer: Robert Bosch Power Tools GmbH
• Country: Germany

Product Information

The EasyGrassCut is a cordless grass trimmer/edger designed for easy lawn maintenance. It comes with various features for efficient grass cutting and trimming.

Product Usage Instructions

Safety Instructions

• Read the user manual before use.
• Maintain a safe distance from the product during operation.
• Do not leave the product unattended while it is on.
• Avoid using the product in rainy conditions.

Workplace Safety

• Work in well-lit conditions.
• Avoid operating the trimmer in bad weather, especially during thunderstorms.
• Maintain balance while operating the trimmer to prevent accidents.
• Remove the battery before replacing the spool.
• Always wear protective gloves when cleaning the product or changing the cutting line.

Assembly and Operation

Refer to the user manual for detailed assembly instructions.
Make sure to remove the battery before performing any assembly work and remove the transport lock before use.

Product Components (as shown in Image B)

1. Adjustable handle
2. Trimming/edging switch button
3. On/Off switch lock

Technical Specifications

| EasyGrassCut 18V-230| EasyGrassCut 18V-26| EasyGrassCut 18V-260
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FAQ

Q: Can I use metal cutting elements with this trimmer?
A: Never replace non-metal cutting elements with metal ones.

Q: What should I do if the trimmer is not working properly?
A: Refer to the troubleshooting section of the user manual or contact customer support for assistance.

Safety Notes

• Warning! Read all safety warnings and all instructions.
  Make yourself familiar with the controls and the proper use of the product. Please keep the instructions safe for later use!

Explanation of symbols on the machine

General hazard safety alert.

Read instruction manual.

Make sure that bystanders are not injured by foreign objects being thrown away.

Warning: Keep a safe distance to the product when operating.

Not applicable.

Remove battery before adjusting or cleaning,and before leaving the machine unattended for any period.

Wear eye and ear protection.

Do not use the product in the rain or leave it outdoors when it is raining.

Make sure that bystanders are not injured by foreign objects being hurled away.

Warning: Keep a safe distance from the machine when operating.

Carefully check the area where the tool is to be used for wildlife and pets. Wildlife and pets may be injured while the machine is in opera-tion. Thoroughly check the working area and remove any stones, sticks, wires, bones and foreign objects. When using the machine, ensure that no wildlife, pets or small tree stumps are hidden in the dense grass.

General Safety Warnings for Trimmers

• Read all safety warnings, instructions, illustrations and specifications provided with this machine. Failure to follow the safety warnings and instructions may result in electric shock, fire and/or serious injury.
• Save all safety warnings and instructions for future reference.
• The term machine in the warnings refers to your mains-operated (corded) machines or battery-operated (cord-less) machines.

Work area safety

• Keep work area clean and well lit. Cluttered or dark areas invite accidents.
• Do not operate the machine in explosive atmospheres, such as in the presence of flammable liquids, gases or dust. Machines create sparks which may ignite the dust or fumes.
• Keep children and bystanders away while operating the machine. Distractions can cause you to lose control over the machine. Never operate the machine while people, especially children or pets, are nearby.

Electrical safety

• The plug of the machine must match the outlet. Never modify the plug in any way. Do not use any adapter plugs with earthed (grounded) power tools. Unmodified plugs and matching outlets will reduce the risk of electric shock.
• Avoid body contact with earthed or grounded surfaces, such as pipes, radiators, ranges and refrigerators. There is an increased risk of electric shock if your body is earthed or grounded.
• Do not expose the machine to rain or wet conditions. Penetration of water in the machine increases the risk of an electric shock.
• Never use the cord for carrying, hanging up or unplugging the machine. Keep cord away from heat, oil, sharp edges and moving parts. Damaged or entangled cords increase the risk of electric shock.
• When operating a machine outdoors, use an extension cord suitable for outdoor use. Use of a cord suitable for outdoor use reduces the risk of electric shock.
• When operating the machine in damp environments is unavoidable, use a residual current device (RCD). The use of a residual current device (RCD) reduces the risk of electric shock.
• Personal safety
• Stay alert, watch what you are doing and use common sense when operating the machine. Do not use a machine while you are tired or under the influence of drugs, alcohol or medication. A moment of inattention while operating the machine may result in serious personal injury.
• Wear safety equipment. Always wear eye protection. Wearing safety equipment such as dusk mask, non-skid safety shoes, hard hat, or hearing protection used for appropriate conditions will reduce personal injuries.
• Prevent unintentional starting. Ensure the switch is in the off‑position before connecting to power source and/or battery, picking up or carrying the machine. Carrying machines with your finger on the switch or plugging in machines that have the switch on invites accidents.
• Remove any adjusting key or spanner before turning the machine on. A spanner or a key left attached to a rotating part of the machine may result in personal injury.
• Avoid abnormal body posture. Provide for a secure stance and keep your balance at all times; never run. This enables better control of the machine in unexpected situations.
• Dress properly. Do not wear loose clothing or jewelry. Keep your hair and clothing away from moving parts. Loose clothes, jewellery or long hair can be caught in moving parts. Always wear sturdy footwear and long trousers when operating the machine.
• If devices are provided for the connection of dust extraction and collection facilities, ensure these are connected and properly used. Use of dust collection can reduce dust-related hazards.
• Do not assume a false sense of security and disregard the safety regulations for machines, even if familiar with the machine through multiple use. A careless ac-tion can cause severe injury within a fraction of a second.

Use and Handling of the Machine

• Do not force the machine. Use the correct machine for your application. The correct machine will do the job better and safer at the rate for which it was designed.
• Do not use the machine if the switch does not turn it on and off. Any machine that cannot be controlled with the switch is dangerous and must be repaired.
• Disconnect the plug from the power source and/or remove the battery pack, if detachable, from the machine before making any adjustments, changing accessories, or storing machines. Such preventive safety measures reduce the risk of starting the machine accidentally.
• Store idle machines out of the reach of children. Do not allow persons unfamiliar with the machine or these instructions to operate the machine. Trimmers are dangerous in the hands of untrained users.
• Maintain trimmers with care. Check for misalignment or binding of moving parts, breakage of parts and any other condition that may affect the operation of the machine. Have damaged parts repaired before using the machine. Many accidents are caused by poorly maintained machines.
• Keep cutting tools sharp and clean. Properly maintained cutting tools with sharp cutting edges are less likely to bind and are easier to control.
• Use the machine, accessories, application tools, etc. according to these instructions. Take the working conditions and the work to be performed into account. Use of machines for operations different from those intended could result in a hazardous situation.
• Keep handles and grasping surfaces dry, clean and free from oil and grease. Slippery handles and grasping surfaces do not allow for safe handling and control of the machine in unexpected situations.

Battery tool use and care

Remove the battery pack

• whenever the machine is left by the user
• before clearing a blockage
• before checking, cleaning or working on the machine
• after striking a foreign object to inspect the machine for damage
• if the machine starts to vibrate abnormally, for immediately check
  • Recharge only with the charger specified by the manufacturer. A charger that is suitable for one type of battery pack may create a risk of fire when used with another bat-tery pack.
  • Use power tools only with specifically designated bat-tery packs.Use of any other battery packs may create a risk of injury and fire.
  • When battery pack is not in use, keep it away from other metal objects, like paper clips, coins, keys, nails, screws or other small metal objects, that can make a connection from one terminal to another. Shorting the battery terminals together may cause burns or a fire.
  • Under abusive conditions, liquid may be ejected from the battery; avoid contact. If contact accidentally occurs, flush with water. If liquid contacts eyes, additionally seek medical help.Liquid ejected from the bat-tery may cause irritation or burns.
  • Do not use a battery pack or tool that is damaged or modified. Damaged or modified batteries may exhibit unpredictable behaviour resulting in fire, explosion or risk of injury.
  • Do not expose a battery pack or tool to fire or excessive temperature. Exposure to fire or temperature above 130°C may cause explosion.
  • Follow all charging instructions and do not charge the battery pack or tool outside the temperature range specified in the instructions.Charging improperly or at temperatures outside the specified range may damage the battery and increase the risk of fire.

Service

• Have your machine serviced by a qualified repair person using only identical replacement parts. This ensures that the safety of your machine is maintained.
• Never service damaged battery packs. Service of bat-tery packs should only be performed by the manufacturer or authorized service providers.

Operation

• The operator must use the product in accordance with the regulations. The local conditions must be taken into account. When working, pay attention to other people, especially to children.
• Never allow children, persons with physical, sensory or mental limitations or a lack of experience and/or knowledge and/or people unfamiliar with these instructions to use the machine. Local regulations may restrict the age of the operator.
• Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the product.

Application

• When working with the machine, always hold it firmly with both hands and provide for a secure stance. The garden tool is guided more secure with both hands.

• Always wait until the machine has come to a complete stop before placing it down.

• Never operate the machine with a defective protection guard/cover or without safety device. Ensure that these are properly mounted. Never use the garden tool when in-complete or after unauthorised changes.

• Never operate the machine if the cord is damaged or worn.

• Never replace non-metallic cutting elements with metal cutting elements.

• Never repair the garden tool yourself unless you are qualified to do so.

• Other persons and animals should remain or be kept a suitable distance away when using the garden tool. The operator is responsible for third parties in the work area.

• Wait until the cutting head has completely stopped before touching it. The cutting head continues to rotate after the trimmer is switched off; a rotating cutting head can cause injury.

• Work only in daylight or in good artificial light.

• Avoid operating the trimmer in bad weather conditions especially when there is a risk of lightning.

• Operating the trimmer in wet grass decreases the efficiency of performance.

• When transporting, switch the machine off and remove the battery.

• Always ensure a safe working position when working with the trimmer. Always keep your hands and feet at a safe distance from rotating parts.

• Keep the balance all the time while trimming to prevent falling over.

• Take care when placing product on floor, as it may become a trip hazard.

• Remove the battery before replacing the spool.

• Inspect and maintain the trimmer regularly.

• Always wear gloves when cleaning product or replacing cutting means.

• Be careful of injuries from the blade used for cutting the cutting line. After feeding cutting line, always return the trimmer to a horizontal working position before switching on.
  Switch the machine off and remove the battery.

  • whenever you leave the machine unattended for any period of time
  • before replacing the cutting line
  • before cleaning or working on the trimmer
  • before storing the trimmer

• Store the product in a secure, dry place out of the reach of children. Do not place other objects on top of the product.

• Do not use the garden tool as a walking stick.

Recommendations for Optimal Handling of the Battery Pack

• Do not open the battery. There is a risk of short-circuiting.

Protect the battery against heat (e.g., against continuous intense sunlight), fire, water, and moisture. There is a risk of explosion.

• In case of damage and improper use of the battery pack, vapours may be emitted. Ventilate the area and seek medical help in case of complaints. The vapours can irritate the respiratory system.
• Only use the battery with products from the manufacturer. This is the only way in which you can protect the battery against dangerous overload.
• The battery can be damaged by pointed objects such as nails or screwdrivers or by force applied externally. An internal short circuit can occur and the battery can burn, smoke, explode or overheat.
• Do not short-circuit the battery. There is a risk of explosion.
• Occasionally clean the venting slots of the battery using a soft, clean and dry brush.

Intended Use

The garden tool is intended for domestic use, for trimming grass and weeds at ground level. It is designed for trimming grass growing on slopes, under obstacles and lawn edges that cannot be reached by the lawn mower. The garden tool is not designed for use as a brush cutter. The garden tool is not intended for commercial or industrial use.

Deliver scope (see figure B)
Carefully remove the machine from its packaging and check if the following parts are complete:

• Grass Trimmer
• Protection guard
• Battery**
• Charger**
• Original instructions
  When parts are missing or damaged, please contact your dealer.
  ** country specific

Product Features (see figure A)
The numbering of the product features refers to the illustration of the product on the graphics pages.

1. Adjustable handle
2. Lawn trimming/edge cutting button
3. Lock-off button for On/Off switch
4. On/Off switch
5. Battery unlocking button
6. Batterya)
7.  Handle-adjustment release
8. Protection guard
9. Transport safety
10. Chargera)
11. Spool cover
12. Spool
13. Hole for line wind-up
14. Hole for line guiding
15. Line-feed button

Accessories shown or described are not included with the product as standard. You can find the complete selection of accessories in our accessories range.

Technical Data

• Depends on battery in use
• Limited performance at temperatures < 0 °C

Noise/Vibration Information

Mounting and Operation

Removing the transport safety|

Connecting the shaft| **
Adjusting the handle| **
Mounting the protection guard|
Battery charging and inserting|
Switching On and Off|
Switching from lawn trimming/ edge cutting|
Removing the line spool| **
Winding line on spool|
Mounting the line spool|
Line feeding|
Maintenance, Cleaning and Storage|
Accessories|

Assembly

Caution: Switch the garden tool off and remove the battery before performing any maintenance.

Connect shaft (see figures C and D)

Note: A connected shaft can no longer be dismounted.
Remove the transport safety (9).
Connect the individual parts of the shaft until they can be heard to engage.

Mounting and adjusting the handle (see figure E)
The handle (1) can be set to different positions. To change the adjustment, press buttons (7) and move the handle to the desired position. Release the buttons (7) again so that the handle can engage.

Mounting the protection guard (see figure F)
In order to protect the plants, pull the bracket from the delivery position to the storage position before mounting the protection guard.
Position the protection guard (8) on the trimmer head and fasten it with the provided screw.

Do not disassemble guard once connected.
Then pull the bracket into the working position to protect the plants.

Switching on

• Caution: Switch garden tool off and remove battery from machine before adjusting or cleaning.
• The cutting line continues to rotate for a few seconds after the trimmer is switched off. Allow the motor/cutting line to stop rotating before switching on again.
• Do not touch cutting line before the rotating cutting line stops.
• Do not briefly switch off and on again several times in a row.
• Only use Bosch approved cutting elements. Cutting performance will vary with different cutting elements.

Inserting/Removing the Battery (see figure G)

Note: Using unsuitable batteries can lead to malfunctions or damage the machine.
Insert the charged battery (6). Ensure the battery is inserted correctly.
To remove the battery (6) from the machine, press the battery unlocking button (5) and pull the battery out.

Operation

Switching On and Off (see figure H)
To switch on, firstly press the lock-off button (3). Then press the On/Off switch (4) and keep it pressed.
To switch off, release the On/Off switch (4).

Lawn Trimming/Edge Cutting (see figure I)
Turn the handle against the shaft by 180° to position the trimmer head either for lawn trimming or edge cutting. Release button (2) so that the turning mechanism engages.
Now, turn the complete machine to the working position.

Lawn trimming
Move the trimmer left and right, keeping it well away from the body. Cut higher grass in steps.

Edge cutting
Guide the trimmer along the edge of the lawn. Avoid contact with solid surfaces or walls to prevent rapid wear of the cutting line.
Cutting around trees, plants and bushes
To prevent damage, carefully cut around trees, plants and bushes so that they do not come into contact with the cutting line.
Dismounting the spool, winding up the cutting line and mounting the spool (see figures J to L)

• Remove the battery before replacing the spool.
  Press both latches of the spool cover together and remove the spool cover (11). Afterwards, remove the empty spool (12).
  Cut off approx. 4.0 m line from the refill roll. Slide one end of the cutting line into the hole for line wind-up (13) in the spool and wind up the cutting line uniformly and tightly.
  Slide the other end of the cutting line through the hole for line guiding (14) in the trimmer head and mount the spool back into the trimmer head. Affix the spool by mounting the spool cover (11).

Line Feeding (see figure M)

Semi-automatic Line Feeding
The trimmer is equipped with a semi-automatic feeding system.
The system feeds the line with every press of the on/off switch (4).

Manual Line Feeding
Press the line-feed button (15), and pull the cutting line out to the desired length.

Troubleshooting

Lawn Trimmer/Lawn Edge
Trimmer

agent
intermittently| Internal wiring of garden tool defective| Contact Bosch customer service agent
Garden product la- bours| Grass too high| Cut in stages
Garden tool does not| Cutting line too short/broken off| Manually feed cutting line
cut| Spool empty| Replace line spool
Cutting line can no| Line inside the spool entangled| Inspect the spool, rewind if necessary
longer be fed| Spool empty| Refill line spool
Cutting line retracts into spool| Cutting line too short/broken off| Remove spool – rethread line (see figures J − L )
Cutting line breaks fre-| Line inside the spool entangled| Remove spool – rewind line (see figures J − L )
quently| Trimmer used incorrectly| Only trim with the tip of the line, avoid stones, walls and other hard objects. Feed the line regularly to maintain full cutting diameter.
Heavy vibrations| Cutting line broken
Cutting system damaged Grass between spool housing and line-feed button Grass in hole for line feed| Pull out cutting line with manual feed (see figure M)
Contact Bosch customer service agent Disassemble spool cover and remove grass Remove grass from hole for line feed

Maintenance and Service

After-Sales Service and Application Service
Our after-sales service responds to your questions concerning maintenance and repair of your product as well as spare parts. You can find explosion drawings and information on spare parts at: www.bosch-pt.com

The Bosch product use advice team will be happy to help you with any questions about our products and their accessories.
In all correspondence and spare parts orders, please always include the 10‑digit article number given on the nameplate of the product.

Great Britain
Robert Bosch Ltd. (B.S.C.)
P.O. Box 98

Broadwater Park
North Orbital Road
Denham Uxbridge
UB 9 5HJ

At www.bosch-pt.co.uk you can order spare parts or arrange the collection of a product in need of servicing or repair.

Tel. Service: (0344) 7360109

E-Mail: boschservicecentre@bosch.com
You can find further service addresses at: www.bosch- pt.com/serviceaddresses

Transport
The recommended lithium-ion batteries are subject to legislation on the transport of dangerous goods. The user can transport the batteries by road without further requirements

When shipping by third parties (e.g.: by air transport or forwarding agency), special requirements on packaging and labelling must be observed. For preparation of the item being shipped, consulting an expert for hazardous material is required.
Dispatch battery packs only when the housing is undamaged.
Tape or mask off open contacts and pack up the battery in such a manner that it cannot move around in the packaging. Please also observe the possibility of more detailed national regulations.

Disposal
Products, rechargeable batteries, accessories and packaging are to be recycled in an environmentally friendly manner.
Do not dispose of rechargeable batteries/batteries into household waste!

Only for EU countries:
According to European Directive 2012/19/EU on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment and its implementation into national law, power tools that are no longer usable must be collected separately and disposed must be collected separately and be disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner. According to European Directive 2006/66/EG rechargeable batteries that are defect or no longer usable must be collected separately and disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner.
If disposed incorrectly, waste electrical and electronic equipment may have harmful effects on the environment and human health, due to the potential presence of hazardous substances.

Rechargeable batteries/batteries:

Li-Ion:
Please refer to the notice in section Transport (see “Transport”, page 16).

Only for United Kingdom:
According to The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013 (SI 2013/3113) (as amended) and the Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/890) (as amended), products that are no longer usable must be collected separately and disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner.

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