Greenlee / A Textron Company 3 4455BoeingDr.•Rockford,IL61109-2988USA•815-397-7070
1818 Mechanical Bender
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
SAFETY
ALERT
SYMBOL
Thissymbolisusedtocallyourattentiontohazards
orunsafepracticeswhichcouldresultinaninjuryor
propertydamage.Thesignalword,denedbelow,
indicatestheseverityofthehazard.Themessage
afterthesignalwordprovidesinformationfor
preventingoravoidingthehazard.
Immediatehazardswhich,ifnotavoided,WILLresult
in severe injury or death.
Hazardswhich,ifnotavoided,COULDresultin
severe injury or death.
Hazardsorunsafepracticeswhich,ifnotavoided,
MAYresultininjuryorpropertydamage.
Read and understand all of the
instructions and safety information
in this manual before operating or
servicing this tool.
Failuretoobservethiswarningcould
result in severe injury or death.
Do not leave the ratchet handle in the
UPpositionwhenthebenderisnotin
use.AhandleleftintheUPposition
could fall unexpectedly.
Pinch points:
Keephandsawayfrommovingparts
andconduitwhenbending.Failureto
observethiswarningcouldresultin
severe injury.
Weareyeprotectionwhenusingthis
bender.Failuretoweareyeprotection
could result in serious eye injury from
yingdebris.
• Keeptheconduitundercontrolwhenunloadingit
fromthebender.Conduitmayfallandstrikethe
operator or nearby personnel.
• Maintainarmgriponthehandlewhenbend-
ing.Springbackoftheconduitmaynotallowthe
ratchettofullyengage,causingthehandletospring
upwardsuddenly.
• Removethehandleandconduitbeforemovingthe
bender.Maintainarmgripwithbothhandsonthe
frameT-handletopreventthebenderfromtipping
over.
• Inspectthebenderbeforeeachuse.Replaceany
worn,damaged,ormissingitemswithGreen-
leereplacementparts.Adamagedorimproperly
assembledtoolcanbreakandstrikenearbyper-
sonnel.
• Useproperliftingpracticeswhenliftingthebender.
Thebenderweighsover75lb(34kg),andrequires
more than one person to lift.
Failure to observe these precautions may result
in injury.
Usethisproductforthemanufacturer’sintended
purposeonly.Useotherthanthatwhichisdescribed
in this manual may result in injury or property
damage.