Adjusting Trimmer For User; Mixing Fuel And Refueling The Brushcutter - Stihl FR 460 TC M Series Instruction Manual

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Adjusting Trimmer for User

7.1 Fitting and Adjusting the Carry‐
ing System
► Put the carrying system on your back.
► Close buckle (1) on the waist belt.
► Tighten the straps until the waist belt fits
snugly on your hips and the back padding is
against your back.
► Thread the end of the waist belt through the
loop (2).
7.2 Removing the Carrying System
► Shut off the engine.
► Loosen the straps.
► Open the buckle on the waist belt.
► Take the trimmer off your back.
8 Mixing Fuel and Refueling
the Brushcutter
8.1 Mixing fuel
The fuel required for this trimmer is a mixture of
gasoline and two-stroke engine oil, in a mixing
ratio of 1:50.
STIHL recommends you use STIHL MotoMix.
If you mix the fuel yourself, use only STIHL two-
stroke engine oil or another high-performance
engine oil in accordance with JASO FB, JASO
FC, JASO FD, ISO-L-EGB, ISO-L-EGC or ISO-L-
EGD.
STIHL specifies STIHL HP Ultra two-stroke
engine oil or an equivalent high-performance
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engine oil in order to maintain emission limits
over the machine's service life.
► Make sure that the octane number of the gas‐
► Make sure the two-stroke engine oil you are
► Depending on the desired amount of fuel,
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► Pour two-stroke engine oil into a clean
► Stir the fuel before topping up.
8.2
► Shut off the engine.
2
► Place your brushcutter on a level surface so
► Use a damp cloth to clean the fuel tank cap
► Turn the tank cap counterclockwise until it can
► Remove the fuel tank cap.
NOTICE
■ Exposure to light, direct sunlight and extreme
► When topping up, ensure that no fuel is spil‐
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oline is at least 90 RON and the ethanol con‐
tent is not more than 10% (for Brazil: 27%).
using meets requirements.
determine the correct amounts of two-stroke
engine oil and gasoline in a mixing ratio of
1:50. Examples for fuel mixes:
– 20 ml Two-stroke engine oil, 1 l gasoline
– 60 ml Two-stroke engine oil, 3 l gasoline
– 100 ml Two-stroke engine oil, 5 l gasoline
approved fuel canister first and then add gaso‐
line.
Fueling the brushcutter
that the fuel tank cap faces up.
and the area around it.
be removed.
temperatures may accelerate fuel separation
or aging. The brushcutter can be damaged if it
is used with a fuel mix that has become sepa‐
rated or has aged.
► Thoroughly mix the fuel.
► Do not top up with fuel stored for more than
30 days (STIHL MotoMix: 5 years).
led and that the fuel level remains at least
15 mm under the edge of the tank.
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