Work apparatus with housing parts connected via a pivot joint

A work apparatus, comprising:

• a gear housing having a first housing part and a second housing part, wherein the two housing parts are connected to each other via a pivot joint which permits pivoting of the second housing part in relation to the first housing part about a pivot axis, and a gear unit arranged in the gear housing, wherein the gear unit has a drive part arranged in the first housing part of the gear housing and an output part arranged in the second housing part, wherein the pivot joint includes a clamping device for bracing the two housing parts in a direction of the pivot axis, wherein the force exerted with the clamping device on the two housing parts is adjustable via a clamping element, wherein the clamping element moves during clamping in a direction of a clamping axis, wherein the clamping axis encloses an angle α which is more than 10° with the pivot axis.