Mounting The Gearbox; Adjusting The Cutter Bar - Stihl HLE 71 Instruction Manuals

Mounting the Gearbox

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2
4
Loosen the clamp screws (1).
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Line up the sliding sleeve (2) – it
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must be in line with the opening in
the angle drive.
Push the gearbox (3) onto the drive
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tube (4), turn the gearbox back and
forth as necessary.
HLE 71, HLE 71K
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5
Once the end of the drive tube is
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inserted beyond the slot in the
clamp (5), push the gearbox fully
home.
Tighten down the clamp screws
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moderately.
Line up the gearbox (3).
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Tighten down the clamp screws
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firmly.

Adjusting the Cutter Bar

Adjustment mechanism 125°
In this version, the angle of the cutting
bar relative to the shaft is adjustable
from 0° (completely straight) to 45° (in
4 stages upward) and to 80° (in 7 stages
downward). Twelve individually
adjustable working positions are
possible.
Additionally, the cutting bar can be set to
a defined transport position.
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