Mounting The Cutting Attachment - Stihl FS 260 Instruction Manual

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WARNING
Deflector (3) is approved for shredder blades
only and must therefore be mounted before fit‐
ting a shredder blade.
4
5
WARNING
The limit stop (4) is approved as a deflector for
circular saw blades only and must therefore be
mounted before fitting a circular saw blade. It is
also necessary to change the guard ring (5), see
"Mounting the Cutting Attachment" / "Mounting
Circular Saw Blades".
7.2 Mounting the Deflector
Deflectors (1 to 4) are mounted to the gearbox in
the same way.
6
► Remove dirt from joints on gearbox and defe‐
lector – make sure that no dirt gets into the
screw holes in the gearbox.
► Place the deflector on the gearbox (6).
► Insert the screws (7) and tighten them down
firmly.
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8 Mounting the Cutting Attachment

8 Mounting the Cutting
Attachment
8.1 Placing power tool on the
ground
► Shut off the engine.
► Lay your power tool on its back so that the cut‐
ting attachment mounting face is pointing up.
8.2 Use the Right Guard Ring
Your power tool comes standard with a guard
ring.
The guard ring is also available as a special
accessory.
The guard ring must be mounted with particular
care. Have this work performed by your servicing
dealer. STIHL recommends a STIHL servicing
dealer.
Guard ring for mowing applications
1
2
3
Always fit guard ring (1) when using
– mowing heads
– grass cutting blades
– brush knives
– shredder blades
to ensure optimum protection against grass cut‐
tings.
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